Whole school activities
P 6/7 are doing a new topic on crofting. They are going to be taking over the croft and planting new things. They haven’t started yet but they will be starting soon. They are doing crofting because the crofting needs done and that is what the teacher chose.
By Annie farrell
On Saturday 14th Santa and his Reindeer came to Bowmore and there were 4 big Reindeer and 2 small Reindeer! There was a big parade where the Band played and Santa and the Reindeer followed behind. Everyone enjoyed seeing it and afterwards they went to Islay High School where there was their Christmas Fair which also had a mini Ice rink. IT WAS GREAT FUN!!! (but it was VERY cold!)
On Thursday the 12th of December Port Ellen Primary School is doing a Pantomime. It’s called When Sasha Got Swept Up The Chimney. It is a fabulous play about 4 little orphans called Milly, Sasha, Will, Harriet, they live in Stoneheart Orphanage. Then Santa comes along and saves the day with Milly’s wish, which was that at then end of the Mistletoe Ball the orphans are in for a treat when there new parents arrive at the mistletoe ball to collect them. But there is only 3 tickets there isn’t one for Sasha all the orphans think it’s a mistake. But it’s not because Santa and Mrs clause decided Sasha was going to be there child for the rest of her live. At the end they all got parents but Sasha got a very special mum and dad.
Roles:
Harriet-Anwen Baker
Sasha – Abbie Morris
Will – Robbie
Milly – Danni
Chimney sweeps: P2/3 + Elizabeth Macmillan
Reindeer: P4/5 + Alicia Johnson
Penguins: P1/2 + Eleanor Macmillan
P6/7 are the main people that are in the pantomime.
On Thursday the 5th December it was very windy day and power was off so there was no school. When we went back to school on Friday the green house roof had blown in and the supports had snapped. Mr Gairns had to tie the roof down with blue rope. Now there is posts up around to keep the pupils away.
By Jodie and Emma
Yesterday we all got into school and Mr Gairns went to Bowmore to get the minibus. We got our coats on and gloves and hats. On the way over to Bowmore me and Abbie smelled a fishy smell. It was because the lorry in front of us was the bin lorry on the way to the dump. Mr MacIntyre came to talk about working at the dump and gave us lots of interesting facts. We got a tour of the dump. There is an old landfill site called Teletubby hill. Then we went to Rejig to get some things to upcycle. We got bags, dresses, ties and wool kindly donated by Ina. It was fun!
By Rowan, P3
Port Ellen Primary is doing a pantomime called Sasha Got Swept Up The Chimney on Thursday 12th December 7pm, adult £4 consessions £2. So come along and have some fun and come to Port Ellen to get your tickets!
On Wednesday 20th of November p2/3 went on a trip to the dump. I have interviewed p2/3 on what they were doing at the dump and why. They had been looking for rubbish to build their iron man made out of all kinds of stuff. They had told me there was a red machine which gathers junk and a grey machine that squashes junk. And then the junk was turned into boxes. They had also said that their was a Telly Tubbie hill at the dump. They also went in a huge big shed where they keep lots of stuff and they also saw the dump truck. They also told me that the was a big landfill where all the junk goes. And P2/3 said it was really fun. By Nicholas and Torin
In maths this recently p6/7 have been learning many different ways to help you add and subtract. These are some ways help you get your maths right. One way is to work backwards, this is were if you have an adding sum and you want to check it is correct, you would subtract the second number from the sum from the answer and if it equals the first number of the sum, it is correct. Example: 42+56=98 to check: 98-56=42. Another technique is partitioning, which is when you split the sum into tens and units to make it easier. example: 97-34=63 how to do it with partitioning: 90-30=60, 7-4=3, answer =60+3=63. p6/7 have learned many different techniques as well as these.
By Robbie and Asher.
On Friday 15th November I set my grade 2 Fiddle exam. When I entered the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland, which was where I would be sitting my exam, my heart began to race and I became very nervous. When it was my turn for the exam I felt more confident because of the practice I had beforehand. I was asked to play my tunes and then my scales and arpeggios which I thought went very well. Then I was asked to do my ear test which was nerve racking however I was not able to sing back the tune but I knew I still did very well.
By Abbie
On Tuesday 19th November Port Ellen Primary received a post card from Doctor Knowles. She said that she liked going travelling so every time she goes away she will sent a post card. The first time she gave us a post card, she was in Grenaa and she asked us if we could find out where it was the map. Asher found it was in Denmark. She is being very kind and buying a big world map for the school so we can see where she goes.
By Jodie and Eleanor
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