On Tuesday P34 held their Zero Waste fashion show. They had designed and made their own outfits in order to reduce, reuse, recycle and repurpose fast fashions and get across a message of sustainability to watching parents and pupils.
Dance a Thon
On the last day of term Port Ellen primary school did Dance a Thon to raise money for making Blytheswood shoe boxes for children in Romania. Children in the school danced to different songs in the hall and in each class the best dancer got a prizes. Everyone has enjoyed the Danceathon and it has raised a lot of money, helping children meet the right to health care article 24.
Philip Reeve and Sarah Mcintyre Visit!
On the 8th of September we got a special visit from someone. They were book authors! Philip Reeve and Sarah Mcintyre came to our school and did some games, talked to us about how to write books, and also joked around with us. They wrote books together like Pugs of the Frozen North, The Legend of Kevin, and many more. We did it in the hall and they had things on the wall where it was like a quest and we had to come up with ideas to make it more exciting to travel through. They also read a bit of one of their books which we all really enjoyed listening to. They came to Islay for the Islay Book Festival. That is where lots of famous authors come to Islay for this special festival.
Over all this was a great afternoon with good fun.
Lari Don P4 to 7 Google Meet
On the Thursday 7th of September 2023 primary’s 4, 5, 6 and 7 had a google meet in the primary 6,7 class room with Lari Don. In the meet they discussed writing books, her style of writing and much more! She read the children a small section of her book Storm Singing and a bit of her favorite fairy tale about a welsh monster. She did the meet for the Islay book festival.
Lari Don is a wonderful author who has written book for all ages here is the blurb of one of her most popular books First Aid for Fairy’s and Other Fabled Beasts.
Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother she wants to become a musician. So she isn’t the best pleased when asked to help an injured horse. Only this isn’t a horse rather a centor. Helen is thrust into an extraordinary full of mythical beasts and fabled creatures.
Weather in P4
Harry Potter Escape Room
Primary 3 and 4 from Port Ellen met with Primary 4 and 5 in Bowmore to do a Harry potter Maths themed escape room. There was lots of problem solving to do, including sorting the potions and spells. It was great to meet with our friends in Bowmore to do some maths.
Pleased to report that everyone got out of the Hogwarts Escape Room! Fantastic fun, lots of great maths problem solving and meeting new friends from Bowmore Primary. Well done everyone. pic.twitter.com/lBQet11vcI
— Port Ellen Primary School (@portellenps) February 15, 2023
Ssssspecial Visitors
P4 Space topic
FITNESS
We were learning about the importance of exercise and how it is good for us. We had lots of good ideas. Over the next few weeks we are going to look at different aspects of fitness. We were finding out about the different aspects of fitness…speed, strength, flexibility, agility and stamina. We did some activities to test how good we were.
YOGA
Ms Brown has been teaching us Yoga in P234. Yoga helps to make us more flexible, builds our core strength and helps us to relax. It is good for the mind and body.
P234 TRIP TO THE FARM
P234 went to visit the RSPB farm at Gruinart. Here is a wee video from the trip. We had a fantastic time and it was very ;hands on” – much to the children’s delight. A huge thanks to the RSPB for organising such a great visit.
INTERNET SAFETY
We’ve been working very hard on our Internet Safety this term. Using www.thinkuknow.co.uk resources we’ve discussed who can help us, what not to share and how to stay safe on online games! You can see our helping hands, our digital footprints and our sharing posters on our colourful new display!