On Tuesday 22nd March P1/2 held their very own circus show. To prepare for our show we brought in colourful clothes to wear for our costumes and we made hats. We made posters and tickets so that everyone knew about our show. Tink and Jeremy came to help us rehearse for our show and we worked really hard to make it the best it could be.
We were feeling very excited about performing our circus act especially once we got into our costumes and got our faces painted!
The whole school came to watch and they all seemed to love it!
Ronan, Julie and Ellie were clowns.
Mirren, Eva and Caitlin were acrobats.
Finlay was a juggler.
Bronagh, Struan and Katie were hula hoopers.
Ross worked with Jeremy to be a Ring Master and he was also a scary tiger.
Darren was a snake charmer!
Ruaraidh thinks it was great fun doing our circus show.
Bronagh liked performing her act and says it made her feel good.
Ronan felt nervous but he enjoyed it!
The Chinese Creation Story
China’s creation story is about a dog called Pangu. Pangu was in a egg and like all normal animals in eggs he broke out with an axe, the gooey stuff spilled out and became the earth. Pangu created the world. Pangu’s hair was the stars, his eyes were the moon and sun, the plants were made of his skin and the rain, the sweet rain was made of spit.
By Scott
Swimming Gala
At the swimming gala we had a lot of races including front crawl, backstroke, obstacle course and the relay. Orsay got in the lead early by winning races and stayed there and won the gala in points, but came second in the relay with Texa coming in 1st in the relay and Nave came 3rd in the relay. In the points Orsay came 1st Texa in 2nd and Nave in 3rd.
By Calum
OKAY Museum Exhibition
On Tuesday 8th march 2011 p45 held a museum exhibition. It started at 1:30 to 3:00. We held it because our topic was on history. In the morning Bowmore P56 came over to look at our museum. We all had had a different table to work at. I was at the information desk with Eilidh. We were selling bookmarks,delft tiles and leaflets. There was a desk that you could go to try old food like Dundee cake,oatcakes with goats cheese and venison and there was viking bread. I had a bit of Dundee cake and it was very nice. We had interactive displays and timelines, toys, bedrooms and kitchens from the past. P6/7 did a World War 2 display as well. A lot of adults came to see our museum. I had a great time.
by Reece Bowman.
World Maths 2011
On the 1st of March 2011 it was World Maths Day. Everyone at Port Ellen Primary took part , we challenged children from all over the World on the World Maths Day website. At the end the best pupil and with the highest score was Reece Bowman with a grand total of 558. You could get anyone from any part of the world you could get someone from China , Japan , Hong Kong or even Hungary and maybe if you were lucky you could get one of your friends. I once got My friend Helen and Emily and Maisie and Reece. My total was 273 but I could of done better.
By Ruby Miller(P5)
World Book Day
On Thursday 3rd of March we had world book day. Everyone dressed up as their favourite character out of a book and also brought books in to school. Some people came dressed in their character but some got dressed in school. Every one had a great day. Primary 4/5 did a quiz sheet with a partner, there were lots of different questions on different books, one of them was what flattened Stanly out of the book Flat Stanly. At the end of the day we all got our pictures taken with the whole school dressed up including the staff who were also dressed up the photo was taken and we went home. It was a FANTASTIC day !!!!!!
By Emily P5
Eco Drama
Eco drama came to school. In the morning it was bag girl, she showed us super hero moves like ZIP, ZAP, BONG and her special move Ka-pow. She went over the 3 Rs. We did lot of games. We had to knock down a monster. In the afternoon they did a show. The show was about how isle of Eigg got renewable energy. After all that we got a photo with a van. The people that did the show are called Eilidh and Alaster. It was funny!!
By Eilidh
Visit from Andy MacDonald from the Islay Energy Trust
We had a very interesting afternoon with Mr MacDonald learning about the various renewable energy projects in and around Islay. We watched a slide show and video showing where the proposed Tidal Array for the sound of Islay where 10 sea turbines will be able to create electricity for the whole of Islay! We also discussed wind power, solar energy and hydro power.We learned a lot of interesting facts for our Energy Around Us topic.
World Book Day in P1/2
It was world book day on 3rd March and we all came dressed up as our favourite book character.
Mirren was Six Dinner Sid.
Ronan was Bumblebee
Ross was a caveman from Dinosaurs love Underpants.
Kaitlyn was the witch from Room on the Broom.
Ruaraidh was a duck from Ping.
Murray was Darth Vader.
Jasmine was Cinderella.
Katie was Little Red Riding Hood.
Natalie was Katie Morag.
Finlay was Horrid Henry.
Eva was a snow angel.
Ellie was Snow White.
Julie Ann was Beauty from Beauty and the Beast.
Kaya was a fairy.
Bronagh was a princess from The 12 Dancing Princesses.
Struan was Augustus the Tiger from Augustus Lost His Smile.
We made story hats and bookmarks and drew our favourite characters. Our buddies from P4/5 came to read to us. We even made up our own stories. It was great fun!
World Maths Day
P4/5 have had great fun on the World Maths day website, playing games against students from around the world. Emily got the top scores in class, and she and Jason, Reece and Calum all got 5 medals. Well done guys!
ECO DRAMA
Schools on Islay had the pleasure of hosting a visit from the Eco Drama group this week, who
presented an ecological fable inspired by the true story of Eigg, a self sustainable island not far from here. Through interactive storytelling, live music, eco gadgets and numerous characters, Eco Drama brought to life a story about climate change, positive thinking and community spirit. Children were able to learn how the Isle of Eigg has become energy self sustainable using hydro cars, boats run on candle wax and solar and wind powered electricity generators. A lively and engaging performance enabled children to really understand the issues involved, and a hilarious time was had by all. They even traveled here in a distinctive van run on chip fat from the ferries! Port Ellen would like to thank those involved for bringing an us an enjoyable and thought provoking experience. Wouldn’t it be great if Islay could become energy self sustainable too?
World Maths Day In P1/2
To celebrate World Maths Day P1/2 took part in lots of activities relating to shape. They went on a shape hunt around our school grounds, taking photos of things that were different shapes. They then used these photos to create an information book about shapes which included facts about each shapes features. We even worked together to create a shape powerpoint which includes interesting shape facts and some of the photos they took.
Butterfly
P1/2 found a dead butterfly in our class. We used the internet to find out what type of butterfly it was. We discovered that it was called a small tortoiseshell and that it was a girl.
Our Rhyming Morning
All the boys and girls in nursery, P1/2 and P2/3 came to school today dressed up as their favourite nursery rhyme character. There were lots of wee willie winkies, a little pig, Miss Polly and her doctor and even an old woman tossed up in a basket!
Mummys and daddies and grannies came and worked with us on lots of fun activities.
In the hall we played drama games to do with nursery rhymes.
In the nursery we played games to do with rhymes.
In P1/2 we made rhyming hats.
In P2/3 we were rewriting nursery rhymes.
Here are P1/2s thoughts about this morning.
Ross – I liked making up funny rhymes.
Ronan – I liked doing things with my mum.
Finlay – I enjoyed listening to nursery rhymes.
Struan- I liked playing with Old Mcdonalds farm.
Murray – I liked that too.
Kaya – I enjoyed playing with the playdough.
Natalie – I liked watching the video clips of us doing rhyme work.
Bronagh – I liked having the juice and cakes.
Katie – I like coming to school dressed up.
Mirren – I liked when playing with the farm.
Ellie – I liked coming to school in my dress.
Ruaraidh – I liked playing with the boat in the water.
Kaitlyn – I liked everything
Julie Ann – So did I!
Applying for jobs in P1/2
All the boys and girls in P1/2 have been busy applying for jobs in the Port Ellen Circus. Job vacancies in the circus include clowns, acrobats, jugglers, tight rope walkers and a ringmaster.We had to pick which job we wanted to apply for and then we had to fill in an application for saying why we think we would be good at this job.
Ruaraidh applied to be an acrobat because he is good at hula hooping.
Ronan applied to be a clown because he thinks he is funny.
Finlay applied to be a ring master because he has a big loud voice.
We have to wait to see if we get a job interview – fingers crossed!
Museum of Scottish Scientists
P45 have been researching famous Scottish scientists from the past and creating power points about them. We have lots of famous scientists and engineers who have helped to change the world we live in for the better. We have even made a virtual museum you can visit to find out more about them. Visit the My Museum Glow page to find out more.
All about P1/2 this week
This week we have continued to work hard on our circus topic. Struan, Bronagh, Mirren, Katie and Jasmine are fantastic at hula hooping. Ronan has managed to learn to juggle with two bean bags!
Murray is getting really good at walking the tight rope!
We have been doing loads of rhyming work. We even made our own MTV style nursery rhyme videos! They are fantastic! We planned our costumes and props for the video.
We discovered how to make vokis this week and we all made our own voki to tell our favourite nursery rhyme – check them out on our glow page!
Happy hloidays and happy valentines day! xx
Voki rhymers!
Today P1/2 all created their own voki. We worked hard to make them say our favourite nursery rhyme. It was great fun!
WW2
Today we have been learning about the early part of the war and the dates of events in World War 2. Bailey knows that the war started in 1939.Megan knows that Winston Churchill became prime minister on the 10.5.1940. We have also been using an interactive timeline to create our own World War 2 timeline.
world war 2
This week I learned how to make a power point and upload it on to glow!
Little Miss Muffet by P1/2
P1/2 wrote their own version of the rhyme Little Miss Muffet. It is so good we thought we would share it with everyone!
Enjoy!
Little Miss Muffet sat on a hill,
Little Miss Muffet caught a chill.
Little Miss Muffet sat on a cat,
Then she realised it was a big fat rat!
Little Miss Muffet sat on a mat,
Then she saw a very fat rat!
Little Miss Muffet sat on a log,
Little Miss Muffet stroked a dog.
Little Miss Muffet sat on a rock,
Little Miss Muffet dropped a sock!
Little Miss Muffet sat on a chair,
Little Miss Muffet brushed her hair.
Little Miss Muffet let off a flare!
speedy sums in P1/2
Today p1/2 had a speed sum quiz. We were all trying to find the answers to adding and take away sums really quickly without using our fingers. We are going to practise speedy sums every day so that we get really quick!
Burns Celebrations
It was a celebration of Robert Burns on 25th January at Port Ellen Primary School. Children had spent weeks learning their poems to recite to the eminent judges on the day, and we couldn’t wait to see who won. We stopped early for lunch, which included the traditional Haggis, neeps and tatties. Mrs Carmichael said the traditional Burns lines over the haggis before it was served.
After lunch we held a ceilidh with parents attending for a dance and a song. Aileas entertained us on the fiddle, and the Highland Dancers were amazingly springy as they danced. The children have all been learning dancing, and it was great to see them dancing with their parents and friends to the Gay Gordans and Canadian Barn dance. The winners of the poetry competition were announced and were Murray in P1,Bronagh in P2, Abbie in P3, Maisie in P4, Ellen in P5, Aileas in P6 and Eilidh in p7. All in all a fantastic celebration of Scottish Culture.
Stories of 15
P2 have been finding out about different ways to make 15. Here are some of the ways we can make 15:
1 + 14 = 15 Katie
2 + 13 =15 Bronagh
3 + 12 = 15 Ronan
4 + 11 = 15 Jasmine
5 + 10 = 15 Mirren
6 + 9 = 15 Ross
7 + 8 = 15 Julie Ann
Our First Learning Blog by P1/2
Welcome to our learning blog!
We are learning all about the circus. We have been learning tricks like balancing, juggling and hula hooping! It has been good fun. By Finlay
We have been learning about the jobs people do in the circus like the ring master, juggler, tight rope walker, trainer, office workers and acrobat. By Bronagh, Ronan, Jasmine, Kaya, Mirren and Struan
We have been thinking about the skills people doing these jobs need. The ring master needs to be able to speak out loud and he can’t be nervous. He must be organised. By Katie
A juggler has to be good at throwing and catching. By Natalie
A tight rope walker has to be good at balancing and he has to be careful not to fall. By Murray
We have a Big Top in our classroom. We have been playing circus games in it. By Ross
We have dressing up costumnes to wear in our Big Top. Ellie
The circus tent has colours on it that make a pattern. There are red and yellow squares. There are purple stars and blue moons. By Eva
I was juggling! by Darren
We turned the bench over in the hall and used it as a tight rope. We had to be careful not to fall. It was tricky! by Ruaraidh
I am good at hula hooping and I love it. By Julie Ann
I want to be an acrobat in the circus because I like doing hand stands. By Kaitlyn
I am really hoping that the lion doesn’t escape from his cage! By Miss MacRae
National Museum of Scotland Glow Meet
We had a Glow Meet on the 28th January down at Miss Macrae’s class room. We where talking to all sorts of workers that work there in the National Museum of Scotland; they were Designers, Exhibition Officer, Curator and a Conservator. The Designer designs everything that involves stuff like pictures. The Exhibition Officer needs to make sure that they only have 25 words or less on the tag and they need to make sure that they is a lot of facts. The Exhibits can be all the same or they can be all different things. A Curator is someone who looks after all the old things that goes in the Museum. You can find things if your on a walk on the beech or the woods or any other places that you might find some things. I thought the meet was very good because I got to learn all the different jobs there are in running a museum.
Maisie
Researching Scottish Scientists
My class is researching Scottish Scientists and my Scientist is William Ramsay and he discovered the noble gases. Williams Ramsay was born on 2nd October 1852 and he died on the 23rd July 1916, at the age of 63. William was married to Margaret Johnstone. William and Margaret had one son and one daughter. People call William Sir William Ramsay and he won a Nobel prize for chemistry. He helped people think about the world around them.
Helen
The World War 1 Medals
We are doing a history topic and we are trying to make our own museum and I brought in some medals from the War. They belonged to a man named Charlie Baum who was in the ambulance association and was killed while going to pick up a body. He got the medals for being part of the War and saving people’s lives. My Grandad got the medals sent to him as he was a relative. He even got parts of Charlie Baum’s clothing and other things.
My Dancing
When I was 5 I started highland dancing and I am still dancing now. My mum and dad even my little sister Natalie supports me very well, even if I don’t win any they always say to me I did my very best and I will get one next time and I am a winner to them. Eilidh and Katie dance with me too and they are great dancers and they support me and we support them. In 2008 I had entered Cowal games and at the end I got my results and I won the runner up trophy, I was jumping for joy when I found out. In 2009 I entered the Dunoon competition and I won the national trophy and I was incredibly pleased with myself and my dancing teacher that helped me with my dancing. I have loads of different medals from 1st to 5th and a mini shield for my dancing exams.I hope this year I will be very successful and I hope Eilidh and Katie will too.
Emily P5
Bowmore Glow Meet
We had a Glow Meet with Bowmore primary school about our topic on scientists and their topic on inventors. My scientist is William Thompson, he discovered the temperature absolute zero. It was fun I had loads of questions to say and answer. i found out that their favourite rock star is Lady Gaga. I just loved it and I want to do it again.
Alicia
