Thankyou to Sensei Amy and Jo who came out to do our first kickboxing club. Everyone really enjoyed it!

The children in P5-7 have been designing and making wind powered devices. Thanks to Dave Craig who came in to work with the children.

The Nursery – P4 children read the story of Pantosaurus, where we learned that the parts of your body under your pants belong only to you.

We especially enjoyed the song!

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/

The younger class are learning about Lighthouses this term. In Engineering, the children worked together with the older class to create wingsuits and ziplines to help the lighthouse keeper get to the lighthouse without using a boat. They had to think about materials and how they would join them together.

We have had a busy start to term, as ever.

The Nursery children have been exploring stories. They made houses for the three little pigs and told the story of the billy goats gruff.

P1 – 4 children have started their Lighthouses topic. Here they are weaving some baskets:

P5 – 7 have been exploring periscopes:

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We visited the library van and chose new books:

Holly from the RSPB / Orkney Native Wildlife Project came to present a child to the winner of the competition for a poem in Orcadian dialect:

A very merry Christmas to all, and we wish Ian a very happy retirement!

Well done to the winners and all those who entered the JRSO competition, and thanks to the JRSOs for organising!

We have been busy decorating for Christmas.

Well done everyone – after wearing PJs to school, an ABBA danceathon and selling Children in Need merchandise, our current total is £193.29! Well done!

Here’s an update on what has been going on in school this term so far:

Lots of creativity going on in the Nursery (with the P1 – 2 children as well)

Playing with the water wheel.

P1 -4 compared Victorian and modern schools (and are quite pleased schools are different now!)

P1 – 4 made a fireplace for our Victorian living area.

P5 – 7 have been working with Microbits…

… and doing experiments with straws, learning how to change the pitch.

We all learned about firework safety before Bonfire Night.

We have started a rugby club, run by Orkney Rugby.