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Parklands School and John Logie Baird Primary School Storyteller Event

Events, Interdisciplinary, Learning Centres, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Topics,

Primary 3 pupils from John Logie Baird Primary were invited to join their classmates who attend The Sunshine Room Nurture Group at Hermitage Park for a special storyteller event. Bea Ferguson a professional storyteller was able to share some of her wonderful stories after The Sunshine Room received funding from Creative Scotland’s Live Literature Programme. The programme is set up to inspire and enthuse the primary pupils to engage and enjoy literature. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed Bea’s visit, especially her interactive story about Mary and her Granny.

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In-reach/Out-reach at Parklands

Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Learning Centres, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Topics,

This week has seen the start of the new in-reach/out-reach programme at Parklands School. The programme sees pupils from mainstream schools in the Helensburgh and Lomond cluster attending Parklands for sessions through the week. Pupils may attend The Sunshine Room or The Evergreen Room where they will work on social and emotional well-being, social skills, play and independent skills for life. Pupils may also access our sensory room or hydrotherapy pool. Everyone at Parklands is looking forward to working with the pupils attending.

Sunshine Nurture at Parklands

Communities and Culture, Early Years, Events, Expressive arts, Interdisciplinary, Learning Centres, Primary schools

Creative Play Day at The Sunshine Room

On Wednesday 11th December the parents and new pupils of The Sunshine Room Nurture Group were invited to Parklands for a creative play day. Parents and pupils enjoyed a number of activities together such as vegetable printing, decorating biscuits, role play and games. This allowed the new pupils to visit The Sunshine Room for the first time with their parents. A fabulous time was had by all!

Look and Learn Art Competition success at Parklands School!

Awards, Competitions, Expressive arts

Congratulations Mia Ward of Parklands School, for winning 1st place in the September 2013 Look and Learn Art Competition, on the theme of ‘Alien Life Form’! Look and Learn is a London-based picture library, specialising in educational images. It is a member of BAPLA (the British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies) and run monthly online children’s art competitions, with the explicit objective of creating the world’s best gallery of children’s art. Please check out this wonderful Art piece HERE

Sunshine Nurture Group High Tea

Communities, Events, Expressive arts, Geography, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Outdoor Learning, Primary schools, Secondary schools

The Sunshine Room Nurture Group at Parklands School, Helensburgh, have been learning all about Katie Morag and her adventures on the Isle of Struay. They have been taking part in lots of activities including creating drama freeze frames of parts of the story, baking yummy shortbread, inventing musical sounds of the sea with a variety of musical instruments and learning a traditional Scottish dance. To celebrate the pupils’ achievements, Grannies and Granddads were invited to The Sunshine Room for a special Scottish High Tea, everyone said they enjoyed their lovely morning at Parklands.

Invitation to Parklands Cinema Morning

Events, Expressive arts, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Secondary schools,

Parents, Argyll and Bute staff and friends of the school are invited to a morning showcasing learning experiences at Parklands School. We will be presenting an iMovie showing learning and teaching across the school including Primary and Secondary classes, the Nuture group and ASD class.
The cinema morning will take place on Thurs 9th May from 10am-11am in Parklands School. Continue reading Invitation to Parklands Cinema Morning →

Parklands School Olympic Challenge

Events, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning

The pupils of Parklands School were all recently set an Olympic Challenge. Pupils had to take part in a torch relay by either swimming, hill walking, cycling or walking. Pupils designed and made their own torches (complete with realistic looking flames!) and had to carry them throughout their challenge. All pupils successfully completed their events and were very proud to received specially commissioned medals at our annual award ceremony.

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JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS AT PARKLANDS SCHOOL

Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools

Parklands School Secondary Class organised their own street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee! They invited people from the community who they wanted to thank such as ex-teaching staff and volunteers, representatives from RDA and invited guests from local shops and businesses.
The pupils planned the party and prepared all the food themselves – they even designed and sent out their own invitations. Luckily they had won £100 worth of vouchers and a Jubilee party pack from the Co-op so we were able to decorate our playground and celebrate in style! Continue reading JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS AT PARKLANDS SCHOOL →