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Made in Orkney Visits
We have been on several visits as part of the Made in Orkney topic. The Sunshine class went to visit Orkney Isles Preserves, or “The Jam Factory” which is in Shapinsay. They had a great time and got to see how the jam is made. They got to taste some too! The Sunshine Class also visited Ortak, who make jewellery in Kirkwall. The Stars Class visited Robin Palmer, who makes ceramics. They really enjoyed making some candle holders. Both classes together visited Orkney Cheese, where they learned how the cheese is made. A taste testing alsoP5-6 Outdoor Education
Primary 5 and 6 children spent 3 days in Kirkwall, doing Outdoor Education activities with some children from Glaitness School. They had a great time and were a credit to our school. Here are some photos of what they got up to!Orkney Science Festival – The House Doctors
Today the primary children had a visit from the House Doctors. The session was really interactive. Children learned how to make homes healthier, and really enjoyed using the thermal camera. Thank you House Doctors!Continue reading Orkney Science Festival – The House Doctors
Autumn Term 2026
We have all settled back into school. Our main topic this term is “Made in Orkney” and we hope to be going on some visits in conjunction with this. Our Science topic is “materials” and the Sunshine class in particular are enjoying making all sorts of things.Latest updates2025-26 Some Highlights So Far
As we are moving swiftly towards the end of the term, and the fact this blog hadn’t been updated in a while, here are a few highlights from a busy session 2025-26. Activities in the Library Miniature Painting Minitiature painting on Mondays saw a small influx of new S1 pupils, after it had had a hiatus. The pupils attend regularly and even paint on other days. This year we also resurrected the miniature painting competition the small group putting in several entries each. Dungeons & Dragons D&D has been running in the library for 20 years now, after a …Our New Admin
A very warm welcome to our new Admin Assistant – Jane StangerLatest News
Advice – Changing Privacy Levels
There can be a problem with changing privacy levels on a site with a lot of media (photos, video, audio etc.). We are planning a change to Glow Blogs to prevent this. In the meantime we have some advice around changing site privacy. The problem only affects sites with a lot of media. When you […]H5P Interactive Video Problems with YouTube Videos
There are two problem with some H5P interactive videos. Both are the result of changes in YouTube behaviour. This post provides a fix to one and a workaround to the other.Glow Blogs Update 27 Aug 2026
There has been a new release on Glow Blogs, making some changes, dealing with some issues and updating themes and plugins.Glow Blogs Start of Session FAQ 2026
A few quick tips and some information that might help at the start of this new session.Glow Blogs Update July 2026
There has been a new release on Glow Blogs, dealing with some issues and updating themes and plugins. Event Organiser A security issue has developed with this plugin. We have temporarily patched(fixed) the problem for sites already using the plugin. We have also prevented the plugin from being installed on sites. If you remove the […]
