St Joseph’s Charlie Part of The ‘Visit Scotland’ Campaign

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This year we have a number of children achieving accolades outside of school and Charlie in P5 is just one such example. After having taken the lead role in the school’s Peter Pan production in June, Charlie’s mum helped source an agent for him and his career has gone from strength to strength. This year you will see Charlie be a part of the ‘Visit Scotland’ campaign and we are delighted for him. Recently he travelled to Gleneagles to film the ad which will soon be on our screens.

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Rothesay Academy pupil off to Conservatoire

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Argyll and Bute Council’s Policy Lead on Education and Lifelong learning, Councillor Aileen Morton, has added her congratulations to Rothesay Academy pupil Daniel McDermott who has been offered a much sought-after place at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow.
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Bowmore Primary School News

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Thursday 14th November 2013
Internet Safety Caption
Nervously, on Friday 1st November 2013, we waited for Sergeant Rae to come in to teach us about the dangers of the internet.
First we learned about file sharing then cautiously we talked openly about e-mail. Crazily, most of us use e-mail often and it is very popular, although Facebook and Twitter are very well known and used as well.

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Barnacle, Fish or Fowl?

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On Friday Primary 6&7 pupils at Port Ellen were visited by artist and teacher Phillipa Mitchell for an afternoon of geese and art. Islay is famous for its winter visitors, the barnacle geese, and Phillipa wanted to find out how the children felt about the geese. In the morning children debated in class the pros and cons of the geese visiting Islay: they are beautiful and attract birdwatchers and tourists, but they also destroy the grass and make life very difficult for farmers. Opinion was divided about what should be done about the 50,000 visitors the Island receives each year.
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Rothesay Primary Pre-5 Pudsey Pyjama Party!

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Rothesay Primary Pre-5 had a very lazy day in their pyjamas to raise money for Children in Need. We had a sleepover (well not much sleeping actually!) and listened to stories as we snuggled up.

After all that hard work we counted all the pennies in our bucket and found that we had raised £45.91! Well done everyone.

Rothesay Primary Pre-5 Celebrate Diwali

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Rothesay Primary Pre-5 recently enjoyed celebrating Diwali, the Hindu ‘Festival of Lights’. We painted rangoli patterns on our fire-door and made little diyas to light up the Pre-5. Primary 3 invited us to their school assembly. They told us the story of Rama and Sita and we visited their classroom to find out more! At the end of the week we dressed up in our best clothes and had a party with indian food for snack.

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School Grounds Day at St Joseph’s

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Friday 22 November 2013 was a fantastic day at St. Joseph’s in Helensburgh as parents, pupils and staff joined forces to clean up and plant new life in the school grounds. Everyone from Pre-5 children to adults was involved in various activities throughout the morning. The Pre-5 and infant children were involved in sweeping leaves, picking up litter, weeding and planting flowers and trees whilst the eldest of these children (P3) cleaned up the outdoor classroom and got involved in raking and creating hanging baskets.

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Southend Gift to Library

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Southend Primary 2 and 4 have recently been visiting Campbeltown Library where they met the puppet ‘Sage’ from Enchanted Learning. Pupils decided to use school funds to buy a pal for Sage, so they bought ‘Onion’. Sage and Onion are now living happily together and this picture shows Caroline Corr from Campbeltown Library visiting the children at school to collect their gift to her.

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Wiz Kids from Oban High Take on the Lit Quiz

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Nine learners from Oban High School participated in the UK division of the global Kids Lit Quiz at Kilsyth Academy on 12th November. The Wiz Kids came 15th and 23rd in a field of 39 competitors.

Accompanied by OHS English teacher Miss Russell, the group set off before sunlight to journey to Kilsyth. Continue reading Wiz Kids from Oban High Take on the Lit Quiz →

Oban High School Pupils and Staff Raise £2221.89 for Children in Need

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It took loads of careful planning and strategic coordination but the learners and staff at Oban High School raised £2221.89 in just two periods’ time to contribute to Children in Need.
The Haunted House proved once again the most popular event of the afternoon. It was so scary that two pairs of pupils found the “tunnel of darkness” too much to complete! There were no refunds on tickets though as every penny went for this worthy cause. Witches and onesies were the fashion of the day.
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Local artist Sian MacQueen visits Luing.

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An energetic and exciting time was had by all pupils and staff when local artist Sian MacQueen came into school for six days. Sian talked about her work and brought in a large textured picture for the children to look at and feel. The children talked about their favourite places on Luing many of which they visited with Sian. Their first activity was dot painting creating an abstract on a map of Luing. They worked with clay making things they had seen when they were out and about.
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Tobermory High School Fundraising Breakfast for Typhoon Haiyan

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Moved by the images of Typhoon Haiyan, pupils and staff at Tobermory High School swung into action to organise a fundraising breakfast. Our event on Wednesday raised over £600 for the Disasters Emergency Committee Philippines appeal. Pupils from P1- S6 got together in the canteen to share bacon rolls, and the canteen made a cauldron of delicious porridge. The Traditional Music group provided a rousing accompaniment to the event, and there were games to take part in.

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Rothesay Primary enjoy visit to Mount Stuart

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P2/3 and P3 of Rothesay Primary visited Mount Stuart to find out more about Autumn. They enjoyed a beauitiful frosty, bright day. They made pictures using the natural resources found around the grounds. Thanks to Mount Stuart Staff for help and hospitality.

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ECO DAY AT KILCREGGAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Last Thursday Kilcreggan Primary and Pre-5 pupils took part in an Eco Day. Parents and friends were also invited along to help. Activities included; weaving where pupils cut strips from old carrier bags and weaved them through the School fence, kite making, a treasure hunt in the School garden where pupils had to find leaves, insects, plants that matched a colour chart, decorating bird nesting boxes, amking bird feeders and listening to the sounds around us. As you can see from the pictures we all had a great day, despite the weather!

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P6/7 Teamwork at Keills Primary

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P6/7 pupils from Port Charlotte, Keills and Small Isles came together at Keills Primary School on 13th November, to rekindle friendships after their very successful trip to Oban in September. The children had been corresponding by letter/e-mail since the trip; however with some planning, organisation and good weather we were all able to come together again last Wednesday. The morning started with some fun team games where we all got to know each other better. Continue reading P6/7 Teamwork at Keills Primary →

Children In Need at Dunoon Primary

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Mrs MacDonald and P6/5 of Dunoon Primary School organised activities to raise money for Children In Need. The children sold raffle tickets to win a’ Pudsey in his Onesie’ from Build a Bear, they made and sold bookmarks and organised an art competition. Entrants had to design a ‘Onesie’, for Pudsey. On Friday the 15th November everyone in school was asked to wear a ‘Onesie’, something spotty or something yellow and to give a donation of 50p to Children In Need.

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