CLUBS 

Lochee PS Skipping Club - Thursday afternoons 3.25-4.15pm (in Gym Hall)

Skipping is a really fun way to keep fit so we decided to start our very own skipping club here at Lochee Primary School. Run by Mr Brown, the club is open to all P5-7 pupils and gives them the chance to learn new moves on an individual rope, 'jump-in' on a large turning rope, or even do double-dutch! And of course we teach them skipping songs and rhymes which add to the fun.

Lochee Lunchtime TOP Sport Club - Wednesday lunchtimes 12.30-1.10 (in Gym Hall)

This club gives pupils from P4 and P5 the chance to learn skills in a different sport each term. Term 1 offers hockey, and during the rest of the school year, pupils will have the opportunity to play cricket, tennis and athletics with fun and easy to use equipment.

OUTDOORS AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Primary 6 pupils visit Menzieshill High School for swimming lessons.

Our own school playground and gym hall are used for a wide variety of sports and games.

Health wise, the school has benefited from the enthusiasm of the active School Co-coordinator who has promoting exercise not only for healthy bodies but also for healthy minds.  Various clubs now meet after school for promoting activities such as, Athletics, Karate and Basketball, which has also been a strong feature of the school for the upper classes: they have matches with other schools and often feature among the winners of bigger competitions.  Pupils from P6 and P7 represent this part this part of Dundee in an indoor athletics competition for the whole of the city.

The Book Club continues to run and is largely supported by the pupils in the younger classes. Extra books are earned by the amount spent and these go into the school library or class libraries as appropriate.

Lochee Primary School took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, in aid of McMillan Cancer Care for the fourth successive year and have raised more money again than they have done formerly.

Once again the school was delighted to welcome staff and students from Norway and from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

ICT

Lochee Primary School has its own computer suite housing 10 PCs and an interactive Prometheon Board. These computers are networked not only with others around the school, but as part of a Dundee-wide schools intranet. Core software is provided by Dundee Authority and is child friendly, enabling the teaching of the basics to be fun and motivating.

Class teachers at Lochee are time-tabled to allow them to bring along their pupils to the computer suite on a regular basis. Here the children can explore the ICT curriculum, which covers six strands:

-Using the technology

-Creating and presenting

-Collecting and analysing

-Communicating and collaborating

-Controlling and modelling

-Developing informed attitudes

As with the other curricular areas, pupils progress through level A towards level E as the move through the primary school.

In addition to the provided core hardware and software, Lochee Computer Suite has a range of additional devices such as scanners,    QX3 microscopes and Robolab kits, which can be used within ICT or to support the wider curriculum. There is also a library of CD-ROMs. However it is the internet with its vast range of resources and learning opportunities which is becoming increasingly important and the computer suite is a valuable gateway to this resource for both teachers and pupils.

LIBRARY

The aim of our school library is to encourage our children to read. We have
approximately 10,300 books and we continually update and add to our collection. The library is split into fiction - infant and upper-and non-fiction which can be used as a reference source of projects. Each class has a time to come, browse and choose a book to be scanned out in their name. The borrowing period is one week but can be re-issued each week. Our parents` co-operation is a must in supervising the care of and return of books and we do appreciate this.

The library is as it is now only with the help of many people over a considerable time and we are very grateful for all their help.

MUSIC & TV ROOM

Our Music Specialist visits once a fortnight. Pupils visit the music room for the lessons. As well as a piano we have a wide range of musical instruments available. Class Teachers also use this room to develop the lessons taught by the specialist teacher. Some children also undertake brass instrumental tuition once a week.

This room is also used as a TV room visited regularly by all classes in which the children are shown educational videos.