282 March 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Lochwinnoch Primary School
Lochwinnoch Primary School held their annual Burns competition and
hugely popular Scottish afternoon on January 26th. The turn-out for
the afternoon was amazing and we cannot thank everyone enough for
showing their support. Guests were treated to a variety of singing and
poetry, as well as homemade shortbread at our tea room. We even
had special visitors from Moss Wood Care Home in Linwood and from
ROAR and the Reminiscence Group which supports local people with
dementia.
Our nursery has also undergone a wonderful makeover. The children
have enjoyed lots of indoor and outdoor play opportunities and we are
excited to see what the future holds for our little learners.
On February 3rd, 22 lucky Primary 5, 6 and 7’s got the opportunity to go
to a Manchester United game. It involved a VERY early start and a long
drive down to Manchester but everyone was super excited. The children
got the chance to play a game of football at Wigan’s training ground and
they then watched Manchester United play against Huddersfield, which
resulted in a superb 2 - 0 win for the home team.
Outdoor Learning has been a high priority for Lochwinnoch Primary
School this year and we have taken part in many activities out and
about lately. Primary 3/2 all the way up to Primary 7 took part in bird
watching. Children had to count the number of different birds that they
could spot at specific intervals and we had great fun getting our wellies
on to see what we could see.
We also carried out a bug hotel refurbishment. We replaced and fixed
any broken bits on our existing bug hotels which are situated up next
to the annexe building. We hope that these changes make them much
more welcoming and appealing to the local wildlife.
Most recently we worked
alongside EADHA as part
of the Riparian Woodland
Project to plant aspen trees
which will help the local
riverbanks. It was a freezing
day when we went out but
we loved getting to use the
tools to plant all of the trees
down at the aspen grove.
We were also rewarded with
hot chocolate when we got
back to school which was an
added bonus!
Aye Write! Is back from 15th - 25th March with an amazing line-up and
more venues than ever before.
Among the authors appearing at Aye Write! This year are a pre-festivals
return to Glasgow for Ruby Wax before Sir Chris Bonington, Peggy
Seeger, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Robert Peston, Maggie O’ Farrell,
Val McDermid, Brett Anderson, Professor A.C. Grayling, Evan Davis,
Shami Chakrabarti, Graeme Obree, Jo Swinson all discuss their latest
work and Neil MacGregor, formerly director of the British Museum gives
the Tannahill Lecture.
Composer Sir James MacMillan, Lawyer Aamer Anwar, Scotland’s
Makar Jackie Kay and Dr Adele Patrick all discuss “The books that made
me”. Also returning are Aye Tunes, Aye Con and Aye Write! Introduces.
In total, well over 200 authors will be taking part in Aye Write! 2018.
Wee Write! Family Days will be held on 3rd and 4th March for the young
book worms in your life!
Aye Write! Venues include The Mitchell Library, Glasgow Royal Concert
Hall, the Centre for Contemporary Arts, the Glasgow Film Theatre, City
Halls, Glasgow University and Tramway.
Gaelic Learners Day
University of the West of Scotland Sunday 17th March, 10am – 4pm
Language Classes as 4 levels: Beginner, Lower/Upper Intermediate,
Advanced. Cost £15 (ClannGaidhlig members £12)
Places must be booked in advance. For an enrolment form contact us
by email at fios@clanngaidhlig.org or telephone 07805 918509
Kilmacolm Primary School
Kilmacolm Primary saw many talented pupils taking to the stage to
perform in the 2018 Inverclyde Music Festival. To celebrate the wide
variety of talents, the school hosted a music showcase where festival
entrants entertained their fellow pupils and parents. Kicking off the
afternoon was Primary 5 pupil Stella MacEachran, Stella received a
1st in Class for her rendition of Fear A’ Bhata’ in the Gaelic vocal solo
category. Stella also received 2nd in class places for her Violin String
performance of Minuet No 3 and her vocal solo performances of So
Long, Farewell and Sing a Rainbow, what an achievement, Stella.
There were truly exciting performances in the Inventive Storytelling
category from Primary 5 pupils Benjamin Ross, 2nd in category winner
and Adam Nish 1st in category winner, who had everyone gripped with
their imaginative tales. Primary 6 pupil James Kelly had the audience
enthralled with his adventurous story which saw James receiving 2nd in
category. Primary 6 pupils Wesley Wilson and Cara McMinn received
2nd and 1st in class respectively for their Verse Sight reading whilst
Primary 4 pupil Kerr Wright received 1st in class for his Verse Sight
reading and Skye O’Neill received 2nd in class.
Primary 7 pupil Christopher Todd sang Aiken Drum for which he
received 1st in class whilst Primary 3 pupil Emily Gentles performed
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star beautifully on her violin. Michal Zawadski of
Primary 5 performed The Cat on the piano. A huge ‘Well Done!’ to all
the children who performed. What talented individuals you are!
This month in KPS saw the start of an exciting new after school club
- Film Club with Mrs McCredie! Some very lucky Primary 5 pupils are
becoming movie makers and have been busy creating their own movie
trailers. They have been using ipads to create their films and some
have been starring in their movies too. Next step... Hollywood!
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