Active East Lothian

New Active Schools Coordinator in Dunbar

Dunbar and West Barns Primary Schools have a new Active Schools Coordinator, Caroline Kaye. She is delighted to be working part-time after having a baby boy, Harry. She worked in the North Berwick cluster for over 3 years and is delighted to be back and looking forward to the new challenge of working in the Dunbar cluster.

Her aim is to get more children more active, more often by offering a wide range of after school classes, organising taster sessions during school, increasing activities during health weeks, recruiting and training volunteers and coaches and targeting specific target groups.

Please do not hesitate to contact her to find out what is on offer for all the pupils after school and the training opportunities for volunteers and coaches.

Call today to make a difference: -

Caroline Kaye

Active Schools Coordinator

Dunbar Cluster - Dunbar & West Barns Primary

Tel: 01368 863 773

Mobile: 07976 376027

ckaye@elcschool.org.uk

www.active-eastlothian.typepad.co.uk 

Mini Rugby in Dunbar

 

Sunday

11-12.30

For P2-7

Come along and have some fun at Hallhill

Contact Details

Mark Coull

Youth Rugby Development Officer – Dunbar Cluster

Tel: 07912 947 687

dunbar-cdo@o2.co.uk

Exciting New After School Classes in Dunbar

Active Schools has brought Gymnastics to Dunbar. Children from P3 & 4 are delighted that they will be getting the opportunity to swing, vault and spring their way round the gym.

 

It doesn’t stop there with a new Gym Boogie class for P1 and Floor Flunk class for P7. The children taking part in these classes will get the opportunity to perform floor gymnastics and spice it up by adding a bit of dance and rhythm.

 

Other Exciting classes to look out for: -

Total Adventures – Skiing and Climbing this term

Girls on the Go

Funky Fitness

Ready, Steady, Bike

Rugby

Football

Basic Moves

Mini Kickers

 

If you are interested in volunteering or coaching and becoming part of the Active Schools team please call.

 

Active Schools Coordinator

Dunbar Cluster

Tel: 01368 863 773

Mobile: 07976 376027

ckaye@elcschool.org.uk

Total Adventure

Welcome to Total Adventure….

….a new after school programme from Active Schools

Active Schools Total Adventure is an exciting mix of alternative outdoor activities for primary six and seven pupils throughout East Lothian.  Ask your Active Schools Coordinator for a timetable of up coming activities.  Look out in the future for Rock Climbing, Blowkarting, Mountain biking and more….

We have planned a variety of activities so we hope there is something to suit everyone. If you have any suggestions for activities then please do not hesitate to let us know.

Please note:

Places are limited and will be split evenly between the three clusters

Each pupil may only be offered one activity per term

Payment must be made in advance and no later than the date indicated

More activities will be added to the programme later in the year

Discounts available to Leisure Pass Plus holders

Looking forward to seeing you on a total adventure soon….

TRANSITION IN DUNBAR

The primary 7’s from Stenton, East Linton, Innerwick, West Barns and Dunbar primary schools all enjoyed a taster of art, drama, music, dance and sport on the 31^st of May at Dunbar Grammar School. The day aimed to familiarise the pupils with the surroundings and staff of the Grammar school and also to give them a taster of some of the activities that will be on offer to them after the summer. A big thank you to the senior students who took the groups round the various activities, they set a great example to the younger pupils. Another big Thank you to Crunchy Carrot who provided delicious fruit for the transition day, which was much appreciated by the pupils (and staff!) on the day.

In order to continue the transition and introduce some of the after school clubs that will be available at secondary, after school activities will be on offer for primary 7’s at Dunbar Grammar from Monday June the 4^th. These activities include:

Day	Activity	Venue	Time	Gender
Monday	Dance	Small Gym hall (DGS)	4.00-5.00pm	Female/Male
Wednesday	Rugby	Playing Fields (DGS)	4.00-5.00pm	Male
Thursday	Hockey	Astro (Hallhill)	4.00-5.00pm	Female

If pupils wish to take part in any activities then please return their form to Paul Huish, Katie Forsyth or Ruth Johnston on the details below.

Paul Huish

Sport and physical activity coordinator,

Dunbar Grammar school,

Tel: 01368 863339

Email: phuish@dunbargrammar.elcschool.org.uk

Katie Forsyth/Ruth Johnston

Active Schools Coordinators

Dunbar Primary School,

Tel: 01368 863773

Email: kforsyth@dunbarprimary.elcschool.org.uk

            rjohnston@dunbarprimary.elcschool.org.uk

Dunbar Grammar’s Enthralling Football Season

In the concluding match of Dunbar Grammar’s enthralling season, they matched up against Scottish Cup semi-finalists, Firrhill, in the final of the Lothians Cup.  Previous meetings suggested Firrhill were strong favourites yet numerous spirited performances and unanticipated results- especially en-route to the final- meant that this match would undoubtedly be hotly contested.  Indeed, Dunbar did not disappoint as a large and boisterous crowd at Hallhill enjoyed a pulsating contest. 

The early stages were mainly dominated by Firrhill who forced numerous corners in the opening ten minutes.  However, as the nerves inevitably began to disintegrate, Dunbar grew in confidence and started to display the commitment and overall flair of their play which has seen them reach the final.  Despite no overwhelming pressure, Dunbar forced a free-kick on the edge of the eighteen yard box, thus providing an ideal opportunity.  Indeed, the opportunity was seized as youngster Harry Mcgregor, who amazingly played an hour with a discovered broken metatarsal, blasted the ball into the bottom left hand corner to give Dunbar a crucial goal advantage. 

Most of the first half was contested in the midfield area with Hughie Masters going close along with a strong penalty claim being denied.  In attack, Darren Smith always posed a threat and showed this with a long range effort which tested the Firrhill goalkeeper.  In spite of Dunbar’s seemingly comfortable hold on the game, they were forced into the half time break level following a goal which matched the occasion; a half-volley which flew past goalkeeper Jordan Thorburn into the top left hand corner.

The second half saw Dunbar struggle to match the intensity of their performances throughout the season and indeed the first half.  Firrhill became the dominant force in the contest and a goal seemed a mere matter of when as opposed to if.  Despite numerous heroics from Thorburn in the Dunbar goal, a deep cross left an unmarked Scott McNaughton with the simplest of tasks to tap the ball into the empty Dunbar net and give Firrhill the lead.  With numerous more squandered opportunities from Firrhill together with some crucial interceptions from Jamie Higginbottom and Graham Fletcher, Dunbar were not completely resigned to defeat, yet an equaliser seemed improbable.  Cue a glimpse of what has epitomised Dunbar’s season.  A through ball from Masters found Young who was fouled as the ball rolled kindly into the feet of Findlay as an albeit controversial yet vital penalty was won in the dying moments of the game.  Up stepped Ross Hastie who displayed immense composure in his dispatching of the penalty to send both the crowd wild and the match into extra time. 

Few chances were created by either side in the extra time period as the fatigue began to show.  This remained true until the last five minutes when an unthinkable moment of controversy occurred.  A foul, committed by Bruce Brennan, was deemed outside the penalty area by the referee and hence a free-kick was awarded.  Following minutes of protest and a conversation with the referee and the linesman, the decision was remarkably reversed and a penalty was awarded; thus giving Firrhill a chance to all but secure the cup.  The penalty, bravely taken by goal scorer McNaughton, was saved by, potential man of the match, Jordan Thorburn as the ball agonisingly rolled along the goal line twice before Thorburn secured the ball.  As the final whistle sounded, the tension amongst the crowd and the players began to grow further. 

Walk to School Week - East Linton

Bonjour East Linton!

East Linton primary school took part in a successful walk to school week on the 21^st to the 25^th of May. The junior road safety officers lead the campaign by printing out a large map of East Linton and marking out the six most popular walking routes to school. Pupils marked their route and method of transport every day for the week on a chart. The miles were added up over the week and the total distance walked for the whole school was over 581 miles! That is the equivalent of walking from East Linton to France!

As well as promoting and informing the pupils all week, the junior road safety officers also presented information at assembly about what effect pollution from car journeys is having on the planet and how we can all help reduce the effects by changing our methods of transport.

Special well done to the junior road safety officers for all their hard work and an excellent assembly.

Well done to everyone for taking part and keep it up!

Dunbar Round Up

Active Schools in the Dunbar Cluster

February 2007

The main aim of Active schools is to give school-aged children the tools, motivation and opportunities to be more active throughout their school years and into adulthood. These opportunities are available before, during and after school as well as in the wider community.

Welcome to the Active Schools Dunbar Cluster Newsletter. The Active School Coordinators in the Dunbar area are Katie Forsyth and Ruth Johnston who work on a job share basis. Katie works Mondays and Tuesdays and is responsible for Dunbar Primary and Ruth works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and looks after East Linton, Stenton, Innerwick and West Barns Primary schools. We hope you enjoy reading the events and activities taking place in the Dunbar area.

Volleyball Club

P6 children at East Linton and Dunbar Primary Schools have been taking part in a weekly volleyball club based at Dunbar Primary School on Mondays at 4.30pm. Children from all the cluster schools are welcome to attend, please contact Katie Forsyth to put your name down. On 6^th December members of the club took part in a volleyball tournament at Meadowmill Sports Centre. The teams that took part played very well, particularly as they were up against P7 teams. Well done to them! As with many of our clubs, we would be unable to run it without the help of volunteers Jack Albano and Eilidh Anderson, so many thanks to them.

There is also a P5 club starting this month at Dunbar Primary school run by a parent volunteer, Steve Hanmer. He is a very experienced volleyball coach so we are lucky to have him supporting this club.

Basic Moves

Basic moves aims to encourage basic movement competence and develop positive attitudes to physical activity amongst P1-3 children. It is currently running in Dunbar, East Linton and is soon to start on the 20^th of February in Stenton. We are currently looking for volunteers to take Basic Moves Training for East Linton PS and West Barns PS. The training will take place in February/March ’07, please use contact details below for more information.

Walk to school week

Many children across the cluster took an active part in Walk to School Week last term. As a way of congratulating all the children for their efforts, they were rewarded with a swimming voucher each to use during the Christmas break.

Innerwick Health Week

Innerwick PS held a Health Week last term. All pupils at Innerwick took part in a range of activities from an early morning walk each morning to a range of sport, dance and general active fun. Some parents donated a large amount of healthy snacks and fruit in order to make smoothies and encourage good eating habits. Let’s hope that some of the activity and healthy living can be maintained into the new term.

Athletics

Dunbar and Stenton pupils took part in the Athletic festival at Meadowmill Sport Centre on the 31^st of January. Events included the javelin, long jump, triple jump, relays and obstacle race. A great time was had by all and we hope it encouraged the children to try athletics again in the future.

There will be an Athletics club on Friday afternoons starting the 23^rd of February held at Dunbar Grammar School. It is for primary 7 pupils from any school in the Dunbar cluster. A fully qualified Athletics coach will take the sessions and the five sessions cost £5. There are limited places, please contact the details below to book a place.

Ready Steady Bike

The Ready, Steady, Bike activity cards have been developed by the SCU/Scottish Cycling Development Project as part of a grassroots scheme to teach essential cycling skills. This programme can be run in a school playground or playing field and is aimed at P5 children. We are currently looking for volunteers to attend Ready Steady Bike training this term, please contact Katie Forsyth or Ruth Johnstonif you would be interested in attending.

Top Play Club

Many thanks to the parents at Dunbar and Stenton Primary schools who have provided Top Play sessions for P3-4 pupils. Mark James, a fully qualified TOPS leader, will be starting a new 5 week block of TOPS in West Barns starting on the 20^th of February, every Tuesday 3.30-4.30pm in the gym hall. If you wish to book a place for your child please see the contact details below.

The volunteers have been running sport and games based clubs after school. If you would be interested in volunteering to help at your child’s school please get in contact. The TOP programmes create opportunities for young people aged 18 months to 11 years to enjoy participating in sport and physical activity. The Youth Sport Trust coordinates the programme with financial support from Sportscotland. Teachers, volunteers and parents who take part in training run the classes. The resource consists of colourful resource cards and a big bag of colourful, user-friendly equipment.

Clubgolf

Clubgolf is the most far-reaching Junior Golf development programme undertaken in Scotland.  It aims to create the opportunity for “every child in Scotland to have an introduction to the game by the age of 9”

If you would like to be a Clubgolf coach you don’t need to be a golfer, just enthusiastic, friendly and keen to encourage children to be active and enter into a sport for life!  We are offering members of the community the opportunity to train to support class teachers during school hours with delivery of firstclubgolf sessions.

Contact Details:

Katie Forsyth or Ruth Johnston

Active Schools Coordinator, Dunbar Cluster

Lammermuir Crescent

Dunbar

EH42 1DG

Telephone: 01368 863773

Email:

kforsyth@dunbarprimary.elcschool.org.uk

rjohnston@dunbarprimary.elcschool.ork.uk