The Mainstream and Gaelic pre-five units of Bowmore Primary went to visit the residents of Kirk Care on Monday 17th December. They entertained with renditions of ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘When Santa got stuck up the Chimney’. The Gaelic pre-five children followed on with a lovely Gaelic carol. This was a lovely afternoon as the different generations enjoyed each other’s company. The children were suitably rewarded by the residents as they each left with a present, tucked under their arm – thank you so much everyone!
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Pre-5 Lochgilphead Joint Campus —Art Exhibition
The Pre-5 Unit recently had a visit from Art teacher, Alec Ohnstad, who gave the children some tips as they painted pictures for their Art Exhibition. Family and friends had the opportunity to purchase the artwork in order to raise funds for the charity, Mary’s Meals. The Art Exhibition was a great success and all pieces were quickly snapped up! As well as the sale of their paintings, the children ran a café and had baked flapjacks to serve to those visiting the exhibition. The fantastic sum of £80 was raised.
A Very Merry Christmas Market
Friday the 7th of December brought the return of the Christmas Market back to Lochgilphead Joint Campus. This year’s market was yet again a huge success with a total of £ 2400.00 exceeding previous years’ totals. The hall was packed with a variety of stalls with different themes and goods. A particular success was the stall from the Technical department which was quickly sold out. Santa’s grotto with our , Santa, his elf, Rudolph and the Snowman went down a treat with all, especially those from the primary. Continue reading A Very Merry Christmas Market
The Hoity Toity Angel meets The Gruffalo’s Child
Well done to all our star performers who took part in the Christmas Concert on Monday 17th December in Rhunahaorine Primary.
Children performed The Hoity Toity Angel and The Gruffalo’s Child and entertained their audience with bells, clarinet and trumpet.
The fantastic sum of £250 was raised for school fund. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported the school yet again with a super turnout.
PORT ELLEN AT CHRISTMAS
On Wednesday 19th December 2012 there was a Nativity at Port Ellen Primary School. Primary 1/2 did the nativity with nursery, we thought it was very good they remembered all their lines. They were clear and they enjoyed doing the play, they liked singing the songs and the audience laughed, we really enjoyed it. It was really good Taylor was Joseph and Sarah was Mary and it was also known as the the lucky owl and Rebecca was the Owl. By Alicia Continue reading PORT ELLEN AT CHRISTMAS
‘Carols By Candlelight’
On Monday 17th December, the Round Church in Bowmore was lit up with flickering candles in preparation for Bowmore Primary’s ‘Carols By Candlelight’ service. This was very ably led by P.4/5. It was a very special time for the children and our community. Each class stood and sang either a Christmas carol or song to a packed church whilst P4/5 told us the Christmas Story. Special angels designed by the children, decorated the church. The simplicity of the service reminded us of the meaning of Christmas. By the time the P 4/5 service ended, everyone left the church with a lovely warm Christmas feeling. Merry Christmas everyone.
‘Eddie the Penguin saves the World’ in Skipness!
Skipness Primary School pupils performed ‘Eddie the Penguin saves the World.’ It is an Eco – play which encourages people to save the environment. They held an Eco craft fair after the show having made crafts from recycled materials. They raised £91 for school funds. There was also a visit from Santa followed by tea/coffee and cakes!
Bowmore Christmas Fayre!
All Bowmore Primary children have been busy with their arts and crafts this term in preparation for their grand Christmas Fayre! There were a variety of crafts on sale: from super sparkly twig stars to lovely Christmas Stockings, from carefully decorated hand sewn tree decorations to excellent ECO photo frames (recycled cardboard and shells were used). Handmade Christmas trees and bunting also looked stunning. Continue reading Bowmore Christmas Fayre!
‘Snow White’ sparkles at Bowmore
Bowmore Primary held one of their finest pantomimes to date this December! The familiar story of ‘Snow White’ was retold in a sparkling version of song and dance.
Every class took part and performed a well-rehearsed and very professional routine. Our P.7s took on board the principal roles, from a very handsome Prince Justin of Bieberville to our outrageous dame, Sarah Sausage. Snow White walked on straight from a Walt Disney film as did the very wicked Queen – boo! Continue reading ‘Snow White’ sparkles at Bowmore
CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT KILCREGGAN PRIMARY
Kilcreggan Primary pupils were treated to a magnificent Christmas Lunch today. Staff and pupils sat down together and enjoyed a feast. Thank You to our Catering Staff.
Nativity Play at Castlehill
Friday 14th December was a very special afternoon in Castlehill Primary. Primary 1 and Primary 2 delighted family and friends with their excellent and well rehearsed Nativity Play. Expertly narrated by 5 of our Primary 2 pupils, the story unfolded to a hushed and very appreciative audience. Angels sang, stars shone, shepherds tended their flock, wise men found their way, and Mary, Joseph and their new baby were cosy in the stable. The afternoon was brought to a close with a rousing rendition of “We Wish you a Merry Christmas”. Continue reading Nativity Play at Castlehill
Rothesay Primary WOW two sold-out audiences!
P4-7 pupils in Rothesay Primary took part in an oustanding pantomime last week called ‘Cinderella Jones’. This production told the story of Sally, a girl in a very similar dilema to Cinderella in the traditional fairy tale. We had a 5 strong team of rapping mice, a duo of hilarious fairy godmothers and their ‘squeegie’ dancer girls, Matt Vinyl: an overly confident DJ and his two crazy pals, our two ugly (but they were beautiful) sisters, the cool and charming Surfin’ Sam and of course, Sally. Our P1,2 and 3 pupils entertained our two sold-out audiences with Christmas songs during the interval. Continue reading Rothesay Primary WOW two sold-out audiences!
Community Christmas Tree Festival
The P1/2 class from Bunessan Primary School had an excellent time decorating a tree for the Ross of Mull and Iona Community Christmas Tree Festival held in Bunessan Hall on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December. The theme this year was a ‘special event’, so the P5/6/7 class decided that we should decorate our tree in a forest theme as they’d all very much enjoyed forest workshops with An Tobar artist in residence, Emma. Continue reading Community Christmas Tree Festival
Sprouts are the favourite!!!
On Tuesday lunch time Luing cook Marianne, helped by Liz from Easdale, cooked up a wonderful Christmas dinner for pupils and staff. Sprouts were declared the favourite vegetable by many of the pupils and Mr Glen-Lee. Mr Glen-Lee thought he was champion sprout eater, but sadly lost out to Duncan and Fergus. Everyone had a wonderful time. Continue reading Sprouts are the favourite!!!
Dunoon Primary Choir at Clyde Cottage Nursery
The choir were at Clyde Cottage Nursery on Tuesday morning 18 December 2012 to entertain the nursery children. They had a medley of Christmas songs ready to thrill their audience. The nursery children sat quietly all the way through the choirs performance and they even joined in for Jingle Bells.They sang some favourties e.g. Snowman and He Haw. When the choir finished they were treated to some Christmas songs from the Nursery themselves and even a carol in Spanish!! Continue reading Dunoon Primary Choir at Clyde Cottage Nursery
Barcaldine Entertain Local Community
Barcaldine Primary school children came together on Wednesday night to entertain family, friends and the local community at their annual Christmas Community Night.
It wasn’t easy but we managed to convince Gary Barlow, Nicole Sherzinger, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell (aka the P7 pupils) to judge our entries for the night. It was tough as comments were flying across the classroom however the evening’s entertainment was quickly finalised. Continue reading Barcaldine Entertain Local Community
Cardross Cinderella Rockerfella
Cardross Primary has been getting into the festive spirit with their production of Cinderella Rockerfella. The P4-7 pupils performed their dress rehearsals to local primaries and nurseries as well as the senior citizens in the village. This was good preparation for their two sell out shows! It was a fantastic experience and tremendous input was given by both pupils and staff to make it a huge success. Continue reading Cardross Cinderella Rockerfella
‘One Bright Star’ Dunoon Primary School Choir
“All who attended St John’s church last Sunday evening enjoyed a pre-Christmas treat as Dunoon Primary School Choir led their annual carol service. Presenting the Christmas story in narrative and song, they performed the lovely cantata “One Bright Star” interspersed with some traditional carols.” Lots of smiling, happy faces from the children proved how much they have enjoyed singing the beautiful songs this year and they were pleased all their hard work had paid off. Continue reading ‘One Bright Star’ Dunoon Primary School Choir
JLB’s Musical Medley
Parents and friends of John Logie Baird Primary were wonderfully entertained by the children of the school during their Christmas performance of ‘JLB’s Musical Medley’.
They were taken to different locations through songs such as ‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria’, ‘ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, ‘Under The Sea’ & ‘I’m The King of The Swingers’.
The children learned a lot during the creation of the concert about performing to an audience, prop making, costume design and creative dance.
Achaleven Holly Tea
We held our Holly Tea in the school last Saturday. We had fun getting ready for the big day. We iced biscuits, made beautiful table decorations with holly and candles and decorated the classroom with festive pictures.
Everyone helped on the day. There was lots and lots of lovely home baking for sale. Fair Trade tea and coffee was on offer as we are working towards becoming a Fair Trade school. Lots of people turned up to support us and munched through mince pies and shortbread. Continue reading Achaleven Holly Tea
