On Thursday the 21st February, Xin a lady from Shanghai in China came to Strone Primary school to talk to us about how they celebrated Chinese New Year in China.
We had an assembly in the morning and Xin talked to us about Chinese culture. She showed us pictures of people celebrating Chinese New Year and talked to us about the Chinese zodiac, the Great Wall of China and told us how to say ‘Happy New Year’. She also told us what languages were from what area of China. She spoke Mandarin and her second language was English. Continue reading Chinese New Year at Strone Primary School
Monthly Archives: March 2013
STRICTLY comes to Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead Joint Campus glitzed and glammed its way to raising in excess of £1000 for Comic Relief on Friday 15th March as S6 students took part in a Strictly dancing competition. The students had been training for months with dance tutor, Laura Sweeney, and their efforts were finally unveiled to an audience of friends, family and staff. This was one of the most glamorous nights the Campus has seen and the students should be commended on their efforts – and their bravery. Well done!!
Rockfield PS athletics competition in Atlantis
We are very proud of our P5 pupils who took part in the annual athletics competition in Atlantis Leisure. Rockfield had 2 teams in the final, Rockfield A and Rockfield B, and we are delighted to say that our B team won first place in the competition and our A team came second! The children worked very hard to improve their skills and should be very proud of their achievements
Red Nose Day at Park
Park Primary School took part in “Dress Funny for Money” on Friday to raise money for Comic Relief. Everyone dressed up in funny outfits and we had a whole school talent show in the morning which all the classes took part in and had a great time! Many of the children also purchased red noses that were on sale in the school and the total raised was £300.66! Well done to everyone!
Dalintober PS Police Station Escape!
Dalintober P3’s flee Police Station!
Primary 3 pupils of Dalintober PS recently visited Campbeltown Police Station as part of a topic looking at ‘Emergency Services’, although as you can see from the photo they managed to make a quick getaway! The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit and have written letters to Inspector Harper to thank him and his team for demonstrating many aspects of police work to the class.
red nose day at Ulva Primary School
On Red Nose Day people at Ulva Primary School dressed up silly. We had a James Bond, a superdiver, a vampire skeleton, a boy dressed up as a princess, a vampire from Trannsylvania, Indianana Jones and a Shrek bird.
All the children did a sponsored cycle circuit-athon in the playground. We did laps for 20 minutes and we were fantastic, especially as it was snowing and hailing!
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TREE PLANTING AT KILCREGGAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our Primary 7/6 class took part in an Eco-Schools competition and won a range of fruit trees and on Friday 8th March our Eco-Committee, parents, carers and staff took part in a tree-planting session in our School gardens. We look forward to the fruits of their labours!!
INTER-SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY
Our primary 6/7 class took part in the Inter-Schools Cross Country Competition held at the old Hermitage Academy last Friday. Despite very cold and damp conditions they all enjoyed themselves and participated enthusiastically. A big thank-you to Martin Caldwell and his team for organising the event and to all those parents and staff who attended last Friday.
Red Nose Day – Barcaldine & Ardchattan Primary Schools
Barcaldine & Ardchattan Primary Schools got together for Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March.
The theme for the day was a Red Head Day with a cake stall and bring and buy stall. Lots of toys, games and books were up for grabs and many a bargain was had. The cake stall was amazing with lots of cakes, bars and biscuits for sale – and they were delicious too!!
Together Barcaldine and Ardchattan’s 20 children raised an impressive £93.15.
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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ROSNEATH RED NOSERS MAKE MEGA FUNNY MONEY!!
Rosneath Primary School all pulled together for charity on Friday for Red Nose Day. The children and staff had great fun organising lots of different activities in our school Hall.
P2/1 organised a Red Raffle.
P3/2 set up a Cake Stall.
P4 organised a Red Bottle Tombola.
P5/6 made Red Nose Day Joke Books.
P7 ran a Toy Stall. Continue reading ROSNEATH RED NOSERS MAKE MEGA FUNNY MONEY!!
Lochgilphead High School Badminton Players
The end of January saw a really busy time for Lochgilphead High School Badminton players. For the first time since coming to the new campus, LHS hosted the MAKI (Mid Argyll Kintrye and Islay) Badminton tournament. Four pupils (two boys and two girls) from each year group took part in the competition which lasted for the whole day! Everyone played well and the event was very sporting and although we did not win all the events, we did dominate and win the S3, S5 and S6 tournaments.
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RED NOSE DAY AT KILCREGGAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our catering staff made Red Nose Day cakes on Friday which were sold by our Primary 7 pupils. We raised approximately £100 with some money still to come in. This was a superb sum for our School numbers.
Parklands Red Nose Day
“Parklands School celebrated Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March with pupils either wearing something red or having crazy hair or even both. We raised £68 from donations from pupils and staff and also had a great day of fun and games.”
Red Nose Day at Dunoon Primary
Dunoon Primary raised funds for Red Nose Day today. They sold red noses for £1-00 and the whole school wore the colour red or had a silly hair style! Remarkably some of the children’s hair styles were expertly sprayed with glitter and crimped! Each class was a sea of red ! Even the Janitor Mr Callum McIntyre (Who retires on Thursday 21st) joined in the fun!! The cake decorating after school class iced red nose biscuits and cakes to perfection!
Rothesay Pre-5 Eco Campaign
Rothesay Primary Pre-5 eco group recently visited their local newspaper, The Buteman to ask for help with their latest campaign. With the help of Alex Robertson, they are going to build an eco greenhouse made out of 2 litre clear plastic bottles. Only its not 10 clear bottles they need, but 2000 which is a very long sing indeed! The Buteman very kindly printed the appeal and with a poster campaign as well, the bottles are flooding in. We have counted 800 so far.
Southend Pupils Wear Something Funny for Money
Like schools up and down the country, Southend pupils dressed up and donated to Comic Relief on Friday 15th March. There was a Let’s Dance for Comic Relief competition and fun and games in the afternoon. We had one or two very unusual characters in class that day as you can see.
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Southend Lifeboat Visit
The P1 and P3 class are learning all about lifeboats, lighthouses and the sea in their IDL project, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. One of the many activities this week was visiting the Machrihanish Seabird Observatory and the Campbeltown Lifeboat Station. Last week we had a splendid afternoon in the company of Mr Hector Lamont, who was a lighthouse keeper at the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse. Mr Lamont and his wife were stationed at the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse about 6 miles from Southend School.
GO ROSNEATH!!!
We are very, very proud of our Cross Country runners. At the annual Cross Country Run for P6 and P7 pupils in Helensburgh this morning our little peninsula school sent 14 runners and gained 2 x 3rd places, 1 x 4th place, 1 x 5th place, 1 x 12th place and 1 x 13th place. What an achievement!! ALL our runners crossed that Finish Line to earn a well-deserved medal.
Comical Cars, Coffee and Cakes at Ashfield Primary
The pupils at Ashfield Primary School held a ‘Comical Cars, Coffee and Cakes’ event to raise money for Red Nose Day. Parents and friends were able to relax with a cuppa and some home baking while the children washed and polished their cars until they sparkled! The pupils ended up very soggy by the end of the afternoon but great fun was had by all and we managed to raise just over £200. Thank you to all who supported us and were brave enough to let the children wash your cars!
