Rannoch Clan had a fabulous time at their Christmas party this week. The children danced and sang along to their favourite Christmas songs and played some different festive games. We played Christmas corners, pass the parcel and even had a best dancer competition! It was a lovely, fun afternoon to celebrate the festive season as a clan.
Tummel Clan has been brimming with festive cheer after some fantastic Christmas parties! Last week, our Primary 5s teamed up with Ben Lomond Clan for a joyful celebration, while our Primary 4s had a blast partying with Tay Clan. Both events were filled with excitement as everyone danced to lively festive tunes, with a special prize awarded to the best dancer. We shared delicious snacks and had so much fun playing games like Christmas corners together. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the season and create happy memories with friends!
Tay clan had a fantastic Christmas party on Monday morning.
To kick off our Christmas party, we put on our playlist of chosen songs, and had a wee boogie to get us warmed-up. After that, we had a fantastic game of Christmas Corners. We also had a best dancer competition. Dancing and taking part in the games made us thirsty and hungry so we took time out for a snack and juice, provided by our lovely helpers, which was served on our Christmas placemats we had designed ourselves. Finally, we took part in some fun dances – chu chu wa and the Macarena. We loved dancing to these! The time went by so fast and were sad to see it come to an end. We had a blast together.
We loved learning, practising and performing our song for the Christmas Celebrations – Count on Me at Christmas. We loved exploring the value of kindness and spreading kindness to others because…..kindness costs you nothing! We hope you all enjoyed it too.
We also had a fantastic Christmas lunch together too. Such fun and wholesome times to spend together as a clan.
On Wednesday, Baird clan enjoyed their Christmas party with Burns, Muir and Mackintosh. We played lots of games, including musical chairs, and enjoyed a festive snack with friends. After our party fun, we created our own festive origami stars, which tested our fine motor skills and resilience. To end a fantastic day of fun, we then went to watch the pantomime in the hall. Baird clan are well and truly in the festive spirit now!
Today, Ben Lawers clan gathered for an unforgettable Christmas party filled with laughter, games, and plenty of holiday cheer! From the moment the party started, the energy in the room was contagious, with everyone ready to celebrate the festive season together. Here’s a little recap of the fun we had, straight from our amazing classmates!
🎶 Musical Bumps Madness
One of the highlights of the party was definitely Musical Bumps, a game that had everyone laughing, cheering, and sometimes scrambling to sit down as quickly as possible!
Sara shared, “I liked playing musical bumps, very interesting,” while Jed proudly added, “I also liked musical bumps because I won!” James joined in the excitement, saying, “Musical bumps was fun!” It was clear that this game brought out the competitive spirit and created a lot of memorable moments!
🎁 The Thrill of Pass the Parcel
No Christmas party is complete without a classic round of Pass the Parcel, and ours didn’t disappoint. Every unwrapped layer revealed a surprise, but the suspense of who would reach the final prize kept everyone on edge.
Amel described it best: “The game of pass the parcel was intense!”
🍪 Delicious Festive Treats
Of course, no party is truly complete without food! The table was filled with all sorts of festive goodies, from sweeties to crisps to refreshing drinks. Everyone enjoyed the chance to munch and chat with friends.
Rachel summed it up perfectly: “I liked the food!”
✨ A Day to Remember
The party wasn’t just about the games and food—it was about spending time together as a class, celebrating all the hard work we’ve put in this year, and sharing the joy of the holiday season. It was heartwarming to see everyone smiling and enjoying themselves.
As we pack away the tinsel and look ahead to the Christmas holidays, let’s all hold onto the wonderful memories of today. Thank you to everyone who made it so special. Happy holidays, Ben Lawers! 🎄❤️
We are delighted that our Primary 1 show “Ready, Steady, Elf!” performances will take place on:
Tuesday 10th December
9.15am Mull and Orkney
2pm Shetland and Skye
Wednesday 11th December
9.15am Bluebell and Bramble (P1s only)
2pm Mull and Orkney
Thursday 12th December
9.15am Shetland and Skye
2pm Bluebell and Bramble (P1s only)
Tickets will be in your child’s bag today sent home by their champion. Each child has 3 tickets per show for you to attend. Tickets will be collected at the main door when you arrive.
iPay will be open for any donation’s families would like to make towards the P1 Christmas shows. The money raised will be used for the costumes used in the performance and refreshments at the shows.
Tay clan have been enjoying drama lessons based around story telling. This week, we had a go at hot-seating. In hot-seating, we pretend that we are a character and answer questions, from others, as if we were in that particular character’s shoes. We listened to the end of a story, as we have been working on endings to our own stories in writing, and then our group members asked us questions based on the story we had heard. We all had a turn and loved pretending to be someone else. It really got our imaginations switched on!
We have also been learning about advent this week: what it is and how it is celebrated. Through this learning, we decided to create our own clan advent calendar and base it around the value of kindness. We came up with a kindness challenge for each day of Advent and created our very own kindness calendar. We are very excited to start using this next week. We have also made our very own, unique, Tay clan Christmas wreath to hang in our clan room.
This week, Tummel clan finished reading The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. The Last Bear follows 11-year-old April Wood on a journey to Bear Island, where she discovers a stranded polar bear affected by climate change. Despite being told no bears remain, April befriends and helps him, embarking on a courageous mission to return him home. The story taught us the importance of protecting our planet, showing kindness, and remembering that young people can make a difference!
As we approached the novel’s conclusion, we planned and performed a short drama to depict April and Bear’s final journey to Svalbard. Our performance focused on key narrative elements—orientation, complication, and resolution—which later guided us in writing our own narrative scripts based on the drama.
Our Tummel Primary 5s had an amazing time at the pantomime watching Cinderella! The excitement reached new heights when one of our lucky clan mates was invited on stage with the mischievous Fairy May. After weeks of hard work crafting our own narrative scripts, it was truly inspiring to experience a live performance. We all agreed—it was a fantastic show!
Last week, Primary 5 from Ben Lawers Clan had an amazing trip to Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre to see the pantomime Cinderella! The bus ride was full of excitement, and the theatre’s grand stage took our breath away.
From Buttons’ hilarious jokes to the Ugly Stepsisters’ outrageous costumes, the show had us laughing, cheering, and shouting along with the classic “He’s behind you!” moments. The magical carriage and Cinderella’s transformation were unforgettable highlights!
The trip was not just fun but inspiring, teaching us about teamwork, kindness, and the magic of live theatre. Thank you to everyone who made this fantastic day possible—we’ll be talking about it for weeks!
Schiehallion have had a really fun week doing lots of different activities linked to Book Week Scotland. We started the week by designing new covers for our favourite books. Some of the clan chose to create a new cover for our class novel ‘The Last Bear’ – while others chose their own books.
We also took part in a number of quizzes as well. The clan had a lovely time guessing the ‘Staff Shelfies’ where they played detective to try and work out which book shelf belonged to each member of staff. They also took part in a book quiz organised by Mrs Rodford from Primary 6.
The clan then had a surprise visit from Miss Melrose on Thursday, who came to do some reading with the clan while Mr Allan went down to read to Bluebell.
Schiehallion had a lovely week, and are looking forward to continuing our reading over the coming weeks.
