We are the WOF party which stands for World of Fitness and we want everyone to do more exercise and get fit. We are a party standing in the Port Ellen mock elections. We want to encourage not just Port Ellen and Islay but Scotland and the whole of the UK to get fit. Here is our logo. Vote for us!
TAP PARTY
Hello I am a member of T.A.P, The Animal Party. P5/6 and P7 have been working on a mini topic on elections and we have divided our self’s into six groups each group created their own party we are presented all the stuff we did in our party groups on Monday afternoon. The Animal Party helps the animals. our slogan is We Stand For The Animals
Vote For The Green Team
Please vote for the green team, WE ARE GREEN AND WE ARE KEEN. If you vote for us we will stop the poloution in the world, to use less electricity we will get solar panels in our school, we want to have clean beaches so we will encourage people to have more beach cleans and we will use the car less and then walk instead.
Vote For Fruitastic
We are fruitastic vote for us because we are trying to make the world a better place by getting people to eat fruit more. We have a fruit shop in school, we will get a fruit van for islay and lower the price of fruit and higher the price of fatty food. We will also support the farmers that work hard and dont get much money. Vote for us !!
Ask.fm – what you need to know
Ask.fm is anonymous and has been known to lead to cyberbullying and taunting. Here is CEOP’s guide to Ask.fm in a series of FAQs for parents.
Body confidence – how you can help
Why are so many children dissatisfied with their appearance? What effect does this have on their school work and their confidence? What can you do to help?
CEOP’s video: talking about pornography
Pornography is more available than ever before, thanks to the internet. It can also be a hideously embarrassing subject to broach with your child. In this video, CEOP’s Jonathan Baggaley offers some tips for opening non-awkward discussions.
Beach Rugby
On Saturday 14th Beach Rugby took place in Port Ellen. There were lots of stalls, walls, bins and posters. There were female teams and male teams. Lots of interesting stuff happened at the beach and the playing fields both of them had fun things going on. Up at the fields there was a Beach Rugby dance. There were 32 teams altogether 22 male teams and 10 female teams.
By Nicholas
Our Trip To Bowmore
On Wednesday Cameron and I took a trip to Bowmore to talk about Endeavour in front of the public and other head teachers and councillors. We were asked to go and speak about this because one of the focuses in our inspection was independent learning and part of this was endeavour. Cameron spoke about planning our endeavour session and his progress in his log. Also his connection with Beech Grove garden and how he has kept in touch. He then spoke about his Endeavour learning log then handed it over to Me. I talked about what my Endeavour was on and why I chose it. Then I talked about plan do review because it helps us plan our next steps. We showed the councillors our work and what we had achieved within the amount of time given.
By Cameron and Danni
Average On Averages
P6/7 are learning about averages. An Average is when you find the middle amount of something.
Mean is a type of Average; to do a mean average, you need to add all the numbers together and divide it by how many numbers you have. For example, 4,3,9,2,13,3,3,3,3,4=44 devided by 10 =4.4
Mode is a type of average, to do mode, you need to find the number that there is the most of. For example, 4,4,9,13,3,3,3,3,3,2=3
Median is the number in the middle. For example, 2,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,9,13=3
By Elizabeth and Annie
Scottish Education Awards
On the 9th of June, Miss Macrae, Anwen Baker, Maisie Logan and Katie Middelton went on a trip to Glasgow for the night for the Scottish Education awards, we were nominated in the Enterprise category. We got to Glasgow at 7 and went to the world buffet king for dinner at 8. It was lovely and everything we tried was really tasty, we got back to the hotel and had showers ready for the morning. We woke up and went down to breakfast in our jammies! We went back up to the room, got all glammed up and set off to the Thistle Hotel where it was held. Everyone was really nice and the smoothie we got was delicious. The tables were all set out like a circus with tiny horses hanging from lights! At the beginning of the awards these drummers came out dressed as tin foil men. It sounded great and was really enjoyable. When the awards started it was really nerve racking, it finally came to our catagory and there is 3 finalists, we were one of them. Unfortunately we didn’t win but it was great to even get into the top three. At the very end we got given an envelope with £250 in it! There were people on stilts walking around the tables, and magicians and balloon makers. The lunch they served was really nice, it was nachos with chilli mince and for dessert, it was a mini cone with ice cream, sorbet and a mini pastry scone type thing with popping candy! It was a great trip and I enjoyed it lots!:)
P7 Leavers Assembly
On Wednesday 26th June there will be a leavers assembly. All last week we have been preparing. Also this week we will be too. We have been making movie trailers with help of p6. Also the p7s had to choose a program and make it with themselves in it. The songs that we are doing are best day of my life. We are also doing a other song called don’t stop me now but in lip dub using teachers in it and actions. We all hope this will be a good success.
Everyone have been enjoying preparing for it.
By Jodie & Ciara 🙂
Endeavour Learning Festival
Over the last six months pupils from Primary 6/7 have been working on, planning and creating an Endeavour project. Everyone has worked really hard and have managed to achieve a lot. Just some of the Endeavour projects are keeping chickens which we hatched in the class room, cooking from around the world and story writing. There are a variety of different projects and they are all very unique. Our old school head teacher, Mrs Cusworth, has been taking a look at all the Endeavour projects in our class and asking us questions. She will pick the person that stands out as having put in lots of effort and has come the farthest on their Endeavour journey and has thought positively about their Endeavour. On Friday it is the Endeavour learning festival where they will show what they have achieved.
By Emily and Abbie xx
P6/7 Science Trip
On Tuesday 3rd June P6/7 went to Edinburgh to talk about science. They went on the Tuesday and came back on the Thursday night. On Wednesday some of the P4/5’s went to Social Enterprise awards they were doing Scent-Citizens soap business. They enjoyed being at the presentation and receiving an award. On the Thursday some of P6/7 went to Murrayfield to show off their science knowledge. At Murrayfield P6/7 were getting tested their knowledge about science, they’re was 3 judges that came round every stall and listened to all the schools talk about science and what they have created. P6/7 were against a lot of primary schools all over the UK. They took part in a number of STEM challenges run by different company’s one challenge was you had to build a tower of cups but you coulden’t touch they cups all you had was string and a rubber band and there was 5 all together. They also did a PINGPONGPENTATHALON were they had to create a number of things to carry a ping pong across the obstacles. At their stall they had science gadgets like (robotic arm) (Lego Mine storms) and a presentation that they performed in front of the judges they all really enjoyed it, sadly they didn’t win anything but they participated that’s all that counts.
By Alicia & Asher
Top tips if your child is being bullied
Alex Holmes, anti-bullying programme manager for the Diana Award, outlines some useful things to do if your child is being bullied.
Setting filters on YouTube
YouTube’s SafetyMode allows parents to restrict the content their children see. Here’s our quick’n’dirty guide to setting it up.
Setting filters on Google
Google is often the first port of call for homework and curiosity of all kinds. Here’s how to guard against adult content appearing in your children’s Google searches.
When you think your child may be gay
Is your child uncertain about their sexuality? Are you half-expecting some big ‘coming out’ announcement? Richard Essery of Brook offers advice for parents on how to respond.
When your child is being bullied online
Alex Holmes, anti-bullying manager for the Diana Awards, offers advice on how to recognise bullying and what to do if your child is affected.
Video: What if you’re worried about your child’s mental health?
Video: Claire Usiskin from YoungMinds talks about warning signs parents should look for and how you can respond if you’re concerned about your child’s mental health
Phone safety and selfies
Even world leaders take selfies… In this video, Vicki Shotbolt of The Parent Zone talks about the hazards of online flirting via photos – and what to tell your child.
Over the Ard
It was the turn of Donald, Braeden and Scott to organise their expedition over the Ard. They learned to think about possible dangers and had to do a risk assessment. Before we set off, Donald spoke to the class to remind everyone how to stay safe. While we were on the Ard we learned about what to do in an emergency – getting help, calling the coastguard if you are near the sea, and trying out an emergency shelter.
P1/2 Explore the beach
P1/2 Explorers
Over the past few weeks P1/2 have been learning about explorers. They have found out about lots of famous explorers – from Captain Cook, Scott & Amundsen, Charles Darwin and Shackleton to Neil Armstrong, Edmund Hillary and Jacques Cousteau. They have tried to think about why these people explored where they did and how they went about it. They re-enacted Scott’s expedition to the South Pole in the school grounds and pretended to climb Mount Everest like Edmund Hillary. They have also been working in groups to plan their own expeditions.
What kind of parent are you?
There are three main styles of parenting. Which one best describes you?
Instagram – what are the issues?
Some tips on responsible – and safe – use of Instagram.
Cyberbullying
Alex Holmes, the Diana Award anti-bullying programme manager, was previously a victim of bullying and now runs the anti-bullying ambassadors programme. In this video, he explains what cyberbullying is, why it hurts – and what you can do about it.
Filters and beyond – facts and figures
What are children really seeing online? Do parental filters work? Our stats may surprise you…
Where to go for help with problems your child is having online
Support organisations for young people and parents who are concerned about what young people are having to deal with online.
Reporting unwanted content
If your child has come across something upsetting online – or something you think may be illegal – here’s what to do about it.