Virtual Assembly (12th June 2020)

This week is a special E-Core Week assembly featuring new songs, our Doug Allan inspired wildlife photography gallery, an interview with a special caretaker and a bumper sharing of the learning section. We hope you enjoy joining us ‘virtually’ together. ‘Going live’ at 10:15, Friday, 12th June 2020.

E-Core Week 2020

Date: 5th Jun 2020, Categories: Eco Committee, Eco Week, Rights Respecting School, Videos

Day 5 of E-Core Week sees Challenges #9 and #10 launched. Keep checking back for more eco, outdoor and global citizenship learning.

Unicef Tips for Parents & Caregivers

Date: 31st Mar 2020, Categories: Rights Respecting School

The current situation we all find ourselves in will likely have had an impact on your family life; be it school closures, working-from-home, caring for loved ones or social or physical distancing. These are significant changes in a short space of time and it’s a lot to navigate for anyone, but especially for parents. Unicef […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Members of Parliament Visit P6 (Feb 2018)

Date: 27th Apr 2018, Categories: Class of 2012, Rights Respecting School

As you may know, as part of our RRS and Democracy topic work, Primary 6 have been suggesting ideas to members of the Scottish and Westminster parliaments on how to make Helensburgh more accessible for people who are disabled. On the 24th November, Brendan O’Hara MP for Argyll & Bute, came to visit us and to tell us all […]

World Book Day 2018 (March 2018)

On Thursday 15TH March P1-P3 took part in a range of exciting World Book Day activities. Books from the READ, WRITE, COUNT bags were the focus for P2 and P3 whilst P1 focused on Julia Donaldson books. A range of themed activities were planned around these. Pupils also brought in their favourite book and shared […]

Pupil Council Talent Show (Mar 2018)

Date: 19th Mar 2018, Categories: Pupil Council

Well done to all of those who participated in the Pupil Council’s Talent Show on Friday 16th March to raise money for WWF.  Please keep returning to our website to find out how much was raised on the day.  

School Garden Day (Nov 2017)

Date: 16th Nov 2017, Categories: Eco Committee, News

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers who assisted on our School Garden Day, which was held on Sunday 5th November. Green-fingered parents, grandparents and children all came to together to weed out, dig and tidy up our beautiful school grounds.  Unusually, the sun shone down upon our volunteers for […]