Month: June 2013

On Friday 21st of May P6/7 showed some of the parents all about their Endeavour project. The parents walked round to see everyone’s Endeavour projects and some peoples videos were projected on to the screen.  Connor sold some crabs and some lobsters and Robbie let lots of people play his Kodu game. Eilidh made a movie on lambing and everyone saw it, Liam and Danni had made animations, Calum had built a model engine and Ellen had made a relaxing CD.  There were great comments on everything.  While we were  presenting our endeavours people went up to see p5s Titanic topic presentation, got to eat posh fish and chips in P3&4 and learned about bugs in P1&2.

By Helen

On Wednesday 12th June, Liam Campbell, Scott Kinloch ,Calum Campbell, Connor Jameson , Eilidh McMillan and Maisie Logan went away to big bang science event in Glasgow that was taking part in the  SECC and entered the Saltire competition and the Eco ferry challenge; Scott, Calum and Maisie entered the Saltire competition and Liam,Connor and Eilidh entered the Eco ferry challenge, as well as that they all  did a presentation on the science that they have done through the year.

We went to the university to test our wave power machine, Port Ellen Primary were the first to get there’s actually working and we were the only primary school that was testing their wave power device at the same time as all the secondary schools!  We were able to produce light at a high frequency in the water movement. After testing the device we went to the transport muesum, We were even aloud to go inside some trains! Inside they  had some games like  a fireman game were someone had to turn the wheel to make the  ladder that you were standing on move while, as you had to aim your hose at the fire and put it out. There was also another game were you had to row as a team to beat the white dot round but it was broken.  After looking around inside we went outside and went on the tall ship were we scrubbed the deck, and went down in the coal store, there was a play room were Calum dressed up as a pirate while Liam and Scott walked the plank!

Later that night we went to Frankie’s and Benny for dinner and went to bowling after, we had a competition, girls vs boys and the girls thrashed the boys! The next day we went to the SECC to present our presentation to the judges, we were a bit cramped at where we were set up and we had to be really loud when we were presenting because were we were doing it lots of people were talking!   It was really fun and very interesting because I learned a lot from it, and it was something that I have never done before!

By Maisie and Eilidh

P6/7 are have a levers assembly on 27th of June. We are doing it all about Doctor Who time travel BUT we go back in time instead of forward. We will go and see lots of different history events like the Vikings, Stirling battle, Highland cleaences and the Picts. But will we ever get back to the present. Come to our leavers assembly and find out what will happen to us.

By Helen

A few weeks ago we started crofting, Willie Curry and Allan Orr helped them with cutting the grass to make a dirt patch. They planted potatoes and beans in our class room, they also planted carrots and onions and rot pots. Katie and Bronagh planted cherry trees and a Burch and a rowan they also planted lettuce They enjoyed planting the peas as well, They done a very interesting test to see what tomato will grow the biggest. They also put sand down and the sand died. but the normal compost had still not growing, they planted Wheat, Barley and horse Oats.

By Katie, Bronagh and Sophie