Rhu P4 recently visited Kelvingrove Art Gallery to find out more about Ancient Egypt as part of this term’s topic. We found out about the afterlife and what the Ancient Egyptians did to their dead kings, gruesome!!! We took part in drama activities and held some Ancient Egyptian artefacts. Later on we had a look around other parts of the gallery and found some interesting animals (can you guess whose feet these are?).
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A Safari round Africa -in Taynuilt!
A cold night in January became quite a bit warmer when Taynuilt Primary School invited family and friends to go on Safari around Africa!
This was the culmination of two weeks’ work learning about the countries, culture and problems of the African continent. Each class chose an aspect of Africa that they would like to learn about and, every morning they worked in groups and with their class teacher to research answers to their questions.
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Burns Supper at Strone Primary School
On Friday 30th January Strone Primary School Parent Council organised their annual Burns Supper held in the Kilmun Younger Hall. The event was well attended by families and members of the local community, who were treated to a great evening of entertainment by the P5-7 class and a delicious meal cooked by Mrs Rodger, our school cook.
Bowmore Primary is ‘Tapsalteerie’!
On Tuesday 3rd February at Bowmore Primary, an appreciative audience enjoyed a child-friendly performance of our famous bard’s ‘Tam O’ Shanter’. Robert Burns’ famous poem was given the BPS treatment, creatively led by ‘Tapsalsteerie Theatre’- a unique husband and wife team from Stirling. David and Jackie Smith spent from 9.20 to 2.15 (breaks excluded of course!) with our P6s and P7s from the English and Gaelic classes.
Roman Week
Sumus Romani!
26th – 30th January 2015 was Roman Week at Lismore Primary School. This term’s main focus is Myths and Legends and the children decided to take a closer look at one of the civilisations from which many of the ancient myths come. As part of the topic the children will be performing the Roman legend of Androcles and the Lion at the North Lorn Drama festival and this gave the children another reason to research these fascinating people. Continue reading Roman Week
Robert Burns Day for Dalintober PS P7’s
P7 pupils of Dalintober PS organised their own Burns Supper as part of their interdisciplinary learning task on the life and times of Robert Burns. Pupils recited poems and speeches and performed music and dance as part of the celebrations.
Skipness School Burns Supper
Skipness Primary School held a Burns supper and had an afternoon of entertainment earlier this week. They were joined by parents and members of the community. The children made their toasts, read poems and sang ‘Three Craws sat upon a wa.’ Everyone joined in dancing Strip the Willow and Auld Lang Syne. A lovely afternoon was had by all!
World War 2 Day for Dalintober PS P7’s
P7 pupils of Dalintober PS rounded off their interdisciplinary learning task on World War 2 by dressing in clothes of the time and being pupils in the very strict Miss McCallum’s (Mrs Elise Glendinning) class, using slate boards and participating in a traditional street party. A group of pupils also discussed their learning experiences with Head Teacher, Miss Caroline Armour, and were able to talk articulately about their knowledge and understanding of their chosen theme. A great success!
‘A Night at the Oscars’…continued!
Dear Diary,
Day One
I’m looking forward to our Oscars award ceremony. I’m excited about making a film and I can’t wait to write a script and make props and backdrops because I love the thought of making a film as it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I’m not really worried about anything. I think the thing that will challenge me most is writing WW1 style as I struggle to write about things that have already happened.
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BIG RHYTHM SESSIONS Funded music CPD
There are still spaces available on these afternoon CPD sessions. Come and learn how to facilitate effective drumming sessions. Drumming rates as the most satisfactory and inclusive musical experience children can experience in school. Participants will receive boomwhacker packs (tuned percussion tubes) for their school.
Rosneath Primary School – Burns Supper
Rosneath Primary School, P7/6 held a superb Burns Supper on the evening of Monday 27 January 2015.
After a supper of Soup followed by Haggis, neeps and tatties, then some of Mrs Johnson’s famous Shortbread, the pupils gave us an excellent evening of entertainment in true Burns fashion, from their ‘toasts’ (how witty the toast to the Lassies and also Rhys’s reply from the Lassies), to poetry, singing and dancing for all. Continue reading Rosneath Primary School – Burns Supper
Burns Supper at Kirn Primary
Today Kirn Primary School’s P7 pupils celebrated the birth of Scotland’s most famous poet by hosting a Burns Supper for parents and friends, together with four invited guests from the community.
Braw day out for Strath of Appin pupils
Children from Primary 3, Primary 4 and Primary 5 attended a Burns’ Event, for local primary schools, which was held at the Corran Halls, Oban on the 27th of January. It was all smiles as the children proudly wore the medals that they had won in the various Recitation, Art and Writing in Scots competitions.
Burns’ Afternoon at Rosneath
Primary 1 pupils at Rosneath enjoyed a fun Friday afternoon, with a Scottish twist, to celebrate Burns’ Night. Pupils enjoyed learning and performing Scottish poem, “The Lollipop Man” and Scottish song “Ye Canny Shove Yer Granny Aff a Bus”. To complete the Scottish experience the children took part in Scottish dancing; ate and drank an array of Scottish foods; wore tartan clothes and accessories and created their own Scotland flags. An awesome afternoon was had by all!
Happy Memories in P4 at Kirn
Recently we read a story called Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. The story told how a young boy (Wilfred), helped an elderly lady find the memories she thought she had lost by finding objects which help her remember her own childhood so long ago.
Rothesay Primary: Outstanding P7 Burns Supper!
What a fantastic afternoon at Mount Stuart for the P7 Burns Supper. The children led the whole event from the Selkirk Grace to the Vote of Thanks. We had recitations, songs, instrumentalists and highland dancing… a full afternoon celebrating the life and work of Robert Burns. Miss Henry and Mrs Watson wish to thank Mrs McKirdy and Mr Briggs for their efforts, Mount Stuart for the use of their premises, MacQueen’s Butcher for donating the delicious haggis and local farm Birgidale Butts for the tatties and neeps!
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Cash for Clothes Appeal
Primary Two at Rhu Primary have recently been learning about Africa in Social Studies. They recently organised a Cash for Clothes Appeal to raise money for the charity Wateraid. Thanks to all the generous donations, they successfully raised £90 to help provide clean water and sanitation for those in need. What responsible citizens – well done!
EATING ROUND THE WORLD
Following on from the successful end of term BBQ in which the pupils wanted to taste different exotic types of animals, which became known to the children as “Eating Round the Zoo”, Kilchrenan celebrated the end of the term by Eating Round the Christmas World.
St. Joseph’s host event for Strathclyde University’s Post graduate VIP experience
Friday 16 January saw 7 postgraduate students and their tutor from Strathclyde University visit St. Joseph’s in Helensburgh to begin their VIP (Vertically Integrated Project) approach, focussing on schools’ Science, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. This new pedagogy, adapted from that which originated in Georgia Institute of Technology in the USA, is an approach used to further students’ authentic STEM study in Higher Education.
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Lochnell Primary Fundraising for Mary’s Meals
The boys and girls from Lochnell School and Nursery presented a cheque to Mrs MacDonald for Mary’s Meals. The Children had learned that Mary’s Meals could feed one child for a year for £12. They decided to get busy! They organised a Silver Collection at the school Nativity Play.Mrs Kerr donated a lovely knitted snowman and the children raffled this.
The boys and girls were delighted to raise the total of £247.66 and realised that this would feed 20 children for the year!
