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