January 2019:

We started our DDMix dance sessions on the 15th January, along with the pupils from Lochdonhead primary school.  We will be having 6 sessions between January and March.  These sessions are planned in line with our 'Curriculum of Excellence', so the children are learning new skills and practicing existing skills across the whole curriculum, and - importantly - having loads of fun doing it!

On the 18th January the pupils of Ulva & Lochdon got their own private Screen Machine screening of Mary Poppins Returns!

Friday 25th January saw us learning about and celebrating Robert Burns - the pupils from Lochdonhead Primary came over to Ulva for the day with haggis, neeps and tatties, scottish dancing and art.  We also got to join a live webstream with with other schools, hearing from a Structual Engineer, to begin our engineering project.

December 2018:

On the 6th & 7th December our P6 & P7 pupils made the trip to Glasgow for the Panto, also visiting a local Gurwara.

10th December: Jan Dunlop (who works as a Ranger with the Forestry Commission here on Mull) joined us to teach the children more about animals and food chains.

13th December: The pupils from Ulva were invited to Lochdonhead Primary school for Christmas lunch.

14th December: Christmas Jumper Day saw everyone wearing their most festive jumpers and clothing, giving a donation to raise money for Save the Children charity.  £12.10 was raised by the pupils and staff.

17th December:  After a great deal of hard work, the day finally arrived for our Christmas Show and the pupils did an amazing job with 'The Nativity'.

21st December: We were invited to Salen Church to join the Christmas Chritingle Service with the pupils from Lochdonhead Primary.

November 2018:

8th November: Our P6 pupils attended a Digital Leaders Training session at Salen Primary School, along with pupils from other schools across Mull.

16th November: Children in Need day - the pupils (and staff!) came into school dressed in pyjama's or fancy dress, donating money for Children in Need and raising a fantastic £30.04

23rd November: Our P1 - P3 pupils were invited to the 'Poggle' theatre production at Tobermory High School.

27th November: Community Cafe.

29th November: We had a visit from Oral Health Practitioner Danielle Galloway who came to monitor the children's daily toothbrushing.  Danielle also spoke to the children about a chance to be involved in a recycling pilot for the hard plastics used in toothbrushes, with Argyll & Bute having been selected as an area to pilot this project.  Recycling, and caring for our planet, is very important to the pupils here, so they are looking forward to being involved.

October 2018:

2nd October:  The Harvest Service for Ulva was held at our school today, with pupils involved in the service, and attendance from parents, families and local community members.

3rd October: Smoke Free Me drama event at Salen for our P6's and P7's.

25th October: PE sessions at Craignure Hall commenced, with the pupils playing basketball and receiving additional rugby tuition for some sessions.

31st October: Community Cafe & Halloween Party at school.

September 2018:

7th September: The pupils took part in the Local MOD in Tobermory, performing their action song with the pupils of Lochdonhead Primary after a great deal of hard work and preparation.  They then joined pupils from other schools across Mull for a public performance on the beach.

13th September: The Challenger Education Bus was on Mull, and the pupils had the chance to visit and learn on the bus itself.

18th September: The pupils of Ulva Primary School completed a beach clean of our local beach in partnership with the Grab Trust, working together to search and safely correct items from the beach that should not be there, we then worked together to record our findings and submit these to the Grab Trust for their research.

24th September: Our P6 & P7 pupils visited Iona to be part of the Iona Abbey Project.

25th September: Community Cafe

28th September: Carol Bennetto and members of Mull Otter Group visited the school, teaching the children about Otters, which had been a focus for their Lost Words project in class.  The pupils then got to join Mull Otter Group at Ulva Ferry for erection of the new Mull Otter Group information sign.

August 2018:

With the start of the new school year, we welcomed three new P1 pupils to our school.

A set of 6 swimming lessons began again in August.