Category Archives: Communities and Culture

“Oh no it isn’t!”, “Oh yes it is!” Panto Fun at Small Isles Primary

There were loud shouts of “Oh no it isn’t!” and “Oh yes it is!” on Thursday 12th December when Small Isles Pre-Five and Primary children performed Snow White in the village hall. Audiences in the afternoon and evening were enthralled with tales of evil queens, crazy boffins and poor Snow White, who did, eventually get her prince!

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Christmas Performances at Dalmally

Dalmally Primary school P1-3 put on a performance of “Cock-a doodle doo Christmas” to a full house. This was followed by a selection of “Christmas Hits” in the style of “Top of the Pops” by P4-7.
The next day the nursery children performed Christmas songs in front of parents, grandparents and friends. They then showed off their learning folders to their visitors who enjoyed finding out about their learning.

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Sleeping Beauty at Castlehill Primary

Last Thursday Castlehill’s P1 and P2 children thoroughly enjoyed entertaining a very large gathering of parents and friends with a musical production of Sleeping Beauty. Cooks, maids, guards, gardeners, thorns, village people, fairies – both good and bad, members of the royal family and a handsome prince all took to the stage to tell the well-known fairy story.

5th Green Flag for Strachur Primary School

The children of Strachur Primary School are very pleased and proud to tell everyone that they have been awarded their 5th green flag. They were able to demonstrate their continuing commitment to eco issues through topics in school and working with the community in the local environment.

Achaleven & Ardchattan join forces for Nativity

Achaleven and Ardchattan Primaries joined forces this year for their nativity play – The Very Hopeless Camel on Friday 13th December. It’s been great fun rehearsing for it at our schools over the past few weeks, and we’ve enjoyed getting together as well to practice. With the help of Mrs Barlow there have also been lots of wonderful songs to learn.

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Seafood Feast for Toward

Toward Primary senior class pupils recently had the very exciting opportunity to visit Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and Restaurant. The children started the day with a trip to see the different processes that the mussels and oysters go through in preparation for being sold.

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Wonderful Baboushka

Dunoon Primary School Choir performed ‘Baboushka’ at St Johns Church on Sunday 15th December. The busy church were treated to a stupendous performance as the children sang so sweetly and confidently under the direction of our superb Choirmaster Heather Hamlet. The solos were simply marvellous and all the pupils are a credit to their parents and to our school.

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Dunoon Primary At Clyde Cottage Nursery

Dunoon Primary School Choir visited Clyde Cottage Nursery today. The pupils entertained the pre 5 children with a medley of songs from this years Christmas Musical ‘Baboushka’. After a terrific night at St Johns Church to a packed audience yesterday our pupils were very excited to be going there. We had a few angels, Baboushka herself and Tiddles her pet cat with us! The choir began with ‘We’re going shopping’ and progressed onto sing various songs from Baboushka and ending with Jingle Bell Medley.
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St Joseph’s sing for the Community!

The first public performance of St. Joseph’s Primary School’s new singing ensemble ‘St Joseph’s Dynamic Diamonds’ took place on Friday 13 December at Clyde View care home in Cardross. The recently formed ensemble practises each Tuesday under the excellent guidance and leadership of Mrs Helen Innes, one of our mums. Helen is a qualified Music Teacher and gives of her own time each Tuesday to practise with the children……..and on Friday it all paid off!

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Sandbank Primary’s Eco-Committee

Sandbank Primary’s Eco-Committee requested a visit to their local waste handling facilities and were kindly given a tour of both facilities by Shanks Waste Disposal Company. They began by looking at the recycling facilities at Bogleha, where they saw the containers for electrical goods, metal, wood, paint, batteries, plastic bottles, soil and many more items. They heard that many items, such as electrical goods, go to Perth where they are broken down and precious metals from circuit boards are taken out.

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Port Ellen Panto

CHRISTMAS CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA
Port Ellen Primary hosted their annual Christmas fair on Saturday, a chance to have fun, meet friends, buy home made goods and meet Santa. Despite being in the middle of panto fever the school produced a great showing of goods and prizes for visiting friends and family.

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Dunoon Grammar School – News Articles

Rotary Competition

The final school heat of the competition was held on Wednesday 20 November 2013. Four first year pupils took part – Rhonan Colquhoun, Blair McColm, Willow Grieve and Jennifer Purdie.

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Senior Citizen Afternoon at Colgrain

On Wednesday 5th December the Primary 7 pupils at Colgrain Primary hosted a Christmas party for the senior citizens of Helensburgh. The pupils and staff organised Ceilidh dancing, Christmas presents and teas and coffees for their invited grandparents and other senior citizens in the community.
The ladies and gentlemen were then treated to highlights from the Primary 1 Nativity and Christmas songs from our pupils in the nursery.
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Dunoon Primary Christmas Fayre

Dunoon Primary School PTA held a magnificent Christmas Fayre on Thursday 28th November 2013. The hall was packed with parents, pupils and shoppers as the crowd awaited the choir coming on to do a selection of Christmas songs. Santa was busy in his grotto and the teachers and staff were busy in the tearoom serving up a selection of home baked goodies.

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Dunoon Primary Eco Schools Anti dog mess and cigarettesstub Campaign

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Dunoon Primary’s Eco School’s Commitee 2012/2013 were delighted to receive their second Green Flag Award in the summer of 2013. Our Eco School’s assessor, Paul Love was delighted with all the Eco School improvements our school had made for e.g. further improvements to our Fairy Garden and was delighted to witness a real life mum and dad Coal Tit fly out of the newly designed bird house made by one of our P6 pupils and their grandfather last year. Continue reading Dunoon Primary Eco Schools Anti dog mess and cigarettesstub Campaign

Easdale Primary Pre 5

Easdale Primary Pre 5 have been out and about investigating different modes of transport. Over the past few weeks they travelled to Oban on the bus and visited the Fire Station and Lifeboat Station, popping into the CalMac and Scot Rail offices to collect time tables. PC Moore came into school grounds with his police car. The children were very enthusiastic and asked lots of questions about the vehicle and rescue equipment. Their topic will hopefully end with santa and his sleigh.

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CHANUKAH CELEBRATION

The children at Kilmartin Primary School took part in a Chanukah celebration to learn a little about the beliefs and customs of Jewish people. Rachel, Nettah and Lorenz’ mum, explained the significance of the candles on the menorah and then helped the children to each make their own menorah to take home. Rachel also baked delicious sufganiyot (sweet doughnuts) for the children to eat in the afternoon. The children decided to invite Rachel back to school for the Jewish festival of Passover as they enjoyed this experience so much.

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St Joseph’s Charlie Part of The ‘Visit Scotland’ Campaign

This year we have a number of children achieving accolades outside of school and Charlie in P5 is just one such example. After having taken the lead role in the school’s Peter Pan production in June, Charlie’s mum helped source an agent for him and his career has gone from strength to strength. This year you will see Charlie be a part of the ‘Visit Scotland’ campaign and we are delighted for him. Recently he travelled to Gleneagles to film the ad which will soon be on our screens.

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Bowmore Primary School News

Thursday 14th November 2013
Internet Safety Caption
Nervously, on Friday 1st November 2013, we waited for Sergeant Rae to come in to teach us about the dangers of the internet.
First we learned about file sharing then cautiously we talked openly about e-mail. Crazily, most of us use e-mail often and it is very popular, although Facebook and Twitter are very well known and used as well.

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