The children and staff had a lovely treat when the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust brought some of their friends to school. P1-5 learned lots of interesting facts about the types of mammals in our waters and enjoyed listening to recordings of the mammal conversations. It was fascinating to hear about the research and monitoring carried out by the HWDT.
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The Primary 4-7 children at Lochgoilhead enjoyed a visit from the RZSS Wild About Scotland bus yesterday where they took part in lots of hands on learning about Beavers and Endangered animals. Lots of fun was had and the sun even shone all day!
Day 1: In space base we looked at all the planets. We found out about what people thought the solar system looked like before telescopes. Then when telescopes were invented we were able to see the solar system like it is today.
In fizz bang boom we had to make a fizzy, cool, colourful chemical reaction. We also created a huge party popper which made a ball of fire (but only a quick one) and we made a very messy experiment which was basically a volcano.
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Primary one, two and three pupils at Rhu recently performed their ‘Eddie The Penguin Saves the World’ show to peers and parents. The performance was the culmination of a collaborative topic exploring the Polarlands.
The topic had an underlying Eco theme and provided lots of opportunity for cross-curricular links, with children singing, acting, playing percussion and hosting weekly assemblies to reinforce important Eco messages.
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This term we have planted some very special seeds as part of our science space topic. We received two packs of rocket seeds from the Royal Horticultural Society, one of which has been taken up to space to the ISS by the British astronaut, Tim Peake. We have planted both packs of seeds and we want to find out what effect being in space has had on the seeds. As we don’t know which of our packs went to space we will have to record their growth pattern and send off the information to RHS.
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At Rhu Primary School, Primary Two have been developing their pioneering skills in Ardenconnel Woods. They have learned to forage for natural materials and use them to build a den for the local fairies. They plan to use these skills to make a camp as part of their Viking topic.
The Selkie Class at Parklands School are preparing to become space biologists and embark on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space.
In September, 2kg of rocket seeds were flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on Soyuz 44S where they will spend several months in microgravity before returning to Earth in March 2016. The seeds have been sent as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the UK Space Agency. Continue reading Parklands school to grow seeds from space!
The pupils of Port Charlotte Primary school have been learning about the fascinating geology of Islay. We were very lucky to have the help of local geologist David Webster for our project. David took us on field trips to every corner of the island and we learned lots of interesting facts about Islay’s geology and how the rocks which make up this amazing island were formed;
On the 23rd of March Southend Primary School held an Open Afternoon to share their learning with parents and carers. There were five stations, and we were each in charge of one of these, using our knowledge to teach parents and carers. These stations included, Reciprocal Reading, Garageband, Origami bookmark making, screen printing and food and health. At the Reciprocal Reading station the parents were given the roles required for this and had to carry out that specific role when reading the text.
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On Wednesday 30th March, all of the boys and girls from Colgrain Pre-5 Unit right up to P7 took part in a special event to raise money for the Nora Docherty Foundation that has built schools and supports children in the Dedza region of Malawi. We had to walk a mile round the African village that had been set up in our school grounds.
Pupils at Southend Primary School have been very busy learning about the processes involved from farm and sea to fork.
We have been looking at different food groups, ‘The Eatwell Plate’ and the importance of a balanced diet. Members of the local community have visited to enrich our learning in this area. Jen Campbell discussed fishing; how the fish is caught, different species of fish found in our local area and some information about the work carried out by her husband and son, who are fishermen. We saw live crabs which they had caught and tasted crab pate.
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Dunoon Grammar School learning centre pupils have returned from a big adventure at Ardroy Outdoor Centre on the shore of Loch Goil. This three day residential formed part of their John Muir Silver Award and involved learning centre pupils exploring hillsides, beaches and taking to the water in canoes. They built dens, made fire and some even made a mud slide down the hill!
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On Wednesday 30th March the children of Sandbank Primary and Pre-5 Unit enjoyed a Science Fun Day. The day blasted off with a whole school assembly about Fantastic Forces. Some pupils were pushed, pulled and stretched in the name of science as they explored the effects of friction and gravity.
We held our very first Spring Fayre at Bowmore Primary on Wednesday 30th March. The sky was blue, the sun was shining and there was an air of excitement within the school! Beautiful crafts were created by our children, from cute wee birdhouses to Easter egg flowers! Our ECO committee sold their home-grown plants and organised a second hand book and toy stall which proved very popular.
We enjoyed meeting various mini-beasts this afternoon at Strachur Primary. We got to hold a spider, a snail, a beetle and even a snake!
P1-4 pupils at Strone Primary School are involved in a 6 week Beach and Marine Litter Project with the GRAB Trust. The most interesting discovery so far is a Dogfish skeleton. Whilst exploring the beach the pupils are also making a positive difference by collecting sackfuls of beach litter.
Brendan O’Hara visited Park on Friday 11th March to meet with the Eco Group. Following this meeting he offered to propose an Early Day Motion in Parliament commending Park Primary for its work on local and global environmental issues.
On Thursday 11th March the early level class visited the recycling centre in Dunoon. Mr Wheeler gave us a tour of the centre and we saw someone pick up a skip with a big truck. We saw lots of different kinds of things that people had thrown away that can be recycled. Mrs Leyland put the batteries from our school into the section for recycling batteries. We learned that some items are taken away from Dunoon as they contain harmful gases. Also, we saw some bricks and stones that were going to be made into new roads. It was a great day and we really enjoyed it.
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Over the last ten days Park Primary School has gone Fairtrade crazy! Fairtrade Fortnight was kicked off with a Fairtrade themed assembly hosted by the Eco Group. All children wore their pyjamas as the assembly, which followed this year’s theme of ‘Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers!’ Then on Friday 4th March there was a Fairtrade snack day where all children and staff were encouraged to bring or purchase a Fairtrade snack at the Fairtrade themed tuck shop, opened and run by the Primary 7s over the fortnight!
Children in the Early Level at Rhunahaorine have been exploring the local woodland and burn at our new base, which we have decided to call Rhino Camp. We have been enjoying extended imaginative play sessions, developing language skills, cooperation and negotiation and motor skills. We have been learning to manage risk and challenge.
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