Note the date! 23rd – 27th September 2019 Book Fair It has been quite some time since we last ran a book fair in the library. To support literacy and reading for pleasure in the school, a table-top book fair … Continue reading →

Primary 7 pupils, who will be joining us in August as our new S1s, are in school this week to experience three days at the Academy. This involves tour of the school led by older pupils, activities, and being on … Continue reading →

Every year S1 History pupils study ‘Invasion & Independence’ which includes classroom based work on the plague, Scottish wars, as well as how to attack and defend castles. This unit of work culminates in  pupils, in small groups, building their … Continue reading →

During World Book Day last month we ran a small colouring competition for the collection of the special £1 WBD books. Only four entries were returned, however the winning dragon was lovely.  

The Pupil Library Assistant Training Scheme has recently been re-established after a few years hiatus, during which a few pupils have volunteered on an informal basis, helping with basic tidying and at special events such as National Poetry day or … Continue reading →

World Book Day is one of those celebrations that you know is happening in advance, however its timing in a hectic term can mean the day itself often catches me by surprise. This year the thought processes started last week … Continue reading →

The library is not only open during the timetabled school day, but is also available before registration from 8:35am (approx 8:25am onwards for pupil library assistants), lunchtime,  and after school. Everday Pupils often choose to do any of the organised … Continue reading →

Once again, the cycle of the school year has led us to options times. In the next few weeks pupils in S2 – 5 will be selecting their subjects for the following year.             As … Continue reading →

The Role Playing Games (RPG) activity in the school library at Stromness Academy has been running since 2003/4 or thereabouts. It started after a couple of pupils asked if they could run Dungeons & Dragons games in the library during … Continue reading →

National Poetry Day has now been celebrated in the school library since 2003 but it was in 2004, when the theme was ‘Food’, that the Poetry Picnic was born. This annual poetry picnic took place in the school library at … Continue reading →