There is an interesting article in the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of The Nature of Scotland, produced by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), about how people of different parts of Argyll were given Gaelic animal nicknames. The article is in English and Gaelic.
Lochgoilhead goes Wild About Scotland!
The Primary 4-7 children at Lochgoilhead enjoyed a visit from the RZSS Wild About Scotland bus yesterday where they took part in lots of hands on learning about Beavers and Endangered animals. Lots of fun was had and the sun even shone all day!
Strachur Primary shortlist design for new school tie
Strachur Primary pupil council met on Monday to look at the designs submitted by the children for our new school tie. Staff at school have been voting on the 10 shortlisted by the pupil council and our parent council will vote tonight.
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‘World of Work’ Week at Dalintober PS and ELCC
Pupils at Dalintober & ELCC embarked on a journey of discovery through the world of work.
The week involved a range of visits to places of work in the local area and the school also welcomed a wide variety of visitors through its doors to work with classes.
ELCC had a visit from our School Crossing Patroller and the children loved taking turns to hold the lollipop.
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Science with Skipness, Clachan and Tarbert
Day 1: In space base we looked at all the planets. We found out about what people thought the solar system looked like before telescopes. Then when telescopes were invented we were able to see the solar system like it is today.
In fizz bang boom we had to make a fizzy, cool, colourful chemical reaction. We also created a huge party popper which made a ball of fire (but only a quick one) and we made a very messy experiment which was basically a volcano.
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Rockfield Primary 7 donates 57 Backpacks to Mary’s Meals!
In February 2016 Bill Clifford, a guest speaker from Mary’s Meals, came and spoke to the Primary 7class about the ways in which the Mary’s Meals charity helps children. After the visit the Primary 7 pupils asked if they could take part in the Mary’s Meals Backpack Project.
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Cast ‘Pilgrimage’
Tarbert Academy Drama Club performed ‘The Pilgrimage’ by Pauk Goetzee at the Argyll Drama Festival last week! They were winners of the Youth Achievement Trophy, with the adjudicator, Kevin Boland, commenting on ‘the high standard of acting from a very talented team’. The Club is open to pupils from P7 upwards and this year’s cast ranged in age from P7 up to S5. Here they are just before going on stage!
Rhu P4 Healthy Sandwich – Food Technology
Rhu P4 recently took part in a Food Technology project where they designed their own healthy sandwich. The children found out more about sandwich fillings, identified different food groups, found out about food hygiene and tasted a range of breads before making their healthy sandwich and eating it for lunch! The children brought their own ingredients and equipment on the day and successfully combined healthy ingredients to make some delicious looking sandwiches!
Robots Assemble!
Rhunahaorine and Glenbarr schools took a day trip to Gigha last Thursday for a Lego workshop provided by Generation Science and sponsored by Cal Mac.
University of Edinburgh Post Graduate Opportunities
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below information about postgraduate opportunities at the University of Edinburgh. Further information can be gained by contacting – Dr Ailsa Niven and Dr Sam Fawkner, Programme Directors, MSc Physical Activity for Health, Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6679, Email: PAfh@ed.ac.uk
MSc Physical Activity for Health, the University of Edinburgh.
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Speech Making Week at Rothesay Primary
Last week all pupils at Rothesay Primary wrote speeches for their Challenge Homework. The pupils then had to deliver their speeches in class and answer any questions their classmates might have. Topics ranged from holidays, to hobbies, to family pets – Mrs Shaw even met a little black puppy in the corridor after having been a ‘live’ prop! Pupils learned the skills of note making, using prompt cards, ways to use props, how to involve your audience and how to listen and think of questions to ask if you were in the audience.
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Celebrating Shakespeare at Rothesay Primary
Celebrating Shakespeare at Rothesay Primary Pupils at Rothesay Primary recently had a special assembly because Morven Gregor, the Education Officer at Mount Stuart had some very exciting news to tell us – an original set of 3 volumes of Shakespeare had been found on Bute! Morven told us that a curator had come from Oxford University to make sure the books were genuine – and they were!
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Yoga sessions at Drumlemble
The children of Drumlemble Nursery Class had a special visitor last week; Rachel Edwards introduced them to yoga. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and are looking forward to two more taking place in May and June.
Mad Science Fun
The children of Carradale and Drumlemble Primary Schools were unrecognisable on Friday 29th April. There was a sea of white coats to be seen. The children had transformed into mad scientists for the day.
Pedestrian Safety Skills at Rhu
As part of the Health & Wellbeing Experiences and Outcomes, Primary Three at Rhu, recently took part in a ‘Street Feet’ programme aimed to reinforce road safety rules. Children enjoyed several practical sessions in which they undertook role-play scenarios to avoid danger and ensure their safety as pedestrians.
Polarlands Performance at Rhu
Primary one, two and three pupils at Rhu recently performed their ‘Eddie The Penguin Saves the World’ show to peers and parents. The performance was the culmination of a collaborative topic exploring the Polarlands.
The topic had an underlying Eco theme and provided lots of opportunity for cross-curricular links, with children singing, acting, playing percussion and hosting weekly assemblies to reinforce important Eco messages.
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Dalintober PS Retain Rotary Cup 2016
Dalintober PS Team 2 won the Kintyre Rotary Cup P7 Quiz for a fourth successive year, with the school’s Team 1 finishing a very close second. The winning team will now travel to Glasgow in June to compete in the National Finals. Well done to all!
Kilmartin Primary School’s Amazing Artists
Creativity is always a top priority at Kilmartin P.S. and this term, the children are very proud of the outcome of their portrait work, showing how rapidly their skills are developing. As part of their lessons, they have studied works by Picasso and have been learning to sketch with charcoal and how to use tone effectively. I’m sure the children would love to have your comments on their work.
Duchess Woods Cross Country
Speedy runners from Rhu scooped top prizes in the Duchess Woods Cross Country relays.
In the Primary 6 girls race Sasha Walker, Louisa Brown and Roisin Kavanagh all put in top class performances and galloped home in first place to take the gold medals. While the nippy boys team of Ross Carmichael, Max Brannan and William Harrison put up a strong performance against toug competition to secure third place. However, their combined times put them in the top spot for winning the overall Primary 6 shield.
ROCKET SEEDS FROM OUTER SPACE AT ACHAHOISH P.S.
This term we have planted some very special seeds as part of our science space topic. We received two packs of rocket seeds from the Royal Horticultural Society, one of which has been taken up to space to the ISS by the British astronaut, Tim Peake. We have planted both packs of seeds and we want to find out what effect being in space has had on the seeds. As we don’t know which of our packs went to space we will have to record their growth pattern and send off the information to RHS.
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