Pupils at Southend Primary have been working on a Fairtrade project this term. One of the tasks was to make and sell products using Fairtrade ingredients. Parents and friends in the community came along to the annual Bring and Buy Sale and the Fairtrade Treats were soon sold out.
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Panto Season at Southend Primary
The whole school have been involved in putting on a production of Dick Whittington and His Cat. Singing, dancing, acting, painting, writing, costume, set design, stage preparation and props were all elements of the project culminating in two performances to parents, friends and the wider community. More pics can be seen on the school’s website. Continue reading Panto Season at Southend Primary
Kintyre Pupils & Scottish Opera……..COMING SOON!
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!
Shining Bright at Night
Road safety officers June Graham and Kay McGhee visited Southend Primary today to talk to the pupils about some new cycling resources which are under development. The senior pupils hope to use the new resources when they do their cycle training next year. June and Kay handed out some reflective items for the children to wear and asked them to start thinking about keeping safe on the roads in the darker evenings.
Mince and Tatties
From plot to plate at Southend Primary. The children were busy digging the tatties they had planted earlier in the year and pulling some enormous carrots which went straight to our cook for the mince that day.
Later in the month any produce we have not used will be sold at our MacMillan Coffee Afternoon at the produce stall.
Teaching ‘Capacity’ in Southend Pre-5
Our early years maths has recently been all about ‘capacity’ with the children being encouraged to speak about ‘full’, ’empty’ and everything in between.
Practical activities were reinforced with flashcards and photographs which staff used to assess the children’s understanding.
Southend Mini Olympics Training
Active Schools Co-ordinator, Robbie Kupris has started a 4 week after school block with parents to help the P4-7 children with their techniques in a variety of sports which they haven’t tried before. Today in glorious weather they had a go at javelin throwing. With a few pointers from Mr Kupris, the overall improvement was impressive. The children will use their new found skills at a Mini Olympics event in June.
Woodland Walks for Southend Pre-5 Unit
The first of our planned Woodland Walks took place this morning in a lovely wood near the school covered in bluebells. The 6 children from Southend Pre-5 Unit with their teachers enjoyed collecting things, playing games, singing songs and using their imaginations in the lovely surroundings. More visits are planned throughout the term. See below for photos……….. Continue reading Woodland Walks for Southend Pre-5 Unit
South Kintyre residential transition experience
South Kintyre Rural Schools have just returned from a great residential trip to Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The trip was organised by Lorna Macalister of Gigha Primary with Carradale, Drumlemble, Glenbarr, Rhunahaorine and Southend benefitting from an activity packed 4 days. Continue reading South Kintyre residential transition experience
Growing season underway at Southend
The growing season is underway at Southend Primary and when the weather was a bit warmer last week we took the opportunity to prepare the soil and get planting. Our wormery was emptied and the lovely worms added to our veg patches. We had collected peas from last year’s crop so they were picked over and the best ones kept for sowing in a few weeks. Potatoes were planted in our deep troughs, carrots and lettuce were sown and we divided strawberry plants from last year and repotted them to produce lots of new healthy plants.
Southend’s successful Open Day
The sun was shining for our recent Open Day and lots of parents came to see what their children had been up to in school recently. Pupils presented their learning to the parents through presentations, demonstrations and by inviting parents to have a go at some activities. Primary 2 and 3 got into role play and became Vikings for the day. Continue reading Southend’s successful Open Day
Southend celebrates Sports and Ecoschools
Southend Primary pupils have had a busy couple of days. Yesterday they completed their Sport Relief Mile with the help of Active Schools Co-ordinator, Robbie Kupris. The 12 pupils in Primary 4-7 raised a total of £233 for the event and the younger children cheered them on as they ran the course.
Earlier, pupils demonstrated their knowledge of CPR after a recent training event. They will be teaching parents at our Open Day about how to act quickly if a person collapses and stops breathing. Continue reading Southend celebrates Sports and Ecoschools
