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We went to visit the Inchmore marine harvest salmon hatchery…

How we got there -
Some of us went on the bus and some of us went in Reece's dad’s car. On the bus some of us were playing their Nintendo DS, some of us were listening to music and 1 of us was drawing. Other people were just talking.

What happened when we arrived -
When we arrived we were introduced to Owen and Matt. We saw Ben’s cat, then we went into a bit where they put the salmon eggs in trays until they hatch into alevins (after salmon hatch, they still have the yolk attached to them - they are called alevins at this stage). After that we had to step on a disinfectant soapy pad and then we went in a big green tent thingy where there were 32 big tanks of fry (baby salmon). Each tank had about 90,000 salmon in it. We got to feed them with tiny tiny tiny pellets of fish food it felt weird and we scattered it around the tanks full of baby salmon.
Later we went in the visitor centre, it was cozy. The man who showed us around was called Owen, Owen told us about where they get the eggs and about the fishes’ oxygen level. People where asking different questions and we were sitting on the floor listening.
We all went outside and got a few pictures taken.

How we got back to school -
Most of us went back on the bus and the rest went back in the car.
When we were going back to school on the bus, Paige and Jessie were drawing, some people were back on their Nintendo DS's and some people were just sitting.
When we got back we got off the bus and we had our snack. Some people had skittles!
We had fun finding out about the fish. We’d like to thank Owen and Matt at the hatchery and Mr. McDonald for helping us get there!

By Alanna & Jessie.

At 9:00 we went to school as usual had gym a little early and waited for the bus to come at 10:00. When it did we got on and had about an hour and a half’s journey from fort Augustus to Fairburn.
When we arrived we got our keys to our room and then had a little muck about with each other and went to have lunch. After lunch (which was hot dogs and burgers) we went to a huge rope course it was amazing we all stayed there for at least an hour! (Not enough I would say!)
Then we went straight back to the hostel and got changed into an old pair of clothes. Then we met up with Dave and went to built rafts it was really hard because we only got 6 pieces or wood, 4 barrels and 10 pieces of rope. We had to build rafts then see if they would float. Dave would send everyone into two teams and one team sank and the other teams first try sunk and the other try floated! (It was really cold!) Jamie, Joe and Reece threw buckets of water at team one.
Later on, we went to have a shower, and then we went and had dinner. For dinner there was soup and BBQ and finally we went to have a treasure hunt! The treasure hunt was very hard, the number 5 was tricky but Jamie, Chloe, Reece and Cameron team won!! We went to watch a movie there was as a choice of: Coralline, Stardust, despicable me, happy feet, the incredibles, but it didn’t work so we went to play charades or murderer’s wink, some people decided to go to the games room or watch football, While Dave went to buy a new DVD player.
After a good night’s rest we went to have breakfast, for breakfast there was toast and cereals, then we went to archery. There were 2 teams Hobbits vs. elves but hobbits won! Then we went to do the zip wire, everyone one got two goes the man that was controlling the rope, was very mean because he would stop the rope above all of that water! It hurt our hands too; he also hung Kenny over the nettles! After that we came back to fort Augustus and returned to school at 3:00. We weren’t greeted by shouts of happiness!
(Well except from our parents!)

By Jamie & Paige.

Edinburgh – Day 2

On the second day of the primary 7 Edinburgh trip, first of all, we had a shower then went down for breakfast. We had toast, cereal, tea, milk and juices. Then we checked out of the hostel and walked up to the Scottish Parliament.
On the way there, Libby and Jack forgot their jackets at the hostel. So they walked back to the hostel while we walked up to Parliament. There was a nice lady who gave us a tour of the Parliament.
Afterwards we had lunch at a park near the Parliament. Jack was being chased by Milosz and Reece because Jack whacked Milosz and Reece in the head with Jamie’s plastic hammer.
We walked up to Dynamic Earth and there was a lady called Nina who took our bags and coats and put them in a box. She then started our tour.
The first part of the tour was in a room which had a big sphere that showed different plants when you pressed a button on a touch screen computer. Then came the “time machine” (which was an elevator) which showed us in space at the start of the Big Bang where Libby screamed.
We came out of the elevator and we were in a “space ship”. It showed the beginning of the Earth and life.
We went into another room which had fake lava which lighted up when there was a picture of a volcano exploding where Libby screamed again.
Then we went into the next room and it showed the first ice age. The ice melted down and it formed canyons and seas.
The next room had models of cave men and dinosaurs and dodo birds. In that room there were heads and when you touched them it showed different things on a screen in front of the heads. In the next room there was a big block of ice which never melted because the room was like a fridge.
Then there was a room with a submarine’s periscope which showed animals and water.
There was a 4D movie and it felt like you could touch the animals and Libby screamed when the shark swam up. Then we landed in the rainforest.
There were model animals such as a komodo dragon, panther, spiders, lizards, snakes, monkeys and apes.
Then we went to the gift shop and bought some things.
After that we walked up the Royal Mile where Ms Scollay bought some musical tights.
Then we went in the Museum Of Childhood which had dolls and lots of old toys but we didn’t see all of it because we were all very tired.
Then we went up to McDonalds and had dinner there. We had chips, burgers, milkshakes and ice cream.
Then we went to the train station and went home.
By Joe and Milosz

Day 1.

For our school trip we boarded a train and headed off to Edinburgh. Paige, Melanie and Libby played uno and cards, while the boys played on their Nintendos. We were on the train for about 3 and a half hours (lots of uno) and lots of us were already tired as we all got up early (from four o-clock to half past five in the morning!!!)

Everyone brought some breakfast for on the train, some had sandwiches (though Melanie’s sandwiches got a bit squished in her bag), some had sweets (Libby had a few too many), some also had crackers and cheese strings. When we got off the train Miss Starr went to buy a sandwich (we think she forgot her breakfast) then we went to the national art gallery.

At the art gallery we met our guide who was called Duncan he showed us lots of famous paintings and sculptures. Duncan let us borrow some pencils and paper so we could draw some paintings and sculptures. One sculpture was of 3 naked ladies with their arms round each other called hope, faith and charity.

After the art gallery we went to the castle and took lots of photos. Paige, Libby, Jamie and Melanie wanted to buy an ice cream from the ice cream van outside, while Miss Scollay went to sort out the tickets but Miss Starr said no. Meanwhile Milosz was fooling around with Reece and Jack, Kenny wanted to take a photo but Melanie took some. When Miss Scollay came back we went in to the castle.

In the castle we got to listen to Irish music with some Irish dancing, Melanie took lots of photos and videos of the Irish dancing and the music, Libby kept on fidgeting and talking though.

Paige got glued to Miss Starr’s leg and Milosz got glued to Miss Scollay’s leg too because Milosz and Paige kept talking, walking off and being noisy. After leaving the castle we went to the Youth Hostel.

At the Youth Hostel we sorted out where we were all going to sleep, then we had some food. It was a choice of chicken and chips or mushroom pasta (yuck!!!!!!!!!)
When we had all finished eating we went to our rooms again (the boys in one room, the girls in another and the teachers in another) to sort out what stuff we wanted to take on the ghost tour.

At the place where we were to meet our guide, we met Andrew and Fiona who used to be in our class but moved to Edinburgh. As soon as the tour guide came he sorted out everyone out. In the tour there was a guy who threw water, a burnt monk who showed off all the time and said that two random ladies were his girlfriends. The guide kept spitting on Libby’s face but it was all part of the act. Melanie got hit in the head with a plastic rat named Pickles…

Day 2 next week…

Here are some pictures of us on day 1. We hope you liked reading our blog.

By Libby and Melanie

Many thanks to all the Mums, Dads, Grannies, Grandpas and family friends who joined the school to celebrate our own school wedding. Everyone left school with such happy smiles.

Please find below a report of the day written by our school reporters.

Kilchuimen Primary School held a wedding at Fort Augustus Church. The Rev. Dr. Adrian Varwell “married” Julina Cameron and James McGuire on the 29th of April 2011. Our bride and bridesmaids came in a silver Mercedes and the page boys in a black Mercedes and the wedding started at 9:00. Tina Cameron kindly did the bridesmaids hair. Our chauffeurs David Bowen and Graham Wilks escorted our lovely bride to the church. Our soon to be minister Rev. Dr David Anderson watch our wedding, and walked with Julina and James as they walked down the isle. Soon after, the guests came out to congratulate the lucky “couple.” Than not long after, Julina and James climbed in to there Mercedes and went back to the school before we had our speeches and our buffet which included chicken nuggets, bread, salad and loads more. Julina and James’s “mum” and “dad” made their speeches saying how happy they were. The best man made his speech as well saying that James had tried to kiss Mrs Walker. After the buffet the whole school had a ceilidh dance. Just before the P123 left, we had a very tasty wedding cake, made of cup cakes. After the P123 left, the rest of the school had another ceilidh dance. It was a very fun wedding and we enjoyed it very much.