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World Book Day
On Thursday 6th March we celebrated World Book day. S1, 2 and 3 were shown the Scottish Book Trust Authors Live ‘on Demand’ video of an interview with and presentation by Phil Earle. Phil is a well-respect children’s author. I …Air and water resistance
As part of our science topic of forces, we have been learning about air resistance and water resistance. Both are examples of friction, which is a force that slows things down. To test out air resistance we created parachutes to allow eggs to be dropped from the stage. We found that larger parachutes created more air resistance, therefore the eggs dropped slower. Then we dropped different shapes into water to test water resistance. We found that shapes with a larger surface area took longer to drop because there was more water resistance. Pointy shapes are more streamlined so have lessNursery and P1 Registration 2025
Nursery and P1 Registration is open this week beginning the 2nd of February. Follow the link to the OIC website for registration information: Early Learning and ChildcareNursery & P1 Registration 2025
Nursery and P1 Registration is open this week beginning the 2nd of February. Follow the link to the OIC website for registration information: Early Learning and ChildcareLatest updatesLearning about David Balfour
This term we are learning about David Balfour and the impact he had on Shapinsay. He built Balfour Castle in 1847-1848, but he did a lot more to improve Shapinsay. We can still see a lot of the things he did today, including Shapinsay’s square fields. Sheila Garson (a local historian and author) came in to talk to us about him, and about how Shapinsay has changed since David Balfour’s time. Then we went to the Shapinsay Heritage Centre where we looked at lots of evidence from the Victorian times. We had been learning about primary sources of evidence andRights Respecting Schools Silver Award
We are delighted that we have achieved our Silver Rights Respecting Schools Banner. https://www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/shapinsay-named-a-unicef-silver-rights-respecting-school/Latest News
Glow Blogs Tutorial: School Site
This tutorial shows how to make a school site with Glow Blogs. The tutorial will cover using the block editor, along with a classic theme.Glow Blogs & Bluesky
There are a few ways you can use Bluesky in Glow Blogs, we have added a tips page: GLOW BLOGS & BLUESKY.Featured Images information
We have just added some information and instructions about Featured Images, These are a rather neglected ‘feature’ on Glow Blogs. They are really useful for making your posts stand out on both your own site and when you share them. There are especially useful if you share posts and can enhance your own site by […]Additional CSS Issue
In the most recent update to Glow blogs we updated the version of Jetpack that we use. Jetpack no longer supports Additional CSS. This is no longer available from the customiser or in the Styles of the Site Editor. CSS already added to sites continues to function. Native WordPress support Additional CSS but not in […]Jet Pack Settings Issue
Some sites with the Jetpack plugin enabled do not have a link in the Dashboard Sidebar. Our developers are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. Workaround The Jetpack settings can be accessed from the Plugins screen: Clicking on the Settings link under the Jetpack listing will take you to the Jetpack […]
