Here is a podcast of our learning this week from Primary 2,3,4, with help from Ellen and Maisie.
Primary 5 Learning
Primary 5 have been doing a lot of maths in fact I think they are math experts, they have been doing a lot of work on their times tables and place value. For homework they have been getting sudoku for fun. In Spelling they have been doing the normal Nelson spelling textbook(plurals). For PE they have had Brandon Freeman in as a sports ambassador from High School to teach different skills and basketball. They have had Mrs Macdonald in for gaelic to teach numbers up to 20 and items in the class room. For art they had Mrs Onions who tought them how to change a spring picture into a autumn picture.For Music most of them have taken up an musical instrument and received them today. Their class room has now became a secret agent HQ as they have designed their own gadgets and wrote about them.
By Eilidh Mcmillan and Ruby Miller
PE WITH BRANDON
On Wednesday the 29 August p6/7 did basket ball with Brandon. It was great fun we played a couple of matches. My team won their matches and in my team there was me, Scott, Danni, Robbie, Asher and James. Brandon is from the high School and is going to help be our PE teacher for a while. I think personally that it is going to be amazing and I think the other members of the class are going to think it is amazing to.
P3/4 learning
P3/4 have be learning there 6 5 4 3 2 times tables as well as reading about the adventures of Hamish MacHaggis. As well as creating their own whirry bang design. They were also leaning new spelling words and doing coloring in math. Also they said the pier opening was amazing.
The Pier Opening
On Thursday 30th August all of Port Ellen primary were invited to the pier opening in Port Ellen
. When we got there there were a lot of people and there were some of the pipe band piping. We also got balloons and we made our own flags. There were 3 people announcing the pier was open. Then the choir sang at the end and that closed the opening ceremony.
by Robbie and Asher
What P2/3/4 Have Explored
Eva- I really enjoyed reading Hamish MacHaggis books and she loved making up stories.
Abi- My favorite thing this week was learning Hamish MacHaggis songs,
Sophie- I liked writing imaginary stories, mine as about seals
Taylor-Making the car called the Willie Bang out of Hamish MacHaggis
Ross- Making Hamish MacHaggis stories mine was about Hamish going to Ardbeg Distillery
Struan-Learning my 2 times table I used a numberline.
everyone has enjoyed their week in p3/4
Stephen Baron
Stephen Baron came to the school of Port Ellen primary to tell us about Haydn a very famous composer and it was very interesting. We played games with Stephen Baron and we danced to the music and it was very fancy and I want to do it again. My favourite part was when we played instruments with him it was very noisy. And I personally think that it was a great idea that Reece(The Prince) died of old age in the acting and I was a great woodpecker. Just as I said I think that the acting was very good from everyone and so was the music, he could really play the piano. We had to listen to the music and if if it changed music we had to do our actions. Mrs Macdonald said the school piano had never been so happy!
This week in p3/4
This week p3/4 have been designing a whirry bang for Hamish Machaggis and other things. He lives in a secret glenn in the north of Scotland. In maths they’ve been learning their times tables, addition and subtraction. The class have been learning about places in Great Britain on a map. The class came to the pier opening. They have also been doing maths posters. They have been learning about Hayden the piano guy. they have also been reading the adventures of Hamish Machaggis.
By Reece and Calum
Port Ellen Cutting the Turf
On Friday the 31st of September Port Ellen primary school choir, me, Scott Kinloch, and Donald Swanson went to cut the turf for the new row of houses at Ardview. Me, Donald, Ruby and Oliver cut the first section of turf for the houses and there was a small crowd and the choir sung. After the cutting the adults went to the Islay Hotel for snacks and the school came back by the end of playtime. The weather wasn’t kind and the rain was miserable. Donald is the youngest in the school and I am the oldest.
Scott
ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2012
On the 8th and 9th September 2012 the book festival is coming to Port Ellen Primary School. 
The book festival will have many authors including Liz Lochhead, Joan Lennon, Keith Brumpton,Vivian French and Linda Strachan. To book go to www.islaybookfestival.com. The doors open at 10:00am on Saturday and 10:30am on Sunday.
By Eilidh
What We Did On Holiday
On my holiday I went to England, Bracknell and I had a great time. We stayed at my Auntie Ann and I went to Lego land on the first day of our holiday and it was very fun, we got soaked because went on lots of wet rides plus it was raining at the end of the day. We went to see Matilda on the Theater and it was so good, we also went in to a place called Windsor to do some shopping and it was the best shopping experience ever and I really want to go again.
By Emily
Elections
At Port Ellen Primary School we had the captain and vice captain elections. There new captains and vice captains for each of the houses. For Orsay boys captain, Robbie Middleton and for boys vice captain Reece Boman, for girls captain, Maisie Logan and girls vice captain is Ruby Miller. Nave boys captain is James Adams and vice captain is Ewan macKinnon, girls captain is Ellen Johnstan and vice is Danni Barker. Texa boys captain is Jason Baker and vice captain is Liam Campbell girls captain is Eilidh Mcmillan and vice captain is Elinor Baker. And that is who the captains and vice captains are.
Speeches 2012 for Captain/Vice
The captain/vice speeches are today most of the p6/7’s will be saying their well thought out speeches today. Members of the parent council will be there listening for responsible participants for the roll. The school will be separated into their houses for the speeches . Everyone in that house will be able to vote including the teachers . Everyone will be hoping to be voted for captain.
Scott
Our Learning Review
David, Oliver and Nick have created a podcast of their learning. Click to listen.
Paralympic Power Point
On Friday we did a power points but I didn’t do it. On Monday we did our power points but I was not well I had the stomach bug so I did it today Abbie won the presentation. I was talking about the Paralympics amputees. By Ciara
Leavers Assembly
Tomorrow on the 28th June our p7s are going to the high school everyone is heart broken. Then everyone is going to get a aword or certificate and they disided to pick lunch it is burgers and chocolate cracnal put some people will have pack lunches and on friday we’going to church!!! 🙂 By Eleanor bye bye
P4/5 Golfing
On Monday 25th June p45 went to Machrie golf course to do some golf with Mr Gairns,Mrs Ramsay and Mrs Clark. Mr Gairns
was teaching real golf, Mrs Ramsay was doing practicing golf and Mrs Clark was doing putting. I was Against Robbie, Torin and Beth, it took me Eight shots to get it in :):D. P4’s went in the school bus and the p5’s went in Mrs Clarks car, my favourite bit was doing the real golf with Mr Gairns because I did really far shots.
By Jodie 🙂 😀
Beach Picnic and Beach Clean
On Monday 17th June in the morning we went for a beach clean to tidy the beach so it was clean for our beach picnic in the 
afternoon!!{Luckily it was nice} When we got to the beach we started making our sandcastles for the sandcastle competition!! Abbie,Maisie,Ello,Annie and I molded out a mermaid in the sand. For our lunch we had a sandwich,cake,sausage roll and some juice. After we went down to finish our sandcastles Danni,Izzy and Jodie were very kind because they let us borrow two of there shells we really really liked!!!!!!!!!! Just before we went back to school we found out who the winners were for the sandcastle competition Ruby’s group came 3rd Our group second and Nicks 1st!!!!!!!!!
By Emily
Proper poetry
Last month pupils from Port Ellen Primary School found out that they had won a Poetry competition. They are Nick, Asher, Eleanor and Scott. Asher won first place and Nick won 3rd. The prizes were a 35 pound book voucher and 25 pound book voucher and a 15 pound book voucher. On the 15 June the same pupils from Port Ellen Primary School will be going to the Gaelic College in Bowmore. And the poems are called The Gazing Sun, The Crashing Sea and The Sea On Islay.
GARDENING
On Friday at Port Ellen Primary 1to5 have been gardening at the front of the school planting flowers in the old whiskey barrels and in the old boat, renovating it for the open day.
Scottish Education Awards
On Tuesday 12th of June it was the Scottish Education Awards, this meant that the school was up for the best school in Scotland for using technolgy. Two girls from Port Ellen Primary school, Emily and Eilidh, went with three other teachers which were Mrs Clark,Miss MacRae and Mrs Macdonald. They went away on Monday Morning and ended up with a whopping surprise. They came first in this Award which meant a lot to Port Ellen Primary.
Port Ellen Primary’s Fourth Green Flag
At the end of May Port Ellen primary school’s pupils where informed that they had gotten their forth green flag!
Now any one can see it on the flag pole out side of the school.
Now Port Ellen is the only school on Islay with 4 green flags.
Choir Sing Their Heart Out
Every Thursday after school every one in the choir go to the hall for practice. On Saturday 2nd June all of the choir went to Bowmore to the local mod. They sang the unison, unison 2, strathspey, reel and the peurt a ‘beul. They came first for the unison and second for the strathspey and reel. They won two trophies, one for the Psalm and the other trophy was for their unison. The choir said “Yeah we came first!” Then Mrs Macdonald the conductor said “We won.” They all had fun. 
The Choir Sing Their Hearts Out
On the 2nd of June, PortEllen Gaelic choir were at the High school, to sing at the local mod,they were conduced by Maureen MacDonald, the head Teacher.
The first song they sang was the unison, secondly was Peurt a ‘ bheul, then the reel. They made some mistakes and Mrs Macdonald said ” we have blown it now” But just then Mr Macdonald, her Husband came though and said they had won 1st in
the unison. Yeh! They also came second in the perurt a ‘ bheul.
Action Song Success
Port Ellen P1/2s, aged 5-6 won the action song trophy, against another two schools, at the Mod in Bowmore high school!!! On Saturday 2nd June. They sang a song called {Engine,Tractor Agus Van}
Ellie said “I am glad we won!” Miss Macrae said “Well done.” Everyone wore fantastic costumes and Ruraidh did very well as Donny Dotamen!!!
By Emily
Incredible Ileachs Win Science Award
Ileachs Jason, Ewan, Dan, Eleanor and Aileas went to the Glasgow Science Centre, Wednesday 30th May 2012. 
Glory fell on them by winning BT Scotland Award for Best Club Presentation and also 250 pounds. Jason said “My Pyro Pyrimid was great.”
Port Ellen Poets are WINNERS!
Port Ellen Primary School pupils had great success in a local poetry competition;
Scott Kinloch,11 Honourable mention
Eleanor Macmillan,9 honourable mention
Asher Borthwick,10 1st
Nicholas Weatherhogg,9 2nd
Friday 15th June; They are going to read their poems at the Gaelic College.
Asher says “I loved making my poem!”
Eleanor says “I used all my feelings in my poem,”
Scott says” I just had a go…”
Nicholas says “I thought really hard about my poem.”
Gardening At Port Ellen Primary School
On Friday afternoon we do gardening. The gardening is p1 to p5 but last Friday it was p1 to p7. The p7s where tiding the shed. P1 to p5 where pulling out weeds and me and Annie where planting plants or flowers and the p3s where putting plants in the Easter Island head because there topic was about Easter Island so Miss Brown thought they should put plants in the Easter Island head. And the bell went for play time and after play time we went back to gardening and we were doing the same except from p3/4 they finished the Easter Island head so they where pulling out weeds then the bell went for home time so we stopped and went to wash our hands. By Ciara
Gardening
At school on a Friday afternoon P1-5 do gardening. People weed and some people plant!!! This month we had some very extrordinary news we had one our fourth green flag but we had some things we could maybe change but luckily it was not a lot the things we had to change were that we could maybe update our eco codes and get them in each classroom and not just the hall.
Poetry Competition
On Friday 18th May Mrs MacDonald told us we had done really well in the life on Islay poetry competition. The man that ran the competition was called James Knox Whitter. The people that won in our school was Asher who came first and Nick who came third and the highly commended was me Eleanor and Scott.:) By Eleanor
