Dalintober PS Pupils Perform at Care Home
Three P7 pupils from Dalintober PS – Alex, Dhyllon and Louise were invited to pipe in the haggis at the Burns Supper for residents of Auchinlee Care Home in Campbeltown. The three pipers performed ‘Bluebells of Scotland’ and thoroughly enjoyed their visit before hurrying back to play again at their school Burns Supper! Continue reading Various Updates from Dalintober
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Croftastic!
Tighnabruaich, Toward and Strachur Primary schools had an amazing day at Strachur Memorial Hall taking part in a Crofting Connections day.
There were various activities such as felting, quilting and willow and paper weaving. We enjoyed tasting fish and sea food and learning about the salmon’s life-cycle. We found out how to ‘waulk’ the cloth, card wool, use drop spindles, weave, and learned lots of sheep and wool facts. Continue reading crofting connections Strachur
Primary 6 Football Tournament
Rothesay Primary’s P6 football team performed well at the recent Lloyds TSB 7 a-side Football Tournament in Port Glasgow. The boys won two games and lost one. The boys will attend the finals in Hampden in February.
Thanks to Jan McKirdy and Jane Gillies who organised this opportunity for the team. Good luck in the finals!!
Argyll and Bute Badminton 2013 Championship
Rothesay Primary achieved success at the recent Argyll and Bute Badminton Championships. The Primary 7 pupils secured Gold Medals in the Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Well done to all those who took part and thanks to those who organised it.
Gruffalo Woodland Adventure leads to a John Muir Trust Award
The Primary Learning Centre pupils of Rockfield Primary, Oban have enjoyed learning outdoors over the last three months in partnership with the Stramash team. We based our activities around the woodland characters from the children’s classic story “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson.
Pupils were able to work collaboratively and individually in the woodland setting at Glencruitten, developing problem-solving and risk assessment skills. Continue reading Gruffalo Woodland Adventure leads to a John Muir Trust Award
Zumbatonic® at Lochgilphead Primary
This term, Friday afternoons will see all 220 pupils (and staff!) stepping out in a 30 minute Zumbatomic class led by P1 teacher Laura Sweeney.
Not a word of instruction is given, instead it is a case of watch and follow.
A fun and engaging way of fulfilling the requirement for 2 hours PE and a great way to end the week.
‘Smileawi’ at DPS
Nigel and Victoria Milne were delighted to be invited along to Dunoon Primary School to talk to P4- P7 about their adventures in Malawi. They showed the children a slideshow and told them about the work that the Raven Trust does in Malawi. They told them about rural poverty and the difficulties facing the local people also telling them a little bit about the water projects and the wonderful work that they saw Mary’s Meals doing. Continue reading ‘Smileawi’ at DPS
Tobermory High takes to the floor.
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.
Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival 2012
On Thursday November 8th 2012 15 pre-five groups came together In the OLI area for the Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival as part of the biennial Oban & Lorn Sports Festival at Atlantis Leisure. The event which was established in 2008 ran for the 5th consecutive year and was organised and delivered by a partnership between Active Schools, Early Years, Community Learning, and Atlantis Leisure. The event was once again supported by ABCD – Argyll Beats Cardiovascular Disease. Continue reading Pre-five Mini Movers & Parachute Festival 2012
Garelochhead P5/4 to the Rescue!!
Pupils in P5/4 welcomed Bill Jennison of SARD to their class. He is a training officer with the Search and Rescue Dog Association. His talk was so interesting, he was almost overwhelmed with ‘searching’ questions from the class. Olivia played the part of the casualty and Jamie proudly wore the coat of the search and rescue dog. Pupils now have a really good understanding of the intensive training and testing a dog must undertake to play such a vital role in helping those in danger on the mountains. Continue reading Garelochhead P5/4 to the Rescue!!
John Logie Baird Pre-5 Responsible Citizens.
Recently the children at JLB Pre-5 Nursery have been learning about caring for others. They are becoming Responsible Citizens by planting Daffodil bulbs to sell and raise money for Marie Curie.
Marie Curie is a charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal illnesses.
This is also being reinforced through the PATHS Initiative where the children are encouraged to be thoughtful and kind. We have a beautiful tree in our foyer full of compliments shared in the nursery. Continue reading John Logie Baird Pre-5 Responsible Citizens.
Mud Kitchen installed at Tighnabruaich Primary!
The Early Level class has been enjoying its newly installed Mud Kitchen. It is fitted with all mod cons (sink, microwave, pots & pans etc.) and using only the very finest ingredients the children have been busy making spicy soup and apple & mud cake. Best fun is going to the local supermarket (the nearby unfinished path) to collect the basic ingredient.
P1 parents visited last week and are off to look out more fixtures and fittings.
Today’s great excitement was the frozen mud and investigating the beautiful patterns it made.
You can find out more about Mud Kitchens at www.muddyfaces.co.uk where the book can be downloaded. Or request it by email; info@muddyfaces.co.uk. It’s FREE! Continue reading Mud Kitchen installed at Tighnabruaich Primary!
Mother Earth Planet Event at Inveraray
On Friday 9th November, friends and families joined Primary 4 and 5 at Inveraray Primary School to celebrate their ‘Mother Earth Planet Event’. This marked the end of an extremely interesting topic based on environmental issues. Each group of children were given an issue, these included – Pollution, Over and Destructive Fishing, Trophy Hunting, Animal Crime UK, Habitat loss and Invasive species and Global warming. Each group had to research their issue in depth and create an informative display which shared their extensive knowledge. The children also organised a Coffee Afternoon where they raised money for WWF and the SSPCA. Continue reading Mother Earth Planet Event at Inveraray
Glassary Play Park opens.
On Saturday the long awaited Glassary Play Park opened next to Glassary Primary School. £70,000 had been raised to build a wonderful play park for the children of Glassary. A direct entrance from the school means that all the children are able to go into the play park during break and the rubberised surface means that it is much kinder to children’s knees than the school playground.
The playground was opened by the Chairman of the Parent Council, Gordon Parker and Councillors Philland, McMillan and Taylor attended the opening. Continue reading Glassary Play Park opens.
Lochdonhead Anti Bullying week
The pupils at Lochdonhead decided that they wanted to run a competition to mark anti-bullying week. They considered the criteria for being a good friend and they voted after break time and lunch time for the person who had shown values of friendship. The votes were counted, and the King and Queen of Friendship were crowned on Tuesday 27th November. The pupils have decided to continue working towards this each week until Christmas. I wonder who the King and Queen will be next week! Continue reading Lochdonhead Anti Bullying week
Scottish Country Dancing in Dunoon.
The Annual Dancing Festival for the Royal Scottish Country Dance Association took place today at the Queens Hall, Dunoon. The children from P4 and P5 have been practicing for several weeks and were keen to show off their newly acquired dancing skills. They looked absolutely great in their tartan sashes and rosettes.Their dancing skills were to be envied by all the parents and friends in the upper balcony of the Queens Hall. Continue reading Scottish Country Dancing in Dunoon.
Park Primary Swimming Success!
Park Primary School is celebrating recent success at the Inter School Swimming Competition. Park won the overall competition for the first time ever, coming home with 23 medals and a shield. Between the 9 swimmers, 16 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals were awarded from a mixture of individual and relay events which took place throughout the day of Friday 10th November at Atlantis Leisure Centre, Oban. The prize winners were: Ella P5 – 6 golds, Fergus P6 – 5 golds, Mia P7, 1 gold & 1 silver – Sam P6 – 2 golds, Cara P7 – 1 silver & 1 bronze, Cameron P7 – 1 silver & 1 bronze and Calum P5 – 1 silver & 1 bronze.
Equipment Galore
Last summer the children of Port Charlotte Primary School worked hard in a variety of sponsored events to raise money for athletic and PE equipment. P1-2 skipped none stop in lots of skipping activities and P3-7 completed an orienteering challenge in the local area. The two events raised nearly £700. Only some of the equipment is pictured with the children as we couldn’t fit it all in! Thank you to everyone who supported the school in this sporting venture. The children and staff are looking forward to using the new equipment.
Keeping Fit at Campbeltown Nursery
The children at Campbeltown Nursery are keeping fit this November. They are going swimming at Aqualibrium, the local leisure centre, and using up a lot of energy in the soft play and ball pool. Many are returning to nursery in the late afternoon to take part in a Yogabugs club, where they are acting out stories by stretching their bodies in different postures. They are learning all about building their strength and stamina and improving their flexibility. Continue reading Keeping Fit at Campbeltown Nursery
Alzheimer Scotland’s visit to Colgrain Primary
On the 25th of September 2012, all the Primary seven pupils from Colgrain Primary had a visit from Alzheimer Scotland.
They explained what dementia was and what it does to you. All the children enjoyed it. The ladies told everyone how we could help lessen the symptoms of dementia by looking after ourselves. Continue reading Alzheimer Scotland’s visit to Colgrain Primary
