P4/7 has started swimming on Thursday.We get the bus to Bowmore. When we got to the pool we got split in two groups of twelve by our abilities.We get to learn different things and it is really fun. When some People are not swimming the do work.But this week we got to take are NDDIS.By ERIN
rainforest lunch
on Wednesday the 1st of February we had a rainforest lunch because p6/7 are doing a topic on rainforest. it was really good and it looked very yummy. by Helen Sinclair š
Playground Clean up
After the big wind in January the playground was filled with rubbish . P6/7Ā and Mrs MacDonald cleaned up the playground; it was a tough job and we even found a lawn mower . We were all split up into different groups each group got a different area to clean up.ThereĀ were two filled skips full of rubbish.
By Eilidh
Profesor Layton
We have been giving DSIs from Argyll 7 Bute to play Professor Layton and to help our reading so its a funner way to read. We also get to do lots of puzzles. Unfortunately we only have them for one more week…..
by James
Learning using DSi :)
We have been using DSi to help us improve on our reading and we think it is great. We have been playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village. Me and Jason and Scott think it is great.We were given the DSi’s from Argyll and Bute Council and they have been wicked! by Jason and Ewan
patterns
Our new topic in maths is patterns and codes. We are focusing on things like the Fibonacci code and all that. I think it will be good, I can’t wait till we do more. The Fibonacci code goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,
by Calum p6
You can see lots of Fibonacci patterns in nature.
Art club
In school Reece, Scott, Harry, Connor, Liam and Donald have started an art club on Wednesday lunchtimes for p1-p5.Ā Last Wednesday was our first time. We had 22 people (more than we thought) and got a lot of good pieces of art work done. We have still to make certificates for the best 5 pieces of artwork. So far Abbie Morris done the best piece of art. She drew a picture of Phinneas and Ferb.
By Reece p6
The forest pitch
Last Friday I found out that I had made the shortlist for a very special event.The event is called the Forest Pitch.It is a competition for primary school kids in
Scotland. I made it into the last 30 out of 2000 kids.Forest pitch is a football event,that you have to design a football strip for a special game what will be played on a football pitch in the middle of a forest in 2012.4 people can win the event and whoever does win they will get their shirt worn by the players.
I am well chuffed …… and so is my mum! My gran thinks that I might even win! I am going away on the Tuesday 7th February to see if I’ve won. Im going to Hampden park in Glasgow.
by Harry p7
National Galleries Competition
We have chosen our photos and written our stories about them for the National Galleries Competition which Port Ellen Primary does every year. Sometimes we’re lucky and other times we’re not but it’s fun to do any way. This year I did my story from the point of view of a horse. Elinor in our class is really good at writing and I hope she gets placed.
By Aileas
Layton Comic Strips
In class we have been using Professor Layton to
do reading so we are making Layton comic strips!
I’m working with Emily and we have a puzzle and
a golden apple and a cool code and a secret passage!
It’s one of the best comic strips in the class. I’m not
very good at coloring though so it looks a teeny bit
messy. The plot’s good though!
By Elinor.
Book Club
On the 31st January me, Aileas, Elinor, Ellen, Emily and Helen held a book club for primary 1 to 5. It will be held on Tuesdays at lunch time breaks. We have a younger group a middle group and a top group. Come along every week for a good laugh and a fab story. Every week there will be something new story time, acting, drawing who knows so come along and find out.
Poetry
On Tuesdays Miss Browns p4s come in to our class. We all get a bit of poetry to clarify, predict, summariese and question. This week we had Timothy Winters my partner was Danni! We got the prediction right even though we’ve never heard of it!!!
By Emily p4
Fractions
We did fractions and foody fractions, foody fractions is where you count how much food things are there then you make out a fraction with it, then you make it really neat presentation you bring it to your teacher and she eats gives you a mark out of 5 or 10 then you go back to your table and you can eat it.
My Tables video
On my table we are going to do a video about how to stay safe on the internet. My name is Alace popson, Ello is Jane, Robbie is Jack and Harry is Profesor Dally Dubby.
By Annie
Internet Fraud
They are many ways to describe a Fraud but the basic description is a LIE. When someone describes their
product or service they want to pay for by telling you only part of the truth; or only selected parts of the
truth that trick you to believe something other than what really will result or deliberately lying , they are committing a fraudulent crime. So be careful on the internet.
Haggis
Haggis is a type of food to celebrate Robert burns.We had haggis and peas yesterday. A
nd the pudding was ice cream and chocolate fudge cake.
By Nick
The Dashing White Sargeant
This is how to do the Dashing White Sargeant.
1. Stand with two of your friends one in the middle one on the left one on the right.
2.steps Join with another group in circle and walk left 8 steps and walk back 8 steps.
3.The person in the middle faces the other person they turn spin with the person then turn to the other person and spin with them do it again.
4.Hold hand with your friends walk to the other3.
5. Go back again but this time one 3 goes under the arms of the other 3, then it all starts again.
Highland Dancing
Yesterday it was the Burns ceilidh. I was one of the Highland Dancers. Mrs MacDonald ask me, Danni and Emily to dance the Highland fling and the Sharan troos, it was funny because my pump kept on falling off. It was a amazing day and everyone had a great time and oh I almost forgot I came first in the poem competition.
By Abbie
Spelling
In spelling we do games like table tennis.Ā This is where two people spell out there spelling words. If you get it wrong you lose.
My first Burns NIGHT!
Yesterday(25th January)I had my first Burns night,and celebrating it. And I haven’t, because I’m English
It was the first time I had haggis too!
It’s made of…
1 sheep stomach,heart and lungs of a lamb,450g beef fat and lean vegetables and spices
And it was lovely.
I’d also never had cock-a-leekie soup,which was fab!
Robert Burns day was AWESOME!
By Harry.
Port Ellen Primary School
Cyberbullying Poem
I feel ashamed, idiotic, depressed,
Like everything is a lie,
The anger is running down my veins,
Its to much pain the horribleness is among us.
In other words its like everything is gloomy,
Like cold hands are strangling me,
Cyberbullying is not good,
Don’t witness it have faith,
Don’t let it bring you down,
I know it hurts.
I might be cyberbullying,
I’m sure I’m not,
It’s like my sweat is running,
The internet can be mean,
So can mobile phones.
By Elizabeth
Burns Recordings
Yesterday was Burns Day and we had a poetry competition in school. Each class had to recite their poem in front of judges, and here are the recordings of the winning recitals.
Primary 7 winner was Aileas with To a Mouse by Burns,
From Primary 6 we have Emily with ScotsĀ by Robert Burns,
From Primary 5 Danni with Rose by Burns,
Rose
From Primary 4 the winner was Abbie, reading What Will I do Gin My Hoggie Dies by Robert Burns.
hoggie
From primary 3 the winner was Mirren who read Heron by JK Annand.
From primary 2 we have Natalie with Mondays Bairn,
From Primary 1 Matthew recites Wee WIllie Winkie,
How To Play Shinty
First you get a shinty helmet there is a grill that come down on your face so a the ball doesn’t hit your face. Then you get a shinty stick you have to hold it with two hands, shinty is like football but you have a stick and a wee ball. To score you hit the ball a try and get in the goal.
By Jodie
The Story Of Shinty
I am going to tell you where shinty came from. Once there was a giant and he was walking with loads of people on him and he met a prinsses they came up with a game called shinty and thats where shintey came from. So I hope you try a game of shinty it is really easy. By Ciara.
How to do the Canadian Barn Dance
This is how to do the Canadian Barn Dance! First you have to hold a hand with your partner. Next you have to go forward three times and hop. Then you have to go back three times and hop. After that you have to go out clap and hop at the same time. Then you have to go in the way and hold your partners hands. After that you go forward to three then back to three. Finally go round once in a circle.
By Emily
Gay Gordans
This is how you do the Gay Gordans. Forward two three turn back two three forward two three turn back two three twist your partner and hold your partners hands and go round and keep doing the same thing over and over . You need to have two people together. You need to be in a circle to do the Gay Gordans.
By Annie
Rangers Charity Foundaction
Me and my Auntie Fiona completed the walk with Walter Smith who is the Glasgow Rangers manger. Well me and my Auntie Fiona got this letter through the post and it said you were invited to this evenings ceremony and we got there on Monday night and there was loads of people there, after that the ladies would tell us where to sit and we each got to stand in a queue and wait for our names to be called out and a Rangers player presented our medals to us. On Monday afternoon I got to go and get a picture taken with the Rangers players and get their autographs it was really cool but at the same time I was really shy, but the goalkeeper gave my a signed t-shirt that said best wishes Allan.
By Alicia
T Rex
We went onto the internet to find out about T Rex. We found out that he was 6000kg and 12m tall.
We worked out that if 9 and a half of our class stood on each others heads we would be the same height as T Rex.
We also worked out that if T Rex stood on scales we would need to use 12000 500g weights to balance the scales – cool eh!
Learning about dinosaurs
P1/2 visited the school library to get books about dinosaurs. We are going to look at them to find information. We found out that a book which has information in it about lots of different things is called an encyclopedia.
P4/5
Hi there I’m Harry .
I’ve just arrived at Port Ellen Primary, and I’m staying for 3 months. However I’m English!
At Port Ellen, lately we’ve been practicing Robert Burns for Robert Burns NIGHT!!
My poem is ‘What will I do gin my Hoggie die.’Ā And it’s in a competition!
Also we are doing Scottish Country dancing, and are being paired up with P1/2.
In maths we’ve been working on fractions & time.
In computers we’ve been learning how to be safe on the internet and Quadblogging like I am now.Ā Parents are coming, for us to show them what we’ve learned.
In Literacy we’ve written 2 pieces of poetry, one on a piece of art.Ā We all had our own picture.Ā Ā It’s a tournament too!
The other one is a competition as well, and we have to translate Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns!
BY HARRY
