Tarbert Academy drama club recently took part in the Argyll Drama Festival which took place in Ardrishaig village hall. The club has at present 18 members, 14 from P6 and 7, 2 from first year and one each from second and third years. The play they performed was “A Thirty Minute Dream” which is an abridged form of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Category Archives: Expressive arts
Cardross Primary
P1and p6 are working on transitional movies for our nursery providers. We are hoping our pre 5 pupils can get a glimpse of life in primary 1 at Cardross.
CONCERT FEVER
Excitement hit fever pitch last week at St. Joseph’s in Helensburgh as the children began auditions for the end of session concerts ‘Oliver’ and ‘Peter Pan’. After a week of ‘rehearsals’ by the children in the playground, they were ready to audition. Excellent renditions of ‘oom pah pah’ and ‘ you’ve got to pick a pocket or two’ among other songs saw some very talented children perform to their audience of peers and judges. Confidence was bubbling over – evidence in abundance that children at St Joseph’s are ‘Confident Individuals’.
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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.
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
Daffodil Tea at Dunoon Primary
“Outstanding! Superb! Moving!” These were some of the comments made to describe the Daffodil Tea performance by Dunoon Primary School Choir on Tuesday 26th March. The choir performed their programme in the afternoon for invited guests within the community and also in the evening for parents, relatives and friends. The hall was decorated with artwork produced by all the classes and refreshments were provided by the PTA.
Daffodil Tea at Dunoon Primary
“Outstanding! Superb! Moving!” These were some of the comments made to describe the Daffodil Tea performance by Dunoon Primary School Choir on Tuesday 26th March. The choir performed their programme in the afternoon for invited guests within the community and also in the evening for parents, relatives and friends. The hall was decorated with artwork produced by all the classes and refreshments were provided by the PTA.
Hermitage Art Show success!
Talented Young Artists from Primary Seven at Hermitage Primary School gathered at the Victoria Halls on Tuesday 19th March to show off their art at an Exhibition for parents and invited guests. The pupils produced pieces of contemporary art around the theme of transition and the result was a very colourful and imaginative exhibition which included a piece of art from all seventy three children in Primary Seven. The exhibition was opened by successful sculptor and artist Jason Pyper Davis who was very impressed by the vast array of skills and ideas on display. Continue reading Hermitage Art Show success!
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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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
Red Nose Day at Oban High School
Oban High School students and staff report Rudolph has nothing on them!
More than 600 of the three varieties of the 2013 Red Nose Day noses were sold for £1 each at Oban High School for Comic Relief. Students and staff raised £1,063.68 to contribute to the international global assistance agency through a variety of activities including open mic performances in costume; face painting stalls and cake bakes. Continue reading Red Nose Day at Oban High School
Toyota dream Car competition
Here at Bowmore Primary, we are so proud of Natasha Thomson, P.5. Natasha’s class entered the Toyota dream Car competition and this is what happened…
‘I had to draw a picture of my dream car and I found out I had got into the World Competition!
I was so excited when I entered the Toyota Headquarters because it was soooooo big. We had lunch in a private room and it was delicious.
Red Nose Day at Rothesay Primary and Pre-5
Comic Relief 2013
Rothesay Primary had a Red Nose Day on Friday the 15th March. All the Primary 7s gathered up to organise a day full of fun for the rest of the pupils. We had a sponge throw; nail bar; designer dreams stall; a raffle; beat the goalie; car wash; float the lemon game and face painting. Everyone had a brilliant day! Along with the money raised in Pre-5, Primary 2 and the red noses sold by our pupil council, we raised a staggering £1028.78! It was such a successful day for all the Rothesay Primary pupils and staff.
Dalintober PS Pupils Play Park Design Ideas
Pupils from Dalintober PS were delighted to be asked to give their ideas on what should be included in Campbeltown’s new play park at Kilkerran. Mrs Alison McGrory, from Kilkerran Play Park’s Committee came to talk to Pupil Council members, who then asked their class mates to give their ideas and suggestions from a catalogue provided by Mrs McGrory. The Pupil Council presented their ideas to Mrs McGrory and is eagerly awaiting the finished design!
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Rockfield Primary School “Design a Bag” Success!
Schools from the Oban area were invited by Tesco to enter a competition to design a bag to launch their new ‘Click and Collect’ service and Rockfield were lucky enough to have the winner in their school! Our winning designer got his logo printed onto reusable bags and every family in the school was given one for free. As well as this, he was also awarded a £25 gift card for himself to spend and a £250 cheque for the school. Well done!
BBC visit Rockfield
The children in the Gaelic classes in Rockfield got a huge surprise last Monday when a crew from the BBC turned up at the school! The pupils had taken part in some filming for Gaelic television programme “Dè a nis?” earlier this year and were delighted to be told by the television presenters that out of 16 schools, the pupils from Rockfield were the fastest on space hoppers! Continue reading BBC visit Rockfield
Celebrating World Book Day at Kilmodan
Children and staff at Kilmodan Primary enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day 2013.
Can you recognise your favourite character from a children’s book?
3 Schools Samba!
Clachan,Glenbarr and Rhunahaorine Primary Schools are taking part in a six week samba session. We are all enjoying working with a talented local drummer, Mark MacSporran, who has been teaching us that WE LIKE TO EAT…. ICE CREAM !
