Tag Archives: South Kintyre Schools

Kintyre Writers’ Circle Competition

May 25, 2017Awards, Competitions, Creativity, Interdisciplinary, Literacy, Personal Development, Primary schools, PSE, Topics, WritingCastlehill, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

Congratulations to children at Castlehill Primary School in P4, P5, P6 and P7 who were awarded prizes in the Kintyre Writers’ Circle Competition on Friday 12th May at Seafield Hotel. Well done to everyone who took part in this competition for all South Kintyre schools.

Dalintober PS Retain Rotary Cup 2017

May 10, 2017Awards, Competitions, Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schoolsDalintober, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

Eight teams represented South Kintyre schools in this year’s P7 Rotary Quiz Competition. Dalintober PS won the cup, with their second team also finishing joint runners-up. The team will now go on to represent the area at the National Finals in Glasgow on May 23rd.

Baldy Cup

May 31, 2016Awards, Communities, Competitions, Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Outdoor Learning, PE, Primary schools, SportCastlehill, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

Well done to all the South Kintyre football teams that played in this year’s Baldy Cup on a rainy evening last week. Castlehill ‘A’ Team (picture with Castlehill ‘B’) came out winners of the Cup in a very close and entertaining competition.

Rotary Club Quiz Success for Dalintober PS

April 24, 2015Awards, Communities, Competitions, Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, TopicsDalintober, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

The annual P7 Rotary Quiz for South Kintyre Cluster schools took place last week, with Dalintober PS teams finishing first and second equal overall. The winning team will now go on to represent the area in the national finals in Glasgow in June.

Rotary Club Quiz Success for Dalintober PS

March 31, 2014Competitions, Events, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, TopicsDalintober, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

The annual P7 Rotary Quiz for South Kintyre Cluster schools took place last week, with Dalintober PS teams finishing first and second overall. The winning team will now go on to represent the area in the national finals in Glasgow in June.

Smoke Free Me

October 31, 2013Events, Health and Wellbeing, Interdisciplinary, Primary schoolsCastlehill, Dalintober, South Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

Castlehill’s P7s joined up with other local schools on Monday 28th Oct at Dalintober Primary to take part in the Smoke Free Me presentation performed by Raenbow Productions. The children have been learning about the effects of smoking recently and this was the culmination of their work. The pupils had a great time interacting with the drama group and highlighting the alarming, but true, facts they had discovered about the consequences of becoming a smoker.

‘Elephant Angel’ in Kintyre!! (It was a sell out)

November 13, 2012Events, Expressive arts, Primary schools, Secondary schoolsSouth Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

Scottish Opera visited Kintyre last week and put on a fabulous show at Campbeltown Grammar. 7 local primaries had encouraged their P7 pupils to embrace the chance of working with SO to help stage the performance. Pupils contributions included: writing original material, graphic design, advertising and marketing, singing and acting, front of house and prop building.

In total 65 pupils were involved all of whom came to the performance with 35 being part of the chorus on stage. SO rehearsed with these 35 pupils for 2 days and the entire company thrilled an audience of 340 with their version of a ‘The Elephant Angel’. Continue reading ‘Elephant Angel’ in Kintyre!! (It was a sell out) →

Kintyre Pupils & Scottish Opera……..COMING SOON!

October 23, 2012Events, Expressive arts, Interdisciplinary, Primary schools, Secondary schoolsCampbeltown Grammar, Carradale, Castlehill, Dalintober, Drumlemble, Rhunahaorine, South Kintyre Schools, SouthendUser deactivated

In the midst of a city, in the midst of a war, an enduring friendship is formed between a young elephant named Sheila and her keeper. As the bombs begin to fall and the Head Zookeeper worries about the fate of the animals, the local children play and laugh and sing in the Belfast streets………..
The Elephant Angel is a heart-warming new opera for audiences of all ages by composer Gareth Williams and acclaimed novelist Bernard MacLaverty. Based on a true story, it tells the tale of a lady zoo keeper who takes a baby elephant home with her each night during the Belfast Blitz, looking after it and keeping it safe with the help of the children who live near by. Continue reading Kintyre Pupils & Scottish Opera……..COMING SOON! →

Campbeltown’s All Weather Pitch Official Opening

September 21, 2012Events, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning, Primary schoolsSouth Kintyre SchoolsUser deactivated

A great morning of sporting events started the proceedings at today’s Official Opening of the Aqualibrium All Weather Pitch in Campbeltown.

100 primary school children from all over South Kintyre, Young Sports Leaders, Youth Sports Ambassadors and representatives from Argyll & Bute Council, local sports clubs and organisations, all joined together at the Opening Ceremony. They were led in a parade by the Kintyre Schools Pipe Band. The children were in T-Shirts coloured to represent the 5 colours of the Olympic rings. They then release coloured balloons (biodegradable of course!) to mark the opening. It was a wonderful day and all the children really felt part of it.

Continue reading Campbeltown’s All Weather Pitch Official Opening →