The P7 children entered the Orkney Sun2 competition which was part of the Science Festival. They had to compare the effectiveness of single and double-sided solar panels by collecting data and analysing it. They worked out that the E-W panels are better early and late, and the South facing panel is better at or around noon. The judges praised their ‘thorough investigation of the effect of the white reflector’ and awarded them second prize.

We took part in several workshops during the 2023 OISF. We did workshops on marine superstars, stars on a plate, fossils, the Sun, Circular Economy and Dementia.

Thanks to everyone who came in, we had a great time!

Meet our new Pupil Committees:

Sports Committee:

IT group:

Pupil Council:

Eco Group:

Library Committee:

We are all settling back into school well!

On Tuesday 13th June, Scottish Ballet came to school to do some workshops with us. It was great to take part in this experience!

On Wednesday 7th June, P5 – 7 pupils went to Kirkwall to take part in a day of STEM activities. They had to complete some challenges, as well as present some of the STEM learning they have been doing in class.

Well done to Miss Angier and the children, who came home with 3 prizes!

We are delighted that we have been awarded the Bronze Award for Rights Respecting Schools.

We went to Kirkwall on Monday 15th May. First we walked through Kirkwall where Miss Angier talked to everyone about different rocks (the older class have been learning about them in Science).

Then we went into the Orkney museum for a quick visit (we would very much recommend it!)

We had a lovely picnic lunch in Tankerness Gardens.

Then we went to the library to meet Joseph Coelho, the children’s laureate. We had a great time hearing about his writing, and we even wrote a poem together with him. We will be using what we learned to write our own poetry in class.

On Friday 12th June the primary children went to Flotta to visit the oil terminal. This was part of the prize that the school won in the 2022 STEM competition. We had a super day, learning about how the terminal works, and about the move to cleaner hydrogen fuel in the future. Highlights also included seeing the many rabbits and seals, and the delicious lunch! Huge thanks to the team at Flotta, we had an amazing day!

On Tuesday 18th April, we took part in Bag the Bruck at Sandgarth beach in Shapinsay. Lots of parents came along to help as well.

We collected 15 bags of rubbish, plus a large quantity of rope.

We also found lots of mermaid’s purses (skate egg cases) which we will be classifying and reporting back to the Shark Trust.