Last night, 5th of September, as part of their Eco School biodiversity mini project, Dunoon Primary’s new 2012/2013 Pupil Council had the wonderful opportunity to participate in an evening Bat Watch.
Ten pupils from P3-P7 had great fun learning about lots of different species of bats from all over the world at the Forestry Commission Glenbranter, Out Station
A class from Rosneath Primary went to see the replica of the Brooch of Lorn in Helensburgh Library – absolutely magical. They were allowed to photograph it so the children were delighted to have their photo taken with a replica of ‘a little bit of history’. They are going to be looking at some Scottish battles in the future so this was very useful.
If you want to visit the Brooch of Lorn in your area, see the SAL article here Continue reading Rosneath primary visits The Brooch of Lorn
There is now a Promethean Storeroom on Glow. This has been set up to help Scottish teachers find resources on Promethean Planet relevant to Scotland and A Curriculum for Excellence.
It can be found here: https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/inverclydecouncil/Promethean%20Storeroom/default.aspx or by doing a search for Promethean Storeroom on the National Glow pages.
Continue reading Promethean Storeroom Glow Group and ActivInspire
Great excitement and extra magic engulfed Dunoon Primary School today as all pupils and staff were enchanted by the thought of raising much needed school funds through having a Harry Potter Day at school. Everyone made a huge effort to come to school as a character from one of the famous JK Rowling novels.
Pupils from P5,6,7 Bunessan Primary took part in an archaeological dig on Iona with archaeologist Bob Will. The dig is taking place all this week on land owned by the Iona Housing trust who are currently developing proposals for 5 new affordable houses on the Glebe Field site for the community of Iona. The children enjoyed learning new skills and eagerly quizzed Bob about what had been found and what they might hope to find.
Rhunahaorine School and Pre 5 Unit had a busy day on Thursday 30th of August.
Parents, friends, children and staff at the school and pre 5 unit all mucked in to help tidy up the playground after the summer holidays. Baskets and tubs were weeded and planted, the compost was turned and our goalposts were painted. Volunteers even trimmed the jaggy bushes at the front entrance to the school!
On Friday 31st August 2012, Ardrishaig Primary School invited parents/carers of children in P1 to come along to the school and enjoy a school meal with their child. This practise has taken place for several years and it gives parents/carers the opportunity to see the variety and standard of meals on offer.
Pupils of Innellan Primary School were thrilled to see a visitor this week – a large, very friendly Bear has come to stay with us. Tubby Tess the Talking Ted is really a bin and can actually talk whenever rubbish is deposited to encourage all children, even the big ones, to use him to keep the environment clean and tidy.
In time he will be sited at the edge of the playground just beside the right of way footpath through to the Forestry Road so all visitors to our area will be able to use him. Grateful thanks to the South Cowal Community Council and Awards For All for purchasing this bear bin for us.
As part of their project about the sea, the children of Lismore Primary School took a boat trip around their island with Oban-based company, Coastal Connection. On a beautiful August afternoon, they made the short walk from the school down to Achnacroish slipway, where skipper Cameron was waiting with the twelve seater RIB craft.
After everyone had donned lifejackets and climbed aboard, the journey began. Soon, the boat was speeding north up the Lynn of Lorn and the children were excitedly pointing out each others’ homes and other local landmarks. Continue reading Investigating Lismore by sea!
All the latest news from Port Ellen Primary……
It has been a busy start to the new session at Port Ellen.
Tuesday 28th August: Stephen Baron Plays Haydn
Stephen Baron came to the school of Port Ellen primary to tell us about Haydn a very famous composer and it was very interesting. We played games with Stephen Baron and we danced to the music and it was very fancy and I want to do it again. My favourite part was when we played instruments with him it was very noisy. Continue reading New Beginnings at Port Ellen
Susie Wolff (nee Stoddart) returned to her old Primary School to film her upcoming documentary ‘The Fastest Woman in the World’.
Susie and the BBC2 film crew, led by her brother, David, visited Primary 7s at Park. It was a very exciting afternoon of filming and the children excelled themselves by asking hard-hitting questions and creating new F1 designs for Susie to judge.
The class were certainly star struck and cannot wait to see themselves on TV when the documentary is finished. Continue reading Susie Wolff films documentary at Park Primary School
Clachan Primary School pupils tackled the aftermath of the flash floods which caused chaos to their village. The river burst its banks, ripping the road surface and flooding the school playground.
The following day, the pupils formed a village clean-up team to pick up all the debris from the storm and restore the area to its former beauty. The pupils would like to thank the workmen from Argyll and Bute roads department who removed the rubble and silt from their playground. A real community effort!
Catherine Black, Headteacher
Dear Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke & Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of York, The Princess Royal & The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge …….
Easdale Primary P4-7 enjoyed watching David Walliams during Author Live broadcasting event. This inspired them to create their own characters for David’s new book. They are excited to be included in Scottish Author Live Blog, which includes a link to their characters. Follow the link to find out more.
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/blog/learning/2012/08/dear-mr-walliams
Registration is now open for the 2012-2013 Social Enterprise in School Awards. An email has been sent to all schools detailing the Award Guidelines, Flier and details on last years winners, Colgrain Primary School and Kilmodan Primary School.
More information about Social Enterprise can be found on their website. http://www.theacademy-ssea.org/
Cathleen Macdonald, teacher at Lochgiphead, has set up a blog to act as a newsletter for parents and an online scrapbook for the achievements of Primary 1. Drop by and have a look, maybe leave a comment!
All the pupils in Lochdonhead Primary School did a painting for the competition in the Tobermory Horticultural Show. The paintings were about stormy weather. We were very pleased to find out we had won three prizes! Harry won first prize and a token for Tackle and Books; Charlotte won second prize and Ellis won third prize with their great pictures. We are very impressed and very proud of them.
By Ewan Robertson P7
Feeling like TOPPING UP YOUR TEACHING? EVERYBODY WELCOME!
As part of this year’s Creative Learning Network, CAST has secured funding to hold a series of CPD events in your area. We are delighted to offer FREE places on the following courses:
MAKING CHARACTERS AND TEACHING DRAWING
CREATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING
COACHING YOUR PUPILS IN DRAMA
KODAMBA: CREATIVE ACTIVE MUSIC MAKING
SEE BELOW FOR VENUE INFORMATION
Continue reading VENUES ANNOUNCED FOR CAST TWILIGHT CPD EVENTS
The Brooch of Lorn is one of the great medieval jewels of Scotland, with a charmstone in its centre which was believed to have magic powers.
As Robert the Bruce fled during battle against the MacDougalls of Dunollie in 1306, he left behind his cloak. Pinned to this was the Brooch. It has been a great prize for the MacDougalls ever since and is still held by the Clan Chief. Originally it would have been a simpler jewel but around the same time as Shakespeare it was transformed into a fabulous silver and pearl brooch. Continue reading Invitation to visit THE BROOCH OF LORN at your local library!
In 2011 CAST renovated and relaunched an important art collection held within our schools and last year we ran a successful writing competition using the collection as inspiration.
The competition now OPEN and in its second year and we are delighted to announce it has continued support from Scottish Book Trust.
There will be first, second and third prizes of books for pupils. The winning pupil’s school will also receive £250 worth of books. Winning pieces will be posted online as part of the Argyll Collection website and on SAL. Continue reading Annual Argyll & Bute Primary Writing Competition
