Moniaive Primary School
Moniaive Primary School
There were several schools in and around Moniaive in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
The main building of the current school was built in the 1880s and the area that houses the dining hall, the kitchen and the infants’ classroom was added in 1972.
The school’s full address is:
Moniaive Primary School
Chapel Street
Moniaive
Thornhill
Dumfries and Galloway
DG3 4EJ
Tel: 01848 200 328
Play Area
The school has a 1/3 acre playground covered in tarmac and marked out for football and netball. The playground looks onto the fields of Cessnock Farm and down the Cairn Valley.
To one side of the playground, just behind the playgroup garden, there is a school garden. There is also a small garden area to the front of the school.
The school also has the use of a grassed area to the east of the school belonging to Robert Wilson, farmer at Marwhirn. The pupils have designed play equipment, shelters and seating for this area.
SCHOOL DAY
| School starts | 9.15 |
| Morning interval | 10.45 - 11.05 |
| Lunch | 12.30 - 13.25 |
| P1 and P2 finish | 15.00 |
| School closes | 15.30 |
There is no afternoon interval
TERM TIMES 2008-2009
| Term 1 | 19 August - 10 October |
| Autumn Holiday | 13 October - 24 October |
| Term 2 | 27 October - 19 December |
| Mid Term Holiday | 1 - 3 December |
| Christmas Holiday | 22 December - 2 January |
| Term 3 | 5 January – 3 April |
| Mid Term Holiday | 16 - 20 February |
| Spring Holiday | 6 - 17 April |
| Term 4 | 20 April – 3 July |
| May Day Holiday | 4 May |
| Summer Holiday | 6 July – 17 August |
| Pupils return 18th August |
CLASSES AND SCHOOL ROLL
For session 2008/09 the classes in Moniaive Primary are:
| Primary 1/2/3 | 21 pupils |
| Primary 3/4/5 | 21 pupils |
| Primary 6/7 | 21 pupils |
SCHOOL STAFF
| L McAleavey |
Head Teacher |
| L Henderson | Teacher P6/7 |
| F Thomson | Teacher P3/4/5 |
| Teacher P3/4/5 | |
| M McClymont | Teacher P1/2/3 |
| E Nimmo | Learning Support |
| M Park | Visiting PE Specialist |
| J Black | Visiting Art Specialist |
| K Marsh | Visiting Music Specialist |
| G Kilgour | Secretary |
| W Davies | Secretary |
| V McNeil | Support for Learning Assistant |
| H Harvey | Classroom Assistant |
| C Guthrie | Classroom Assistant |
| L Mindham | Playground Supervisor/Janitor |
| Rev C Sime | School Chaplain |
| V Redpath | Cook |
| L Irvine | Kitchen Assistant |
| C Harley | Cleaner in charge |
The school was inspected by HMIe in September 2006 and the Inspection Report can be found at the HMI website
