Category Archives: Events

Park Pupils Impress at Burns Event!

Awards, Competitions, Events, Expressive arts, History, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Primary schools, Topics

A few weeks ago, Primary 7s at Park School entered the Burns competition at the Corran Halls. After weeks of preparation, the pupils took part in different categories and clearly impressed the judges as they returned to Park with 10 medals in total! These were as follows: silver and bronze in Recitation; silver in Solo Singing; gold and silver in Instrumental; gold and bronze in Art; and gold, silver and bronze in Writing in Scots.

Congratulations to our Primary 7s – we are very proud of their achievements!

Dunoon Grammar School – Modern Studies Trip to Westminster

Communities and Culture, Debate, Events, History, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Modern Studies, Projects, School trips, Secondary schools, Topics

At 11.45pm on the 16th of December, Dunoon Grammar School’s Modern Studies Trip commenced. Those involved (Mrs Hunter, Mr Clark, Mr McNeilage, and 26 pupils from DGS) embarked that evening upon an exciting adventure. During the trip the group would get to visit the Houses of Parliament and experience London during Christmas time, but first they had to endure on an 8 hour bus ride to get there.

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UK Maths Challenge 2014

Competitions, Events, Interdisciplinary, Secondary schools, Topics,

On Thursday 6th February, 60 of our S3 and S4 pupils competed in the UK Intermediate Maths Challenge. The UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge is an hour long, intriguing multiple choice question paper, which is designed to stimulate interest in maths in large numbers of pupils.
The top 40% of students nationally receive a gold, silver or bronze certificate in the ratio 1:2:3 and each school receives a Best in School certificate.

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E-Safety for Parents event

Child Protection, Communities, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Learning Tech, Training,

Do you…
• Worry about what your children are doing online?
• Know how to stay safe online?
• Know how to keep your children safe online?
• Have e-safety questions that you would like answering?
• Need help to make sure that you stay safe online?
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Dogs Trust Centre visit Dunoon Primary!

Communities and Culture, Competitions, Eco Schools, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Topics

On Wednesday 12th February Alison and Alfie from the Dogs Trust Centre in Glasgow came to visit our school. Alison told the children about the work carried out there and also discussed with them the important aspects of dog care. She emphasised the need to clean up after our dogs when exercising them in public places. This tied in with our Eco Schools Committee who are organising a poster competition to highlight the need to keep our streets clean and free from dog mess.

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Tobermory High School & Primary School Celebrate 2nd Green Flag

Awards, Communities and Culture, Eco Schools, Events, Forest Schools, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Topics,

Tobermory High School 3-18 Learning Community are celebrating being awarded their second Eco Schools Green flag. The eco committee worked hard over the last 2 years to minimise waste, improve the school grounds and keep on top of litter across the campus. The Eco Schools assessor was impressed with the collaborative approach the school has adopted to tackling eco topics, working in conjunction with the Forestry Commission, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust and the Mull and Iona community Trust.

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Dunoon Grammar School Badminton Winners

Active Schools, Awards, Communities, Competitions, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Secondary schools, Sport,

A number of our pupils took part in the Annual Argyll and Bute Schools badminton championships last week. Our pupils were a credit to Dunoon Grammar School. Their standard of play was exceptional and they returned with a number of titles.

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Rotary Young Chef Competition

Competitions, Events, Hospitality, Interdisciplinary, Science, Secondary schools

Well done to S1 pupil Jennifer who was runner up in the District Final of the Rotary Young Chef Competition last week – she will now go on to the Regional final which will be held in March.
8 competitors will take part in the next round made up of 2 competitors from each of the three Rotary Districts in Scotland and 2 competitors from the North East of England. We wish Jennifer the best of luck in the next round.

Dunbeg Primary Arctic Topic

Events, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Science, Topics,

Dunbeg Primary pupils in P2/3 have been learning all about the Arctic. They even sent their very own explorers on an Arctic adventure! Snowy the Seal and Penny the Penguin set off with their scientist friends Finlo (Ruari’s dad) and Kim (Sennen’s dad) who were going to work there for a few weeks. Snowy and Penny got up to all sorts of mischief which included snowmobile rides, exploring ice caves, helping with scientific experiments and meeting huskies and polar bears.

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Strone Primary School Breakfast Week

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Primary schools

At the end of January, Strone Primary School took part in National Farmhouse Breakfast Week, which raises awareness about the importance of making a healthy start to the day. With donations of vouchers from our local Dunoon CO-OP and eggs from Marshall’s Farm, the pupils were able to tuck into delicious breakfasts with omelettes, cereals, toast, croissants and pancakes. We raised a magnificent £100.00 which the pupils chose to donate to Mary’s Meals, a global project that sets up school feeding projects. Our children wanted to give something back to support children in some of the world’s poorest communities, where hunger and poverty can prevent children from gaining an education.

Lochgilphead Joint Campus: Run, Parents, Run!!

Communities, Events, Health and Wellbeing, PE

This year’s Campus Fun Run is fast approaching; medals have been ordered, marshalls are being recruited and Clyde, the Glasgow 2014 mascot, has been booked to present the prizes. The Fun Run usually attracts about 400 entrants making it one of the biggest running events in Argyll and this year we would like to make it even bigger by inviting parents to compete for the first time. Continue reading Lochgilphead Joint Campus: Run, Parents, Run!! →

MINI COMMONWEALTH GAMES AT DALINTOBER PRIMARY SCHOOL

Active Schools, Competitions, Events, Geography, Health and Wellbeing, History, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, PE, Primary schools, Sport, Topics, Training

Everyone in Dalintober Primary’s P7 class had a super time during their Mini Commonwealth Games which were held in school last week. The Games marked the end of an Interdisciplinary Task all about The Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Games.
A variety of activities had been enjoyed by the class leading up to The Dalintober Games, including compiling factfiles about some Commonwealth countries, making clay tiles to advertise the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and using a Diamond Nine to make group decisions about which events were most important. Continue reading MINI COMMONWEALTH GAMES AT DALINTOBER PRIMARY SCHOOL →

LOCHGILPHEAD JOINT CAMPUS KITCHEN HELPS COUNCIL TO ACHIEVE AWARD

Awards, Communities and Culture, Eco Schools, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Hospitality, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools

We know how good our school meals are and how much effort the catering staff put into making tasty food which appeals to pupils but also promotes sustainability and healthy eating. It was no surprise therefore that a visit to the kitchen by the Soil Association assessor was instrumental in securing the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark for the council.

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Kilmartin celebrate Chinese New Year

Communities and Culture, Events, History, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Topics

This week, at Kilmartin P.S, we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We watched some films showing how people celebrate this festival and Benjamin in P.2 told us that this is the year of the horse. We all researched our Chinese zodiac sign and discovered that we are mainly sheep, pigs or monkeys! Benjamin brought in his Chinese dragon from home and then gave out fortune cookies. This is a traditional way of giving good luck messages for the new year.

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Project Wild Thing!

Communities and Culture, Early Years, Eco Schools, Events, Geography, Health and Wellbeing, History, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Science, Secondary schools, Social Enterprise,

Stramash Social Enterprise and Oban Phoenix Cinema have joined forces to present a showing of the feature length documentary Project Wild Thing. The award winning film is currently touring the UK. It brings the complex issue of the ways in which our children do (or don’t) interact with the natural world to our attention. The project has gathered significant support throughout the United Kingdom from the RSPB, the National Trust, schools, nurseries and other educational organisations.

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Dalintober Primary School; Mary Queen of Scots topic

Communities, Events, Expressive arts, History, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Primary schools, Topics

Dalintober Primary 6 pupils treated their parents and relatives to a Scottish themed concert to celebrate the end of their Mary Queen of Scots interdisciplinary topic. The pupils were fully responsible for the planning and organising of the event. The guests were treated to a variety of musical performances which included solos and duets from brass instrumentalists, drummers, a chanter player and a violinist. The concert ended with the class singing two Scottish favourites, ‘Will Ye Go Lassie Go’ and ‘Caledonia’.
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Gymnastics courses coming soon………

CPD, Events, Health and Wellbeing, PE, Training

The following courses have been organised for primary class teachers to assist with the teaching of gymnastics and dance. The courses will be led by Anne Murphy, Development Officer with Education Scotland.
– Wednesday 26th February 10am-3pm, Inveraray Primary, gymnastics and dance.
– Tuesday 4th March 3.45pm-5.45pm, Colgrain Primary, gymnastics.
– Wednesday 5th March 3.45pm-5.45pm, Sandbank Primary, gymnastics.
– Thursday 13th March 10am-3pm, Oban (venue TBC), gymnastics and dance.
To book a place please email Rona Young, PE Co-ordinator: rona.young@ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk