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Cyber Bullying Workshop at Kilmartin Primary School

The children in P.4-7 at Kilmartin Primary School recently took part in a drama workshop with Hopscotch Theatre Group to help them to understand the dangers of cyber bullying.  The children watched  the drama unfold as the actors told the story of a girl who received threatening text messages on her mobile phone.  The children had to work together to think up ideas to help the girl and in doing so understand some strategies that they could use in a similar situation.  The children all rated the workshop ten out of ten and felt that they understood the dangers of all of the digital technology that they use and felt more confident about keeping safe in the future. Continue reading Cyber Bullying Workshop at Kilmartin Primary School

Kilmartin Early Level Class Blog

Kilmartin P.S. has been part of the Argyll & Bute Early Level Class pilot for just over a year now and the experience challenge has been one of the best that the school has ever undertaken. To help share the wonderful learning that takes place in the Early Level Class everyday, we have made a blog to help parents and any other interested people understand what the children experience and gain from this method of teaching. Our Early Level Class is made u of three year old children to P.1, with P.2 and P.3 also joining in at Level !. We would be delighted if you left some comments or asked questions!
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ab/KilmartinPrimary-EarlyLevelClass/

Kilmartin P.S. Take the Blytheswood Trust Challenge!

The children at Kilmartin Primary School recently helped raise money for the Blytheswood Trust by taking their £20 Enterprise challenge. The Trust gave the P.5-7 class £20 and challenged them to turn that into a profit.
The children thought of many interesting ideas but finally decided to bake and sell flapjacks to the other children in school. They had to use their maths skills to find out how much it would cost to make the flapjacks and then calculate what price they could sell them for to ensure a good profit. Continue reading Kilmartin P.S. Take the Blytheswood Trust Challenge!