On Wednesday the 7th May Sandbank Primary School, Nursery, Gaelic Medium Unit and Sgoil Araich were visited by Owl Magic from Kilmarnock. Nine different owls from all over the world spent the day with us, as each class learned about birds of prey and how to handle them carefully and safely. The owls ranged from a large eagle owl from Afghanistan called Bailey down to a pygmy owl called Titch.
Category Archives: environment
SCIENCE IN ACTION
Kilchrenan Primary pupils have been learning about the science of plant with Mrs Love, and now it is time to put their new knowledge into action and develop some practical science skills. They selected a range of vegetables and fruit for their new mini greenhouse: two types of tomato, strawberry, garlic, beetroot, mini cucumbers, cabbage and more. They took time to reassess the state of planters around the school. Some have been thrown out and new ones purchased and planted with differing types of plants to attract different types of insects, all to increase biodiversity in the school grounds. Continue reading SCIENCE IN ACTION
P2 Pupils from Castlehill visit local Co-op
Primary 2 from Castlehill Primary School enjoyed a visit from the Co-op who talked about the environment and Fairtrade Products and the children entered a Green schools Competition. Their Eco pictures were displayed in the foyer of the Co-op during the Easter holidays.
The children then visited the Co-op and would like to thank the staff for their kind donation of seeds and compost for their school garden and also for the Easter treats.
Garelochhead Primary, IMAGINARY CITY – MR M ANGUS
An inspired parent, Mr Michael Angus, offered his expertise and came to Garelochhead Primary to teach us about Architecture. We created imaginary cities based on our visions for the future. We had to describe our vision to others and they had to put our ideas onto a visual drawing.
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Garelochhead Primary, Helensburgh Art Club
All classes have participated in an Art Liaison with Helensburgh Art Club. P7/6 were fortunate to work alongside Mrs Mary Duncan, a retired Art Teacher, to make Panda Puppets to be used with script work. We also created a scroll to highlight the need to keep pandas in their natural habitats – bamboo heaven!
THE BIG GREEN ADVENTURE
Pupils in P1-P7 at Kilcreggan Primary School recently entertained parents and friends with their wonderful production of The Big Green Adventure. The musical show had an eco message. Scenes and songs gave messages about recycling, being transport aware, switching off unneeded electrical appliances and caring for our environment. All classes participated in the song and action part of the show with P5-7 pupils taking on the speaking parts. Pupils amazed their audiences at both performances with their great acting. Continue reading THE BIG GREEN ADVENTURE
