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2025-26 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 StangerWorld Book Day
The Library Group led World Book Day. We had a visit from local author Britt Harcus. The library van timed its visit perfectly! Some folk chose to wear costumes, and some brought in a tattie as a book character.Active Shapinsay Week 2026
Active Shapinsay Week took part in February. Sports Committee and Mrs Bews worked to arrange a whole week of different activities; not just for school but for the wider community too. There were lots of things on offer, including cycling, walking, football, basketball, rugby, running, dancing, kickboxing, yoga, rollerblading and even pirates! Many thanks to all who came and led activities – we couldn’t do it without you!Latest updatesSpring Concert!
What a lovely evening we had last night. The atmosphere was just amazing! The children, led by Miss Glen, were amazing, playing their yukeleles and boomwhackers. I think everyone would agree that the singing and poetry recitals were also excellent. We are very pleased to announce that through book sales and the sales of baking, both donated and made by the children, raised an incredible £108.70. In addition to this there was an anonomous donation of £100 to the school. I would also like to praise Roxy for inspiring this fundraising effort by suggesting we collect books and sell them. …Latest News
Theme Retirement News
Three themes are being phased out: Yoko, Agama, and Make; Don’t use them for new sites; Existing sites are unaffected for now – no action needed; Plenty of notice and guidance will be provided before anything changes for current usersGlow Blogs Update 2026
We have updated Glow Blogs to WordPress 6.9.4 This upgrade focuses on collaboration, editing improvements, new blocks, accessibility, and performance. Here are the main changes.A Range of Glowing Posts
A link to the latest post on Glowing Posts, pointing to some of the many ways that Glow Blogs are being used.Glow Blog Update
Glow Blogs has had an infrastructure update. We have also updated some plugins and themes to the latest version.Glow Blogs – Essential Maintenance
We will be carrying out essential maintenance on Glow Blogs Thursday 5th March 04:00PM GMT - 06/03/2026 08:00AM GMT
