The children of Craignish Primary School have been working with the Craignish Church Restoration Action Group (CCRAG), and members of the community. The main aims of this co-operative working are to:
On the 25th of September 2012, all the Primary seven pupils from Colgrain Primary had a visit from Alzheimer Scotland.
They explained what dementia was and what it does to you. All the children enjoyed it. The ladies told everyone how we could help lessen the symptoms of dementia by looking after ourselves. Continue reading Alzheimer Scotland’s visit to Colgrain Primary
Senior pupils in Tarbert Academy took part in a Moral Conference at the end of October. This ‘Question Time’ style event found pupils asking questions about Scotland’s future, footballers’ wages, the issues surrounding foreign aid at a time of recession and current debates on marriage. Pupils achieved highly in setting questions, taking part in debate and listening sensitively to a wide variety of views. Anne Paterson praised the pupils highly – as did the panel members. Pupil feedback is highly positive regarding our Moral Conference. Continue reading Tarbert Academy Moral Conference
All of the pupils at Luing Primary had a fun filled Halloween week. Each child was matched with their own individual pumpkin, which was then used for pumpkin maths, sorting all the pumpkins into order by size, generating lots of discussion about the criteria they chose. Followed by estimating and measuring the weight and circumference of each pumpkin. The children then had great fun carving their pumpkins. Scary night skies were painted and collage witches made. On Wednesday they all came dressed up. They went into the garden and hunted for unusual ingredients to put into their magic potions. Everyone had a fabulous time. Continue reading Luing Primary Pumpkins
Primary 1 and Primary 2 pupils from Castlehill Primary enjoyed a fun filled afternoon when they had their Hallowe’en Party on Wednesday 31st October. All the children wore super costumes including witches, transformers and even a pink furry pig! A variety of games were played and everyone took part in the old favourite “dooking for apples”.
Never mind the premier of the new James Bond film, Thursday 25th October saw Primary 7 at St. Mun’s, walk their own red carpet as they attended their own movie premier and Oscar Ceremony, which was witnessed by friends, family and important invited guests. Continue reading St Mun’s Night at the Oscars
Welcome to SS4E’s November 2012 e-news bulleting. If you have any comments or suggestions on this bulletin or indeed any special requests for special software offers, please email them to kim.conway3@btinternet.com Continue reading SS4E November 2012 e-news bulletin
The parent Council at Kilninver Primary organised a super spooky party to celebrate Halloween. Mums, Dads, boys and girls, members of the wider community and visitors from other schools dressed in their most ghoulish outfits and put their hearts and souls into participating in the hilarious games and activities that had been organised. Local celebrity Witch Candyfloss kindly judged the best pumpkin and costume competitions. The children would like to thank everyone who helped to make the evening such a great success. We all think this is the best way yet to have your tea. Continue reading Halloween Celebration
Primary 7 pupils organised an afternoon of fun to celebrate Halloween at Barcaldine Primary. All the children (and teachers!!) were asked to come dressed up as an animal – we had everything from starlings and swans to dogs and dinosaurs to name but a few! The fun started with ducking for apples and pinning the rabbit’s tail with everyone getting sticky from trying to eat doughnuts that had been strung up without using their hands and marshmallows with squidgy cream. Everyone had to eat a slug – thankfully it turned out to be an orange segment covered in chocolate – PHEW! Fun was the ingredient of the day and thank you to our P7 pupils for arranging such a great day.
Here are the Kilcreggan Primary School winners for Golden Lunch Table. Pupils who have shown good manners and good eating habits are chosen to eat their lunch at the Golden Table. Congratulations to Maya, Blair, Megan and Lindsey.
Last Friday, the whole school were involved in a car wash in the playground, ably assisted by volunteer fire-fighters from Dalmally Fire Station. Each “customer” paid £5 to have their car washed and waxed. In addition, customers were able to have tea, coffee and biscuits in the staffroom, while they waited. The car wash raised an amazing £82 which means that Primary 5 and 6 can now take part in a badminton festival at the new Velodrome in Glasgow. They reaped the financial rewards of their hard work! Continue reading Dalmally Car Wash
Parents, carers, grandparents and interested friends dusted off their old school bags and polished an apple for the teacher as they went back to school at both Minard and Furnace this week. On Tuesday Minard hosted children’s grown ups as they learnt maths skills alongside the pupils by plying interactive maths games and solving problems. Harley’s mum said, “It was great fun!” and all the grown-ups were impressed with the young people’s skills. Continue reading Bring A Grown-up To School Days
The children in P.4-7 at Kilmartin Primary School recently took part in a drama workshop with Hopscotch Theatre Group to help them to understand the dangers of cyber bullying. The children watched the drama unfold as the actors told the story of a girl who received threatening text messages on her mobile phone. The children had to work together to think up ideas to help the girl and in doing so understand some strategies that they could use in a similar situation. The children all rated the workshop ten out of ten and felt that they understood the dangers of all of the digital technology that they use and felt more confident about keeping safe in the future. Continue reading Cyber Bullying Workshop at Kilmartin Primary School
The Annual PTA Halloween Party was held on Monday 29th October 2012 and was packed with children from P4-P7. A fun filled evening was provided by the Parent Teacher Association. The hall beautifully decorated was adorned with Halloween figures ranging from ghosts to vampires. The disco for the evening was provided by Gareth Blair who provided the children with the top hits from the charts. There was dooking for apples, string doughnuts and feely boxes filled with ghoulish delights. The best boy dancer of the night was Drew P4 and the best girl dancer was Leagha P5. What a super night, a tremendous treat for our new Headteacher Mrs Sylvia Clark ! Well done to all involved for providing this superb night. Continue reading Halloween fun at Dunoon Primary
Clachan and Skipness Primary pupils enjoyed a fantastic electricity workshop last week.
They were able to construct electrical circuits using batteries, bulbs, motors and buzzers.
Pupils worked together with solar panels, making use of the sunshine outside.
Many thanks to Pat for providing us with so many opportunities for active learning. Continue reading Electricity Workshop inspires pupils!
The children and parents from Taynuilt Primary School had a wonderful time at their Hallowe’en party on Friday. It was organized and run by the PTA and was held in the Village Hall. There was a huge variety in costumes worn by children and adults, ranging from ghosts and vampires, to Strictly Come Dancing couples. The local reverend was dressed as Elvis Presley! The PTA had organized games and activities, and there was a lovely buffet for all to eat. Continue reading Taynuilt Primary Hallowe’en party
On Tuesday we had the amazing experience of watching the Scottish and Southern Energy workmen cutting down a really big tree! We all walked along to watch while the tree surgeons scaled the trunk to cut all the branches before felling the tree. The tree made a very loud thud as it hit the ground. It was very exciting but a bit sad too because it had been there for a very long time and perhaps birds and animals had made their home in it. The tree was 26 metres high at least! We are going to measure out 26 metres in our playground to see if it would fit. Continue reading Tree Felling at Innellan
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
Saturday 17th November 2012. St George’s School, Edinburgh,
10am – 3.30pm
Cost per delegate: £110
This workshop is aimed at junior and senior staff who wish to develop their skills in using SMARTBoards. The workshop will include the following distinct learning modules: Continue reading ‘Introduction to Using SMART Boards’
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!
