On Friday 26th April Lochdonhead Primary held a very successful daffodil tea morning. All the members of the public were invited to come along and participate in the various activities and sales. There was a baking stall, a plant sale where you could buy a variety of herbs and flowers, arts and crafts, a lucky dip, catch the duck competition and a raffle. All of this was held in the top classroom, while in the bottom classroom fresh cakes, teas and coffees were served. Continue reading Lochdonhead Primary Daffodil Tea
Category Archives: Competitions
Barcaldine wins in RBS Easter Competition
Children from Barcaldine Primary School all drew Easter themed pictures for the recent RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) Easter Drawing Competition.
Well done to Eilidh Munro, a P7 pupil, who won a prize. She has received a £10 Amazon voucher.
Sky Rainforest Rescue School Challenge
Lochdonhead Primary schools upper class have just completed a rainforest challenge. There were 3 challenges to choose from. We chose Food We Eat. It was very, very fun and exciting. We had to do a survey of before and after the challenge and had fantastic results: Continue reading Sky Rainforest Rescue School Challenge
Toyota Cross Country Relay Championships at the Duchess Woods
Kilcreggan Primary School P6 and P7 pupils took part in the Toyota Cross Country Relay Championships at the Duchess Woods, Helensburgh today. Our teams competed against a large field and all crossed the finish line in grand style. Congratulations to them all and a big Thank You to Denise Walker, Margery Taylor and Toyota Helensburgh for organising the event.
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DUCHESS WOODS CROSS COUNTRY RELAY
Rosneath Primary entered this event for the first time. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves – very hard work but all our runners were determined to cross that Finish Line. Our Team of 3 x P7 Girls earned themselves a Second place medal – well done! Such determination was shown by ALL the runners from ALL the Primary Schools.
Lochgilphead High School Pupil Planner
Lochgilphead High School pupils receive a ‘Pupil Planner’ each year. The planners are issued to all four Clans and each Clan has it’s very own ‘Cover Design’. This coming August is no exception and S1 pupils were challenged to come up with a ‘Cover design’ during their art classes. The winning designs have been chosen and will be seen on each planner soon. Pictured are the four winners…
Oban Dance Competition
Lochgilphead High School’s Fusion Dance Club competed in a dance competition at Oban High School on 25 March. They entered three groups; S1, S2 and Seniors. The S1 group danced to ‘Written in the Stars’ and won an award for ‘Best Presentation’ and were delighted at receiving the award for their very first competition. The S2 group who danced to ‘You Bring Joy’ and the Seniors who danced to ‘Radioactive’ thoroughly enjoyed the experience even though they weren’t as successful as the S1 group. Continue reading Oban Dance Competition
Taynuilt’s top team
“Four p7 pupils from Taynuilt Primary won the Rotary Club’s annual p7 quiz which was held earlier this week in the Royal Hotel. The six teams who took part from local schools had to answer ten rounds of questions on subjects such as geography, famous people, logos and James Bond. There were many relatives, friends and teachers there to cheer on the teams in what was a fun evening for all. The Taynuilt team goes on to the final in Glasgow on May 20th.”
Here is Barcaldine Primary School showing off their new Fourth Green Flag.
The children were commended for the steady progress that they had made since their last award in 2011 and also for having so many sound ideas for the future. Families, local community, local business and environmental organisations were involved in this journey. The children were particularly commended for the progress that they made with their transport topic via events such as the Big Pedal and the assessors were delighted to hear of the wonderful use the children were making of their local cycle path. Continue reading Here is Barcaldine Primary School showing off their new Fourth Green Flag.
Mr & Mrs (Hostel Style!)
Dunoon School Hostel held a Mr & Mrs on Thursday 18th April. Steven Simpson Top Presenter and Co Presenter Mary Peek started the 6 couples off with their own intro music and videos. The multi-choice questions followed with a set of paddle questions. The kitchen staff prepared coconut hearts and delicious goodies with the Mr & Mrs logo on them and the hall was skillfully adorned with an array of heart decorations by our houseparents.
Minard’s Duck Derby
The children at Minard Primary organised and ran a Duck Derby on the last day of term. They sold ‘ducks’ at a £1 each and raised £295 for school funds!
They had written to local businesses around Inveraray asking for donations for the prizes and received some wonderful ones for which we are very grateful.
The children at Furnace Primary joined in the fun. This was after we had celebrated a joint Easter service at Minard church and a buffet lunch at the school.
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Dalmally Talent Contest
Dalmally’s Got Talent!
At the end of March the children of Dalmally Primary School organised a talent show. This was no ordinary evening; in fact it was a very exclusive event. Guests entered through the V.I.P entrance, made their way along the red carpet and were greeted with a champagne (sparkling fruit juice!) reception. The event was not complete without a panel of celebrity judges who took their roles very seriously.
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Hermitage Primary Netball
Hermitage Primary are very proud of the school netball team for winning the Lomond School Netball Tournament. The group phase saw some excellent play in all sectors of the court and the team progressed into the final undefeated. Hermitage faced Cardross in a nail biting final in which both teams played superb netball and were equally matched. However a tense 4 minutes of extra time allowed Hermitage to score a further 2 goals and finally win the trophy. Well done to the whole team!
Tobermory High – Comic Relief
From the youngest primary children to the oldest S6 and most of the staff everyone joined in the fun of Red Nose Day. Crazy hair and pyjamas were the themes and most people rose to the challenge so there were some interesting sights in Assembly. In primary they baked cakes and had an impromptu dance contest whilst in secondary most junior pupils had bought senior genies for the day who carried bags, helped with work and in some classes lead a bit of karaoke.
Burns organising committee
On the 5th Feb the organising committee for the Local schools Burns event met for the second time to confirm their plans for the day. The representatives from Rockfield, Lochnell and Kilninver’s Pupil councils printed certificates and organised nametags and presentations. Hopefully the arrangements we have made will ensure that the day runs smoothly.
Good Luck to everyone who is planning to take part….break a leg.
rural schools athletics final
On the 7th March our P4&5 children were chuffed to bits to qualify for the Oban schools athletics competition.
This is the first time we have made it into the final. Some of us jumped and threw further than we have ever managed before. with a bit of training who knows, we might make the medals next year.
Easter Bonnet Parade
There may have been wintry temperatures and snow showers outside on Wednesday March 27th, but inside Dunoon Primary there was most definitely a celebration of Spring and Creativity taking place, as children from the Nursery and P1 – 3 arrived in the hall, wearing a fantastic array of colourful Easter bonnets. The pupils of P4 – 7 and staff showed their appreciation, as the younger children took to the stage to model their amazing creations. A wonderful effort! Well done!
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Burns Competition at Kilninver
On 11th Feb over 200 children from the Lorne area came together to compete in a range of Burns competitions that had been organised by the pupil councils of Rockfield, Lochnell and Kilninver Primary schools and over 400 entries were received.
The event was held in the Argyllshire Gathering halls and the adjudicators came from the local Burns club who had donated £500 towards the costs of the day.
Mid Argyll Music Festival
On Friday the 22nd March Kelsey took part in the beginners woodwind section of the Argyll Music festival. She has only been playing the clarinet for 6 months and was delighted to come away with first place for her rendition of 6, 5, 0h, oh oh, which she played from memory.
Well done Kelsey
eggybition
The parents of Kilninver primary school organised this years Eggybition.
The winners were Archie, Neve and Georgie.
Well Done to all who submitted entries.
