VIP Project in conjunction with Strathclyde University at St. Joseph’s

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St Josephs STRATHCLYDE GLASGOW (2)Friday 20th March, 2015 saw the post-graduate teacher training students from Strathclyde University revisit St. Joseph’s in Helensburgh to complete their Sciences VIP (Vertically Integrated Project) Option module of their course with P5, P6 and P7 children. The students had first visited in February for an orientation and fact finding visit to see first-hand the progressive STEM teaching in which every pupil is involved at St. Joseph’s.

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FUNdraising at St Andrew’s Primary

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St Andrews Fundraising 1Our pupils have been busy using their enterprising skills to raise money for good causes:

Our Pupil Council organised a ‘Bedtime Story Day’ to mark World Book Day. We wore our pyjamas and brought in books to have a book sale. We raised £88.50 to buy new books for our school.

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Kirn’s P6/5 are Leaders of Learning at the Science Centre

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Kirn Leadership and Learning 1Primary 6/5 visited the Science Centre today – but not just as a fun and educational day trip. We were there as Leaders of Learning as part of our Children in Scotland project with other schools and educational groups and the Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages Alasdair Allan (Primary 6/5 were the only Primary school children there!)

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Luing and Easdale pupils enjoy a trip to Oban Airport!

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Luing and Easdale VIist to Oban airportEarly level pupils from Luing and Easdale decided to visit Oban Airport as part of their transport topic. They enjoyed looking around the air traffic control tower before watching the Colonsay plane land! They were even allowed to sit on the plane. The firemen at the airport then showed the children their special fire engine and let them sit in the driver’s seat with the flashing lights on. The firemen also demonstrated how far the water shoots out from the hose. The children were excited to watch a helicopter landing. We all had a wonderful day!

‘Red Nose Day’ Comic Relief Fundraising at Dalintober PS

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Dalintober PS red nose day SAL 1Pupils, staff and parents of Dalintober PS gave their full support to the school’s fundraising efforts for Comic Relief. Red Noses were sold by P7’s and pupils and staff paid a small donation to wear non-uniform and to ‘make their faces funny for money’. Other fundraisers included a Pre-5/P1 Bake Sale, quiz and various stalls/competitions. A grand total of £775.31was raised for the charity – thank you!

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navigational officer visits Dunoon Primary

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DPS Navigator 2Yesterday Miss Johnston’s and Mrs Wakefield’s Maths Setting class were learning how maths is used by sailors! Duncan Munro who is a Navigational Officer working in the Merchant Navy joined the class to tell them about his job with Seabourn Cruiseline and to teach them about compass points, bearings and degrees.

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Oban High School Visit to HMS Blyth

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OHS HMS Blyth 1Pupils of Oban High School were invited along to HMS Blyth, a Minesweeper with the Royal Navy which was in Oban for a few days. The Royal Navy gave the pupils a very informative tour of the ship and really enjoyed learning what life would be like as part of the crew on the HMS Blyth.

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Chick-tastic P1 Assembly

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Rosneath chicks assembly 1Primary 1 pupils at Rosneath Primary School treated pupils, staff and families to a bright and wonderful assembly. The theme for their assembly was, of course, chicks! The children worked very hard to learn songs, poems and other speaking parts. To add a splash of colour the children wore yellow t-shirts and made chick masks. Two of our very own chicks, Joey and Chicky, even made an appearance at the assembly. Can you see how much they’ve grown?

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Mr Priest’s visit to Dunoon Primary School

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dps Mr Priest pics 3P5 to P7 were delighted to welcome Mr Priest, PT for Maths at Dunoon Grammar School, into their Maths Setting classes today. Mrs Macdonald’s class had just finished a block of learning on Algebric Equations and were busy consolidating their knowledge. Mr Priest was very impressed with their learning and the level they were working at.

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Rothesay Joint Campus raise £1320.62 for Comic Relief

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RJC Red Nose Day 13Everyone at Rothesay Joint Campus took part in a host of events on Friday to raise money for Red Nose Day. In the Primary, P6-7 and P7 organised various activities including ‘red nose and spoon’ races, beat the goalie, face painting, hair/nail salon, dress-up karaoke, cupcake decorating, ‘red nose’ treasure hunts, sponge the teacher and a power hoop challenge. Red noses were sold throughout the school.

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Arctic Activities for Strone Primary School

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strone PS Polar DayThis term pupils at Strone Primary are studying Polar Regions as their Interdisciplinary Topic. As part of the experience they celebrated International Polar Bear Day! To help raise awareness of the effects of Global Warming and make a small difference to saving energy, the heating was turned down and children came to school dressed for a Polar Day, in fleeces and polar onesies.

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Sensory Exploration @ Learning Centre, Rockfield

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Oban Learning Centre sensory exploration 9The pupils at the Learning Centre have explored a range of sensory materials and activities this term. These learning activities are a central part to learning within ASN and they are FUN!

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Comic Relief at Bowmore!

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Bowmore comic relief 2015 newThere was a very relaxed feeling about Bowmore Primary today as children and staff supported Comic Relief by dressing down and wearing funny faces! There were quite a few red noses going about and for once, it wasn’t down to the cold! Onsies, princess dresses, pyjamas and hoodies were part of our special ‘uniform’ today as well as some crazily painted faces. We managed to raise lots of smiles as well as £234.00!
A huge thank you goes out to our parents and friends for supporting Comic Relief through our school. Well done Bowmore!

Fairtrade Coffee Morning

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Port Charlotte Fair Trade Coffee Morning (19)On Friday the 6th of March we had a coffee morning to raise money for Fairtrade. All week, each class have been learning about Fairtrade so that we would know what Fairtrade is all about. P1/2 went down to the Co-op to hunt for Fairtrade products and P3/4 studied the journey of a banana. P5/6 wrote a persuasive piece text encouraging others for or against supporting Fairtrade and P6/7 made a Fairtrade cookbook. Every class also baked a cake using Fairtrade products.

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Strone Primary School Hooked on Books!

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Strone PS World Book Day and Edinburgh visitA group of P6 and 7 pupils were lucky enough to attend the Scottish Book Awards Ceremony for the 8-11 age range, in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4th March. Before the ceremony they met some of the short listed authors and were able to get their books signed. The children were amazed at how young the winning author Alex McCall was. He had only left school three years previously and had been inspired himself by a visit to school by a Scottish Book Trust author!

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Lismore Primary School Celebrity Cook Book

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Lismore Celebrity Cook Book 1Lismore Primary School P5-P7 have just completed this term’s enterprise project holding a book launch for their Celebrity Cook Book with a Fairtrade Café on Friday 6th March. This is their report:
We decided to make and sell a recipe book to raise money for our Stramash Week at the end of May. The project started at the beginning of this term and we did it on Mondays and Fridays with Hazel, our classroom assistant.

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COLOURFUL SAMBA EXTRAVAGANZA – IS THAT ROSNEATH PRIMARY??????????

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Rosneath Samba 1Primary 7/6 would like to thank our Instructor Rob (can you spot him in our photos?) for teaching us in our 6 Samba Drumming lessons over 6 weeks.
On Thursday it was over to us and SHOWTIME – we had to SHOWCASE our newly acquired SKILLS to the rest of our school and our Parents.
It has been remarked that we showed such CONFIDENCE and MUSICAL TALENT! Rob took a little bit of a back seat and we took over complete with whistle. Well Done to our 3 Leaders – Rhys, David and Ceri.
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WE LOVE BOOKS AT ROSNEATH!!

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Rosneath World Book Day 1Here at Rosneath we were very proud to take part in World Book Day. Children most definitely showcased their love of reading and books!
From Disney Princesses to Superheroes to Cats………………………………… the list is endless!
Many thanks to our local Librarian Mrs Barclay (or was it “Where’s Wally’s sister????????????) who kindly organised activities for all five classes.
Great fun!

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