On Wednesday 24 October thirteen of the Lochgilphead High S2 pupils that will be attending Outward Bound took up the opportunity to walk from the school to Bellanoch Bridge (on the Crinan Canal) and back. The walk which was a total of 11.5 miles (18.6 km) was arranged so that the pupils could raise funds towards their trip via sponsorship.
The walk was challenging and lasted from 9.30am until 3.15pm with stops at Cairnbaan for refreshments and Bellanoch Bridge for lunch. Continue reading S2 Outward Bound 2013 at LHS
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Kintyre Pupils & Scottish Opera……..COMING SOON!
In the midst of a city, in the midst of a war, an enduring friendship is formed between a young elephant named Sheila and her keeper. As the bombs begin to fall and the Head Zookeeper worries about the fate of the animals, the local children play and laugh and sing in the Belfast streets………..
The Elephant Angel is a heart-warming new opera for audiences of all ages by composer Gareth Williams and acclaimed novelist Bernard MacLaverty. Based on a true story, it tells the tale of a lady zoo keeper who takes a baby elephant home with her each night during the Belfast Blitz, looking after it and keeping it safe with the help of the children who live near by. Continue reading Kintyre Pupils & Scottish Opera……..COMING SOON!
Argyll and Bute – Anti Bullying Policy
Please see below link to the Revised Anti Bullying Policy for your information
Lochgilphead High School 4xl Enterprise Project
On Monday the 17th of September the 4xl group took a trip to Shearer’s Candles in Glasgow as part of their Enterprise Project.
The group were welcomed by Rosie who told them about the history of the company / factory and how it was developed. The group were then taken on a tour of the factory lead by Earkate who explained how the factory was run and explained the importance of health and safety within the factory. During the visit they had an opportunity to make their very own candles, which was a well received an enjoyable opportunity. Continue reading Lochgilphead High School 4xl Enterprise Project
Help for Higher Students at Oban High
Oban High School’s Maths and English Departments recently held a joint information evening entitled, ‘How to Help Your Child Pass Higher Maths and English.’ The focus of the evening was to give parents helpful strategies and advice to enable them to support their children through the challenges of these very demanding courses. Information on course outlines, deadlines and content was also discussed and parents were issued with helpful booklets and shown useful websites. In addition, current S6 students spoke about the importance of good study skills and being organised from the beginning of the year.
RME on Iona
In the first of this year’s RME days 54 S1/2 pupils and 7 staff from Tobermory High School spent the day on Iona learning about the history of Iona and the life and work of the Iona Community. The day was the RME part of inter-disciplinary work on Life in 6th Century Scotland. The group looked at why Columba chose to settle on Iona and why thousands of tourists and pilgrims flock there every year. In St Oran’s Chapel they learned about the life of the early monks before exploring the cemetery where Scottish Kings and politicians are buried. Continue reading RME on Iona
Pupils Learn About the World of Work
On, Wednesday, 26 September 2012, half of Dunoon Grammar School’s S4 pupils attended Industrial Awareness Day, held at the local hostel – with the other half going on, Tuesday, 2 October 2012. The day is held in order to raise awareness of what goes on in business and to educate pupils of the day to day occurrences in some businesses. It is also to show S4 pupils what the business world is like and allows them to work with people from outwith the school. The day is always a success because of the fact pupils are put into groups and therefore working together and meeting new people. The tasks that they have to complete are all business related, this making them use other skills that are not normally used in a classroom environment. Continue reading Pupils Learn About the World of Work
Parents go back to School
On, Thursday, 4 October 2012, Dunoon Grammar School held an information evening for parents of S1 pupils. The evening was opened by a talk from Mr Shaw (Head Teacher) and Mr McLean (S1 Year Head). The parents of some S1 pupils were able to visit the many different departments in the school, where each department had a display of the work they had already done with the new S1. The evening was not a usual parents evening – where the parent and teacher sit down to discuss the pupil’s progress and behaviour – but instead to allow the parents to see, as a whole, what S1 have been doing in their classes. There were a number of senior students and prefects who helped out on the evening to guide the parents around the school. The evening was very informative and showed how well the new S1 have settled in to Dunoon Grammar School. Continue reading Parents go back to School
Dunoon Grammar School Pupils go Eco-friendly
Over the past 6 months, a range of DGS pupils and staff have been gathering old plastic bottles to make their very own greenhouse. The greenhouse was made for two reasons: one simply because the DGS garden needed one; furthermore, it was a beneficial scheme which allowed recycled material, that would have otherwise gone to landfill, to be used in a productive way. Some materials were given in by some pupils, but also Bogleha (a recycling centre) installed bins to collect additional plastic bottles. Mr Crofts and Mr Davie, of DGS’s Technical department along with Mr Crofts’ S4 practical craft skills class took 3 days to construct the frame for the greenhouse. Dunoon Grammar School’s Eco-group and Mr McClement, PT of Science, took two afternoons to assemble the plastic bottles and to add the finishing touches to complete our new greenhouse. Continue reading Dunoon Grammar School Pupils go Eco-friendly
Tiree High School Councillor Visit
The S2 class have been looking this term at how we make decisions in a democracy. We have focused on local democracy and discussed our representatives and what they do for us. We have also looked at the various things that are provided for us by our council and finished off with a role play task where we looked at the difficult decisions councils sometimes have to make, due to lack of funding. The pupils took on the role of parents, staff members & local shopkeepers in ‘Avridge Council’ and prepared speeches, which they delivered to Avridge councils’ ‘Education Committee’ (Mr Campbell & Cllr Fred Hall!). Continue reading Tiree High School Councillor Visit
Tobermory High School – ACE trip
S1 pupils from Tobermory High School, accompanied by four of their teachers, recently visited Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling as part of their induction programme. This annual trip allows new S1 pupils to get to know each other as well as to visit places and attend workshops relating to the course work they cover in S1. On the trip pupils chose books for the school library in Oban, visited Summerlee wind farm, St. Mungo’s museum, Glasgow Science Centre, The National Museum of Scotland, The National Gallery, Our Dynamic Earth, Stirling Castle and The Scottish Parliament. Pupils were fortunate enough to meet Michael Russell, our MSP, and Jamie McGrigor for a question and answer session after a tour of the parliament buildings. Continue reading Tobermory High School – ACE trip
Young Ambassadors Attend Leadership Academy
On Sunday 16 September 2012, 13 pupils and 3 members of staff of Dunoon Grammar School went to Skye for a week, to take part in Columba 1400 (a leadership training centre). They participated in the Ambassador’s Leadership Programme which allowed the pupils to learn about their leadership skills. They also discovered their true potential, learned about teamwork and communication and how to use these skills to improve their lives and the school. It was the first time the school had participated in this helpful event, which allowed everyone to improve their confidence – children who would not normally be capable of speaking in front of a group became comfortable enough to do so by the end of the programme. Continue reading Young Ambassadors Attend Leadership Academy
Dunoon Grammar School pupil achieves Gold success at swimming contest
S3 pupil, Nathan Robinson recently won 5 Gold medals, and broke 3 Argyll and Bute records at a swimming competition held at Dunoon Riverside Swimming Pool. The events which he competed in were the 200 Individual Medley, the 200 Front Crawl, the 100 Butterfly (which he broke Argyll and Bute records for these events), the 100 Front and the 100 Back. He won all of these events.
Mr Reid, from the schools PE department commented:
“Nathan performed incredibly well. He won 5 medals and broke 3 Argyll and Bute records. He is a credit to Dunoon Grammar School. Well done Nathan.”
Event Heroes Ensure a Warm Welcome at Dunoon Grammar School
Teaching staff, travelling from across Argyll and Bute, arrived to a warm welcome at Dunoon Grammar School on Friday, 21 September 2012 thanks to a group of S3 DGS pupils. The pupils from the S3 Administration & IT class had sacrificed a long-lie during their extra day off to ensure the planning day for authority teachers ran smoothly.
The purpose of the day was to allow teachers from each subject area to get together to discuss, plan and organise courses for the new National qualifications. S3 pupils from DGS are already working on these new qualifications and those from the Administration & IT class put some of their newly acquired event administration skills to good use to help plan, run and review the day.
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Dunoon Grammar School Pupils Go for Gold!
On Wednesday, 12 September 2012, Dunoon Grammar School played host to its very own Olympic Games. The Games were officially opened by a performance from Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band. Then the Games began. Around one hundred pupils took part in the 7 events that were on offer. These events were the 90m, 200m, 800m, Shot Put, Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump.
Originally planned to take place in June, the Games were held in order to raise awareness of the Olympics, their history and their values. It also allowed the competitive edge of the new house system to come out and gave everyone involved a fun filled afternoon.
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Dunoon Grammar School Stars Shine for Scotland
Pupils from Dunoon Grammar School again played a key role at a significant International Reception hosted by Education Scotland at the City Chambers, Glasgow last week. The Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band and Highland Dancers entertained a distinguished audience consisting of educationalists from across the globe.
Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning and Skills from the Scottish Government introduced the Grammar school pupils to the international audience gathered in the stunning City Chambers, Banqueting Hall. Continue reading Dunoon Grammar School Stars Shine for Scotland
New resource from CETS
The Co-operative Games: Succeeding Together is a free school resource which links into Curriculum for Excellence, developing all 4 key characteristics, and supporting cross-curricular teaching.
It looks at the wider meaning of “common wealth”, how that links to co-operative values and principles and how the Scottish co-operative heritage has supported community and economic development in Commonwealth countries.
The resource is available to use online and as a PDF
http://www.cets.coop/resources/co-op_commonwealth_form.html
SD5 Fitness Club, Oban High School
As part of their Personal Development Award a group of students from Oban high School have formed a Fitness Club and have been participating in different aspects of Outdoor Education since returning from their holidays.
The group have been working with Stramash and have experienced Canoeing in a local Loch and Coasteering at Ganavan Sands. For many of the group this was very challenging and was fantastic to see them all joining in and coming out of their comfort zones!
Tobermory High School wins Siobhan Dowd Trust ‘Joy of Reading’ Competition.
Tobermory High School is one of 10 schools across the UK to win a £1000 prize in the Siobhan Dowd Trust’s “Spread the Joy of Reading” Campaign (www.siobhandowdtrust.com) Schools were invited to share initiatives which have encouraged reading and a love of books.
Continue reading Tobermory High School wins Siobhan Dowd Trust ‘Joy of Reading’ Competition.
Tobermory High – Digging up the Past at the Baliscate Chapel Excavation
Like other schools on Mull, P3-S2 pupils from Tobermory High recently visited the Baliscate archaeological site for an opportunity to talk to the archaeologists, ask questions and see this fascinating find right on our doorstep.
Secondary pupils took part in a simulated dig in class, before they went to understand how an archaeologist works. The visit links in with the work secondary pupils complete in Social Subjects and RME on Christianity and Columba.
Continue reading Tobermory High – Digging up the Past at the Baliscate Chapel Excavation
