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DPS Commonwealth Concert

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Dunoon Primary hosted a spectacular Commonwealth Grand Concert on Tuesday 24th June. The Concert began with a parade of all the countries and the choir then sang ‘Heres to our Commonwealth’. P1 – P7 then followed with a selection of songs relating to their chosen Commonwealth Country.

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Rothesay Primary Visit Mount Stuart

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P5/6 and P6 enjoyed a fantastic day trip to Mount Stuart on Bute. Half the group had an extra special tour of the house which visited some areas not seen on regular tours. The other half explored the extensive grounds. They found out lots about the Victorian Era which has been their latest Topic. After a picnic lunch in the courtyard the groups swapped over. They ended the trip with a delicious cream tea provided by Mount Stuart.

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Baird of Bute Scholarship

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Rothesay Academy recently held an assembly in partnership with the Baird of Bute Society to announce the winners of The Inaugural Baird of Bute Canadian Scholarship. This scholarship has been organised by Mr Chris Markwell of the Baird of Bute Society, and will commence on the 18th of May for three weeks.
This years’ winners are Bonnie Caldwell and Joshua McFadden. They will spend three weeks in Canada and will be working with Professor Patrick Gunning at his lab in the University of Toronto.

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Oban High School S3 Pupils Create Book Trailers for Scottish Book Trust

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A talented group of S3 pupils from Miss Breuer’s class made some great trailers for the Scottish Book Trust to be used for the Scottish Book Awards. They are well worth a watch! Check out the links to see them on the Scottish Book Trust website HERE

Feedback has been brilliant. Caroline Clough (author of the nominated Black Tide) said “Loved the trailer – so atmospheric! Well done to Oban High School – a tremendous effort!” Continue reading Oban High School S3 Pupils Create Book Trailers for Scottish Book Trust →

Debi Gliori Visits Kirn Primary School

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Following on from World Book Day, with support from Scottish Book Trust and the PTA, three authors visited Kirn Primary School, including multi award winning author and illustrator Debi Gliori, who dropped in on P3 and P4 this morning, to share her thoughts on writing, ideas and illustration. She showed us how to draw a bunny from an egg, mused on where the ideas for characters in her books come from, told us how she felt when she had to let one of her book characters go, and shared “What’s the Time Mr Wolf?” with us in her own amazing, energetic and enthusiastic style. Continue reading Debi Gliori Visits Kirn Primary School →

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAL!!!

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The SAL Team would just like to say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ to all the pupils and staff who have contributed comments and posts during SAL’s first year. The first post was made on the 8th March 2012 and since then you have contributed 586 posts and we have approved 615 comments! We are all absolutely thrilled at the way everyone has embraced the concept of sharing your activities and ideas. So far 96% of schools have contributed plus nurseries and other teams within Education. Matthew Boyle, Fiona Blakey, Mary Hughes, Gary Clark and Sarah Mills have enjoyed bringing you this platform and we are looking forward to looking after SAL in the future. Remember to get in touch if you have any development ideas and KEEP POSTING!

SAL’s little sister!

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The SAL team would like to thank everyone for their great posts this term and for sharing the fabulous activity in your schools. After the Christmas break, we will be launching a sister website called SALi (Sharing Argyll Learning Ideas). SAL has become so popular that a sub-site is called for which will offer all our educators a place to share ideas and store useful information. The development of SALi will make it easier to find specific items/resources. Please continue to post to SAL as normal and more info will follow in 2013!

Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival 2012

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On Thursday November 8th 2012 15 pre-five groups came together In the OLI area for the Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival as part of the biennial Oban & Lorn Sports Festival at Atlantis Leisure. The event which was established in 2008 ran for the 5th consecutive year and was organised and delivered by a partnership between Active Schools, Early Years, Community Learning, and Atlantis Leisure. The event was once again supported by ABCD – Argyll Beats Cardiovascular Disease. Continue reading Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival 2012 →

Projects needed for SLF Showcase!

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The Scottish Learning Festival Creative Learning…Creative Thinking
We have lots of plans for the Argyll and Bute stand at the Scottish Learning Festival. One of the most important aspects is to showcase some of the excellent activities in our schools. With this in mind could you please email Fiona Blakey a short paragraph about any of your projects that we could showcase that falls within:

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THANK YOU!

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The SAL administrators would like to say a huge thanks to all the teachers and pupils who have contributed to SAL in its first few months. We are delighted at the variety of posts and hope you have enjoyed them so far. The interest in the site has exceeded our expectations and we can’t wait till next term to see what everyone wants to share. Have a great break!
The SAL team.