Primary six and seven enjoyed a performance called ‘The Journey’ by the Baldy Bane Theatre company this morning. The performance was ‘forum theatre’ which meant that the pupils were able to particiapte throughout the play and were invited to make certain decisions to determine the outcome of the scenes. The key messages of the play were all about road safety. The pupils shared a lot of great knowledge to ensure a safe outcome for all of the characters in the play.
One from the Sea, Three from the Land
This term pupils in P4n and P4s have been learning all about Fishing. They have been lucky enough to tour a pelagic fishing boat the ‘Antarctic ll’ and had a visit from Frankie’s Fish and Chip shop to help them understand the journey of fish from the sea to their plate and making them aware of the richness around our island.
With excellent support from Izzy Swanson the pupils brought their topic to life with a special play, which they performed to their parents/carers last week.
‘One from the Sea, Three from the Land’ was written especially for the class by Izzy Swanson and brings together stories of old folklore and dialect singing.
One from the Sea, Three from the Land
Sign of the week is ‘dinner.’
Carpet Bowls
For the last six weeks some pupils from both Primary 5 classes have been gathering on a Friday lunchtime to learn how to play carpet bowls.
Volunteers from the local bowls club have been coming into the school to teach the children how to play. As part of this, the children were split into 6 teams and had a mini tournament against each other.
Here is a picture of the winning team with their trophies.
The winning team along with 4 other pupils have been selected to go and take part in the top bowls competition against other schools next week. The volunteers said it had been really difficult to choose as everyone had put in so much effort over the last 6 weeks! Well done!
More information about the competition will follow next week.
STEM activities in p7
P7 pupils had the opportunity to programme driverless model cars today . They worked in pairs using Lego MIndstorms and IPads to navigate a model New York. The pupils were highly engaged and motivated 
Busy term for P4S
Its been a busy term so far in P4S. To start our topic ‘Shetland Fishing’ we had a trip to the museum to find out about fishing in the past.
We then had a visit from ‘Frankie’s Fish and Chips’ to understand how our fish get from sea to the plate. This also included some yummy tasters. We really enjoyed picking up and feeling the different sea creatures they brought in to show us!
We also enjoyed an amazing trip to see the Antarctic ll fishing boat in Lerwick, to find out more about how we catch the fish we eat. We learnt about the different parts of the boat and the jobs the crew have. I think we have some fishermen in the making!
World Book Day
P4S had a great time dressing up for world book day.
Red Nose Day
The Sports Committee organised fundraising activities for Red Nose Day today.
Red noses were on sale and they organised activities in the GP for everyone to take part in.
The P1-3 classes also enjoyed singing Put A Nose on it at their assembly.
A grand total of £590 was raised from selling noses and the activities.
A big thank you to Mrs Redfern, Sanna Aitken (Active Schools) and our sports committee members for all their hard work. Thank you to everyone who donated and took part.
P1n Maths Outside
Today we have been learning how to use – and = signs in written subtraction sums.
It was such a lovely Spring morning, so we did so with chalk outside!
Primary 5 science experiment
This term, both Primary 5 classes have been learning all about the environment and recycling.
We were learning about the difference between bio-degradable and non bio-degradable materials. As part of this, we carried out an experiment to see if we could make a bio-degradable plastic, using natural materials. The pupils had to predict what they thought would happen and then write up a report about what happened. Everybody really enjoyed this hands on experience.
Some of P5n with the finished result.
