Argyll and Bute Council

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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. gave them lots of ideas to In the morning, they drew develop and enjoy drawing. things from nature like The school then celebrated shells, branches, stones, the work that was done in driftwood etc. They used a ‘drawing week’ by having an variety of drawing tools like exhibition where parents and charcoal, oil pastels and members of the community pencils. In the afternoon came and saw the children’s they drew mechanical and work. Spook the Dervaig Owl Salen Primary Pupils Baliscate Visit

Primary 1/2/3 in Dervaig Primary school had “On Monday 3rd September the Bullen stone. In the past was very small. In that trench

a very special visitor - Spook, the barn owl. Salen Primary pupils went to people used to turn the stone the archaeologists found The children were reading ‘The Owl Who Was the Baliscate site in Tobermory clock- wise and it would make some pottery. raise money for Afraid of The Dark’ as a class novel. They which is being excavated by a wish, however, if they turned Children in Need. They had researched the different kinds of owls there are On Friday 21st September 2012 Bunessan Argyll Archaeology and Mull the stone anti- clockwise it a fun filled day which raised on Mull as well as exploring all of the exciting Primary Pre-5 Unit did a sponsored walk to Museum (sponsored by the would make a curse! £195.25. topics discussed in the book. Sue Dewar kindly support Yorkhill Children’s Foundation. We National­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Lottery and others). After that trench we moved Next we went in to the tent to brought the barn owl in to the class for the walked from school to the bridge in Bunessan At the site we met Olive and on to the shepherd’s trench see what the archaeologists children to see. They found out that Spook is 7 and back again. The children also brought Hylda. Once we were there we where we saw the remains of a had found! Amazingly they years old which was the same age as some of their favourite toys to play with and enjoyed a the pupils. saw archaeologists digging shepherd’s house from about had discovered an arrow head celebratory cake and juice after the walk. The Spook was brought to Sue when he was just for evidence of an old chapel 200 hundred years ago, and it over 4,000 years old, children’s 3 weeks old and in the wild Spook might only children thoroughly enjoyed this event and (7th C). Luckily enough teeth, flint, charcoal and a have lived to 3 or 4 years, however in captivity were well supported by family and friends. We we were able to see the mystery object. owls can live much longer. raised the grand total of £183.50. artefacts found in the At the last trench we saw Sue spoke to the children for over an hour chapel such as: teeth, the remains of an old during which time the children heard different Dervaig Primary children were thrilled to have the Bullen stone and the house with very small kinds of owl calls and looked at pictures of baby such an amazing visitor and wish Sue and her Leacht that the cross rooms in it. Time Team barn owls. The children asked lots of questions husband luck and support as they expand their would stand on, and lots thought the wee house and also had the opportunity to stroke Spook, aviary on Mull to allow visitors to learn more more fascinating and was a monk’s cell but now who took all of the attention in his stride. about these fascinating birds. interesting things! the archaeologists think it Whilst we were looking was a house. in the trenches we saw Our visit to Blaiscate was people digging and extremely fascinating and Rockfield National Writing Competition looking for flint, pot very exciting and we would Archaelogical and bones. At one of like to go back some time!” Some of the Primary 6 and 7 involved and lots of hard work Dig the trenches we saw a By Kerrie, Iain, Ewan and special stone named Talia. pupils were delighted to hear and effort was put into the Four pupils from Kilchattan that they had been awarded pieces of writing so everyone Primary on Colonsay went prizes after taking part in a was delighted when a letter on an archaeological dig with national writing competition. arrived at the school to inform archaeologists from Ulster The children had entered a them that one of their pupils University. They went up Dun writing competition organised was a winner! Cholla which is a fort that is Going Potty! by Scottish Ballet that was The lucky pupil from Rockfield believed to have been used On the 5th of February 2013 Ardchattan based on the story of Hansel was awarded a first equal prize by Colin MacDonald, Lord of Primary School went to Argyll Pottery to and Gretel. in the competition and was the Isles. The children found learn about making clay pots. They made Lots of fantastic pieces of work given a copy of Grimm’s Fairy a gun flint, charcoal and the visit because the topic they were were produced by the classes Tales and a family ticket to go animal/fish bones. looking at that term was “Change”. When and see the ballet production. they got there Hugh from the pottery However, the success in showed them how to make a jug. Then Rockfield didn’t stop there… they made pots out of clay thrown on the later that week Mr. Degnan potter’s wheel. received an e-mail to inform They also made little hand made him that he also had 6 runners creatures out of clay. After that they had a up. Each of them was awarded look round the back of the pottery to look a goody bag from Scottish at the dyes and the kiln. Hugh explained Ballet. The children and staff how he fired the kiln with logs in the day were very proud of such a and gas in the night so it can cool down slowly so the pots don’t crack. huge achievement in a national competition. Tiree High School P6 and P7 Enterprise Activity Contributions to charities: The Primary Department’s P6 and P7 pupils are organising a bake sale and beetle-drive for their community to raise funds for their trip to the mainland in June. Pupils have Ulva School raises money for Children in Need created this poster to publicise their event. This trip is designed to give pupils the opportunity to develop On ‘Children in Need’ Friday then sell them tea and cakes. their swimming skills but they will also be making the most everyone at Ulva Primary paid Beccy, the music instructor, of their time away to explore Scotland’s history. This will £1 to come to school in their helped plan the concert. The give them greater understanding, building context and pyjamas…. even the teachers. children played violins and personal experience onto their interesting interdisciplinary It was good fun but they all cellos and sang songs in Gaelic learning event earlier in the year where they celebrated seemed to feel tired all day! and English. Scottish history with parents through song, story, poetry They decided to invite parents At the end of the afternoon, Neil and food. and friends to a concert in the the chanter teacher, played his As they will be staying in Stirling University they will also school in the afternoon and bagpipes. have some first-hand experience of life in student halls of residence. Bunessan Primary Pre-5 Sponsored Walk Iona’s St. Columba 1450 Bunessan Primary Pre-5 Unit did a sponsored walk to support Yorkhill Children’s Foundation. This year marks the 1450th were held in the village hall were brought into school which They walked from school to the bridge in anniversary of the arrival of instead. were displayed at the Columba Bunessan and back again. The children also St. Columba to the shores of Each term Iona pupils are Celebrations. There were over brought their favourite toys to play with and Scotland and the pupils in Iona challenged to produce ten three hundred people at the enjoyed a celebratory cake and juice after the Primary have been learning facts on the topic that they celebrations and they were walk. The children thoroughly enjoyed this event about the island and the things are covering. So far this year greeted by the school singing and were well supported by family and friends. A that make it so very special. they have had the seashore, Beautiful Iona when they grand total of £183.50 was raised. The children have also been lighthouses, a town or village stepped off the ferry. Even trained by Historic Scotland on the coastline of Scotland more exciting for the pupils, the as tour guides and treat pupils and finally a topic based in BBC recorded the children and from visiting schools to a Iona. As you can see from the they featured, if only briefly, on Luing Big Brew history lesson spanning 1450 picture some marvellous items Reporting Scotland. years, starting with the arrival The children of Luing only the children but to show of Columba, then covering transformed their classroom support for Fairtrade and a the Vikings and right up to the into a cafe for a Big Brew. growing understanding of the present day. It has proved a This is in connection with the human rights agenda. great success with schools who Human Rights work that the Not only did the visitors have come every year making sure children are taking forward FT tea and coffee but they that they book a tour. and also giving support feasted on selections of One regular group to visit the to Fairtrade Fortnight. An FT cakes and biscuits. The island includes pupils from island resident and Fairtrade children invited the visitors to Bellahouston Academy and Tradecraft stall holder, set take a human rights lucky dip IOna Primary holds an annual up a stall in the classroom and to enter into discussion games morning with them. offering visitors an opportunity about their rights as adults Unfortunately the weather was to make their purchases. and the rights of the child. door and the stall was kept a bit wet this year but that didn’t As ever, the islanders turned Donations of almost £80 were very busy with most of the stop the event and mini sports out in force to support not dropped into a bucket at the stock being cleared. New Polytunnel Taynuilt Nursery Eco Topic Eco Learning- Eco Schools: at Barcaldine Taynuilt Nursery have been Children at Barcaldine looking at recycling both at The aim of the Eco-Schools programme is to make environmental awareness and action an intrinsic Primary School are excited home and in and around part of the life and ethos of the school for both pupils and for staff and to engage the wider community. about planting produce in their their nursery. Kat from GRAB brand new polytunnel. (Group for Recycling in Argyll The Eco-Schools programme can help schools and pupils to: & Bute) visited with her friend Haggis the Crow to show the • Improve the school’s environment children how to reduce, reuse • Reduce litter and waste and recycle. They all made a • Reduce energy and water use composting bin for home and • Devise efficient ways of travelling to and from school a bird table for their garden. tins and bottles at Tesco’s • Promote healthy lifestyles Their special celebration was recycling units. As they are a • Encourage active citizenship a trip to Oban to recyle some very eco friendly nursery, they • Build strong partnerships with community groups toys at Mary’s Meals and 12 will continue to recycle as part of their daily routine. • Develop international and global links bags of paper, cardboard,

Park Primary gains a first! Arinagour Primary goes from strength to strength Eco Schools were delighted and resources with the young Recently Park Primary work on fair trade and they to see that the primary school people. In addition, they have became the first school were the first primary in Argyll on Coll had maintained steady thoroughly integrated the Eco- in Argyll & Bute to gain and Bute to gain accreditation progress since their previous Schools’ Programme with all a 5th Green Flag from as a Fairtrade School. Eco Schools award, as well as the curricular work going on in Eco Schools Scotland. Teacher Ilona MacLaurin led having many sound ideas for class and have incorporated it The inspectors were the project to create a School the future. They had continued well into the school calendar delighted with the school’s Orchard which is thriving in to receive super support from via events such as the continued commitment to an area at the front of the families, fitness professionals Kilninver Quest Week, the environmental education. school. Another area of work and environmental agencies community litter picks and During the past two years, which was commended was such as Stramash and SAMS, various activities celebrating they have concentrated the school Gardening Club, who shared their expertise national events. on Litter, School Grounds run by Barbara Macfarlane. has also made a deluxe and Sustaining Our World The club grew a wide range bug hotel. They are very topics. Alison Kennedy led of fruit and vegetables and proud of their 5th flag! CAST projects: Lochdonhead playgound development In Oban, Lorn and the Isles the Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) has had the The pupils of Lochdonhead Primary School pleasure of providing the following during the last academic year: planned, resourced, gained funding, and Big Draw: authority-wide project involving inspirational artists visits to most oversaw the development of their school primaries accompanied by in depth resources and planning tools. playground. They created a story glen based Creative Learning Network CPD: provided six twilight cpd opportunities covering on an old Gaelic tale Iolaire Loch Treig. The music, drawing, character creation, film making and drama in Salen and Oban. pupils worked with various artists and they are TAC Writing: running the annual Argyll Collection primary writing competition with even working with pupils in a secondary school entries from throught the area. in Harrogate who are designing wooden story Libraries: worked with library service to co-ordinate and support exhibition visits in boards based on our children’s designs. They Oban Library. now have a fantastic imaginative play area Schools workshops: run by Mull Theatre to coincide with their recent performance in Oban. including a willow dome with tunnels, a willow BookBug Bonanza: coordinated a series of singing and ryhme sessions over two days for 450 pre-school cave and a log ringed area. and primary one children held in Oban High School. Sport, Health and Wellbeing: Schools in partnership:

Heartstart Assembly WOW @ Lochnell Easdale and Luing trip to Aviemore Kilninver Primary held its Easter assembly based Pupils at on the theme of ‘Helping your Neighbour’. Pupils Lochnell Primary 5, 6 and 7 children from both demonstrated how to phone an ambulance, put Primary Easdale and Luing Primaries travelled someone into the recovery position and do CPR. School were to Aviemore for two days of outdoor The parents followed the children’s instructions thrilled to activities. Children experienced lots of and asked lots of questions about Heart Start. receive a visit new things - taking part in canoeing, Teachers gave a presentation on how the from Chris sailing and mountain biking. They even activities fitted Thompson had to brave hailstones and snow for the into Curriculum of Living last activity! A great time was had by all for Excellence Streets, who the children and adults involved. particularly the congratulated area of health & them on all the great work they had put in to wellbeing. They their ‘Walk Once a Week’ campaign over the last Burns committee Lorn Mathsfest 2013 also highlighted two years. After informing them they had won Representatives from the pupil Councils of what skills and an award for being school of the month, he set Rochfield, Lochnell and Kilninver Primary schools abilities had been them the challenge of increasing the number of worked together to plan and organise a Burns developed. awards earned. day celebration event. The event was held in the Argyllshire Gathering Halls in Oban and was open to all schools in the Oban and Lorn area. A big Run For The Top at Kilchrenan turnout ensured that the day was a huge success. Kilchrenan Primary hold an annual hill race as part of the school‘s Children participated in art, project work, singing, sports day. The pupils are challenged to run to the top of one of the recitations and poetry writing. The Hopscotch Theatre three single track roads that lead to school. This challenging event, On February 12th the Annual Lorn Mathsfest Company which all pupils try, tests fitness and stamina (which has seen a was held in Oban High School. Forty-eight performed Tam noticeable improvement following the decision to hold weekly Forest S1 pupils were joined by forty-eight primary ‘o Shanter in Schools events). At the most recent event all the pupils were able to 7 pupils from the associated primary the afternoon regain normal breathing within 30 seconds after the run. schools. The pupils worked in teams of and Robbie four. To be successful, team work was as Burns even important as mathematical ability. The appeared via a Assembly Hall was a hive of activity as the Oban Lorn and the Isles Spring Tag Festival 2012 time machine to pupils attempted to solve maths problems answer questions More than 150 primary school children from and puzzles throughout the day, one of about his life and which was in French and another in Gaelic! the Oban area attended the Spring Tag times. Rugby Festival hosted by Oban Lorne RFC. The event which was organised by Scottish Rugby Modern Apprentices was delivered Ardchattan and Achaleven - working together as an end of season friendly tournament for all the primary schools who took part in What happens when you get together Gandalf, the Tag Rugby Programme. The event was Goldilocks, Dorothy, a knight, Dora the run in partnership with Active Schools and Explorer, Snow White, Princess Jasmine and an alien rabbit? World Book Day at Ardchattan a Rugby Development Officer. Teams from No scores were recorded in keeping with Primary of course! Magic was all around when Park, St Columba’s, Dunbeg, Barcaldine, the non competitive aspect of the day. The Achaleven Primary joined the fun at Ardchattan Lochnell and Easdale all made a huge effort event also involved several young sports for the day. Many a story was told and there to take part on the day. The children were coaches from Oban High School who have were dancing giraffes, beautiful fairy and split into two age categories and split into been learning the basics of coaching and dragon drawings, a magical mystery banquet mixed teams made up from all the different refereeing rugby throughout the year in their and to finish off, some wonderful team–work for book orienteering round the playground. schools. sports coaching class. Community Links: School Contacts:

Choir and Chanters Visit from local artists School Contact Position Address Phone No. Achaleven Primary Sharon Burt Head Teacher Achaleven, Connel, 01631 710529 PA37 1PH Arinagour Primary Aileen Cook Head Teacher Arinagour, Isle of Coll, 01879 230376 PA78 6TA Ardchattan Primary Jaqueline McLarty Head Teacher Ardchattan, Connel 01631 750253 Barcaldine Primary Jeanette Morrison Head Teacher Barcaldine, Connel, 01631 720391 PA37 1SG Bunessan Primary Kate Petrie Acting Head Teacher Bunessan, Isle of Mull, 01681 700283 PA67 6DL Dalmally Primary Caroline Fothergill Head Teacher Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BE 01838 200359 Dervaig Primary Julia Hogg Head Teacher Dervaig, Isle of Mull, 01688 400227 PA75 6QW Bunessan Primary School primary 6/7 choir and Dunbeg Primary Sine T MacVicar Head Teacher Dunbeg, Connel, 01631 564781 chanter players entertained the local community PA37 1QF at the Community Cafe. The choir, The Easdale Primary welcomed local artists Alex Easdale Primary Stephen Glen-Lee Head Teacher - Joint Easdale,By Oban, 01852 300243 Gracenotes, sang a variety of popular songs MacRae and Mary Blackstalk into school Headship Luing PA34 4RF including verses that they composed themselves recently to lead an afternoon of art. They brought Iona Primary Elizabeth Kennedy Head Teacher Isle of Iona, PA76 6SJ 01681 700348 while the chanter group played Amazing Grace. along examples of their work and talked about Kilchattan Primary Gillian MacKenzie Head Teacher Isle of Colonsay, Argyll, 01951 200340 The P5’s were resposible for selling cards that their painting styles and techniques. The pupils PA61 7YR the children had designed to raise money for found it fascinating to watch them in action and Kilchrenan Primary Graham Dickie Head Teacher Kilchrenan, Taynuilt, 01866 833312 school funds. All present had a great time and hear what inspires them to paint. The children PA35 1HD the children were praised for representing their then had the opportunity to try out the techniques Kilninver Primary Bernadette McMillan Head Teacher Kilninver, Oban, PA34 4UT 01852 316236 school within the local community. for themselves. Lismore Primary Catherine Davies Head Teacher Isle of Lismore, Oban, 01631 760258 PA34 5UG Lochdonhead Pauline Inglis Head Teacher Lochdonhead, Isle of Mull, 01680 812473 Primary PA64 6AP Lochnell Primary Shirley Matheson Head Teacher Lochnell, Ledaig, Connel, 01631 720300 Parental Links: PA37 1QS Luing Primary Stephen Glen-Lee Head Teacher - Joint Isle of Luing, PA34 4TY 01852 314245 Headship Easdale Park Primary Gillian Carney Head Teacher Kerrera Terrace, Oban, 01631 563941 PA34 5AU Tobermory parents make Bramble Wood Rockfield Primary Jack Degnan Head Teacher Oban Primary Campus, Soro- 01631 568090/ ba Road, Oban, PA34 4SB 568091 Recently, the parents of primary 1/2 came to Salen Primary Mairi Maclean Head Teacher Salen, Isle of Mull, PA72 6JL 01680 300348 class to view ‘The Land of Me’ DVD. They St Columba’s Sarah Jane Head Teacher Oban Primary Campus, Soro- 01631 568092/ made suggestions and gave good ideas on Primary MacSween ba Road, Oban, PA34 4SB 568090 activities the children could do as part of Strath of Appin Gerry Boyle Head Teacher Strath of Appin, Appin, 01631 730345 the topic. The following week parents joined Primary PA38 4BG pupils to help create Bramble Wood, which is Taynuilt Primary Caroline Boyle Head Teacher Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JE 01866 822343 one of the locations in ‘The Land of Me’. Tiree Primary Myra McArthur Head Teacher Isle of Tiree, PA77 6XA 01879 220383/ There were nine parents working with groups 220790 of children. Everyone had great fun and the Tobermory Primary Craig Biddick Head Teacher Tobermory, Isle of Mull, 01688 302062 children thoroughly enjoyed having their PA75 6PB parents working with them in class. The class Ulva Primary Heather Waller Head Teacher Ulva Ferry, Isle of Mull, 01688 500246 PA73 6LT hope they will join them again soon for an imaginative writing session.