P6 Pass-on Beach Cleaning Skills to P3 (Mar 2018)

Date: 18th May 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, Eco Committee, Eco Week, News Team

P6 have found an interest in beach cleaning and decided to adopt the West Bay in Helensburgh. Last term, Primary Six went out and collected a whopping 360kg of waste from the West Bay and enjoyed it so much that they decided to adopt the beach. “It seems very exiting because we’re doing something for […]

P6: X-Country Time Trials (Apr 2018)

Date: 18th May 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, News Team

Ahead of the inter-schools x-country relay, Primary 6 held time trials to determine who would compete in the relay race and represent P6. The boys went first, and after an exciting race the qualifiers were: In 1st place – Ross, in 2nd place – Rory, in 3rd place – Alastair, and in 4th place, the […]

The Future of Tour Guiding Lies in P6’s Hands (Mar 2018)

Date: 18th May 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, News Team

Have you ever had a horribly hard homework challenge? Well P6 did. P6 had the task of creating and presenting a Japanese tour. What a challenge! Primary 6 had a budget of £1,000 and had to use it to find a place to stay, transport to use and things to do, all in the space […]

Super Silver Success as Hermitage Receive RRS Award

Date: 17th May 2018, Categories: News Team, Rights Respecting School

On Tuesday 24th April the school had a very important visitor from UNICEF. His name was Gerry McMurtrie. He came to see if our school was worthy of the UNICEF RRSA silver award. The C.O.R.E. committee toured Gerry and his trainee Elenor around the school and showed them all of the displays. Gerry and Elenor liked the […]

P6: First Cycling Session (Apr 2018)

Date: 28th Apr 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, News Team

This week, Primary 6 had the pleasure of starting cycling proficiency. First, we had to check our bikes to see if they are roadworthy. To be roadworthy they had to have working breaks on the front and back, the saddle should be the right height (only the balls of your feet should be touching the […]

Exciting Eco Week in P6 (Mar 2018)

Date: 27th Apr 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, Eco Committee, Eco Week, News Team

P6 have been working hard in Eco Week. They have had a waste free day and have been recording the growth of their cherry blossoms. On the first day of Eco Week, P6 planned a waste free lunch. They decided to separate the waste by packed lunch and money lunch at each stage. They estimated the […]