Category Archives: Expressive arts

Cinderella Rockerfella at Kirn Primary

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

A huge congratulations to all the cast and crew of the upper school for their outstanding production of “Cinderella Rockerfella” last night. Every pupil in P5, 6 and 7 played an important role as an actor, singer or stage crew. Very well done and thanks especially to those pupils working backstage for keeping everything moving smoothly.

As Mr Wylie told everyone after the show, we are very proud of our talented and enthusiastic pupils who worked hard to make sure the production was so professional. Continue reading Cinderella Rockerfella at Kirn Primary →

Nativity Play at Castlehill

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Friday 14th December was a very special afternoon in Castlehill Primary. Primary 1 and Primary 2 delighted family and friends with their excellent and well rehearsed Nativity Play. Expertly narrated by 5 of our Primary 2 pupils, the story unfolded to a hushed and very appreciative audience. Angels sang, stars shone, shepherds tended their flock, wise men found their way, and Mary, Joseph and their new baby were cosy in the stable. The afternoon was brought to a close with a rousing rendition of “We Wish you a Merry Christmas”. Continue reading Nativity Play at Castlehill →

Rothesay Primary WOW two sold-out audiences!

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

P4-7 pupils in Rothesay Primary took part in an oustanding pantomime last week called ‘Cinderella Jones’. This production told the story of Sally, a girl in a very similar dilema to Cinderella in the traditional fairy tale. We had a 5 strong team of rapping mice, a duo of hilarious fairy godmothers and their ‘squeegie’ dancer girls, Matt Vinyl: an overly confident DJ and his two crazy pals, our two ugly (but they were beautiful) sisters, the cool and charming Surfin’ Sam and of course, Sally. Our P1,2 and 3 pupils entertained our two sold-out audiences with Christmas songs during the interval. Continue reading Rothesay Primary WOW two sold-out audiences! →

Road Safety Calendar Competition

Competitions, Expressive arts, Primary schools

The monthly assembly at Castlehill Primary included a very special presentation with regards to the Argyll & Bute Road Safety Calendar Competition. Mrs June Graham and Mrs Kay McGhee , from the Road Safety Unit, travelled to Campbeltown and gave the whole school a talk and slide show which let the children who had a winning entry see their pictures on “the big screen”.   Certificates and prizes were handed out to the lucky prize winners. Continue reading Road Safety Calendar Competition →

Community Christmas Tree Festival

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

The P1/2 class from Bunessan Primary School had an excellent time decorating a tree for the Ross of Mull and Iona Community Christmas Tree Festival held in Bunessan Hall on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December. The theme this year was a ‘special event’, so the P5/6/7 class decided that we should decorate our tree in a forest theme as they’d all very much enjoyed forest workshops with An Tobar artist in residence, Emma. Continue reading Community Christmas Tree Festival →

Dunoon Primary Choir at Clyde Cottage Nursery

Early Years, Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

The choir were at Clyde Cottage Nursery on Tuesday morning 18 December 2012 to entertain the nursery children. They had a medley of Christmas songs ready to thrill their audience. The nursery children sat quietly all the way through the choirs performance and they even joined in for Jingle Bells.They sang some favourties e.g. Snowman and He Haw. When the choir finished they were treated to some Christmas songs from the Nursery themselves and even a carol in Spanish!! Continue reading Dunoon Primary Choir at Clyde Cottage Nursery →

Cardross Cinderella Rockerfella

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Cardross Primary has been getting into the festive spirit with their production of Cinderella Rockerfella. The P4-7 pupils performed their dress rehearsals to local primaries and nurseries as well as the senior citizens in the village. This was good preparation for their two sell out shows! It was a fantastic experience and tremendous input was given by both pupils and staff to make it a huge success. Continue reading Cardross Cinderella Rockerfella →

JLB’s Musical Medley

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Parents and friends of John Logie Baird Primary were wonderfully entertained by the children of the school during their Christmas performance of ‘JLB’s Musical Medley’.
They were taken to different locations through songs such as ‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria’, ‘ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, ‘Under The Sea’ & ‘I’m The King of The Swingers’.
The children learned a lot during the creation of the concert about performing to an audience, prop making, costume design and creative dance.

FREE CAST samba workshops for your primary school

Expressive arts, Offers & Info, Primary schools

What: a samba drumming project for p5-7 delivered by a music specialist, focusing on rhythm using Brazilian percussion instruments. In the last week of the block the children will have an opportunity to perform either to other pupils or an invited local audience.
When: a consecutive six week block of approx 1 hour-long sessions (depending on numbers) programmed to fit your timetable between January and June 2013. Continue reading FREE CAST samba workshops for your primary school →

Budding artists at ACES day

Events, Expressive arts, Secondary schools

On Wednesday 6th December Dawn Barrett from Glasgow School of Art’s Access to Creative Education in Scotland (ACES) department came to Inveraray Church Hall to run a portfolio Day. 18 S5 + 6 pupils came from various secondary schools to show some of their work and glean top tips to help them develop their folios prior to applying for art & design courses. Continue reading Budding artists at ACES day →

Ukulele Luing launches their Christmas CD

Enterprise, Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

After lots of anticipation Ukulele Luing launched their Christmas CD on Thursday 29th November. Last years P7s came along to help with the launch. The sales table was extremely busy and everyone enjoyed listening to the CD for the first time.
Ukulele Luing have now now been played on Oban FM, Radio Scotland and Radio 2.
The CD is available for purchase from Oban Music, Whitmore and Hamilton (Oban), Balvicar Stores and the school for £5. Continue reading Ukulele Luing launches their Christmas CD →

Barcaldine Entertaining!!

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Barcaldine Primary School Children went along to St Modans Church on Wednesday afternoon to entertain the Benderloch Senior Citizens Club. The children sang a range of songs as well as a child doing a solo song from Les Miserables. Singing was not the only order of the day as some of our children played their instruments – a fiddlist as well as a trumpeter with only a few months instruction. WOW!! Continue reading Barcaldine Entertaining!! →

Tobermory High takes to the floor.

Events, Expressive arts, Health and Wellbeing, Secondary schools

Both teachers and pupils of Tobermory High School took to the floor recently for another fantastic St Andrew’s Day ceilidh, organised by the S3s. The afternoon was filled with lots of wonderful performances by The Traditional Group, Carys Christine and the pipers, along with lots and lots of ceilidh dancing! The S3s are currently raising money for their Paris trip and so this year there were delicious homemade pizzas and cakes for sale. There was also face painting available and many pupils proudly opted for the traditional Scotland flag. Lots of fun was had by all.

Continue reading Tobermory High takes to the floor. →

Lochgilphead HS Wind Band SILVER PLUS SUCCESS

Events, Expressive arts, Secondary schools

The members of Lochgilphead HS Wind Band travelled to Livingston on Sunday 2nd December to take part, for the very first time, in the Scottish Schools Concert Band Festival. The band played four pieces including an Abba melody and got a great reception from the audience. Miriam McKay, the band’s musical director was given particular praise from the adjudicators for her choice of repertoire and balance of parts within the band. Continue reading Lochgilphead HS Wind Band SILVER PLUS SUCCESS →

St Andrew’s Day at St Joseph’s Primary

Events, Expressive arts, History, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

What a wonderful start to St Andrew’s Day at St Joseph’s Primary, Helens burgh as Colin Smith, a local pipe teacher, ‘piped in’ to school the boys and girls …….and that was just the beginning! Colin then went on to give a presentation on ‘the bagpipes’ and was met with some deep and meaningful questions at questions time like, ‘What was your inspiration to learn the bagpipes?’ (CIA ran P5). EVERY class then went on to perform to each other, everything from poetry to drama of Scottish history, to song……………and even a wonderful rendition of the Canadian Barn Dance by P7. All the staff and pupils joined in the celebration by sporting tartan to school and the celebration of Scottish culture and heritage was alive and kicking……an excellent whole school example of Scottish culture at its best!

Dunoon School Hostel Talent Night

Events, Expressive arts, Secondary schools

Dunoon School Hostel held an exciting event on the 29th November for St Andrews Night! The first ever Hostel Factor Talent Night was a huge success with both pupils and staff. There were 10 acts highland dancers, a piper, boy bands, a keyboard player and singers. The hall was adorned with flags, bunting and shields. Brandon Wilson started off the show with a short recital on St Andrews Day followed by Rory McCrae with the pipes. Continue reading Dunoon School Hostel Talent Night →

The BIG DRAW on Lismore

Expressive arts, Primary schools

Lismore Primary School enjoyed an exciting Drawing Week from 19th – 23rd November. The aim of the week was to get everyone involved and enjoying drawing and painting. Each day started with a ”Get Drawing” game such as Pictionary or Picture Consequences and then drawing, sketching and painting were included in our activities throughout the day.
On Monday the children learnt some technical drawing skills and created some fantastic straight lined curved patterns. They also learnt about Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. They then chose from a series of objects to draw using a variety of media including drawing pencils and oil pastels. Continue reading The BIG DRAW on Lismore →

Celtic connection for Oban Gaelic-medium pupils

Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools

Children from Oban’s Gaelic Medium department in Rockfield Primary School shared a fabulous afternoon of song, music and stories on Thursday 22 November with a special guest all the way from Cork, Ireland.
In advance of his concert as part of the town’s Winter Festival, John Spillane, a gifted singer, songwriter and performer, made a special visit to the school, courtesy of the festival organisers. John’s blend of songs in Irish and English, combined with his witty stories and highly engaging manner, were a huge hit with the pupils. During the afternoon, the children and John also compared words shared by Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Continue reading Celtic connection for Oban Gaelic-medium pupils →

Dunoon Rocks 2012!

Events, Expressive arts, Secondary schools

Dunoon Grammar rocked to the sounds of 16 keen musicians and 5 tutors last weekend as CAST held one of its series of YMI funded ‘Rock Weekends’. Over two full days the singers, drummers, guitarists and bass players co-wrote and rehearsed 3 different tracks, guided by a team of top musicians from all over Scotland. A resource pack was given to each pupil which had useful information about studying music and the rock and pop industry. As part of the first day the tutors held a discussion on the merits of studying music, rehearsing and playing talking from their own wide experiences.The young musicians were even treated to chocolate fairy cakes! See the video below for a flavour of the weekend. Continue reading Dunoon Rocks 2012! →