Olympic Fever! at Lochgilphead Primary

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

Over the last term Primary 2, 3 and 4 pupils at Lochgilphead Primary School joined together to work in co-operative groups to learn about the Olympics.

The children decided to have an Olympic Games event to celebrate their topic. All the groups worked towards this event by planning, organising and managing the 20 different sports stations. It was a fantastic day and the children were very proud that their hard work produced a successful event!
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Strachur Primary Centenary Celebrations

Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, School trips

Strachur Primary is celebrating its centenary this year.
We’ve been learning about the history of the village and enjoyed a walk in the past, suitably dressed in our 1912 outfits, which the Strachur History Society made for us. We also visited Scotland Street Museum. We’re glad we go to school in 2012!
We invited former pupils to share their memories, good and bad, of their days at school and we enjoyed showing them how we learn now. Continue reading Strachur Primary Centenary Celebrations →

Diamond jubilee event daffodil tea

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Dunoon’s Senior Citizens were invited along to a beautiful decorated hall to be treated to afternoon tea and home made baking whilst listening to the selection of songs sung by Dunoon Primary School Choir. The Choir presented a medley of songs to celebrate 60 Glorious Years for the Queens Diamond Jubilee. In the evening the PTA laid on tea, coffee and home baking to a packed hall of parents who equally enjoyed the wonderful evening. Continue reading Diamond jubilee event daffodil tea →

Luing community sports 2012

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

Luing Primary School hosted their annual community sports event on the playfields of Luing for all ages. The staff and parent council organised the games for all ages, BBQ and raffle. The islanders turned out to join in the event, supporting the children from the Primary school.
Competitors of all ages competed in all events. The wet net obstacle course was popular with all ages and was followed by the whole island tug-of-war – Cullipool verses the rest of the world. Cullipool reclaimed the title as winners of the 2012 event. The rest of the world is in training for next year! Continue reading Luing community sports 2012 →

P7 pupils visit Dunoon Grammar

Primary schools, Secondary schools, Transition

Over 140 pupils from the 11 Cowal Primary schools recently added the On the Move 2012 transition project at Dunoon Grammar School. This 5 day long visit involved pupils
* discovering who would be their new classmates and helping one another to discover the way round their new school (with the help of S6 peer mentors)
* following their S1year timetable and meeting their teachers
* completing a variety of lessons based around the transition to secondary school and in particular to Dunoon Grammar
* having the opportunity to try a number of the clubs and activities that will be open to S1 pupils. Continue reading P7 pupils visit Dunoon Grammar →

Run For The Top at Kilchrenan

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

Kilchrenan Primary held it’s annual hill race, as part of it’s school sport’s day, on Thursday 14th June.
The pupils are challenged to run to the top of one of the three single track roads that lead to school. This challenging event, which all pupils try, tests fitness and stamina, and that has seen a noticeable improvement following the decision to hold weekly Forest Schools events. All pupils were able to regain normal breathing within 30 secs after the run. Continue reading Run For The Top at Kilchrenan →

Bowmore Primary Mini-Olympics 2012!

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

The sun split the sky on the morning of the 18th June and the sports pitch burst into life! All classes were piped in by Nigel Morris. Class banners were held high, flags were waved wildly – the Olympic parade had begun! The opening ceremony was a blaze of colour and diversity! After a whole school song (instigated by Rachael Morrison), P4/5 started with an emotional relay race with their Olympic torches to ‘Chariots of Fire’. The crowd were then treated to a P.1/2 swirling ribbon dance and the P3/4 Olympic Rings dance. Continue reading Bowmore Primary Mini-Olympics 2012! →

Robert Mapplethorpe’s Exhibition

Expressive arts, Primary schools, School trips

The children of Dunoon Primary Seven were treated to a glimpse into Robert Mapplethorpe’s Exhibition in the Burgh Hall.
The ARTISTS ROOMS collection includes flower studies and portraits of many of the most influential artists, writers and musicians of the period.
The children were invited to take their own photographs and sketches. The new I Pad 3 was a popular choice among the children as they enjoyed snapping shots
of each other in various costumes. There was also a face painting session. Super day! Continue reading Robert Mapplethorpe’s Exhibition →

St. Joseph’s Annual BBQ

Events, Primary schools

What a wonderful day was had by all at St Joseph’s annual barbecue and fete on Saturday 16 June. Despite the torrential rain, the whole community turned out in force to support the school. The previous evening the Parent Council made the decision to host the event indoors – a wonderful move forward which allowed everyone time to prepare the fete indoors. A whole host of events were available for the participants from ‘Fishing for Coke’ and ‘Higher or Lower’ to displays by HMS Forces. Continue reading St. Joseph’s Annual BBQ →

‘The Unsinkable Ship’ in Dunoon Primary

Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

On Friday 8th June the children of P4 in Dunoon Primary gave a wonderful presentation on their Curriculum for Excellence topic ‘The Unsinkable Ship’ to a very enthusiastic and appreciative audience of family and friends. After the presentation the children who were dressed as passengers and crew from the Titanic joined their guests to take them on a guided tour of the Titanic Exhibition they had helped to create in their corridor and classroom. The children were very keen to share their learning and proved themselves to be very informative tour guides. Continue reading ‘The Unsinkable Ship’ in Dunoon Primary →

Orienteering event at Castle Toward

Active Schools, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

On Thursday 31st May 2012 Toward Primary School, Fiona MacLean (PE Teacher) and Lindsay Mitchell (Active Schools) hosted an Orienteering Event at Castle Toward. This annual event gives P7 pupils from throughout Cowal the opportunity to participate in a challenging and energetic event where they have to use the skills they have been taught by reading maps, using compasses and getting lots of exercise. The winners this year were 1st Sandbank Primary, 2nd Sandbank GMU and 3rd Dunoon Primary. Continue reading Orienteering event at Castle Toward →

Fun in Science and Technology

Primary schools, School trips, Science, Secondary schools

The P4-6 pupils from Ashfield Primary School experienced two visits to the Lochgilphead Joint Campus.
 Investigations into ‘Materials in our World’ were taken into a real Science Laboratory in the Campus and the children undertook experiments with the guidance of Dr O’Donnell and Mr Rocket. Chemicals were used to make ‘smelly’ mixtures and the highlight was the competition to make the longest nylon string! Continue reading Fun in Science and Technology →

Olympic Themed Youth Games in Oban

Active Schools, Events, Expressive arts, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, School trips, Secondary schools

A spectacle of dance, music and colour, inspired by the Olympic Games was showcased at the opening ceremony of the Argyll and Bute Youth Games in Oban on Thursday 14th June.
A record 598 of our first and second year pupils from Argyll and Bute’s secondary schools staged their own version of the Olympics to welcome in Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week.
A specially composed mass fusion Olympic themed dance was performed at Mossfield Stadium by all of the pupils participating in the games. Continue reading Olympic Themed Youth Games in Oban →

Diamond Jubilee Tea held at Bunessan Primary

Events, Primary schools

Diamond Jubilee Tea was held on the 14th June 2012

A fun afternoon was had at the ‘Diamond Jubilee Tea’ held at Bunessan Primary School. The pupils put on a diamond show for all to enjoy. The pipers, the Choir, the Pre-5 pupils, the Gaelic songs made it a wonderful afternoon which I am sure the queen is sorry she missed! The afternoon was finished off with an Orcadian Strip the Willow down the path to the school.

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Green Day for Bowmore Primary!

Eco Schools, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

On the 13th June, Paula Love came to visit our school in Bowmore. If our school was free from litter and we were an ECO-friendly place, she would award us our 3rd fantastic Green Flag.
We had to show her around the school and our playground. Our nursery proudly showed Mrs Love their wonderful wormery and the P1/2 class took her on a lovely litter-pick. She also visited their glorious garden which would attract beautiful butterflies and interesting insects! Continue reading Green Day for Bowmore Primary! →

It’s FUN! It’s FREE! It’s run by your LOCAL LIBRARY!

Literacy, Primary schools

The Tesco Summer Reading Challenge Scotland is coming to a Library near you to entertain children aged four to eleven during the summer holidays!
Story Lab is the theme of the 2012 Summer Reading Challenge.
What is Story Lab?
It’s a five-sided hi-tech HQ that attracts stories from all over the world and sends them spinning throughout the city – and beyond! It’s the place to read, collect, share, create, transmit and broadcast stories… Continue reading It’s FUN! It’s FREE! It’s run by your LOCAL LIBRARY! →

Scottish Education Awards – Port Ellen Primary

Events, Learning Tech, Primary schools

On Tuesday 12th June Staff and pupils from Port Ellen Primary attended a glittering ceremony at the Hilton hotel in Glasgow as finalists for the Scottish Education Awards in the learning through technology category. There were schools and representatives from all over the country present and the winners from three finalists in each category were announced by Jackie Bird.  The finalists had been chosen from over 650 nominations, so it was a great honour to have made it this far.

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Green Day at Dalintober Primary School

Eco Schools, Enterprise, Primary schools

Dalintober Primary Schools’ Eco-Group and Committee planned a brilliant Green Day recently to raise funds for our Eco-School projects, with the help of Mrs McSporran and Miss Brown.   We all had to wear green.   Each class made a product for a stall and there was a cake raffle for a lovely cake made by one of our dinner ladies, Mrs McLatchie.   The dinner ladies also made a special lunch including green custard!  

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Earth Summit Essays

Literacy, Primary schools

As part of Port Ellen Primary P6/7’s rainforest topic the children entered an international essay competition organised by the Living Rainforest for the Earth Summit in Rio this summer.  The children had to write a persuasive letter to the UN Secretary-General to persuade world leaders that the rainforest is worth protection and why they should promote sustainability to protect it. 

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