All the children in Easdale Primary took part in a walking bus to the village of Ellenabeich and back to school to practise their road safety and support Brake road safety charity. Our safe walking and road safety posters made cars more aware and slow down to a safe speed.
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Cardross Gala Day
Cardross Primary hosted their annual Gala Day on Saturday. The day was huge success with lots of activities and plenty of sunshine. The school would like to thank the CPSA for their wonderful organisation and the community groups and businesses that continue to support our village school.
Let The Battle Begin!
It was no ordinary Sports Day at Sandbank Primary as this year the children took part in a Highland Games competing in their Clans. The opening ceremony got the Games off to a great start. Led by pipers, the Clans waved their banners as they sang and marched to Highland Cathedral.
Then it was off to the competitions which included various running and jumping events, hammer throwing, shot put and of course tossing the caber!
Achahoish Beach Clean
We spent two afternoons cleaning rubbish off the beaches along our coast with the help of our mums and dads. We were joined by Lochgilphead P6&7 on Thursday afternoon. We had our packed lunches on the beach and it was so hot we got to paddle. We gathered 19 bags of rubbish together and we all got along fantastically. We would love you to come back again soon. It was a great day thanks to the sunshine and good company.
Arasi – P4
Achahoish Host Mid-Argyll Inter-School Sports Day
The sun shone, the sea breeze kept the midges away and we had the perfect day for inter-sports to take place. Ashfield, Glassary and Tayvallich came to our school to take part in a round-robin set of events and three flat races. Parents enjoyed tea and coffee and hot off the girdle pancakes served by our Parent Council. We all had great fun and thank you to Mrs Floyd and all the children, parents and family who came from other schools to our event.
Connor – P7
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Bee Day at Dunoon Primary School
Primary 5 arranged a School “Bee Day” to raise awareness of the need to support the bee population and to raise funds to plant bee friendly flowers and provide some seeds for each pupil in the school to plant in their garden. It was a great day with everyone dressing in yellow and black, a bee outfit or bright flower colours. Pupils sold homemade baking, badges, bookmarks and enjoyed singing bee songs and presenting powerpoints to the classes throughout the day. Continue reading Bee Day at Dunoon Primary School
GARELOCHHEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL – Awesome Ardroy Adventures!!
Last week pupils from Garelochhead Primary went to Ardroy Outdoor Education centre, Lochgoilhhead for a residential trip.
Working towards their ‘John Muir’ award, they focussed on the adventurous discovery and exploration of wild places, and actively conserved areas of woodland.
Other outdoor activities included gorge walking, abseiling, night orienteering and negotiating their way through a labyrinth.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Three pupils from Campbeltown Grammar School recently completed an overnight camp in preparation for the completion of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) Award. Jo Chinn, Liam MacCallum and Alice Morton hiked part of the Kintyre Way and camped overnight at Bordadubh. They experienced every kind of weather – snow, sun and gales on their hike!
SILVER JUBILEE FOR SCHOOL EXCHANGE
25 Years of Scottish–German Friendship and Exchange
Dunoon Grammar School – Hardenberg Gymnasium 1989-2013
As long ago as 1988, when Mrs Lesley Clark, Principal Teacher of German and French in Dunoon Grammar School, applied for funding to start an Exchange with Germany, she could never have imagined that she would still be organising the same Exchange in 2013.
News from Dalintober Pre-5 Unit and Primary School
Dalintober Pre-5 Unit Sports Day
Dalintober Pre Five Unit held their Sports Day in the school gym on Wednesday 29th May. The children all enjoyed the day and here are our Pre School and Ante Pre School Champions.
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News from Kilninver Primary School
Kilninver go camping
Maps, compasses, questions, challenges, songs and marshmallows round the campfire, sunny days and no midgies.
Kilninver primary went camping overnight on Kerrera with Stramash and returned with rosy cheeks.
INDIA CONNECTIONS
Port Ellen Primary 3&4 and 6&7 have been learning about India. In the topic we have had Glow Meets with teachers and students at Arwachin Bharti Bhawan School in Delhi in India. We got the chance to ask them questions about life in India. It was surprising that we have so much in common; they like TV like The Simpsons and Family Guy, music like Taylor Swift and films like James Bond, and their English was much better than our Hindi! We wanted to look at the differences in the festivals we celebrate. Continue reading INDIA CONNECTIONS
St. Joseph’s Help Clean up the Local Community!
The children of St. Joseph’s Eco Committee were out in force last week assisting the community by helping to make the streets a little more clean. They donned the relevant protective clothing and litter pickers and went off in search of their target….LITTER! The area of Kirkmichael benefited greatly with the children returning with happy smiles and reporting they’d cleaned up the area! En route the children and staff were met with some very happy residents who came out of their houses to say thanks!….That made the children smile even more!
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Car Boot Sale at Dalmally Mart
“Dalmally, Taynuilt and Kilchrenan Primary Schools held a wonderful Car Boot Sale on Saturday at Dalmally Mart, raising over £1118 for their annual p6/7 trip to Lcohgoilhead. The sun shone on the ‘car boots’ and the stalls (causing some of the icing to slip off the cakes on the baking stall!) and a great time was had by all. The local fire brigade came along to help with the Car Wash, there was a Bottle Stall, Raffle and Baking stall as well as activities such as ‘Throw the Wet Sponge’ and a Duck Race.”
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Challenge Cup Football
Well done to the football teams from St. Joseph’s, Hermitage, Cardross and Rhu for their efforts in the Challenge Cup competition. St. Joseph’s ran out worthy winners in the end and a great day was enjoyed by everyone involved. Thanks to the teachers and helpers for organising the teams and thanks to all the parents who turned up to cheer on the children. We are hoping to run the competition again next year and welcome any more schools from the area who wish to enter.
Barcaldine Pupils pass Cycling Proficiency Test
Congratulations to pupils of Barcaldine Primary School for passing their recent Cycling Proficiency Tests. The children and instructor have battled through all kinds of weather every Wednesday afternoon to practise and it all paid off last week when all the children sat both their theory and practical tests. The children were presented in class with their certificates and badges.
Well done girls and boys!!
Glassary Primary Sponsored Cycle
Children, staff and parents from Glassary Primary School took part in a 10 mile sponsored cycle in Kilmichael Glen. The cycle was to raise money for the Lauren Currie Foundation who fund research into Vasculitis, a lung disease which affects a relative of a child in the school. After the cycle the whole school community had a soup and sandwich picnic in the sunshine. The soup had been made by the children from the school the day before. A great day out!
Golf comes to St Joseph’s!
What a star Mark Weed has been to St. Joseph’s this year! A Sports Coach student and former pupil of the school, Mark has more than paid back what we gave him by giving of his free time to help with sporting activities. Mark has come into school every Tuesday and Friday this session to help teachers deliver the sports programme and this term he has turned his talents to Golf. P5 and P7 are both learning the technical aspects of the game and Mark has ably assisted Mrs McLean and Miss Boyd to deliver the programme.
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St Joseph’s lift the Challenge Cup!
Excitement ran high on Thursday 24 May when a number of local schools put forward a team to play for the local ‘Challenge Cup’ with the P6 & P7 boys of St. Joseph’s Primary School bringing home the trophy. The final game was a 2-1 win for the team with Robbie Livingston setting up the school to claim victory with the first of 2 goals. However, the winning goal came in the last few minutes of the game when Ben Malone placed the ball firmly in the back of the net.
Port Ellen Pre 5 Unit, Our Lighthouse Topic
Port Ellen Pre 5 unit have thoroughly enjoyed their Lighthouse topic. The topic was based on the well known book The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda and David Armitage. The topic was packed with numerous learning opportunities. The children planned and build their own lighthouse, they enjoyed making lunch for each other in their very own Mrs Grinling’s kitchen, we planned and built seagull proof picnic baskets and many more fun activities.
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