Author: Iona Carmichael

Endeavour is an independent project that our class does every year. This project can be anything, baking, dancing, football and anything else you can make into a project.

My Endeavour is about Islay history, but it’s not just Islay history. My project is on Islay history, through a Childs view. What I mean by ‘through a Childs view’ is what children on Islay lived like in these times. I am making a website, it will give you a story about a child. Then some information about the time period or event. Then some more text about glossary,  because some vocabulary may be hard for kids to read.

I will also make other things for the Endeavour fair, but my main focus is the website.

Iona

On Wednesday the 2nd of February schools came together at Bowmore to have rugby tournament. The schools included were, Port Ellen, Bowmore, Keils, Port Charlotte and Small Isles. (Jura)

When we got to Bowmore, we started to do some games to get ready before we actually did the real thing. The first game was Port Ellen and Bowmore, at the end of the first game Port Ellen won by two points.

We all brought pack lunches and sat at our side of the pitch. We split out teams in to 10 or 9 people to be even with the upcoming team. Everyone did extremely well in the tournament, and we may be doing it again very soon.

This term we have been learning Gaelic with Caroline, Caroline is a online Gaelic teacher who teaches kids Gaelic through video call. We have been learning hobbies in Gaelic, food in Gaelic and we also do actions to remember.  We also learned about jumping and sitting down and listening. Some examples are, sit in Gaelic is suidhe, Stand in Gaelic seasamh, jump in Gaelic is leum.

Caroline teaches P12, P234, P567.

Welcome to my Endeavor. My Endeavor is card making and can be very stressful but also fun at another angle. My dreams may start to come to life if selling cards can lead me somewhere in life. Card making can be done in many different ways like, portrait cards, landscape cards, pop up cards and more! My Endeavor is great and I love it! I hope that other people choose my Endeavor through years to come. I’ve made 37 cards and 5 of them look like this. 

Sometimes when I get pen on my fingers while making and getting cards ready to sell I can get colorful fingerprints all over packaging and cards, it can get really messy. Endeavor is the best thing ever! You get to learn new skills, and you get to work hard to achieve something.

Stay safe, and have a nice day.

By Iona.

Evie Wood is opening a shop in the Oa that people call “Evie’s Phone Box ” or “Shop In The Box “. Evie is going to be selling cards and other exciting things. Because of coronavirus there has been a hold up of the opening of the shop, but Evie hopes to open it up soon. Evie has started painting the phone box and getting it ready for the opening, Evie has created a a logo for us all to look at when we come in to the little shop, We all hope for the shop to open soon.  She won a enterprise award and was featured in the Big Issue.

By Iona

Highland dancing is a fun activity for kids and teenagers. Highland dancing is ran by a lady named Ella. Highland dancing is on a Saturday at 11:00 to 11:00. The dances that you can learn are the Pedi bias, Pedi Bias and High Cuts, Highland Fling, The swords, Scottish Lilt, Flora MacDonalds fancy, Blue bonnets, Heilind laddie and barracks Johnny. Highland dancing. In corona virus we have to wear are face masks when going out and we have seats with our names on them when we come back out we have to wear our masks again. After we have went away the chairs will be cleaned for the next week. Every week we will be teched by great teachers and get on to new dances if we do well! Highland dancing is  great for kids and teenagers! This is a great opportunity for children and teenagers! I hope to see you there!

By Iona