Dunoon Primary pre-5 children are delighted with their new uniforms! Parents and children chose the colour and Emma Murray, who is now in Primary one, designed the “Rainbow Mountain” logo, which was used to decorate the nursery corridor. Well done Emma!
Category Archives: Interdisciplinary
John Logie Baird P7 visit to The Scottish Parliament
Primary 7 at John Logie Baird Primary School made the long trip through to Edinburgh recently to visit the Scottish Parliament. After a visit to the Education Centre where we learned about the history of the parliament in Scotland and where asked to use our brains, we went on a tour of the building. We were lucky enough to be allowed into the Debating Chamber and learned many interesting facts about that room such as where the Presiding Officer sits and just how busy the reporters for the parliament are! Did you know they have to write down every word that is spoken inside the Debating Chamber? Continue reading John Logie Baird P7 visit to The Scottish Parliament
Strone Eco Reps visit the Scottish Parliament on Holyrood Apple Day
On Wednesday 18th October, 3 of our Eco Committee attended the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for Holyrood Apple Day. We went with Merle from the Ardentinny Walled Garden Project to present apples picked from the garden. We had new varieties as well as apples from the old Victorian apple tree in the garden.
Our P1-4 class had been to pick the apples from Ardentinny on Monday and had baked apple flapjacks for people to try. Continue reading Strone Eco Reps visit the Scottish Parliament on Holyrood Apple Day
Cardross Primary Library Challenge Winners
It was a celebration of achievement this morning at Cardross Primary School with a staggering number of pupils completing the Library Summer Reading Challenge. Lesley from Cardross Library came up to present the pupils with their summer reading medals which they earned by reading six books in the holidays.
Community Planned Partnership at St Joseph’s!
Community planned partnership is alive and well at St Joseph’s in Helensburgh. Throughout the academic session all classes will be involved in planning their IDL studies in conjunction with a community partner. This term both P1 and P3 involved the partnership of the local Dog Groomer as they each approached the study of ‘Pets’ at a basic and more advance level respectively.
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Lochgilphead Joint Campus Head Boy and Girl
Lochgilphead Joint Campus provides a safe and relaxing environment which gives us many opportunities to learn through academic and extra-curricular activities for pupils of all ages.
The high level of teaching has allowed many pupils from the school to go into further education and broadens their experiences of learning.
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Roald Dahl Day
Minard Primary Mischief and Mayhem
Pupils from Minard Primary School enjoyed a day of fun celebrating Roald Dahl day and the BFG’s 30th birthday. They made (and ate) Swizzlechew, practised usng imaginative adjectives like Violet Beauregarde as she chewed her gum,enjoyed the magical story of the BFG especially whizzpopping and viewed the live broadcast with Michael Rosen chatting with Lucy Dahl. A great way to end the week.
Felting at Benmore Gardens
On Thursday 5th September P5 and P7 spent an amazing day at Benmore Botanical Gardens with their teachers and support staff. On Friday 6th September P6/5 and P7/6 also enjoyed a fabulous day at Benmore. Cath and Katie from the Education Service in Edinburgh’s Botanical Gardens were the superb instructors during the visits. Each class got the fantastic opportunity to make felt, incorporating an image of a plant or greenery. These had been freshly picked from the gardens to provide inspiration for the felting project.
HARVEST SALE @ Kilmartin
Thanks to the help and generosity from parents, children and teachers, our Harvest Sale on Friday 13th September raised £86. We will put this money to good use, buying new resources for outdoor education to continue with our good work in the garden and the woods.
What a Buzz!
P7 pupils in Rhu are looking to achieve the John Muir award this term for discovering, exploring, conserving and sharing their work on bees and their local area. They made a great start to their project by visiting a local beekeeper. Fortunately, it was a lovely sunny day and the bees were out foraging for the last pollen and nectar of the season. What a good opportunity to spot the bees busy at work.
Kilcreggan Primary School
Last Friday our Primary 5/4 class gathered brambles from our School grounds and apples from fruit trees planted by pupils and parents earlier this year. They then came back into class and made apple and bramble crumble. There was enough for every class to try some! As you can see from the pictures it was delicious.
Achaleven Primary School Helping out Hope Kitchen
When we returned from the school holidays we discovered an abundance of crops in our school garden, from peas, giant cucumbers and carrots to a bumper crop of potatoes – which also won first prize in the Connel Flower Show last weekend!
What should we do with all these vegetables? We wanted to help others so we contacted Hope Kitchen in Oban to see if they could use them.
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Americans in Dunoon Report
On the 15th of August 2013 a lady called Sue Morrison came from Strathclyde University to talk to us about how to properly do an interview.
On the white board she let us listen to bad interviews and what we should not do during an interview.
I found it very interesting and useful advice.
On Monday the 19th of August we all went to the Burgh Hall to interview four people who were in Dunoon when the Americans came or were one of the Americans. Continue reading Americans in Dunoon Report
People Who Help Us!
Rockfield Primary 2 kicked off their ‘People Who Help Us’ topic with a visit from local PC Andrew Simpson. The children enjoyed learning about what the police do and how they can help. They especially enjoyed seeing the police van with the flashing lights. The follow up tasks in class proved to be very fruitful after the hands on experience. We have many things to look forward to that include a visit from a nurse, a postman, the mountain rescue and even some school staff. We have also been invited to the local fire station and police station. Exciting times ahead in Primary 2!
First day back at the Dalintober allotment!
Dalintober Eco Group were amazed when they visited their allotment for the first time this term. They discovered an abundance of fruit and vegetables had sprouted during the summer including: marrows, potatoes, tomatoes, rhubarb and even an apple!
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News from Luing
The Early Level children at Luing have already been busy in the workshop making a buggy. They used an old storage box, the back of an old children’s settee and wheels from an old dilapidated bookcase They had lots of fun trying it out in the playground and are now working on improving on it.
Oban High School’s Loch Eil Adventure!
Ten members of Oban High School’s Senior Pupil Leadership Team attended Loch Eil Outdoor Centre recently completing a Teams and Leadership Development Course.
St. Joseph’s Pupil Scoops International Prize!
Charlotte was overcome with emotion when John Evitt of Mission Matters Scotland came to St. Joseph’s Primary School for what she thought was an assembly on the international charity which the school supports. However, earlier this year Charlotte and her classmates had entered an art competition to mark the 170th birthday of the Catholic Church’s global mission charity and John’s real reason for visiting school that day was to present Charlotte with the Scottish prize.
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PRIMARY 6&7 VISIT MESOLITHIC DIG ON ISLAY
On Tuesday 27th August Primary 6&7 went on an archaeological dig to Rubha Port an t-Seilich on Islay because they are doing a topic on life in Mesolithic times. The dig was run By Professor Steven Mithin from Reading University and a team of archaeologists.
The site that they were visiting was found when a gamekeeper bought pigs to dig up the bracken, but instead the pigs dug up a piece of flint that was over 9,000 years old. Continue reading PRIMARY 6&7 VISIT MESOLITHIC DIG ON ISLAY
HERMITAGE STREET DANCERS
Pupils from the Hermitage Primary School Streetcheer club have enjoyed recent success at the UDO Scottish National Schools Street Dance Championships. The pupils attended dance workshops over their Summer holidays to help prepare for the competition held at the SECC in Glasgow on Friday 23rd August. Their hard work and dedication paid off as they were placed 6th amongst 25 other primary schools for their energetic dance routine. Continue reading HERMITAGE STREET DANCERS
