307 APRIL 2020 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Duchal Nursery
In a desperate attempt to entice Spring into our lives (will it ever
stop raining???) we have been discussing the various seasons and
enjoyed some walks during the break in the weather, discovering
the snowdrops and crocuses pushing their way through the
soil. The children were inspired by this to create some lovely
snowdrop paintings.
The children are thoroughly enjoying our mini-beast topic,
especially with the “show and tell” of creepy crawlies that have
been coming in to nursery – the teachers are slightly wary of
what new additions will be arriving each morning!!
There’s been great excitement in nursery in anticipation of the
arrival of our “mystery readers”. This new initiative has really
taken off as the children love hearing different stories being read
by different people, and not knowing in advance who is arriving
makes it even better. Thank you to the mums, dads and grans
who have entertained us bringing books to life!
We are now offering places for the intake in August 2020. If your
child will be of nursery age after the summer and you are looking
at your pre school options, please do get in touch to have an
informal look around. We are open daily 8.15am – 3.30pm during
term time.
Duchal Nursery has been established in Kilmacolm for over 50
years and is a fantastic place to begin your child’s pre-school
education. As an independent nursery our children move on to
various schools in Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Glasgow. Please
visit our website for more information – www.duchal.com and
find us on Facebook. If you would like to come and visit the
Nursery please get in 01505 874358 or email: info@duchal.com
Gryffe Valley Rotary Primary School Quiz 2020
The annual quiz competition for local
Primary schools was held on 10th March at
the JG Fleming Bowling Club in Houston.
Five primary schools were represented
(Bridge of Weir, Houston, Lochwinnoch,
St Columba’s, and St Fillan’s) each with a
team of four pupils.
There were ten rounds of six questions
on subjects as diverse as The Animal
World, Science and Technology, Famous
Buildings, Colours, General knowledge,
Recent News…. Judging by the number of
points scored on each question the level
was set just right, differentiating between
the teams whilst always providing
encouragement to the participants.
Lochwinnoch Primary School raced away
to a strong lead at the halfway stage
when teas and coffees were served to
the parents and friends whilst the pupils
enjoyed juice and the contents of their
goody bags, which had been kindly
donated by Gibb Stuart. In the second
half, Lochwinnoch faltered and Houston,
Bridge of Weir and St Columba’s came up
strongly while St Fillan’s recovered from
their shaky start. Finally, St Columba’s
Primary team (Robbie G, Freddie M,
Tanisha L and Oliver M) emerged as very narrow winners with
Bridge of Weir Primary the runners-up.
President Hamid Khatib congratulated all the participants. He
presented the teams with their certificates and the trophy to St
Columba’s who will go forward to the Rotary District final. He
thanked the Rotary Club Youth Services Committee for their
excellent organisation of the event and the Bowling Club for the
use of their very pleasant hall.
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