Glow Blogs – Argyll and Bute

The whole school is learning Makaton this year as part of our Rights Respecting Schools journey to Gold. Makaton is a UK-based language program that uses a combination of speech, signs, and picture symbols to help people with learning and communication difficulties to communicate and understand.   Learning Makaton helps children understand who cannot communicate verbally, but it also helps all children with their understanding and communication, so it is very inclusive. Primary 6 and 7 have been learning Makaton as part of their Neurodiversity topic, and have made videos to share.  Here is their Makaton animals video. Article 30 The

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For maths week Scotland this year we were looking at the theme of Wild Maths along with Fin Finity, the Maths Week Scotland Mascot. In ELC they packed some snack and headed round to the secret garden for a swing in the hammock and to play some number games. The children love playing hide and seek in the garden so they hid all our number spoons round the garden and had to find them. They even hid with their numbers which was also super fun 🤩 we love numbers! Primary 1 and 2 went on wild adventures with Fin Finity. 

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  Would you and your class like to take part in a standalone Gaelic Live Lesson for P5-7 pupils. Click on the image below to sign-up.    

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Today we had a significant guest come and visit us. This special person was none other than Elle McNicoll. Elle McNicoll is an author born and raised in Edinburgh. She is mostly known for writing fictional books about neurodiverse people, her most popular book is called ‘A Kind of Spark’ this was her first book and is based on an autistic person called Addie. She has written seven books in total: A Kind of Spark, Role Model, Like A Charm, Like A Curse, Show Us Who You Are, Keedie, Some Like It Cold, The Trouble with Nina, A Gilmore of Change and Wish

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Welcome back to a new school year, 2025-2026!

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  On the 17th of June Port Ellen ELC were visited by the Care Commission for an inspection of their early years provision in school.  We are proud to announce we received all level 5, Very Goods across the board! Key messages from the report were as follows: • Children experienced warm relationships with staff who knew children and their families well. • Children were empowered to lead their own play and learning, supported by a skilled staff team. • Children enjoyed a fun environment that inspired their creativity and wonder. • Children enjoyed free flow access outdoors and a

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