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Taynuilt Primary School Draws Achaleven Primary in Their Part of the Country Argyll and Bute Council Community Services: Education Teaching and Learning 3 - 12: Oban, Lorn and the Isles Primary Schools Introduction: Dunbeg Primary Seafari Adventure P5-7 pupils from Dunbeg catchers diving for food and Primary travelled to Easdale to huge salmon leaping out of The Oban, Lorn and the Isles area consists of Nursery provision is provided within several of go on a Seafari Adventure. First the water. To the delight of 26 primary schools including mainland schools these schools and gaelic medium education is of all everyone got kitted up in Miss Messmer, the Swiss stretching from Appin to Kilninver and Dalmally. provided at Salen Primary on Mull, Tiree Primary, waterproofs and lifejackets. exchange student, they spotted Our island schools are situated on Mull, Iona, Rockfield Primary in Oban and Strath of Appin After safety instructions they seals basking on the rocks. Tiree, Coll, Colonsay, Seil, Luing and Lismore. Primary. hopped onto the boats. The The trip took them through pupils and staff witnessed a The Grey Dogs and past the world of wildlife including red island of Belnahua and Fladda Teaching and Learning: Oban, Lorn deer galloping up hills, oyster Lighthouse. and the Isles Gruffalo Woodland Adventure Lismore goes European for a week leads to a John Muir Trust Award For the week of 4th – 8th appropriate language. Each Dame. With popcorn snacks, The Primary Learning but also physically, February, the children of child chose a country to take a surround sound and the big Centre pupils of as they negotiated Lismore Primary School closer look at, finding out about screen in the hall, this was a Rockfield Primary, moving through held a Europe Week where traditions and customs, the real cinema experience. Oban have enjoyed uneven terrain. The learning outdoors in wider network team of they learned about all things flag, population, currency and partnership with the therapists (Speech and European. The children honed government. The culmination Stramash team. They Language Therapist, their research skills using both of Europe Week was a dress based their activities Physiotherapist computers and books to find up day, when the children around the woodland and Occupational out a myriad of facts about came to school in a costume characters from the Therapist) have also their home continent. Each from another country. On children’s classic story complemented the day’s snacks were from a Friday afternoon, as a special “The Gruffalo” by Julia work done to develop Donaldson. each pupil to achieve different European country for treat and courtesy of Lismore Pupils were able to their full potential as which the children had to say Lumiere, the pupils watched a work collaboratively they engaged in these please and thank you in the film of the Hunchback of Notre and individually in outdoor activities. the woodland setting It was wonderful for at Glencruitten, staff to witness the Rainforest Café developing problem- environment, conserved by children’s progress in solving and risk assessment pruning, clearing and recycling, all areas of the curriculum, Family and friends joined the children of Strath of Appin skills. then shared their experiences and to see the pure pleasure Primary School to celebrate the end of their topic work on They had enormous fun with their peers back at school. on their faces as they Tropical Rainforests. The children enjoyed singing their through tasks such as They also had a most successful reached personal goals and rainforest ‘raps’, showing off their artwork and sharing canoeing, abseiling, rock open afternoon for family and succeeded in tasks which their learning. Fairtrade refreshments were served up in climbing, bush-craft, fire- friends. They showed the were a real challenge. the Rainforest café. These included Fairtrade teas and building, shelter-making, screen premier of “Gruffalo The school is very proud of coffees and Fairtrade chocolate Krispies. map reading, wild art and Woodland Adventure – the all their children, and thankful scavenger hunts. movie” and even had a small to the Stramash team for all The children created their own Rainforest smoothies The pupils worked together cafe serving refreshments and their expertise, patience and and guests were invited to vote for their favourite. The towards a John Muir Trust gruffalo cakes! encouragement. As a team, school has produced a Fairtrade Recipe book containing Discovery Award, where they The children have all developed the Learning Centre staff recipes from the children that use Fairtrade products. discovered a wild place on through this experience, not also learned lots and enjoyed The books were available to buy in the café and proved their doorstep, explored the only educationally and socially, the whole experience. so popular that more have had to be printed. Dalmally’s Got Talent! St Columba’s get cooking for the Queen At the end of March the children took their roles very seriously. A group of primary 7 pupils at Diamond Jubilee menu for Columba’s Primary School of Dalmally Primary School Many children performed St. Columba’s Primary School The Queen. The prize-winning involved a menu based on organised a talent show. This in a variety of different and in Oban was one of four team travelled to Buckingham locally sourced foods such as was no ordinary evening, in entertaining ways. Other winners of Her Royal Highness Palace to see their recipes salmon, mackerel, cheese, ham fact it was a very exclusive children played an important The Duchess of Cornwall’s prepared by the royal chef and and duck as well as chocolates event. Guests entered role in serving and welcoming competition, which invited helped serve the Queen and and other sweet treats. Primary through the V.I.P entrance, their guests. They even had schools to create a special the Duchess of Cornwall at a 7 researched the history of made their way along the red a very supportive group of special reception. royal food and banquets as far carpet and were greeted with “roadies” who helped assist The competition was run as back as 1066. The pupils then a champagne (sparkling fruit performers with any additional part of British Food Fortnight, visited the Scottish Seafood juice!) reception. The event props that they required. event and as a bonus raised the national celebration of food Exhibition and liaised with local was not complete without a The children employed many £225 for their residential trip that the Duchess supports. businesses. They then held panel of celebrity judges who different skills during this later in the year. Schools across the country a Diamond Jubilee Tea Party were invited to create a special inviting members of the local menu for the Queen which community, in particular those celebrates the food produced who were of Primary 7 age at Taynuilt Primary School draws Achaleven Primary in their part of the country. the time of the coronation, to The winning entry from St. sample the dishes. fanatical for Fairtrade Fairy Bridge! BBC visit Rockfield Achaleven Primary held a Fairtrade Tea Party at the Strath of Appin Pre-5 and two of their Gaidhlig The children in the Gaelic classes in Rockfield school. There was lovely tea pupils went on an outing to Fasnacloich in Glen got a huge surprise when a crew from the BBC and coffee and some great Creran. They went to visit the ‘Fairy Bridge’. turned up at the school. The pupils had taken part banana loaf along with a As the children’s interest was learning about in some filming for Gaelic television programme few other fairtrade nibbles. dinosaurs, they had to imagine the bridge looked “Dè a nis?” earlier this year and were delighted They are very proud that like something else. Many guessed that it looked to be told by the television presenters that out of £45.53 was raised on the like a stegosaurus’ back, and the parent helpers 16 schools, the pupils from Rockfield were the day which was passed to fastest on space hoppers. the Oban and Lorn Fairtrade were also impressed by the similarity. They also discovered what ‘fasnacloich’ meant (‘the tree The children were in awe as the cameras and Steering Group. microphones came running into the assembly The children were able in the rock’) as one helper had local historical knowledge and an understanding of Gaelic. They hall and were delighted to hear that even to show off the drawings although they had knocked down a cone while they had created and there all went to visit the ‘tree in the rock’ as part of doing the space hopper race and had a second Taynuilt Primary School, from man-made items including a was a tightly-fought match their trip. The weather wasn’t great but it didn’t added onto their time, they had still won. The nursery to primary 7, spent bike and a spinning wheel. for “guess the number of stop them and they are looking forward to more children were awarded with a trophy that took time this session developing Some children also did some fairtrade teabags in a jar” outdoor sessions throughout the coming year. pride of place in the Rockfield trophy cabinet. their drawing skills. The imaginative drawings as well competition. Also several teachers included drawing as making a winter frieze. people used the opportunity in different curriculum areas Parents came in to help too. to do a bit of shopping from from maths to PE, and they On Thursday, artist Eileen the well-stocked local village even had a ‘whole school Ramsay visited the school store’s Fairtrade stall. drawing day’. The primary and showed the children 1 to 7 children went to four examples of her work and workshops over the day.
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