Sgoil an Rubha€¦ · 10.08.2019 · presentation on what ideas they had to improve/change school...

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Sgoil an Rubha “Together we can do more!”

“Soirbheachaidh sinn còmhla!”

CUAIRT LITIR / NEWSLETTER

August – October 2019

October Holidays/Laithean Saora an Damhair

Abair teirm trang a tha air a bhith againn! What a busy term we have had! We

can’t believe it is nearly holiday time already. Once again, thank you for your

continued support and have a lovely, restful break. School re-opens for pupils

on Thursday 24 October at 9.10am.

Pupil Council Class Representatives / Comhairle na Sgoilear

Below is a photograph of our Pupils Council Representatives for term 1. Pupils who

wanted to be considered for the Pupil Council were asked to prepare a

presentation on what ideas they had to improve/change school life for everyone.

When the vote was cast, these were the 8 pupils chosen. Well done to you all!

Iain James Morrison (GM1-3); Nathan Peck (P1-2); Kate Stewart (P2/3); Dylan

Sinclair (P4/5); Gemma Murray (P5/6); Matthew Wordie and Georgia Albiston

(P6/7) Finlay Macleod (GM4-7


New P1 Pupils / Clas 1 Ùr

Below are photographs of our very proud new P1 pupils!


Sgoil Àraich & Sgoil Àraich Ghàidhlig

This term in nursery we have had a few new starts in both rooms and our children

have all settled back into the nursery routine. In the Gaelic room we have been

learning all about the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, learning the Gaelic

version of this story while the English room have been learning all about

Dinosaurs, much to

the delight of a

few of the

children. We have

all had fun

outdoors every day

in the muddy

puddles and are

learning all about

how the seasons

change as we

approach Winter.

On Tuesday 1

October we all

went out on the bus

for an exciting trip to the

Castle grounds! We had a fabulous morning with the perfect Autumn weather and

enjoyed running and playing together in the grounds, collecting all sorts of

exciting things and exploring different paths and areas where we think Goldilocks

and the dinosaurs might be living!


On Friday 4th October, we held our own wee Coffee Morning to raise some money

for Macmillan Cancer Support. We invited our families to come in and enjoy a cup

of tea and some lovely baking. The children made some cakes the day before for

the Coffee Morning. It was a lovely morning and we had lots of delicious baking

donated to us. We also had a visit from Mr Smith – Gaelic Singing teacher, who

along with the children sang some Gaelic songs to the Parents/ Grandparents who

came along! We raised an amazing £293.71, which included a generous donation

from Point Parent and Toddler group! We would like to say a big THANK YOU to

everyone for supporting our Coffee Morning - we appreciated all the donations

towards it.

Pictured below are some of the children from the Sgoil Àraich and Sgoil Àraich

Ghàidhlig who were recently lucky enough to receive two complimentary Ipads

from the Rudhach. The boys and girls and staff alike are very grateful for this

fabulous gift which will allow them to join in with the rest of the school using

their ipads to send updates to their families about their learning through an online

resource called SEESAW, which the rest of the school are already using. The

nursery are really excited about this new way of communicating with parents and

look forward to a new chapter in their nursery learning.

Disabled Parking Space / Aite Parcaidh Ciorramach

Could we please remind parents that the Disabled Parking Space should only be

used by Blue Badge holders as this space is required for registered users each

day.


Ethan, Jack and the Hedgehogs / Ethan, Jack agus na Gràineagan

I went to my friend’s house for a sleepover. We were inside all day and got bored

so we went outside and by that time, it was already really dark. Therefore, I had

the idea to go looking for hedgehogs because they are

nocturnal and Jack, my friend, agreed. About 10

minutes later, we were on the road and I saw something

with lots of spikes. I told Jack and we went to go and

see what it was. It turns out it was a hedgehog on the

road. We did not know how to pick it up so we went and

got an adult but another adult saw us out of their

window. They came and picked it up for us. Jack and I

felt really happy because we helped save a hedgehog so

we decided to go try save more hedgehogs. We found

four more hedgehogs and two were on the road. In

total, we saved three hedgehogs.

Ethan McAdam GM7 & Jack Street P7

House Captains & Vice Captains / Caiptean lar Chaipteanan

We are delighted to share that our new Captains and Vice Captains are:

They will be working hard and developing their leadership skills. Well done to all

those who put themselves forward and prepared presentations.

Oystercatchers / Na Trilleachain

Captain – Matthew; Vice Captain – Lauren Herons / Na Corra Ghrithich

Captain – Calum Alec; Vice Captain - Flynn

Puffins / Na Buthaidean

Captain – Lydia; Vice Captain – Luke

Eagles / Na h-Iolairean

Captain – Jack; Vice Captain – Izzy


Sports Competitions / Co-fharpaisean Spòrs

Unihoc Inntinneach / Unihoc Competition

Air an 18mh den t-Sultain bha farpais unihoc ann. Ciamar a fhuair iad air adhart,

s’docha tha sibh a’ smaoineachadh? Uill, fhuair na Perfect Pointers ann! Anns an

sgioba sin bha Mary, Ethan, Esther, Grace, Cailean agus Lucas. Bhuannaich iad a

h-uile geama! Nach da rinn iad math! Cha e dìreach na Perfect Pointers a fhuair a

steach. Fhuair na Hockey Manaics a steach cuideachd! Ann an sgioba sin bha Jack,

Aoghnas Ian, Joshua, Fylnn agus Ava. Tha gach sgioba anns an cuairt-deireannach

a-nochd, Diciadain 2 den Dàmhair. Gu math a thèid leotha.

Le Mary GM7 agus Cailean GM6

Unihoc Competition / Unihoc Inntinneach

Once again the Unihoc proved to be very popular and six teams took part in the

Sports Festival. The teams were Hockey Heroes, Hockey Manics, Galaxy Gang,

Hockey Hackers, Perfect Pointers & P5 Flyers with Perfect Pointers & Hockey

Manics reaching the Finals! Well done all who took part in the competition.

Football Festival / Fèis Ball-Coise

Below is a photograph of the pupils who took part in the P5-7 Football Festival on

the All Weather Pitch in Stornoway.

Blysthwood Shoe Box Appeal / Bogsaichean Bhlythswood

Leaflets have been issued for the Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal. We haven’t been

given a return date yet but last year they were due at the beginning of November

and they can be handed in to the school at any time before that. As it can be

expensive to fill a shoe box, if you would like to donate an item to go into a shoe

box then these can also be handed in to the school at any time.


Feel Good Friday / Dihaoine Toilichte

In August we raised £78 and £99.34 in September for our School Fund from

Feel Good Friday. We thank you for your continued support in this fundraiser.

Summer Acivities 2019 / Gnìomhan Samhraidh 2019

The Educational Attainment Team provided Summer Activities during the

holidays. Stornoway Primary and Sgoil an Rubha children had a great time,

meeting new people and really getting involved in some interesting events. There

were archery classes, treasures hunts, museum visits and an excellent programme

organised with Pursuit Hebrides. The final trip to Ness, although a little damp,

certainly did nothing to dampen their spirits!

Spare Clothes / Aodach a Bharrachd

Both of the Nurseries and the school are looking for clothes for our spare clothes

boxes for changing wet or muddy children! We would be grateful if you have any

of the following clothes (boys & girls) that may be too small for your child:

Pants, socks, tights, trousers, skirts

The Nurseries are also looking for spare warm jackets.


Climate Change Protest / Gearan mu Atharrachaidhean Clìomaid

Inspired by the international movement, Global Strike, a group of Sgoil an Rubha

pupils protested outside the school, one morning in September. Lydia, Odhran,

Izzy and Esther joined forces to create some colourful banners to voice their

concerns about the future of the planet as parents arrived to drop off their

children at the school gates.

Odhran, Lydia, Esther and Izzy explained that they were impressed when they

saw older pupils raising their concerns in the Nicolson Institute and also wanted

to send a message to people in their community to reduce waste and raise

awareness.

Lydia sees global warming as the big issue her generation are going to have to deal

with in the future and would rather start to deal with it now rather than have to

panic later. Izzy concluded, reminding everyone that we only have one planet and

we have to take care of it.

P7 Soup & Pudding Fairburn Fundraiser / P7 a’ Togail Airgead Airson Fairburn

Our P7 pupils will be holding a Soup & Pudding Fundraiser on Saturday 9 November

from 12.00-2.00pm. More information will be issued nearer the time.


Assembly Certificate Winners / A’ Buannachadh Theisteanasan

Well done to all who received a certificate!

Lost Property / Sealbhan Caillte

Our lost property box is full and we would encourage parents to come in to have

a look in it for your child’s lost items. Unclaimed items will be sent to a charity

shop by Friday 1 November.

Ceilidh Band / Còmhlan Ceilidh

On the 24th September Tuesday and the 25th September Wednesday, Georgia,

Lauren and Matthew went to the Lewis and Harris ceilidh band and we all got

together in the town hall and did a work shop with the Royal regiment band of

Scotland.

The band practised and played Amazing Grace and The Bays of Harris to prepare

for the performance in the Nicolson Institute.

Seats where full! Everyone had a good night and enjoyed the music that we

played.

All three of us enjoyed it and made lots of new friends. We were very tired after

from all the practise and work we put in to the performance. It was a great

opportunity for all three of us. by Georgia, Matthew and Lauren


Author Visit / Tadhal bho Ùghdar

To celebrate Maths Week, Kjartan Poskitt, author of the Murderous Maths

books, visited Lewis on Thursday 3rd October.

P5-7 went to Stornoway Primary School on the bus on Thursday the 3rd of

October to listen to the author of Murderous Maths, Kjartan Poskitt. He did

some tricks in maths and showed us a Powerpoint to explain his maths tricks. He

told us he wanted to be a comedian but became an author instead; he was very

funny and we were very entertained. He has been writing his books since 1999

that is 20 years now! We all enjoyed the show as it was very entertaining and

learned stuff about maths.

Ryan Flower P6/7

DS Murray / DS Moireach

Aon latha ann an GM4-7, Sgoil An Rubha, thàing cudeidigin sonraichte a' steach

a’ bhruidhinn ruinn mu dheidhinn bàrdachd. ‘Se Mgr. D.S. Moireach an t-ainm a

bh’air. Chleachd e a mhac-meanma airson a chuideachadh. Bhruidhinn e tòrr mu

bheathaichean agus iseanan. An deidh do Mhgr. Moireach fàgail, sgrìobh sinne

bàrdachd. Bha iad mìorbhaileach.

Le Kate GM7 agus Iona GM5


On Friday the 13th of September, we had a visit from local author Mr DS Murray.

He talked to each class from P2-P7 about ways in which they could improve their

creative writing. He told them all about some local sea birds and described how

he uses all his senses when writing stories. Some pupils also had a chance to

create their own story settings. We would like to thank Point and Sandwick Trust

for funding these workshops.

Dràma Saidheans, GM4-7

Air Diluain an 30mh den an t-Sultain 2019, thàinig dà dhuine mìorbhaileach dhan

sgoil airson drama a dhèanmah dhuinn. Bha an dràma gu math èibhinn agus

inntinneach. Bha tòrr fiosrachadh ann mu dheidhinn an t-saoghal agus ciamar bu

choir dhuinn ‘coimhead an deidh an t-saoghal.

Thoisich iad a’ cleachdadh am facal, ‘Sgleoc’ agus bha aig aon dhuine stad nuair a

thachradh sin. Bha e eibhinn. Aig deireadh an dràma bha againn gnìomhan èibhinn

a dhèanamh, abair spòrs!

A-nis, tha fios againn airson ath-chuairteachadh na’r beatha, abair

teachdaireachd!

Le Mary, Lesley, Esther & Luke, GM7

Bethesda Fundraiser

As part of Hospice Week, Bethesda invited us to take part in a ‘Go Yellow Day’

fundraiser. We raised the fantastic sum of £288.40 and we thank you for your

generous donations to this very worthy cause.


Inventor’s Visit to P4/5 / Innleachdair a ’Tadhal air P4/5

Roddy Read, a teacher at the Nicolson Institute and a local inventor, came to

P4/5 to share how he uses forces and magnets in his work.

“Roddy brought in a unicycle and I went on it for 5 seconds.” Alana P4/5

“Roddy is an inventor and he was telling us about forces. I really enjoyed seeing

the huge battery and I loved the deadly magnets.” Grace P4/5

“Roddy made his own motor. He made it spin round really fast. It was so cool!”

Ruby P4/5


Diary Dates / Cinn-Latha Leabhar-Latha 2019/20 TERM 2

Tues 22 & Wed

23 Oct Inservice

Thurs 24 Oct 9.10am School re-opens for pupils

Thurs 24 Oct 10.30am P4 swimming lesson, every Thursday

Fri 25 Oct Feel Good Friday

Sat 2 Nov Cross Country

Tues 5 Nov Flu Immunisation

Tues 5 Nov Author, Alan Windram, school visit

for P1/2 & P2/3

Wed 6 Nov 5.30-8.30pm P5-7 Sportshall Athletics, Sty

Wed 6, Thurs 7 &

Fri 8 Nov Fluoride Varnishing for P1-7

Fri 8 Nov Ariel Storytelling school visit for

GM1-3 & Sgoil Àraich Ghàidhlig

Fri 8 Nov Curriculum Overviews to be issued

Sat 9 Nov 12.00-2.00pm P7 Soup & Pudding Fundraiser

Mon 11 Nov 3.15pm Remembrance Assembly

Mon 18 & Tues 19

Nov 3.15pm Parents’ Meetings

Thurs 21 Nov 3.10pm School closes for mid-term break

Tues 26 Nov 9.10am School re-opens for staff & pupils

Fri 29 Nov Feel Good Friday

Mon 16 Dec Christmas Concert

Wed 18 Dec Christmas parties & social

Fri 20 Dec Christmas Church service

School closes 3.10pm

TERM 3

Mon 6 Jan 9.10am School re-opens for pupils

Fri 24 Jan Curriculum Overviews to be issued

Wed 5 Feb Inservice Day

Thurs 6 Feb –

Mon 10 Feb Mid-term break

Tues 11 Feb Inservice Day

Wed 18 March 11.00am-2.00pm P7 Orienteering

Fri 27 March 3.10pm School closes for Easter holidays


TERM 4

Tues 14 April School re-opens for staff & pupils

Fri 8 & Mon 11

May May holiday

Thurs 20 – Fri 22

May P7 trip to Fairburn Activity Centre

Wed 10 & Thurs

11 June P7 – NI Induction

Fri 19 June P7 Leavers Assembly

Mon 22 June Prizegiving

Wed 24 June Nursery Graduation TBC

Fri 26 June 3.10pm School closes for summer holidays

Important Dates

Inservice: 10-12 August 2020

School opens for pupils: 13 August 2020

More information on each event will be issued nearer the time and all dates

may be subject to change.

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