Denholm Primary School

The Christmas edition of What's Up? is now on sale!!!
Copies are available from the School Reception and the village Post Office.
P7s will also sell them around the classes in school.

🏉 🏉 🏉 RUGBY
This FRIDAY AFTERNOON (8TH DECEMBER) is the Final of both the Keown Trophy and the Chrysties Quaich.
The games will be played at WILTON LODGE PARK.
Our players will all have 2 games. PLEASE could everyone get there by 1.45PM at the latest.
Kick Off is 2PM for Round 5 followed by the Finals games which should start around 3PM
Good Luck to everyone!

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🎅🏻🎄 Christmas Fair 🎅🏻🎄

Hawick Saxhorn Band, Invite you to their Christmas Family concert at the Heart Of Hawick on Sunday 17th December.

🎄🎅🏻 Christmas Fair🎄🎅🏻

📚Today our Reading Leadership Group met for the first time.📚
There was lots of excitement and some great ideas being voiced. This is all part of us working towards becoming a Reading School here at Denholm. 📖
Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting Reading opportunities coming up in the near future across our school. 😁📚

A very well done to ALL of our Netball girls on Friday.
Out B Team gained valuable game experience and will have learned a lot to take to their next competition.

The A Team grew in confidence as the event progressed and ended up Hawick Area Runners Up after a thrilling final that was decided by a Golden Goal.
Congratulations to winners Drumlanrig.

🏉 Updated rugby post: 🏉

On behalf of Graham and the team,
unfortunately we have had to make the decision to postpone tomorrow's Keown Trophy and Chrysties Quaich fixtures due to the drop in temperature forecast overnight. With games being so early there is very little chance of pitches thawing and also we want the kids to fully enjoy the finals day experience.
We are proposing playing the games next Friday afternoon (1/12/23) but we will have plans set in stone by close of play Monday/Tuesday coming 28/11/23 after consideration with all cluster schools and coaches. Appreciate our schools are closed for the St Andrews day holiday on Monday coming too.
Apologies on this one and hopefully the early decision makes everyone's lives a little easier. We'll be in touch soon with a proposed solution and please share throughout our networks.

A wonderful time had by all at the RSCDS Ceilidh today in Hawick Town Hall. 🌟

It was the last practise for P4 & P5 this afternoon before the RSCDS Ceilidh on Friday. We are very grateful to have had Jeanie and Dorothy in school teaching us the dances for the last 6 weeks. 🌟 We can’t wait for the Ceilidh on Friday! 🌟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🎅🏻🎄Christmas Updates 🎅🏻🎄
We have boxes at the entrance to the school ready for you to pop in any donations for the Christmas Fair. Thank you to those who have already brought some lovely things in. 🎁
We also have our clothing rail stacked with some party clothes, Christmas jumpers and a couple of waterproof coats set up at the main entrance. As always, we have a selection of school uniform available too.
Please pop in and see if there’s something to suit your child. We would also appreciate any donations of party clothes, Christmas jumpers or school uniform that your child may have outgrown to help keep our rail replenished. 🌟
Thank you ✨

Well done to the Denholm P6/7 Rugby Team at the weekend. 👏🏼They are pictured here before and after the game!
The Keown Trophy Finals will be played at WILTON LODGE PARK this Saturday NOT Mansfield Park as previously mentioned.
KO is at 9am. Each team will play 2 games. (Round 5 plus the Finals).
We hope for great weather and a good crowd of suppporters! 🏉

A very well done to our Primary 7 star Arya who was representing Denholm Primary School at the Collective Schools Swim Event 2023 at Prestonpans. 🌟🏊🏻
Arya won Silver in the 50m Fly! Many Congratulations Arya! 🥈

Here is our Football Team last night who managed to beat Drumlanrig in a League Game - something we have not done for a very long time. Well done to the Team and Coach Mr Halfpenny.
A special mention to Austin for stepping in as Goalie at the last minute!

A very well done to Denholm's inspirational Ex-Pupil Ainslie Henderson who was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award at the weekend. We are all very proud of Ainslie! 👏🏼

PC Ula was back in school to work with the Junior Road Safety Officers. She took the JRSOs out to the main road where they had the excited pleasure of doing speed checks! PC Ula will be back next week where there will be more speed checks and then they will look at parking around the school at the end of the day!

Christmas Fair - Thursday 7th December 6-7:30pm. 🎅🏻 All welcome to come along. 🎄

Please find attached our primary school rugby fixtures for this Saturday- 18/11/23. Please note it is an 8:45am arrival for a 9am kick off.

P4 & P5 have been busy learning lots of dances for the RSCDS Ceilidh that is taking place next Friday. 🌟

Parents are invited to come along to the Hawick Town Hall on Friday 24th November for a 10am start to watch your child taking part.

Last night saw our A Netball Team play in the Hawick Cup.
The whole competition was very close. There were lots of games drawn.
We were placed fourth overall.
Many congratulations to Burnfoot who were the overall winners.

🥾Is your child missing their boot? 🥾
This lovely boot has been handed in to school and is waiting to be reunited with its owner. Please come and collect from the school office. 🥾

📸 The School Photographer will be in school tomorrow to take individual and family photos. 📸😁

Well done to our P7s who were involved in creating our new weekly update sharing snapshots of class highlights from this week. 🌟

Staying Safe Online
On Monday, our primary 5, 6 and 7 pupils met with Schools Officer, PC Carin Tate-Logan to discuss how best to use social media apps and sites.
Where there are lots of opportunities to help us to stay connected and to learn new skills online, there are potential dangers too. Children were encouraged not to share personal details, connect with people they didn't know, or use games and apps that were not recommended for their age.
Children had opportunities to ask questions, and PC Tate-Logan is happy to take any follow up questions. Additionally, NSPCC contains some tips to help children stay safe on social media. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/social-media/

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School, early learning and childcare enrolment week will take place from 20-24 November. If you're a parent or carer with a child due to start school or nursery in August 2024, you'll need to register them for a place. For more, visit: Early learning, childcare and school enrolment to take place between 20-24 November 2023 | Scottish Borders Council (https://ow.ly/CT9w50Q4rKc)

If you’re currently claiming tax credits, look out for a letter called a Universal Credit Migration Notice from the Department for Work and Pensions - DWP explaining what you’ll need to do and by when. To find out more, visit: https://ow.ly/tIqB50PVAU9

Have a safe and enjoyable Bonfire Night by following the advice and information provided by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Visit their website to find out more: https://ow.ly/EIuR50PYyEp

Hot chocolateers this week were sharing what’s going well in their classes. Talk of signing sounds, writing imaginatively and using Kaligo as a new app on the iPads were only some of their highlights.Congratulations to Zara, Lottie, Lottie, Beau and Inga.

Following on from Olive’s conker challenge, Florence was the winner making the closest guess. She got pick of her favourite conker before getting this super pumpkin as her prize!Olive was then ably helped by Bella to make sure everyone who made a guess got their conkers. Thanks Olive for this lovely idea!

All the children enjoyed a live performance of Aladdin, from M&M Productions on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to the Parent Council for funding this wonderful experience of seeing live theatre.The lighting made the photos not the best, but the experience was terrific!

Our entire netball squad from tonight's tournament. Well done all!

Well done to our teams!! Thanks to Mrs Patterson for her support and coaching skills getting the team to this great standard.

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P7s were thrilled to have a photo taken with Phoebe Gale today with her amazing bike (one of them!)
Phoebe also left us one of her tops she has worn for racing - PHOEBZ on the back means it will be a treasure here in Denholm for years to come!

Today we enjoyed a visit from former pupil Phoebe Gale - who is now a world renowned mountain biking champion! It was great to hear from her how she is living a championship life across the world now, having started to ride her bike as a youngster here in Denholm. We surprised her with a video of her reading when she was in P2 here - and she tells us she is still reading now!
A great ambassador for all round learning - THANKS PHOEBE!

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With Halloween and the 5th of November fast approaching, this is a reminder that although fireworks are loved by many, please remember to Be Safe and Responsible. Fireworks and bonfires can be distressing for many people and animals and are extremely dangerous when used irresponsibly.

In the lead-up to the celebrations, community officers in the Scottish borders and Community Firefighters will be visiting schools to give safety advice and educational inputs to encourage everyone to be safe and responsible.

Please get in touch with Police on 101, via our online form www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/c3/, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org if you are aware of anyone who may be using or intend on using Fireworks or pyrotechnics dangerously or illegally.

We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable fireworks weekend.

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Hawick Library is running FREE guitar and ukulele lessons with their Music Instrument Library 🎸

Places are limited so be quick to secure your place!

For more information and to book a place contact Hawick Library on 01450 364640 or email [email protected]

🏉 A very well done to both our P6/7 and P4/5 Rugby Teams pictured on Saturday morning in the first round of the Keown Trophy and Chrysties Quaich.
We are still looking for more players to represent our school at both age groups.
Rugby Practice is on a Friday at 12.30pm on the Green. All P4-7 boys and girls are welcome. 🏉

Snacks always help a party go with a swing🎃