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MAIRtrade Fair

Thank You

Thank You to everyone who came to support our MAIRtrade Fair.

I’m sure you will agree it was a huge success as we encourage our pupils to help others.

The children have all worked so hard learning all about Fairtrade and how it helps others. They  were all successful learners as they promoted the use of Fairtade materials to produce all of their crafts and baking.

We are delighted to inform you that we raised the magnificent amount of £670

Have a look at some of our photographs below.

P1 Transitions

Today we welcomed pre school children from Isobel Mair Family Centre and the Glen Family Centre who will be joining us after the summer holidays.

This transition allows the pupils to get used to being in a new environment, meet their peers and staff and make the transition to school life a lot easier for them and their families.

Today they all enjoyed meeting their new friends and exploring different areas of the school.

 

MAIRtrade Fair

MAIRtrade Fair

book swap

On 19 February, we will be holding MAIRtrade, a fairtrade and eco fair.

One of the stalls at the event will be a book swap, which will help to promote the concept of ‘reuse’.

Have a clear out of your book shelf and for every book your child brings in before 19 February, he/she will receive a token. At MAIRtrade, tokens can be swapped for other childrens’ books.

This is a great way to support reading and to keep our bookshelves fresh.

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Disability Access Karting

One of our parents visited the new facilty at Hillington – Karting with a Conscience at the weekend.

This facilty provides Go- Karting experiences that will suit all age groups and abilities! See previous post for more information

Thanks to Tunde Cockshot for the review of the Go karting Experience which might be useful for other families who are looking for special outings with their family.

Read the review

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It’s cool to be Fair!

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Date for your diary:

Please keep Thursday 19th February free to join us for our “MAIRtrade” Fair.

Pupils have been working hard creating fairtrade crafts and cakes.

Come and support this event, ALL WELCOME.

More details to follow…………..

 

 

 

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today we had a special assembly with invited guests, to help us remember  the Holocaust Memorial Day.

Thank you to everyone who took part in today’s event.

A special thank you to Carole Gillespie from Education Scotland who nominated the school for one of the 70 specially commissioned candles.

An extra special thank you to Xander Lovat for lighting the candle in memory of those who lost their lives.

To everyone that took part today thank you.

 

Celebrating Burns Day 2015

All classes celebrated Robert Burns Day and on Friday at Assembly, each class including the Family Centre contributed by either singing, reciting a poem, contributing some art work and we even had a special dance from our Reels on Wheels group.

Click on the link to see some of our highlights from Friday’s assembly.

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Keep the Memory Alive

Holocaust Memorial Day 2015

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Isobel Mair School is delighted to have  been selected as one of 70 locations in the UK to recieve a special memorial candle, designed by renowned sculptor Anish Kappor. This is to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Auscwitz-Birkenau on 27th January 2015.

All classes will attend a candle lighting event in the Mod on Tuesday afternoon.

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Epic Encounters UK Tour

Today we welcomed Lynda Payne our dance specialist and  a group of Cambodian dancers to the school.The group are all part of the Epic Encounters UK Tour.
Epic Encounters is a group of talented dance and theatre performers from Cambodia. Consisting of hearing impaired, disabled and non-disabled performers, they are the first and only fully inclusive dance company in South East Asia.

They worked with pupils from Classes Tiree, Whalsay, Orkney and Shetland. They worked in groups and explored movement exercises to encourage teamwork, develop confidence and inspire creativity. All great fun!