Monthly Archives: March 2013

National Science and Engineering Week at Port Ellen

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Science, Transition,

We have had a busy science week, which kicked off with a visit by Dr Dave Stodhart from the Fraunhofer Institute in Glasgow. Dave works as a scientist making lasers that can detect escaping gas, and talked to us about his work and being an inventor. He also showed us how to make our own spectroscopes to see the colours found in light. It was excellent. Primary 6&7 shared their learning on light with primary 3&4, who then went on to create shadow puppets with what they learned.

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Dunoon Volleyball Tournament

Active Schools, Competitions, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Secondary schools,

The Annual Interschool Volleyball Tournament took place today at Dunoon Grammar School. Dunoon had 6 teams. Each one played very well with 2 teams getting to the semi final and the final. Lauren, Luke and Jack went through to the final against a strong Kirn Team C who won the match. A great day was had by all the Primary 7’s and there were lots of happy smiling faces to be seen around the hall.
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Park Primary Fairtrade Cake Bake

Events, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, RME, Social Enterprise

Park Primary School held a two day Fairtrade Cakebake last week. Many of the pupils and staff baked cakes and biscuits using at least one Fairtrade ingredient to show their support towards Fairtrade products during Fairtrade Fortnight. This was a huge success and raised £340.01. Well done to all the bakers and thank you to all who came along and spent some money!

P4 Weather Report

Geography, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

As part of P4’s Weather topic , the children had the opportunity to present their own forecast, which was filmed by one of our children’s dads, Mr Mark Heathcote, a Video Journalist. The children were full of encouragement for each other and those who couldn’t be persuaded to present, became sound technicians instead. After filming, the children asked numerous questions of their guest, who was very impressed with the range of enquiries being aimed at him. One child wanted to know how old a person has to be to get started in this line of work, so maybe we have a budding Video Journalist in our midst! Continue reading P4 Weather Report →

Third Green Flag for Luing

Eco Schools, Enterprise, Events, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Newsletter, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

Luing’s third green flag proudly hoisted.

Over the past two years all the pupils of Luing Primary have been working very hard towards their third green flag. They investigated the subjects: – waste minimisation, litter and water.

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Red Nose Day at Oban High School

Events, Expressive arts, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary, Secondary schools, Social Enterprise

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 →

Teddies at Beddies at Rothesay Primary

Events, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Literacy, Primary schools

Rothesay Primary recently presented Primary 2 with their special teddies. The teds are special because there is nothing they like better that a good book! The children and their parents and carers have all promised to look after their bears by reading them at least one book per week and remembering to change the books every week at the library.

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Lochdonhead playgound development

Eco Schools, Events, Fundraising, Gaelic, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

The pupils of Lochdonhead Primary School have planned, resourced, gained funding, and overseen the development of their school playground, creating a story glen, based on an old Gaelic tale, Iolaire Loch Treig. The pupils have worked with various artists and they are even working with pupils in a secondary school in Harrogate, who are designing wooden story boards based on our children’s designs.
We now have a fantastic imaginative play area, including a willow dome with tunnels, a willow cave and a log ringed area.

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Toyota dream Car competition

Competitions, Events, Expressive arts, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

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.

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Red Nose Day at Rothesay Primary and Pre-5

Early Years, Events, Expressive arts, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Social Enterprise

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.

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Red Nose Day at Bowmore Primary School

Early Years, Events, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

Bowmore Primary School all rocked up in red on Friday 15th March for Red Nose Day! We all put some money in the collection and raised a fantastic amount of £211.02! In the afternoon everyone from the nursery right up to Primary 7 went through to the hall and showed our fabulous Zumba skills on the Wii for a while. It was amazing and some of the teachers joined in too! It was a fantastic day and we are all so proud of how much we raised!

Zoolab visit to Strone Primary School

Eco Schools, Events, Forest Schools, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

On Monday 18th March, Alannah from Zoolab visited us as part of our Eco Schools programme. She brought lots of interesting mini beasts including Hissing Cockroaches, Rats, Snakes, Millipedes, Tarantulas and a Tree Frog.

She talked to us about Paper and Deforestation, Mining in the Rainforest, Energy Saving, Acid Rain and Climate Change. We loved learning this way and Alannah and the animals were great.

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Scottish Food Workshop

Events, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Primary schools, Social Enterprise

A huge thank you to Keren Cafferty from the Puffer Bar and Restaurant, Easdale Island for coming into Easdale Primary School to show us how to make stovies and cranachan. The children and parent helpers enjoyed making and tasting these traditional dishes and are now looking forward to preparing and serving these at our end of term ceilidh next week.

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Early Years Igloo at Tighnabruaich

Early Years, Eco Schools, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

“At Tighnabruaich Early Years Class we have been building an igloo by using 2 litre used plastic milk bottles. Parents and the community alike donated their empty bottles for a few months and the result (thanks to George our Janitor mostly)! was a brilliant play house for the Early Years Class to enjoy.
All built with recycled materials!”

Monsteriffic’ Red Nose Day at Dalintober PS

Events, Fundraising, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

Mrs Kean and Primary 3 organised a ‘Monsteriffic’ Red Nose Day at Dalintober PS. Pupils were invited to dress up and/or come to school with monster feet! Other activities during the day included baking, a colouring competition, an obstacle course and Head Teacher, Miss Armour, was kidnapped! A fantastic total of £454.76 was raised for Comic Relief.

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Dervaig Red Nose Day Sponsored Walk

Active Schools, Events, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

On Saturday 16 March Dervaig children organised their third sponsored walk for Red Nose Day. They walked from Tobermory to Dervaig raising £230, from passing vehicles, in their buckets. They still have to add sponsor money to this fabulous amount! The children appreciated the help from parents and grandparents and would like to say an enormous Thank You to the Bellachroy Hotel for providing soup and sandwiches at the end of this long walk.

Tobermory parents make Bramble Wood

Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Learning Tech, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools

Recently, the parents of P1/2 came to class to view The Land of Me DVD. They made suggestions and gave good ideas on activities the children could do as part of the topic. The following week parents joined us to help create Bramble Wood, which is one of the lands in The Land of Me.

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