Month: March 2011

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World Maths 2011

On the 1st of March 2011 it was World Maths Day. Everyone at Port Ellen Primary took part , we challenged children from all over  the World on the World Maths Day website.  At the end the best pupil and with the highest score was Reece Bowman with a grand total of 558.  You could get anyone from any part of the world you could get someone from China , Japan , Hong Kong or even Hungary and maybe if you were lucky you could get one of your friends. I once got My friend Helen and Emily and Maisie and Reece. My total was 273 but I could of done better.

By Ruby Miller(P5)

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World Book Day

On Thursday 3rd of March we had world book day. Everyone dressed up as their favourite character out of a book and also brought books in to school. Some people came dressed in their character but some got dressed in school. Every one had a great day. Primary 4/5 did a quiz sheet with a partner, there were lots of different questions on different books, one of them was what flattened Stanly out of the book Flat Stanly. At the end of the day we all got our pictures taken with the whole school dressed up including the staff who were also dressed up the photo was taken and we went home. It was a FANTASTIC day !!!!!!

By Emily P5

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Eco Drama

Eco drama came to school.  In the morning it was bag girl, she showed us super hero moves like  ZIP, ZAP, BONG  and her special move Ka-pow.  She went over the 3 Rs.  We did lot of games.  We had to knock down a monster.   In the afternoon they did a show.  The show was about how isle of Eigg got renewable energy.   After all that we got a photo with a van.  The people that did the show are called Eilidh and Alaster.  It was funny!!

By Eilidh

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Visit from Andy MacDonald from the Islay Energy Trust

We had a very interesting afternoon with Mr MacDonald learning about the various renewable energy projects in and around Islay. We watched a slide show and video showing where the proposed Tidal Array for the sound of Islay where 10 sea turbines will be able to create electricity for the whole of Islay! We also discussed wind power, solar energy and hydro power.We learned a lot of interesting facts for our Energy Around Us topic.

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World Book Day in P1/2

It was world book day on 3rd March and we all came dressed up as our favourite book character.
Mirren was Six Dinner Sid.
Ronan was Bumblebee
Ross was a caveman from Dinosaurs love Underpants.
Kaitlyn was the witch from Room on the Broom.
Ruaraidh was a duck from Ping.
Murray was Darth Vader.
Jasmine was Cinderella.
Katie was Little Red Riding Hood.
Natalie was Katie Morag.
Finlay was Horrid Henry.
Eva was a snow angel.
Ellie was Snow White.
Julie Ann was Beauty from Beauty and the Beast.
Kaya was a fairy.
Bronagh was a princess from The 12 Dancing Princesses.
Struan was Augustus the Tiger from Augustus Lost His Smile.
We made story hats and bookmarks and drew our favourite characters. Our buddies from P4/5 came to read to us. We even made up our own stories. It was great fun!

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World Maths Day

P4/5 have had great fun on the World Maths day website, playing games against students from around the world. Emily got the top scores in class, and she and Jason, Reece and Calum all got 5 medals. Well done guys!

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ECO DRAMA

Schools on Islay had the pleasure of hosting a visit from the Eco Drama group this week, who presented an ecological fable inspired by the true story of Eigg, a self sustainable island not far from here. Through interactive storytelling, live music, eco gadgets and numerous characters, Eco Drama brought to life a story about climate change, positive thinking and community spirit. Children were able to learn how the Isle of Eigg has become energy self sustainable using hydro cars, boats run on candle wax and solar and wind powered electricity generators. A lively and engaging performance enabled children to really understand the issues involved, and a hilarious time was had by all. They even traveled here in a distinctive van run on chip fat from the ferries! Port Ellen would like to thank those involved for bringing an us an enjoyable and thought provoking experience. Wouldn’t it be great if Islay could become energy self sustainable too?

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World Maths Day In P1/2

To celebrate World Maths Day P1/2 took part in lots of activities relating to shape. They went on a shape hunt around our school grounds, taking photos of things that were different shapes. They then used these photos to create an information book about shapes which included facts about each shapes features. We even worked together to create a shape powerpoint which includes interesting shape facts and some of the photos they took.

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