The P5/6/7’s in Port Ellen Primary School are doing a topic on Orienteering. We had to learn about reading maps properly so we could find the posts quicker. When we did Orienteering, Mrs Clark our teacher, timed us and she said whoever came quickest back got to design a orienteering course for us to find the flags. It was great fun. We all were with a partner. We all were very puffed after orienteering but we all had fun, and we all are looking forward to do Orienteering again soon!
Global Citizens
Global citizens is a group included in the citizenship groups. They are helping to try and stop the issues around the world like: deforestation,endangered animals,animal abuse,children in need etc. We also do things about fair-trade like fair-trade tuck and what it is. We also want the environment to stay litter free so that the environment can stay healthy. Global citizens will do their best to make the world around us a better place to live in.
The New Citizenship Groups
At our school every friday in the afternoon we have citizenship groups. The group names are Media, Crofters, Vice- captain and captian group, Eco, Global citizens, Book club and enterprize. The media group write blogs, the crofters group go up to our croft that p3/4 last year fixed and the crofters  go up and plant stuff up the croft and down the front of the school, the book club sort out the libary out in the upstairs corridor they also organize the book swap and they preswade people in the school to read morel, the enterprise group they organize the fair trade tuck, the vice – captain and captain group is for the vice – captain and captains to do all there duties and  the eco group their doing the eco wall.
All The Groups Have Fun
The 1 Mile Walk Around the School
Our p567s did a 1 mile walk around the school. They  figured out how many times they needed to walk around the outside of the playground  to make 1 mile. They had to walk it 4 times to make a mile. They all had lots of fun doing it.
The New Captains And Vice Captains
Last week we found out the new captains and vice captains. Everybody in primary 6/7 were campaigning for a spot as captain or vice captain. There are 2 vice captains and 1 house captain for every house. There are 3 houses Orsay, Texa and Nave. In Orsay we have Bronagh who is the captain then the vice captains are Rhuraidh and Katie. In Texa we have for the captain Natalie then for the vice captains we have Eva and Darren. Then for Nave our captain is Mirren and for the vice captains we have Ross and Sophie.
P3/4 walk a mile walk
On Thursday we went on a walk up the distillery path behind the school car park. Â We walked to the gate halfway to Ardbeg and then we turned back and started to come back to the school. This was one mile. If we walk a mile then we will get stamina. When we where back at the school we went to a rock behind the car park then we had a race. We ran along the wall,then to the wooden hut then we came back to the rock,had a seat then we went home. And we were all tired. Braeden said he thought it was quite good and Orla enjoyed it too.
by Rhys, Ciaran
The New Primary 1s
Our new P1s are liking the school. There are 6 of them that have just started at Port Ellen. Everybody likes the school lunches, the uniform and the teachers. They have even started learning their letter sounds. Their favourite part of the school day is break!
Duolingo Link
Here is a link for P567 to join Duolingo and learn French,
https://www.duolingo.com/o$o=josephine.clark@portellen.argyll-bute.sch.uk&s=P567%20PEPS
LEAVERS ASSEMBLY VIDEOS
P7 Leavers Assembly
For the past few weeks we have been practicing for our leavers assembly and making progress everyday. But this year we have made theme is Harry Potter; everyone has a main part and everyone is in a scene or two but some of the characters have different names and they intemperate things and people in the our school. We wrote the script ourselves and there are lots of jokes.
We are also doing a few songs; which are Dark Lord Funk you up, You’ve Got a Friend in me and a lip dub for-When I’m 64.
all the characters are;
Harry: Torin
Ron: Logan
Harmione: Abbie
Anwen is herself
Nicholas is himself
Prof Sprout, Ginny, Cheerleader: Jodie
Dobby: Eleanor
Cheerleader, Emily, Wolf: Emily
Crabbe: William
Prof Umbridg, a dementor: Beth
Draco, Prof Trelawney: David
Dumbledore: Ciara
Snape, Goyle: Oliver
Vodemort: Elizabeth
Bellatrix: Emma
It is really good and we have included information on our time at Port Ellen. We hope everyone enjoys it!
