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CELEBRATING THE BARD (03/02/2012)
Primary 6 held their annual Burns Competition Final on Thursday 2 February. After two preliminary rounds, Mrs Larkin and Mrs McKellar selected 12 acts for the Final of the P6 Burns Competition.
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P6 VISIT ROBERT BURNS’ BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM (03/02/2012)
As part of Primary 6`s topic on the Life and Work of Robert Burns, they visited Robert Burns` Birthplace Museum on Tuesday 31 January, 2012.
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P5 COFFEE MORNING A GREAT SUCCESS (01/02/2012)
As an enterprise project Primary 5 classes decided to host a coffee morning to help raise funds for their residential trip to Arran and also to give a donation to a local charity.
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COMENIUS VISITORS WELCOMED WITH BURNS` MUSIC (27/01/2012)
On Friday, our Comenius visitors attended a multi-lingual Assembly where plans for our latest joint project were hightlighted.
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PREPARING FOR THE NEXT COMENIUS PROJECT (26/01/2012)
Wellington School, together with schools from France, Germany and Hungary, is proposing a Comenius project for 2012-14, looking at ways in which the energy needs of Europe will be met in the 21st century.
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PARENT AND PUPIL RUNNERS WANTED FOR RELAY RACE (24/01/2012)
Are you interested in setting yourself a target of being able to run between 5 and 8 miles as part of a team of four?
Wellington is entering the 2012 Edinburgh Marathon in May for the S6 charity and is looking for keen parents to get involved.
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1ST XV AND S3/S4 MATCH REPORTS (24/01/2012)
On Saturday, the 1st XV were repaid for training well during the week with a close win over Jordanhill Academy
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P7 WIN AGAINST JORDANHILL SCHOOL (23/01/2012)
The P7 rugby team (with Max Glen and William Novak from P6) travelled to Glasgow on Saturday to play against Jordanhill.
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S1 WIN LOCAL DERBY MATCH (17/01/2012)
The S1 rugby team made the short journey to Troon on Saturday to play Marr College.
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1XV COMFORTABLY BEATEN BY MARR RUGBY (16/01/2012)
Wellington 1st XV never got into their stride on a cold morning at Doonside and conceded too many points in the first half to make any kind of comeback.
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WELLINGTON U16 IN EMPHATIC VICTORY OVER MARR RUGBY (16/01/2012)
Despite the cold weather and some valiant defence by Marr, Wellington U16 looked convincing winners at Doonside.
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S3 HOCKEY OVERWHELMED BY GLASGOW ACADEMY (16/01/2012)
Despite some useful passages of play and the occasional scoring opportunity, Wellington were overwhelmed by their visitors at Doonside.
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GLASGOW ACADEMY TOO STRONG FOR S2 HOCKEY (16/01/2012)
On a very cold morning, Glasgow Academy looked much the livelier side as they put in a convincing win over Wellington at Doonside.
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PETER KLEPEC TRAVELS TO SCOTLAND (13/01/2012)
A puppet of a Slovenian national hero called Peter Klepec travelled to Scotland in December and will now spend time with P1 pupils from Wellington.
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SLOVENIAN SKIING (22/12/2011)
On Wednesday morning the group left early for the ski slopes and the pupils skied for three hours in the sunshine at Krvavec.
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SLOVENIA AT CHRISTMAS FOR WELLINGTON PUPILS (20/12/2011)
A small group of pupils have chosen to spend part of their Christmas holiday in Slovenia visiting friends that they have made through the Comenius project and UCAPE conferences.
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – PRIMARY 5 PROJECT (12/12/2011)
Primary 5 pupils have been involved in organising a shoebox appeal to help children in countries around the world who are less fortunate than themselves.
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NURSERY NATIVITY A GREAT SUCCESS (10/12/2011)
This year`s Nursery Nativity play was a great success with star performances from all our youngest pupils.
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JUNIOR NATIVITY PERFORMS TO PACKED AUDIENCE (10/12/2011)
The Primary 1-3 Nativity thrilled packed audiences on Friday. Great acting, singing, dancing, humour and timing -and a lot of fun for all the family!
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WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION CAROL CONCERT (07/12/2011)
With mulled wine and mince pies to help keep out the cold, a cosy atmosphere prevailed at the WSA Carol Concert in Carleton Turrets Hall on Tuesday evening.
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£3000 RAISED FOR CHARITY (05/12/2011)
The annual Wellington Christmas Craft Fair has raised over £3,100 for the sixth year charity, Rays of Sunshine.
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PRIMARY 4 ART AND DESIGN (05/12/2011)
Pupils from Primary 4 were busy in the Art rooms recently, learning about making prints.
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WSA CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT (02/12/2011)
Come and enjoy music, mulled wine and mince pies at the WSA Christmas Carol Concert at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 6th December in Carleton Turrets Hall. Tickets £7 per adult, £1 per child.
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WELLINGTON NARROWLY BEATEN IN HOCKEY CUP (02/12/2011)
The 1st XI played a cup game under the floodlights against Marr College on Monday 21 November at Doonside.
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GERMAN EXCHANGE PUPILS ARRIVE SAFELY (02/12/2011)
Our Exchange Group arrived safely in Dortmund on Wednesday evening and are now enjoying experiencing Advent in Germany.
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ART DEPARTMENT CALENDARS FOR SALE (25/11/2011)
The popular Art department CD Case Calendars feature artwork from the Junior School this year. They can be purchased from Mrs Lomas, the Nursery department or the Art department and cost £3.50 each or £10 for 3.
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1ST XI TRIUMPH AT QUEEN VICTORIA SCHOOL (24/11/2011)
The 1st XI made the long journey to Dunblane at the weekend to play Queen Victoria School.
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NOVEMBER HOCKEY MATCH REPORTS (24/11/2011)
The 1st XI game against Kelvinside on November 5th ended in a loss of 3-1 to Wellington.
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S5 `S.T.A.R` PROGRAMME 2011 (18/11/2011)
The STAR (Student Training in Assessment and Recruitment) programme, which took place recently, is an opportunity offered to S5 pupils to gain experience in CV writing, applying for jobs and preparing for/undergoing an interview.
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S1 S2 RUGBY TEAM WIN AT DALZIEL (14/11/2011)
The S1/2 team scored 7 tries in their 24 – 11 win against Dalziel High.
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S1 RUGBY TEAM WIN 7’S CUP (14/11/2011)
Wellington entered two teams in the Ayrshire Schools` S1 7s tournament held at Cumnock Rugby Club on Friday 11 November.
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S3 MODERN STUDIES PUPILS VISIT HOLYROOD (14/11/2011)
On Friday 11 November, S3 Modern Studies pupils went to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
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P7 RUGBY WIN AGAINST GLASGOW HIGH (13/11/2011)
P7 Rugby came through as winners in a tough encounter against Glasgow High.
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P6 RUGBY IN CLOSE ENCOUNTER (13/11/2011)
The P6 team fought valiantly in a close encounter with Glasgow High at Doonside.
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COURAGEOUS 1ST XV RUGBY BEAT GLASGOW HIGH (12/11/2011)
In an intensely physical and entertaining match, Wellington 1st XV beat Glasgow High 21-7 at Doonside.
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S2 RUGBY VS CATHKIN (08/11/2011)
The Wellington Junior team played their match on an undulating pitch near the new Cathkin school on a chilly, but sunny Saturday morning.
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BILINGUAL TRAINING SESSION FOR RUGBY EXCHANGE (07/11/2011)
There was a training session led by Stuart Fenwick, the Development Officer at Ayr Rubgy Club, at Doonside on Sunday morning.
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SUCCESS FOR DEBATERS (07/11/2011)
Wellington teams A and B were successful in the English Speaking Union Junior Debates for Schools and they now progress to the second round of the competition.
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S2 STUDENTS AT DOUNE CASTLE (06/11/2011)
As part of their S2 unit on 17-18th Century Scotland, students in History learnt how to be Jacobites at Doune Castle in Stirlingshire!
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WELLINGTON WIN INTERNATIONAL RUGBY FIXTURE (05/11/2011)
Wellington S2 rugby team won the three-way fixture against Institut Saint-Dominique, Mortefontaine, (40 minutes to the north of Paris) and Carrick Academy, Maybole on a sunny morning at Doonside.
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WELLINGTON DRAW IN HOCKEY (05/11/2011)
The Wellington hockey team held out for a draw against Kelvinside at Doonside on Saturday.
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MINISTER UNVEILS PLAQUE FOR OUTDOOR NURSERY (04/11/2011)
Ms Angela Constance MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, officially opened the Wellington Outdoor Nursery at Doonside on Tuesday 1 November.
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GUYS AND DOLLS REVIEW (04/11/2011)
In Guys and Dolls, Wellington School produced a captivating performance this year, with some beautifully choreographed dance routines alongside the musical numbers.
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GUYS AND DOLLS OFF TO A GOOD START (02/11/2011)
More than 160 people enjoyed the first performance of Guys and Dolls at The Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock. With few signs of nerves, the cast of pupils from S4 to S6 put on an impressive show. More photos attached.
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AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS SWIMMING GALA (31/10/2011)
It was another success for Wellington pupils in the Primary Ayrshire Schools Swimming Gala held on 30 October, with Oliver Smith getting a consideration time for both back and front crawl and both the girls and boys relay teams coming in first.
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UCAPE CONFERENCE REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE (31/10/2011)
Following the UCAPE conference held at Wellington before half term, the conference report (in 4 languages) has now been finalised and submitted. It is available to see by clicking on the UCAPE logo on the Intro page of this website.
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FRENCH EXCHANGE PUPILS RETURN AFTER SUCCESSFUL WEEK (31/10/2011)
The senior pupils staying last week have returned to France after a successful exchange with their partners at Wellington, but a French rugby team from St Dominique will arrive on Friday in time to attend Ayr RFC fireworks.
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SPIRITED P7 RUGBY LOSE TO LOMOND (29/10/2011)
Despite being camped on the Lomond line at the end of the match, Wellington P7 could not break their defence.
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WELLINGTON S1 RUGBY TOO STRONG FOR LOMOND (29/10/2011)
Wellington S1 ran out clear winners despite strong tackling and rucking from the visitors.
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S2 RUGBY WIN AT DOONSIDE (29/10/2011)
Wellington`s S2 rugby team showed strength, teamwork and imagination in all areas of play to come out worthy winners against Lomond at Doonside.
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ALL GO WITH THE SHOW (26/10/2011)
Carleton Hall was a hive of activity on Monday evening as the cast continued rehearsals for Guys and Dolls. The show promises to be great fun for all ages.
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FRENCH EXCHANGE PUPILS VISIT WELLINGTON (24/10/2011)
We would like to welcome all our French visitors from St Dominique who are with us this week hosted by S5 and S6.
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GUYS AND DOLLS (24/10/2011)
WELLINGTON SCHOOL presents Guys and Dolls at the PALACE THEATRE, KILMARNOCK.
Tuesday November 1st to Thursday November 3rd. 7.30pm.
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CEILIDH ENJOYED BY WELLINGTON'S GUESTS (08/10/2011)
On Thursday evening a ceilidh was organised for UCAPE with a group from Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra providing live music.
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STANFORD RECOGNISES EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER (07/10/2011)
Mr West, Head of Chemistry at Wellington, has been recognised by one of the world`s top universities for his exceptional teaching.
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SCHOOL SHOW PROGRAMME ARTWORK COMPETITION (07/10/2011)
With the school show, `Guys and Dolls`, imminent, S2 pupils have been involved in designing the front cover for the programme.
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UCAPE GROUP PRESENTATIONS (06/10/2011)
On Thursday there was more active involvement from the UCAPE conference participants. In the morning, each national visiting group presented a study of their local river, in different languages.
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UCAPE LOCH GROUPS (06/10/2011)
During the workshops in Irvine and Ayr the young people have been working in groups named after Scottish lochs and use English, French and German in all combinations to communicate with each other.
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TRAFFIC MONITORING SURVEY AROUND WELLINGTON (06/10/2011)
The WSA has been in contact with South Ayrshire Council to encourage the provision of a Crossing Patrol at the junction of Racecourse Road and Blackburn Road.
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UCAPE PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART IN SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS (06/10/2011)
Carleton Turrets Hall doubled up as a laboratory this afternoon, when the young Europeans attending the UCAPE conference tried producing water-power themselves under the guidance of Head of Science, Mr McPhee.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON SCHOOL (05/10/2011)
Wellington School is hosting an international conference on the theme of ‘Water’ from 4-7 October 2011. Young people from schools in France, Germany and Slovenia arrived at The Gailes Hotel in Irvine yesterday.
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FORMER PUPIL SPEAKS TO UCAPE CONFERENCE (05/10/2011)
Former Wellington pupil Carol Goodall came into school on Wednesday evening to speak to the young people at the UCAPE conference about her involvement with the development of marine energy in Scotland.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL HARVEST SERVICE (05/10/2011)
The Junior School Harvest Service was held at St Columba’s Church on Wednesday morning. The service was attended by all Junior School pupils together with their teachers, parents and governors.
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WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION BALL A GREAT SUCCESS (04/10/2011)
The WSA `Ball at The Brig` was held on Saturday 1st October. Thanks to the generosity of the parents and staff who attended, the sum of £4200 was raised in total.
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S3 HOCKEY MATCH REPORT (03/10/2011)
Last weekend the S3 team played Hutchesons` Grammar School A team.
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WELLINGTON S1 DEFEAT CARRICK SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER (29/09/2011)
From the start, Captain Cameron Reece received an offload from Harry Lynch to score a breakaway try after only 30 seconds.
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OUTSTANDING S2/3 WELLINGTON RUGBY PERFORMANCE (26/09/2011)
The Wellington S2/3 Rugby Team were on top form against Carrick Academy on Saturday morning. (24 September)
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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES (26/09/2011)
To celebrate European Day of Languages all S1 pupils took part in a quiz about Europe. The four teams represented their Houses.
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10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES (26/09/2011)
Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the European Day of Languages, a day where pupils across Europe celebrate language learning. The photo shows the Comenius group in Berlin earlier this year.
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SENIOR RUGBY REPORTS - CARRICK ACADEMY (25/09/2011)
Under 16 Game
The U16 team played with a lot of spirit on Saturday. From the start they dominated the match by winning most of the line outs and scrums.
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JUNIOR ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS VISIT TOWN HALL (23/09/2011)
Many congratulations to the newly appointed Wellington School Junior Road Safety Officers, Stephanie, Max, Yves and Amy. They were interviewed by last year`s JRSOs, who were impressed by their original ideas and confidence.
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ARTIST SILVANA MCLEAN VISITS WELLINGTON (23/09/2011)
Local artist Silvana McLean did masterclass sessions at Wellington on Friday to the delight of pupils.
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HEATHER AWARDED TOP SPORTING HONOURS (23/09/2011)
Congratulations to Heather Murdoch, 4MO, awarded her full International Initial for Ice Skating.
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PRIMARY 1 CHILDREN VISIT CATRINE HOUSE (20/09/2011)
Primary 1 children visited Catrine House as part of their investigation of the differences between town and country.
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S4 HISTORY/MODERN STUDIES LONDON TRIP (19/09/2011)
23 S4 History and Modern Studies pupils had the opportunity to visit London at the start of this month as part of their studies.
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SUNDAY CYCLE TO FOREST OF AE (19/09/2011)
It was down to the Forest of Ae in Dumfries and Galloway for the latest of Wellington`s `fun cycle trips` organized by Mrs MacKenzie and Mrs Devlin. On Sunday 18th September a group of 24 met in Car Park 5 before hitting the trail.
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ALL SMILES AT SCIENCE CLUB (17/09/2011)
The first Science Club of the session was a big success as teams made their own acid indicators to make a rainbow.
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S3 HOCKEY IN TOUGH ENCOUNTER WITH ST COLUMBA`S (17/09/2011)
The S3 Hockey XI lost a hard-fought encounter with St Columba\'s at Doonside on Saturday.
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S2 HOCKEY PIPPED AT DOONSIDE (17/09/2011)
The S2 Hockey team lost a close match against St Columba`s at doonside, despite some good attacking play.
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P5/P6 RUGBY IN TOUGH MATCH AT DOONSIDE (17/09/2011)
Wellington`s P5/P6 Rugby squad were unlucky not to snatch victory in a very tight game against TGA.
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S1 RUGBY FACE STERN TEST FROM TGA (17/09/2011)
After a convincing win last week, the S1 team faced a much stronger challenge from Glasgow Academy at Doonside.
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VALIANT S2/3 RUGBY EDGED BY ACADEMY (17/09/2011)
Despite some very enterprising attacking play and dogged defence, S2 rugby lost by five tries to three at Doonside.
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POND DIPPING AT CULZEAN FOR P3 (13/09/2011)
P3 spent Tuesday morning `pond dipping` at Culzean Country Park, and found a variety of different creatures lurking in the muddy water.
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A DOZEN TRIES FOR WELLINGTON (12/09/2011)
Wellington`s S1 rugby team scored 12 tries in a remarkable away win against Belmont House at Whitecraig`s Rugby Club on Saturday.
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S4 HISTORY TRIP TO THEATRE (09/09/2011)
Pupils studying History in S4 had the opportunity to travel up to Glasgow to see R. C. Sherriff`s `Journey`s End` at the Theatre Royal.
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S1 RUGBY OPENING MATCH OF THE SEASON (29/08/2011)
On an overcast Saturday morning, the Wellington S1 team had a tough start to their season playing against St Columba`s School at Doonside.
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S2/3 XV OPENING MATCH AT DOONSIDE (29/08/2011)
The Wellington S2/3 XV, missing several players including their Captain and Vice-Captain, found St Columba`s too strong on Saturday.
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P7 RUGBY TOO STRONG FOR ST COLUMBA`S (28/08/2011)
Wellington`s P7 rugby team played impressive rugby to come out clear winners against St Columba`s at Doonside on Saturday.
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ART IS SPECTACULAR AT WELLINGTON (26/08/2011)
The Art Spectacular Exhibition saw 800 works of art displayed from pupils of all ages in the school, in Drumley Hall and Carleton Turrets Hall.
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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES AT WELLINGTON (26/08/2011)
Former Pupil Gillian Howie, now an Ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, talked to pupils about the Award and presented Robert Small (FP of 2011) with his Gold Award.
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S6 HAVE A SHOT AT TEAMBUILDING WITH THE ARMY (26/08/2011)
On their return to school after the summer break the new Sixth Year at Wellington School participated in a teambuilding event.
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CHARITY CHEQUE FOR YORKHILL (25/08/2011)
Events organized in support of the Sixth Year Charity during the summer term, including the Fashion Show, means the sum raised was a remarkable £20,600.
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CYCLISTS VISIT ISLE OF CUMBRAE (25/08/2011)
It was third time lucky for Wellington`s `fun cycle trips` organized by Mrs MacKenzie and Mrs Devlin. On Sunday 24th July a small group set off for Cumbrae and hit great weather!
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OUTDOOR NURSERY OPENS (25/08/2011)
The outdoor nursery is up and running, and children are already enthusiastic about the opportunity to enjoy time in a natural space, experiencing all the wonder of nature.
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NEW OFFICE BEARERS FOR SESSION 2011-2012 (25/08/2011)
Eve-Anne Travers and Rory Craig have been appointed as Head Girl and Head Boy of Wellington School for session 2011-2012.
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ERIN CORBETT AWARDED DUX (25/08/2011)
Congratulations to Erin Corbett who was awarded Dux of School for 2011, and also to James Henderson and Robert Alner who were the Proxime Accesserunt (runners up).
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PRE SEASON RUGBY TRAINING (18/08/2011)
Pre season rugby training was held at Doonside during the summer holidays.
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SQA EXAM SUCCESS (05/08/2011)
Congratulations to all our pupils and staff on another excellent set of SQA results.
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DEBATING TEAMS ARGUE IT OUT (22/06/2011)
The McKinstry Debating Competition took place in School on June 20 and was won by Gemma Travers, Eve-Anne Travers and Ross Thorburn. The runners up were Caoimhe Hunter Blair, Fiona Preston and Gregor Feeney.
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NURSERY SPORTS AT DOONSIDE (21/06/2011)
Wellington Nursery Sports Day was held on Thursday 9th June at the Doonside playing fields. The children were not at all put off by the size of the new location and a very successful morning was held with every child taking part in many different activities.
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2011 MACLAURIN ART EXHIBITION WINNERS (21/06/2011)
Young artists at Wellington School have won almost half the awards in the 2011 Maclaurin Art Exhibition. The presentation of awards took place on Saturday 18th June at the Maclaurin Galleries.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SUMMER FAIR (20/06/2011)
The Wellington School Association Summer Fair was held at Doonside on Sunday 19 June. Once again, the Sports Grounds provided the ideal location for the BBQ, tearoom and stalls - offering everything from cakes to face-painting, from books to tombolas.
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CATWALK FOR CHARITY (20/06/2011)
Pupils from S6 organised a Fashion Show last week, and local retailers provided some stunning outfits for them to model on the catwalk in Carleton Turrets Hall.
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RAIN DOESN’T SPOIL PLAY AT INFANT SPORTS (18/06/2011)
The Wellington School Infant Sports Day had a change of location this year, moving to the playing fields at Doonside. On Thursday 9th June children and parents competed with great enthusiasm despite the weather being less than perfect.
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (17/06/2011)
Wellington Junior School in Ayr celebrated World Environment Day on Friday 3rd June 2011. The pupils were joined by the environment superhero ‘Ecoman’ also known as Gordon Carslaw, a student from Glasgow Caledonian University.
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JAMES ARMSTRONG WINS GOLD (16/06/2011)
Congratulations to James Armstrong of S4 who won the Under 17 Javelin Event at the Scottish Track and Field at Grangemouth Stadium on Friday 10 June.
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WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION SUMMER FETE UPDATE (15/06/2011)
The Wellington School Association Summer Fete is at Doonside on Sunday 19 June from 12 noon to 4 pm.
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S3 GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO ARRAN (14/06/2011)
S3 geography pupils attended a three day course at the Loch Ranza Field Studies Centre on Arran where they completed a range of fieldwork techniques that will be part of their standard grade exams.
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BUGSY MALONE (09/06/2011)
The Junior Department`s `Bugsy Malone` was performed last evening in Carleton Turrets Hall. A rich mixture of song, dance and theatre set in 1929 New York City, the story tells of the rise of `Bugsy Malone` and the battle for power between `Fat Sam` and `Dandy Dan`.
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P6 CRICKET SUCCESS AGAINST TGA (06/06/2011)
The P6 Cricket side won a closely contested match against Glasgow Academy on Saturday 4 June at Doonside.
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S1 CRICKET SIDE JUST PIPPED AT THE POST (06/06/2011)
There was plenty of drama and adrenaline as Wellington had all to play for in the last over and finding the boundaries.
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EXCHANGE PUPILS RETURN AFTER SUCCESSFUL WEEK (31/05/2011)
Pupils and staff who had spent the week at the Institut Saint-Dominique just outside Paris returned to Prestwick airport from Beauvais late on Friday night.
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PRIMARY 6 GIRLS WIN SHIELD (29/05/2011)
At the recent South Ayrshire Relay Championships, the Primary 6 Girls won the shield for their age group.
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NURSERY RECEPTION VISIT PRESTWICK AIRPORT (28/05/2011)
The Nursery Reception recently visited the train station at Ayr and Prestwick Airport to see how to buy tickets and check in.
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STAR CRICKETERS (26/05/2011)
Primary 7 boys Adam White and Matthew Davidson (pictured) were outstanding in their match away to Kelvinside Academy on Saturday.
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OUTDOOR LEARNING FOR P1 AT BARSKIMMING ESTATE (23/05/2011)
On May 19th Primary One enjoyed a stunning day of outdoor learning at Barskimming Estate by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Cartner.
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DOUBLE WIN AT CRICKET (19/05/2011)
The 2 Wellington Primary cricket teams won their ‘kwik cricket’ matches against St Columba`s at Doonside on Wednesday afternoon.
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WELLINGTON PONIES PIPPED AT THE POST! (18/05/2011)
On Sunday May 2nd. the girls of the school equestrian team came a very creditable second in the Show Jumping Team Event at the Scottish Schools’ Equestrian Extravaganza
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PRIMARY SWIMMING TEAM SUCCESS (16/05/2011)
At the annual Ayr and Prestwick Burghs Primary Schools Gala held at the Citadel Leisure Centre on Saturday 14 June, Wellington had a very successful evening.
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COMENIUS WEEK IN GERMANY (12/05/2011)
Wellington School pupils from S3 to S6 spent last week in Germany along with young people from France, Hungary and Slovenia.
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KATE AND WILLIAM WED AT WELLINGTON ABBEY (10/05/2011)
Kate and William in P1 were the stars of Wellington\'s own mock royal wedding. Kate arrived with her father Michael (Aidan) in a trap pulled by Fraggles, the Shetland pony and was ably assisted by Lucy, chief bridesmaid.
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INFANTS VISIT CULZEAN COUNTRY PARK (09/05/2011)
Children of P1, P2 & P3 visited Culzean Country Park today.
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1ST XI BEAT HUTCHIE (07/05/2011)
Accurate bowling and some inspired batting saw Wellington see off a strong challenge from a very able Hutchie side.
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CONNOR SCORES A HALF CENTURY (07/05/2011)
Wellington starting the game with 3 men short allowed Hutchie to keep a very high run rate which set Wellington an impossible target despite an amazing batting fight back.
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CRICKET RESULTS (05/05/2011)
Playing against Lomond School, the 1st XI won by 44 runs.
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KARATE LESSON FOR S4 GIRLS (02/05/2011)
On the 28th April, Jan Mehlberg, the German assistant at the School took the S4 girls for a Karate lesson during P.E.
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CROSS CURRICULAR ATHLETICS EVENT (21/04/2011)
A Cross Curricular venture between the Modern Languages Department and the PE Department was organised whereby S4 pupils undertook an Athletics coaching session at Dam Park Stadium.
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UP POMPEII (19/04/2011)
35 Wellington pupils toured Italy over the holiday and visited Pompeii, Vesuvius, Herculaneum, and the Villa of Poppaea.
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CRICKET PRE SEASON TRAINING (19/04/2011)
Pre Season Cricket Training
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GIRLS SHORT TENNIS RESULTS (31/03/2011)
Alex Breslin and Alexandra Kendal won the Short Tennis Shield for Junior Girls with a win against Amber Macdonald and Rebecca Roberts. 11-6, 11-6.
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NO NO NOAH (29/03/2011)
Primary 1 children thoroughly enjoyed their performance of `No, No, Noah!` on Friday 25 March.
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SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM (28/03/2011)
Primary 7 pupils have once again been working on an exciting educational project, entitled `Salmon in the Classroom`, in partnership with Ayrshire Rivers Trust.
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PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUT SAINT-DOMINIQUE (28/03/2011)
This year Wellington School and the Institut Saint-Dominique celebrate ten years of collaboration. The first exchanges took place in Spring 2000 when seven boys spent a week in Scotland and France.
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WELLINGTON TENNIS SQUAD COMPETE AT PRESTWICK (27/03/2011)
Congratulations to the tennis squad that came 3rd in the Ayrshire Mini tennis competition at Prestwick last week.
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AYRSHIRE FESTIVAL SUCCESS (24/03/2011)
Sophie Craig and Alexandra Kendal (Both P5A) both came away with trophies at the Ayrshire Music Festival in waht was a very successful event for Wellington.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL SHORT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP - BOYS (24/03/2011)
Congratulations to Ross McCorkindale and John Lomas who won this year`s Short Tennis Tournament at the school.
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EARLY YEARS ENTERPRISE (22/03/2011)
Pupils from Early Years Enterprise have been producing a resource aimed at early years to promote health and well-being, based on a character called Mikey together with his family.
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FRENCH EXCHANGE STUDENTS ENJOY S2 ENTERPRISE DAY (22/03/2011)
On Monday 21 March Drumley Hall was filled with nine international groups of young entrepreneurs who worked hard to come up with innovative solutions to the business challenges given to them.
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NO SMOKING DAY 9TH MARCH 2011 (21/03/2011)
The children in the Nursery participated in various activities during `National No Smoking Day` on Wednesday 9th March.
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FAMILY CYCLE DAY TO CUMBRAE (21/03/2011)
On Sunday 20 March a small but intrepid group of cyclists braved the drizzle and had a lovely adventure pedalling beside the little coves on the west side of the island.
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S2/3 RUGBY EDGED IN TOUGH ENCOUNTER (20/03/2011)
In a very close match, the S2/3 rugby team just lost out to a strong Hutchie side.
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2ND XV BEATEN BY POWERFUL HUTCHIE SIDE (20/03/2011)
After a brave start, Wellington found it difficult to keep in the game against a very well organised Hutchie team.
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1ST XV HOLD ON TO WIN FINAL MATCH (20/03/2011)
Having taken a while to wake up, the 1st XV came back strongly in the game and held on to win against a good Morrison`s side.
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FORMER PUPILS VISIT WELLINGTON (18/03/2011)
Wellington School hosted a `Class of 77` reunion at Carleton Turrets this Friday.
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FUN RUN IN THE SUN (17/03/2011)
The Fun Run was a great success as pupils of all ages ran along Ayr beach in support of the Yorkhill Children`s Foundation.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO EVE-ANNE TRAVERS S5 (16/03/2011)
In February, our 1st XI hockey goalkeeper Eve-Anne Travers was invited to join the Under 16 Scotland Training Squad.
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ELECTION FEVER FOR MODERN STUDIES IN S1 (11/03/2011)
Election fever was in the air in January as the three S1 Modern Studies classes assumed the role of political parties and competed in a mock election.
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HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR (10/03/2011)
The Higher Education Fair took place in the Hall on Wednesday 9 March from 11.30-4.30pm. All pupils from S2 to S5 had the opportunity to to visit the Fair.
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CANINE VISITORS IN PRIMARY 1 CLASSROOM (10/03/2011)
Children in P1 recently had a visit from Mrs Kerr who kindly brought in Dash and Fergus. Dash is a 3 year old Jack Russell and Fergus is a 10 year old black labrador.
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PRIMARY 1 PUPILS AND KAILYARD CAPERS (10/03/2011)
Primary 1 pupils visited Burns Cottage last week where, under the leadership of the Kailyard Capers staff, they played a game, dressed up as Burns family members and entertained the staff with their rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
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S2 RUGBY SUCCESS (10/03/2011)
The Ayrshire Schools Annual 7`s Tournament was held at Irvine Rugby Club on Tuesday on a cold and blustery afternoon.
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S2 STUDENTS DESIGN 9/11 MEMORIALS (09/03/2011)
As part of their S2 unit on Terrorism, students in Modern Studies created and built models of memorials to commemorate the attacks on New York on 11th September 2001.
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1ST XI HOCKEY TOO STRONG FOR LOMOND (05/03/2011)
The 1st XI Hockey team achieved a good win against Lomond at Doonside.
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2ND XI HOCKEY NARROWLY BEATEN (05/03/2011)
The 2nd XI put up a brave defence and were unlucky not to come away with a draw in a close game against Lomond.
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S2/3 RUGBY HOLD OFF STRONG QUEEN VICTORIA (05/03/2011)
The S2/3 Rugby Team got off to a good start and held on to win 12-7 against a strong Queen Victoria side.
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S1 RUGBY IN TIGHT GAME WITH QUEEN VICTORIA (05/03/2011)
The S1 team displayed good teamwork in their game against Queen Victoria School.
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P7 RUGBY FAR TOO STRONG FOR QUEEN VICTORIA (05/03/2011)
The P7 rugby team ran in a handful of tries in an open match against QV at Doonside.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING FAYRE IN DRUMLEY (04/03/2011)
A very successful Health and Wellbeing Fayre was hosted by Wellington School, Ayr on Thursday 3 March 2011.
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S2 S3 RUGBY TEAM DEFEAT CARRICK ACADEMY AT DOONSIDE (03/03/2011)
The Wellington team scored the opening try after 2 minutes and by half time they had scored four more tries and the score was 18-0.
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PRIMARY 1 EXPLORE VIKING HISTORY IN SCOTLAND (02/03/2011)
Primary 1 children from Wellington School travelled up to Largs to visit Vikingar in February!
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WELLINGTON JUST PIPPED IN HOCKEY CUP MATCH (01/03/2011)
In a thrilling Cup match, Wellington 1st XI were unlucky to concede a goal in the last 20 seconds to lose 1-0.
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S1 RUGBY FESTIVAL (28/02/2011)
On Wednesday 23 February the Wellington S1 squad made the short trip to Millbrae to play in the Ayrshire Schools` S1 Rugby Festival.
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S1 RUGBY TEAM DEFEAT CARRICK ACADEMY (28/02/2011)
On Saturday 26 February, Carrick Academy S1 team made the short trip from Maybole to play the Wellington S1 team at Doonside for the second time this season.
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WSA BARN DANCE SATURDAY 7 MAY 7.30 - MIDNIGHT (28/02/2011)
The WSA are holding a `Hoedown at Millbrae` on Saturday 7th May. Numbers are limited so please get your tickets ASAP from the school office at £15 each.
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P7 S1 RUGBY TEAM RECORD A GOOD WIN AT LINLITHGOW (24/02/2011)
The match at Linlithgow ended 21 – 11 with six tries to three.
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NURSERY TRANSITION VISIT ROBERT BURNS`S COTTAGE (20/02/2011)
Nursery Transition visited Robert Burns`s cottage on Thursday 17th February. They were exploring `Kailyard Capers` the farm animals that lived with Robert Burns.
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WELLINGTON WIN AT LINLITHGOW (19/02/2011)
Playing away to Linlithgow after a coach journey of one hour and forty minutes was never going to be easy, but the S2/3 team seemed to relish the opportunity to display their skills on a cold Saturday morning.
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR P4-P6 (19/02/2011)
Lunchtime Clubs this term include Scripture Union (P6, P5), Power Walking (P4), Art (P5), Orchestra, Drawing, Choir, Beginners German (P6), Country Dancing (P5), JRSOs, Eco Committee, Writers (P6) and Sewing (P4).
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BURNS` CENTRE MUSEUM VISIT FOR NURSERY RECEPTION (17/02/2011)
Nursery Reception children visited the Burns` Centre Museum on 17th February 2011. The children were introduced to Esther who talked about Robert Burns and his life as a farmer.
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SKI TRIP SEES FRESH SNOW IN ITALY (16/02/2011)
A group of 42 pupils and 5 members of staff left Ayr by coach on Saturday morning to head off for the ski slopes of Aosta in Italy. They safely arrived on Sunday morning and were being fitted for ski boots before lunch.
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YORKHILL MASCOT STARS IN WELLINGTON FILM (16/02/2011)
Miss Garven`s S2 class are making a film for the Yorkhill Children`s Hospital. The Hospital mascot visited the school on a January morning to take part in the filming.
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ANNUAL BURNS SUPPER HELD IN CARLETON TURRETS HALL (11/02/2011)
On a very wet evening in February, Wellington School pupils, staff and governors were entertained at the annual Burns Supper held in Carleton Turrets Hall. More photos added.
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WELLINGTON P7’S IN CLOSE MATCH WITH ST COLUMBA`S (10/02/2011)
At Doonside on Saturday 5 February, Wellington came from behind to lose by a single try in an exciting match.
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S3/4 RUGBY WIN TOUGH ENCOUNTER (07/02/2011)
Wellington S3/4 Rugby Team showed great skills, determination and teamwork to beat a very useful St Columba`s side at Doonside.
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1ST XI MATCH REPORT - CUP MATCH (07/02/2011)
The 1st XI went out to face Marr College with a positive confident attitude.
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P3 CELEBRATE ROBERT BURNS` BIRTHDAY (07/02/2011)
As part of their Health and Wellbeing topic, and to celebrate Robert Burns` birthday, Primary 3 participated in tasting oat cakes and a selection of Scottish cheeses.
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GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE TRIP FOR P3 (07/02/2011)
P3 visited the Glasgow Science Centre last week. Attached are some photos from the visit and a report written by Johnathan Lynch in Primary 3.
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MACLAURIN GALLERIES EXHIBIT WELLINGTON PUPILS` WORK. (07/02/2011)
Exciting art and design work by twenty of our senior pupils is currently on view at The Maclaurin Galleries, Rozelle Park, Ayr.
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P6 VISIT ROBERT BURNS’ BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM (31/01/2011)
As part of Primary 6’s topic on the Life and Work of Robert Burns, we visited Robert Burns’ Birthplace Museum on Wednesday 26 January, 2011.
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RESULTS FROM SCOTTISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (31/01/2011)
Here are the results from the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships which were held at Tollcross Pool, Glasgow on Saturday 29 January 2011.
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S1 RUGBY TEAM SUFFER NARROW DEFEAT (30/01/2011)
On a very cold Saturday morning, Kelvinside Academy arrived at Doonside to face the Wellington S1 team.
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BURNS SUPPER FOR WELLINGTON ROBERT BURNS CLUB (29/01/2011)
Primary 6 pupils were very excited to be invited, for the first time, to the Burns` Supper for Robert Burns Club members held at Brig o` Doon House Hotel on 27 January.
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P7 FIND OUT ABOUT CONDITIONS IN WW2 (28/01/2011)
On the 27th of January P7 took part in 4 interactive workshops about World War II at Culzean.
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FIRST XI FACE TOUGH OPPOSITION (26/01/2011)
The 1st XI fought well in a very challenging game against an experienced High School of Glasgow team.
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S1 TRIUMPH AGAINST JORDANHILL (26/01/2011)
Half an hour late, Jordanhill finally arrived with Wellington already warmed up.
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INFANT LITERACY AND NUMERACY WORKSHOP (26/01/2011)
The Literacy and Numeracy workshop held on Monday 25th January was an informal presentation by teachers from P1, 2 and 3.
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EDDIE THE ELEPHANT COMES TO PRIMARY 1 (25/01/2011)
Primary 1 pupils enjoyed some real drama in their class as FIB Theatre brought their `Eddie the Elelphant` workshop to Wellington.
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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AT DRUMLEY (24/01/2011)
On Friday 21st January Drumley Hall was transformed into a bustling market place as pupils from the Junior School demonstrated their business skills to put on a very successful `Bring and Buy Sale` from 2.30 - 3.45pm.
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WELLINGTON P6/7 TEAM START THE YEAR WITH A WIN (24/01/2011)
On a cold and foggy Saturday morning, Wellington P6/7 team played their first match of 2011 against Jordanhill.
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S2 RUGBY OVERPOWER JORDANHILL (22/01/2011)
In misty conditions, Wellington S2 rugby squad overpowered Jordanhill in an exciting game, finally winning 16-7.
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WELLINGTON NURSERY TAKES LEARNING OUTDOORS! (17/01/2011)
The children at Wellington School Nursery enjoy learning through play outdoors everyday, even in the recent snow as you can see from the pictures!
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S6 ENJOYING INDIA TRIP (31/12/2010)
Despite the poor weather back home, our S6 pupils are having an experience of a lifetime out in India.
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SENIOR DANCE AT BLAIRQUHAN CASTLE. (16/12/2010)
The Senior Dance in aid of the Sixth Year Charity took place on Wednesday 15th December at Blairquhan Castle. A ceilidh band, buffet food and a stunning location made the evening a great success.
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INFANT SWEETIE COMPETITION (16/12/2010)
The pupils in Primary 2 organised a Guess the Number of Sweeties competition to raise funds for the School charity.
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NURSERY CHRISTMAS PARTY (15/12/2010)
The Nursery party on Wednesday 15th December was a huge success. Everyone was in party mood and enjoyed the fun and games.
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S6 CHRISTMAS DANCE SUCCESS (15/12/2010)
The S6 Christmas Dance at Blairquhan Castle was a sell out and raised £500 for the S6 Charity.
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HOSPITAL CHEER FROM PRIMARY 6 PUPILS (14/12/2010)
Primary 6 pupils went to Ayr Hospital on December 14th to sing Christmas carols. The first session was broadcast live on Hospital Radio and then the children sang for patients and visitors in a public area.
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JUNIOR CHRISTMAS PARTY (14/12/2010)
On Monday 13th December the Junior Christmas Party was held in Carleton Turrets Hall.
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SANTA APPEARS AT INFANT PARTY (14/12/2010)
The children in P1, 2 and 3 had a wonderful Christmas Party, and were thrilled that their specially invited guest - Santa - was able to attend. At least Santa`s travels do not seem to be upset by the weather!
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WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION CAROL CONCERT (13/12/2010)
The Wellington Association Carol Concert in Carleton Turrets Hall on Tuesday evening was a great success, with a variety of talented pupils entertaining parents, staff, governors and friends.
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GEOGRAPHY PUPILS RAISE FUNDS FOR AFRICA (13/12/2010)
At the end of the Higher Geography unit investigating the impact of a malaria on the development of Sub-Saharan Africa, pupils raised £55 to buy Insecticide Treated Malaria Nets.
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NURSERY NATIVITY PLAY (12/12/2010)
On Friday 10th December the children in the Nursery staged `Busy, Busy Bethlehem.` All the children in the Nursery took part in a magical performance enjoyed by children and parents alike.
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WOOLLY WANDERS OFF TO GREAT APPLAUSE (10/12/2010)
Boys and girls in Wellington`s Infant Department delighted a full audience with their nativity play, `Woolly Wanders Off`. The play was performed twice in front of large audiences on 10th December 2010.
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P5 HAVE A RIGHT BLETHER (08/12/2010)
As part of Health and Wellbeing Primary 5 have been participating in activities to help them understand more about the rights of children in Scotland and around the world.
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CREATIVE WRITING CLUB READ CHRISTMAS STORIES TO P1 (08/12/2010)
On Tuesday 7th December, members of the Creative Writing Club visited Primary 1 to read the Christmas stories that they had written especially for them.
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ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITY FOR NURSERY (07/12/2010)
The JRSO`s worked with the Nursery Transition children on some road safety activities during National Road Safety Week.
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PRIMARY 7 PUPILS PERFORM SLEEPING BEAUTY (05/12/2010)
Primary 7 pupils took part in a FIB drama production of Sleeping Beauty at Elmbank Studios, Ayr on Friday 3rd December.
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CALLUM MCCANDLESS IN NATIONAL CHILDREN`S ORCHESTRA (01/12/2010)
Congratulations to Callum McCandless, a P7 pupil at Wellington, who has just been selected to play violin in the National Children`s Orchestra of Scotland.
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CHRISTOPHER MCKELVEY WITH RSC AWARD (01/12/2010)
Chris McKelvey, who won the Royal Society of Chemistry prize for the best Advanced Higher investigation in Scotland, is pictured here with his award, together with Mr West.
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£3000 RAISED FOR CHARITY (30/11/2010)
The Annual Wellington Christmas Craft Fair has raised over £3000 for the sixth year charity, the Yorkhill Children`s Foundation.
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S1/2 TEAM WIN AGAINST COATBRIDGE (29/11/2010)
A large squad of 20 Wellington rugby players took to the field against a Coatbridge side who looked as if they would be daunting opposition.
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KIDS SAY SLOW DOWN (29/11/2010)
This year`s Primary 6 Junior Road Safety Officers, Eilidh Cosh, Emily Costley, Lucy Davidson and Morgan Fitzsimmons are making positive changes in this year`s Road Safety Week.
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (26/11/2010)
On Friday 12th November, Primary 5 D delivered 73 filled shoeboxes to St Leonards Church following their Christmas Shoebox Appeal.
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PRIMARY 5 DANCE THE DAY AWAY (26/11/2010)
On Wednesday 24th November, Primary 5 girls took part in a Day of Dance at Troon Concert Hall.
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TROON TOUR FOR PRIMARY 3 (24/11/2010)
Primary 3 pupils from Wellington School visited Troon harbour as part of their local environment study. Mr Paul Rigg from Associated British Ports Ayr and Troon gave the children a tour of the harbour.
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NURSERY SUPPORTS CHILDREN IN NEED (24/11/2010)
`Wear Your Spots Let`s Raise Lots` was the slogan for the 2010 Children in Need Appeal and that is just what Nursery did!
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PRIMARY 3 VISIT THE CENOTAPH (23/11/2010)
On Monday the 15th November Primary 3 visited the cenotaph at Wellington Square. We had been studying Acts of Remembrance in RME and we wanted to look at the poppy wreaths to discover more about who had laid them.
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U16 RUGBY TOO STRONG FOR COATBRIDGE (21/11/2010)
Wellington U16 won a hard-fought, physical encounter 27-21 against a strong Coatbrige side.
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1ST XV OVERPOWER COATBRIDGE (21/11/2010)
Resting two internationals, Wellington`s 1st XV put in a near-faultless display of teamwork to overpower Coatbridge 92-7.
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POET WORKS WITH P7 CLASSES (18/11/2010)
On Monday 14th November, a professional poet, Mr Gerry Cambridge, was with the P7 classes for the day. He worked on nature poetry writing with P7Dunure in the morning and P7Culzean in the afternoon.
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HOCKEY AT KELVINSIDE 6 NOVEMBER (11/11/2010)
The 1st XI team travelled to Kelvinside on Saturday 6 November.
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RUGBY TOUR OF FRANCE 2010 (04/11/2010)
On Friday 8th October a group of 10 rugby players, accompanied by Mr Ness and Mrs Coontz, travelled to France to play Sevens.
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FIRST NIGHT SUCCESS (03/11/2010)
Congratulations to all the cast and staff involved in putting on the School Show, `Peter Pan`. The opening night went extremely well in front of an appreciative audience. Very well done to all concerned!
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PETER PAN SCHOOL SHOW TOMORROW (02/11/2010)
Tickets can still be obtained from the Palace Theatre, 01563 554900, for this year`s School Show. Please support this production if you can - it promises to be both entertaining and spectacular.
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1ST XV WIN CUP GAME AGAINST LOMOND HELENSBURGH (01/11/2010)
The 1st XV continued their successful Cup run by beating a strong Lomond Helensburgh Rugby combined team 32-14 at Doonside.
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AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS SWIMMING GALAS (01/11/2010)
In the Ayrshire Secondary Schools Swimming Gala on Saturday 23rd October 2010, Wellington won 3 Gold medals, 5 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals.
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JUNIOR HALLOWEEN PARTY (01/11/2010)
The Junior Halloween Party took place in Carlton Turrets Hall on Thursday evening. Staff and pupils were scarily well dressed for the occasion. Click on `Read More` to see further pictures.
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COMENIUS GROUP END WEEK WITH CEILIDH (01/11/2010)
On the final evening of the week before October half-term, our Comenius guests were treated to a Scottish meal followed by a Ceilidh and they enjoyed learning new dances.
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CHRISTOPHER MCKELVEY WINS RSC PRIZE (01/11/2010)
Congratulations to Christopher McKelvey who has won the Royal Society of Chemistry prize for the best Advanced Higher investigation in Scotland.
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HALLOWEEN FUN FOR INFANT DEPARTMENT (31/10/2010)
On Friday afternoon the Infants enjoyed their Halloween Party in Carleton Turrets Hall.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL AT SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL (26/10/2010)
Following Wellington\'s recent International School Award, members of the Modern Languages department travelled to Glasgow in September to be part of the British Council stand at the Scottish Learning Festival.
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NURSERY TRANSITION CHILDREN VISIT AIRPORT (15/10/2010)
Following the visit of Mr. Sfregola to the Nursery the children have been talking about the languages spoken in other countries. We decided to continue this learning by taking the children on a trip to the airport.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL SHOW (14/10/2010)
WELLINGTON SCHOOL presents PETER PAN at the PALACE THEATRE, KILMARNOCK.
Tuesday November 2nd to Thursday November 4th. 7.30pm.
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COMENIUS PARTY IN EDINBURGH (07/10/2010)
The Comenius group spent Wednseday in Edinburgh, with a guided tour of the Royal Mile followed by a visit to Edinburgh Castle and then a vist to the Dungeons.
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P7 RUGBY TOURNAMENT (07/10/2010)
On Wednesday 6 October the P7 Rugby squad, including four Primary 6 players, travelled to Kilmacolm to play in the annual St Columba`s P7 tournament.
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NURSERY RECEPTION VISIT BELLEISLE (06/10/2010)
Reception were lucky with the weather on their trip to Belleisle Park. For some it was their first venture out in the minibus, so the trip was extra exciting.
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COMENIUS GROUP VISIT ARRAN (05/10/2010)
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The Comenius group is visiting Arran today. The first photo shows some of the group on the ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick.
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WHISKY DISTILLERY WELCOMES COMENIUS GROUP (05/10/2010)
After lunch the Comenius group visited the distillery on Arran before heading for Brodick and the return ferry to Ayr.
Other ferry routes have been disrupted by the high winds today but fortunately the Arran ferry was able to sail.
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COMENIUS STUDENTS ARRIVE AT WELLINGTON (04/10/2010)
French, German, Hungarian, and Slovenian students arrived in Ayr over the weekend, with their teachers, for a Comenius Conference taking place at Wellington this week.
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ALL GO WITH THE SHOW (02/10/2010)
Full rehearsals are under way, with the intensity building, for the School Show.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BURNS (01/10/2010)
Congratulations to Lewis Costley, p7, for winnning the national Eco Schools Poetry Competition.
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FORMAL LAUNCH OF S6 CHARITY (01/10/2010)
Wellington School welcomed Kirsten Sinclair from the Yorkhill Children`s Foundation on Friday to launch the S6 Charity Appeal.
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S1 RUGBY SEVENS TOURNAMENT (30/09/2010)
The Wellington S1 Sevens team scored 31 tries in their five matches at the Ayrshire Schools Tournament on Friday 24th September 2010.
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ITALIAN LESSONS FOR NURSERY CHILDREN (29/09/2010)
The children in Nursery have been working on a topic entitled `All about me!` The Transition children were very interested to hear about Lita-Rosa`s Daddy who speaks a different language.
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AUTUMN EXPERIENCES FOR PRIMARY 1 (28/09/2010)
Primary 1 classes visited Culzean today where they enjoyed a woodland walk led by two of the National Trust Rangers.
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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES (28/09/2010)
Next week the second part of Wellington School`s Comenius project begins, as representatives from the French, German, Hungarian, and Slovenian schools will come here to work on the main part of the project....
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1ST XV IN NERVOUS WIN OVER CARRICK (25/09/2010)
The 1st XV took a long time to get into their stride against a confident Carrick.
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JUNIOR HOCKEY IN FINE WINS OVER MARR (25/09/2010)
Our younger hockey players came away with convincing wins over Marr in hot sunshine on the Doonside Astroturf on Saturday morning.
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U16 RUGBY IN FINE WIN OVER CARRICK (25/09/2010)
The U16 side settled down early into their stride to secure a solid victory against a strong Carrick side.
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RUGBY STARS OF THE FUTURE (25/09/2010)
Our Primary rugby team enjoyed a fine win over Carrick as forwards combined with backs to very good effect in an open game.
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PRIMARY 3 PUPILS VISIT CULZEAN (23/09/2010)
Primary 3 visited Culzean Castle and Country Park to participate in some pond dipping activities as part of their Water topic.
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HUNGARIAN CLUB FOR THE INFANT DEPARTMENT (22/09/2010)
Anita Bugovits has joined Wellington School as a Comenius assistant for the next few months. As well as supporting the teaching of German within the school, Anita is also teaching pupils to speak Hungarian, her native language.
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FRESH AIR-SHIRE PROJECT VISIT THE NURSERY (21/09/2010)
Heather Gillespie and her colleague from the Fresh Air-shire Project visited the Nursery on Thursday 16th September.
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NURSERY GROUP VISIT TESCO (20/09/2010)
Mrs Smith’s group in Nursery have been exploring Birthdays during their literacy and numeracy group times. They have made salt dough birthday cakes and explored how many candles they might need on the cake.
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1ST XV IN DEVASTATING FORM (11/09/2010)
The 1st XV were in devastating form with forwards and backs combining to cut through the Belmont House defence.
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S3 RUGBY OVERWHELM VISITORS (11/09/2010)
The S3 Rugby squad put in a very convincing display scoring over 50 points against Belmont House. Slick passing; flowing rugby; great entertainment.
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P7 RUGBY IN AN EXCITING GAME (11/09/2010)
Our P7 (and P6!) team put in an excellent and entertaining performance against our visitors at Doonside.
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PRIMARY 1 EXPERIENCE THE GREAT OUTDOORS (09/09/2010)
Primary 1 pupils were excited to have the opportunity to visit Loch Doon on Tuesday. New pictures added!
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MATTHEW WINS THE MCLAURIN AWARD (09/09/2010)
Congratulations to Matthew Evans, currently in Primary 2 Kennedy, who was the overall winner of The McLaurin Award at the recent summer art exhibition.
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S2/3 TEAM REPORT VS HUTCHESONS` GRAMMAR SCHOOL (09/09/2010)
Wellington’s S2/3 team travelled to Auldhouse on Saturday to play against Hutcheson’s Grammar School.
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S1 RUGBY AWAY TO HUTCHESONS` GRAMMAR SCHOOL (09/09/2010)
The S1 rugby team eased to victory over Hutchesons` Grammar School on Saturday morning.
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P7 RUGBY DRAW IN THE 2ND HALF V HUTCHESONS` GRAMMAR SCHOOL (09/09/2010)
On a lovely sunny day, P7 went up to Auldhouse to play Hutchesons` Grammar School and had a great game of rugby.
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1ST XI HOCKEY MATCH VS MARR COLLEGE (08/09/2010)
On Saturday 4th Sept, the 1st XI hockey travelled to Troon to play against Marr College.
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WELL PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS (07/09/2010)
It`s only the first week in September but S1 pupils had the rest of the school puzzled when they set up a Christmas tree in the Carlton Turrets hall.
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S2 GEOGRAPHY VISIT TO THE LEAD HILLS MINING MUSEUM (07/09/2010)
S2 geography pupils visted the Lead Hills Mining Museum at Wanlockhead as part of their class work on the formation and use of rocks.
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COMENIUS HOSTS NEEDED (05/09/2010)
We have 37 pupils visiting us from our partner schools across Europe from 3 to 8 October. If you are able to help, please contact the School Office.
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ALLOWAY BUS ROUTE STARTS TUESDAY (05/09/2010)
Dodds of Troon are delighted to announce that the new bus route covering Alloway will start on Tuesday 7th September.
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WELLINGTON WIN FULL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AWARD (05/09/2010)
Wellington School has just achieved Full International School Award status.
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PRIMARY 6 RUGBY MATCH REPORT (05/09/2010)
The Primary 6 team travelled to Auldhouse on Saturday 4 September for their second match of the season, having drawn with St Columbas last week.
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S3 HOCKEY TOO STRONG FOR MARR (04/09/2010)
The S3 Hockey looked like running away with the game after a very strong start but took the pressure off in the second half.
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VALIANT DEFENCE NOT ENOUGH FOR U16 RUGBY (04/09/2010)
Despite defending valiantly for most of the game, the U16 side came unstuck against a larger, faster Hutchie team.
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1ST XV RUE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN (04/09/2010)
A rusty start and giving away soft tries saw Wellington come away second best despite some good individual performances in patches.
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S2 RUBGY TOO STRONG FOR ST COLUMBA`S (28/08/2010)
The S2 Rugby team gave an impressive performance of slick handling and direct running to overpower St Columba`s at Doonside in front of a large home crowd.
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P7 RUGBY FACE STRONG OPPOSITION (28/08/2010)
Despite a much improved second half, P7 Rugby lost to St Columba`s in an exciting game of rugby at Doonside.
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S1 RUGBY OUTGUNNED (28/08/2010)
The S1 rugby team faced a tough St Columba`s side at Doonside on Saturday morning.
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1ST XI HOCKEY TESTED BY HUTCHIE (28/08/2010)
Hutchie 1st XI proved too strong for Wellington at Doonside despite some strong individual play.
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2ND XI HOCKEY V HUTCHIE (28/08/2010)
The 2nd XI played well against a strong Hutchie side but failed to break through the opposition defence.
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S1 HOCKEY IN TOUGH GAME (28/08/2010)
The S1 Hockey team had an exciting game at Doonside on Saturday.
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PRIMARY 1 CASTLE VISIT (24/08/2010)
Primary 1 pupils had their first outing of the new term today when they went to see how people used to live on the Ayrshire coast.
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PINOCCHIO PERFORMED BY P2 PUPILS (28/06/2010)
Parents of pupils in primary 2 were entertained on the last morning of the year, to a wonderful performance of Pinocchio, with all pupils singing and acting with delight and confidence. A super end of year!
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DEBATING TEAMS ARGUE IT OUT (24/06/2010)
In the second annual McKinstry Debate, the teams were given difficult topics to get to grips with but competed with enthusiasm and humour.
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HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL FOR SESSION 2010-2011 (24/06/2010)
Ross Thorburn and Victoria Armour have been appointed as Head Boy and Head Girl of Wellington School for session 2010-2011.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL AWARDED GREEN FLAG (22/06/2010)
Wellington School is delighted to achieve its first Green Flag. This is a magnificent achievement for all three areas of the school: the Nursery, the Primary Department and the Secondary Department.
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GILLIAN HOWIE APPOINTED DOFE AMBASSADOR (22/06/2010)
Gillian Howie, who recently completed her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, has been appointed as a DofE Ambassador in Scotland for the next 3 years.
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OVER £21000 RAISED FOR CHARITY AGAIN (22/06/2010)
The incredible sum of £21,883 has been raised by Wellington School`s 2009/10 charity appeal for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
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YOUNG ENGINEERS WIN AT FASLANE (21/06/2010)
Three Wellington pupils travelled to Faslane to compete in the Royal Navy Young Engineer`s Challenge Day. The day began with a short briefing where the contestants were welcomed and had the challenges outlined.
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1ST XI TURN THE TABLES ON KELVINSIDE ACADEMY (17/06/2010)
The Wellington 1st XI returned to Hughenden for a repeat of the match played three weeks earlier, when they lost by 56 runs.
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NURSERY SUMMER CONCERT (16/06/2010)
The Nursery children dressed up in sunglasses and beach hats to sing for the end of term summer concert today.
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LOCHRANZA GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY EXCURSION (15/06/2010)
Lochranza Geography, Biology Excursion
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SUMMER FAIR (15/06/2010)
The Wellington School Association Summer Fair was held at Doonside on Sunday 13th June. The Sports Grounds were temporarily transformed into a very colourful playground and cafe! More pictures added....
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INFANT SPORTS DAY ENJOYED BY ALL (14/06/2010)
Wellington School Infant Sports Day was held on Thursday 10th June outside Carleton Turrets, and once again both children and parents competed with great enthusiasm. More photos on next page...
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CELEBRATE MUSIC GALA CONCERT A GREAT SUCCESS (14/06/2010)
Celebrate Music was a festival with a difference that finished with a gala concert on Friday night. More than 500 children from across Ayrshire performed on stage in Ayr’s Town Hall to a capacity audience.
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ANOTHER GOLDEN AWARD (14/06/2010)
Former Wellington Pupil, Nicholas Beveridge, came back to school last week to collect his Duke of Edinburgh`s Gold Award.
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NURSERY CHILDREN ENJOY SPORTS DAY (14/06/2010)
Children from the Nursery enjoyed a mixture of races on Thursday morning, and as usual lots of parents also joined in the fun!
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DOONSIDE CRICKET IN THE SUNSHINE (14/06/2010)
Wellington fielded four home teams against Kelvinside Academy at the weekend.
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CONCERT TONIGHT (11/06/2010)
The Celebrate Music Gala Concert is in Ayr Town Hall this evening at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available from the School Office and Exception in the Sandgate
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SILVER ASSESSMENT EXPEDITION (11/06/2010)
Two Silver level DofE groups from Wellington School have recently returned from a successful assessment expedition to the Kinlochleven area.
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FIREFIGHTERS VISIT THE NURSERY (10/06/2010)
On Tuesday the 1st of June, during our topic People Who Help Us, the children were visited by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service.
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GREEN CELEBRATIONS AT WELLINGTON (10/06/2010)
To celebrate World Environment Day pupils from Wellington Infant and Junior departments were involved in a day of eco activities.
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SCOTTISH MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGE (10/06/2010)
Congratulations must go to Lucy Illingworth and Rosalyn Thomson who achieved a Gold and a Silver award in the above competition at Junior Level.
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P6 CRICKET IN CLOSE MATCH (06/06/2010)
Wellington’s P6A team won at kwik cricket against their Glasgow Academy counterparts on Saturday.
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P7 CRICKET AT DOONSIDE (06/06/2010)
The P7 XI threw away some cheap wickets through careless calling in an otherwise tight match at Doonside.
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ART IN THE MAKING (04/06/2010)
Wellington`s first `Art in the Making` event was a great success with pupils, parents and local artists.
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NURSERY VISIT TO MONSTER MUSIC (03/06/2010)
29 excited, albeit, anxious children set out from the Nursery recently on a trip to Glasgow to the Monster Music concert.
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P7 OBSERVE HEALTHY RIVER LIFE (03/06/2010)
Wellington Primary 7 pupils have, for the second year, been working in partnership with Ayrshire Rivers Trust on an exciting educational project entitled Salmon in the Classroom.
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PRIMARY 5 PUPILS ENJOY THEIR STAY ON ARRAN (03/06/2010)
On the 19th May, Primary 5 travelled by ferry to Arran for three days activities at the Lochranza Field Studies Centre.
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S3 PHYSICS / GEOGRAPHY EXCURSION TO WHITELEES WIND FARM (31/05/2010)
S3 PHYSICS / GEOGRAPHY EXCURSION TO WHITELEES WIND FARM
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CRICKET MATCH REPORTS VS KELVINSIDE ACADEMY (27/05/2010)
Playing on the Astroturf at Balgray, the two P5/6 teams lost their matches. The best batting performances came from John Lomas and Hamish Ablett who both scored 10 runs not out.
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NURSERY VISIT DOBBIES (27/05/2010)
Following our topic on Fish, Nursery Reception children went to visit the fish at Dobbies. They were able to see first hand that all fish are not the same size, shape or colour, as there were plenty of colourful fish to see in the tanks.
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WELLINGTON ARE SOUTH AYRSHIRE GOLF CHAMPIONS (26/05/2010)
Wellington pupils triumphed in the team event at the South Ayrshire Schools Golf Championship, played in a testing breeze at Brunston Castle Golf Club.
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NURSERY GARDEN UNDERGOES RE-DESIGN (26/05/2010)
We are very lucky at Wellington Nursery to have a wonderful garden. However, we marked it as an area we could develop further to provide the children with a more sensory experience.
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2 WICKETS FOR JACOB – AGAIN! (24/05/2010)
As opening bowler for Wellington’s 1st XI, Jacob Stafford took 3 wickets for 21 runs playing against Kelvinside Academy 1st XI on Saturday at Hughenden in Glasgow.
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HAT TRICKS FOR DONALD AND ROSS (20/05/2010)
Donald Swinley and Ross Thorburn each took 3 wickets with the help of some great catches to turn the tide in a difficult 1st XI match against Doon Academy.
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NIDDHOG THE DRAGON TERRIFIES NORSEMEN (20/05/2010)
Primary 1 performed `Niddhog the Dragon and the Naughty Norsemen` to a capacity audience in Drumley Hall this morning.
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PRIMARY 3 REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS (20/05/2010)
The Primary 3 Daffodil Tea was a great success with parents and grandparents enjoying an afternoon of entertainment.
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YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN ACTION (18/05/2010)
P6 classes got another chance to experience the Senior School laboratories as they carried out experiments on viscosity.
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WSA SUMMER FETE AND BBQ AT DOONSIDE (18/05/2010)
This term the Wellington School Association will hold their BBQ at Doonside on Sunday 13 June 2010 from 12 nooon until 4 p.m.
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CALUM SCORES HALF CENTURY! (17/05/2010)
Captain, for the day, Calum Ablett scored 52 runs not out to lead the 1st XI to a 3 wicket win at Helensburgh on Saturday against Lomond School.
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WELLINGTON SWIM TEAM ON A ROLL (17/05/2010)
The Wellington Swimming Team won the Royal Burgh of Ayr Trophy, Betty McCallum Shield, and Codona Cup at the Ayrshire Schools Gala on Saturday night.
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WELLINGTON GIRLS JUMP FOR JOY! (15/05/2010)
The Wellington Equestrian Team have had two very successful weekends in the Scottish Schools` Competitions at Gleneagles and Ingliston.
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PRIMARY 6 ADVENTURE WEEK (15/05/2010)
Primary 6 pupils spent an exciting week at Abernethy Barcaple Outdoor Centre.
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1ST XI DEFEAT FATHERS XI (13/05/2010)
On Tuesday evening, the Fathers’ team batted first, and with 10 of their 20 overs gone, they had only reached 25 runs with 5 wickets lost.
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DAILY FITNESS FOR PRIMARY 1 (12/05/2010)
The children in P1 are enjoying a daily fitness programme this term. They warm up in the courtyard, with jogging, skipping and jumping exercises.
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PRIMARY 3 DISCOVERING HISTORY (11/05/2010)
On Friday 7th May Primary 3 enjoyed a lovely visit to the People`s Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow.
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FIRST YEAR CRICKET TEAM NEWS (10/05/2010)
The S1 cricket team won both of their matches this week.
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HUTCHIE 1ST XI STUMPED BY WELLINGTON (08/05/2010)
In what might be the best ever performance by a Wellington cricket side, the 1st XI beat Hutchie 1st XI in a commanding performance at Doonside.
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1ST XI WIN AGAINST THE FORMER PUPILS (06/05/2010)
Ian Rutherford and Donald Swinley (both S5) helped the Wellington 1st XI cricket team to win against the Former Pupils XI at Doonside on Tuesday afternoon.
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OUTDOORS LEARNING IN A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE (05/05/2010)
Nursery Reception Parents visited the Nursery on Tuesday 4th May to hear about the latest Nursery developments in outdoor learning.
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FUN RUN RAISES £5420 (04/05/2010)
More than £5420 has been raised by Wellington pupils who took part in the Fun Run in March.
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WELLINGTON EASTER ART SCHOOL IS A GREAT SUCCESS (29/04/2010)
The Easter Art School was extremely well attended and was a huge success.
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NURSERY TODDLE WADDLE (29/04/2010)
The Nursery children took part in a “Toddle Waddle” around Rozelle duck pond on Friday 23rd April in aid of the Meningitis Trust.
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WELLINGTON MUSIC STARS PAST AND PRESENT (28/04/2010)
S5 pupil Laura McKelvey was selected to perform a duet with Nicola Benedetti as part of her prestigious Fantasie Recital tour.
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CRICKET SEASON STARTS AT DOONSIDE (25/04/2010)
The Cricket season started at Doonside on Saturday with an entertaining match against the High School of Glasgow.
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WELLINGTON 1XV WIN SCOTTISH U18 PLATE (22/04/2010)
Wellington 1ST XV are the Brewin Dolphin U18 Scottish Rugby Plate Champions 2010 beating Linlithgow in the final.
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COMENIUS IN HUNGARY (19/04/2010)
Ten Wellington pupils have spent an exciting week in Hungary discussing life around the Iron Curtain, in French, with partners across Europe.
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COMENIUS PROJECT STORY (11/04/2010)
The Nursery invited ‘Grans’ and ‘Mums’ to come along to Drumley Hall for some tea and scones on Thursday 25th March.
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NURSERY VISIT WINDFARM (11/04/2010)
The Nursery transition children were fortunate to visit Whitelee Wind farm on Wednesday 24th March.
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OKLAHOMA SENSATIONAL (25/03/2010)
Oklahoma finished to rapturous applause on the second night and tickets are fast selling out for the last night.
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P2 SUPPORT SUMATRAN RAINFOREST (24/03/2010)
Primary 2 decided to raise money to send to the RSPB appeal for the Sumatran Rainforest.
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AYRSHIRE FESTIVAL SUCCESS (24/03/2010)
Congratulations to Mrs Jayne Westwood`s Speech & Drama pupils in this years Ayrshire Festival.
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CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (23/03/2010)
Junior Assembly was full of animals on Tuesday morning to mark our involvement with a wildlife protection scheme to adopt a dolphin.
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SOPHIE WINS BURNS TROPHY (23/03/2010)
Congratulations to Sophie Craig for winning the Burns Poetry Prize at the Ayrshire Music Festival.
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YOUNG POETS TAKE THE STAND IN ASSEMBLY (23/03/2010)
Our Primary 4 poets entertained a very appreciative audience in Assembly as they recited `Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf` by Roald Dahl.
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WORLD MATHS DAY (23/03/2010)
Alexandra Brown, Rosalyn Thomson and Kenneth Manderson each achieved over 4000 correct answers during World Maths Day.
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SCHOOL SHOW THIS WEEK (22/03/2010)
Please support the Wellington performances of Oklahoma! at the Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock.
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TOYROOM TALES (22/03/2010)
The pupils in Primary 3 at Wellington School were delighted to participate in a drama workshop with FIB Youth Theatre.
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NURSERY AND INFANTS RAISE OVER £1000 (22/03/2010)
Back in September the pupils and parents from the Infant Department went out to raise money for Build a Dream.
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HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR AND CAREERS CONVENTION (22/03/2010)
Our biennial Higher Education Fair and Careers Convention took place on Wednesday 17 March 2010.
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AN ENTERPRISING DAY FOR OUR GERMAN PARTNERS (22/03/2010)
As part of the programme celebrating 20 years of our German Exchange, S2 pupils had an Enterprise Day organised by the Business Studies Department.
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FESTIVAL HOCKEY IN THE SUNSHINE (20/03/2010)
The end of season hockey tournament gave girls of all ages the opportunity to show off their skills on Saturday.
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PRIMARY RUGBY TEAM FINISHES ON A HIGH (20/03/2010)
The Primary rugby team came out winners in a tough match against Hutchesons` Grammar on Saturday morning.
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S2 RUGBY OUTGUNNED (20/03/2010)
The S2 Rugby team were put under intense pressure throughout the game by a very strong Hutchie team.
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S1 RUGBY PIPPED AT THE POST (20/03/2010)
The S1 rugby team were just edged out by a single try having been in contention throughout the game against Hutchie.
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S3 GIRLS COLLECT 59 BACK PACKS (19/03/2010)
The Back Pack Project is a simple way of helping children living in poverty to go to school and gain an education.
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PRIMARY 3 VISIT BEGGS (15/03/2010)
On Thursday 25th February both Primary 3 classes visited Begg\'s cashmere mill in Ayr.
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NURSERY IS VISITED BY ZOOLAB (15/03/2010)
The Nursery had an exciting visit from Zoolab on Thursday 4 March with their Springtime Roadshow.
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RECORD NUMBERS DOING CYCLING PROFICIENCY (09/03/2010)
Having had to increase to two groups last year, we now have a remarkable three groups doing cycling in P7.
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TECHNOLOGY GETS THE MESSAGE ACROSS (09/03/2010)
S1 Computing classes are making use of technology to get across the message of Responsible Citizenship.
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ECO SHOPPING (09/03/2010)
The Eco Committee needed supplies for the Eco Garden so they set off to the Garden Centre. Cordelia and Zara from S1 report.
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LOMOND PROVE TOO STRONG FOR 1ST XI HOCKEY (07/03/2010)
Despite scoring the first goal, the 1st XI went down against a very slick Lomond side.
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1ST XV SURVIVE ON FORM QUEEN VICTORIA (07/03/2010)
The 1st XV managed to claw their way back to a 29-29 draw after a very jittery start against Queen Victoria School.
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S3/S4 RUGBY ON A ROLL (07/03/2010)
S3/S4 looked very confident and composed for most of the game as they ran away with a convincing win against Queen Victoria`s.
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S2 /S3 RUGBY LOOKING GOOD (07/03/2010)
The S2/S3 rugby team had to defend against some spirited work by Queen Victoria School, but always looked very dangerous in attack.
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SCOTLAND RUGBY INTERNATIONAL SELECTION (04/03/2010)
Congratulations to Robbie Fergusson and Burns Tennent-Bhohi who have both been selected for the Scotland U17 Rugby squad.
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WELLINGTON IN SCOTTISH RUGBY PLATE FINAL (03/03/2010)
Wellington School 1st XV beat Belmont Academy 15-14 to secure their place in the Final of the plate competition of the Scottish Schools Cup.
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NURSERY VISIT TO CARNEGIE LIBRARY (02/03/2010)
The children in Mrs Fleming’s group from the Nursery have been visiting Carnegie Library.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING FAIR (02/03/2010)
A very successful Early Level Curriculum for Excellence Health and Wellbeing Fair was held on Thursday 25th February.
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PRIMARY 1 EXPLORE TALL SHIP (02/03/2010)
Primary 1 pupils visited Glasgow last week to see what life was like on a sailing ship in the last century.
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SAFER ROADS ROUND WELLINGTON (01/03/2010)
New road markings can now be seen round Wellington as part of the campaign to improve safety.
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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (01/03/2010)
Pupils in Primary 7 are finding out about life in French-speaking areas of the world through contacts with penpals and schools in other countries.
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PRIMARY HOCKEY SUCCESS (27/02/2010)
The P6/P7 Hockey team won a tough game against Hutchesons` Grammar on Saturday morning.
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HUTCHIE TOO STRONG FOR S1 HOCKEY (27/02/2010)
Despite losing to Hutchesons` Grammar, the S1 team fought back valiantly to take the honours in the second half.
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S2 RUGBY WIN HIGH SCORING GAME (27/02/2010)
Despite the freezing cold, the S1/2 game saw attractive running rugby with many tries being scored.
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P7 S1 RUGBY SUCCESS (27/02/2010)
The mixed team from Ayr won the match with 8 tries to none with 4 conversions.
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S3/S4 RUGBY MUSCLE OUT CARRICK (27/02/2010)
Wellington`s S3/S4 rugby team did just enough to overcome a valiant comeback by Carrick in a fiercely contested game.
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WORK ON CORSEHILL PARK SCHEME CONTINUES (24/02/2010)
On 26th February both primary 3 classes enjoyed a lovely afternoon at Corsehill Park.
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ELLIE U8 CHAMPION (23/02/2010)
Ellie Crosbie became the Girls Under 8 champion in the Ayrshire Mini Tennis League on Sunday 7th February 2010.
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TRIP TO FRANCE AND BELGIUM (22/02/2010)
At half term, 41 pupils in P7 and S1 set off for six days in France and Belgium. Their busy programme offered an insight into the life and culture of both countries.
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ATTRACT OR REPEL? (22/02/2010)
Primary One children have been exploring the properties of magnetism.The children discovered some things that were attracted to the magnets...
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WELLINGTON SWIMMING SUCCESS AT SCOTTISH SCHOOLS (16/02/2010)
6 Wellington Pupils swam in the Scottish Schools Championships Finals at Tollcross on Saturday 30th January.
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CELEBRATING THE BARD (15/02/2010)
Primary 6 held their annual Burns Competition Final on Thursday 11 February.
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RE-CYCLING FOR NURSERY PUPILS (15/02/2010)
The Nursery children enjoyed a super visit to the local re-cycling centre at Prestwick.
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GOLDEN GIRL CLAIR (11/02/2010)
Congratulations to Clair Mowbray who returned to Wellington today to receive her Gold Duke of Edinburgh`s Award.
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RUGBY VS ST COLUMBAS SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2010 (11/02/2010)
Right from the kick-off, the Primary 6 match promised to be a close one and so it proved to be.
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PRIMARY 1 EXPLORE VIKING HISTORY IN SCOTLAND (08/02/2010)
On 2nd February Primary 1 children from Wellington School travelled up to Largs to visit Vikingar!
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INFANTS LEARN ABOUT THE BARD (08/02/2010)
During the last few weeks the pupils in Primaries 1,2,and 3 have been learning a great deal about Robert Burns.
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CHINESE NEW YEAR FOR PRIMARY 1 (08/02/2010)
Last week Mrs. Yip came to school to talk about Chinese New Year to the children in Primary 1.
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WELLINGTON PUPILS SWIM IN THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS (03/02/2010)
It was fantastic having 6 swimmers making it into the finals of the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships at Tollcross on Saturday.
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WELL MATCHED JORDANHILL SIDES (25/01/2010)
On Saturday the 1st XV played against a well matched Jordanhill side. The boys got off to a good start with Robbie Fergusson kicking 2 penalties.
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ELECTION TIME AT WELLINGTON (23/01/2010)
S1 Held a mock election overseen by guests Provost Winnie Sloan and Phil Gallie on Thursday.
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RECORDING STARS OF THE FUTURE (23/01/2010)
The Nursery pupils all had a taste of our new Hi Tec Recording Studio as they recorded their Nativity Songs.
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SCIENCE CLUB HAVE A BUSY START TO 2010 (20/01/2010)
Just a few weeks into the year, Science Club has already been very busy with chemical experiments and the displaced Christmas activities.
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