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Ally’s Success in Archery

March 27, 2018 User deactivated 1 Comment

On Saturday Ally went to Lerwick to receive his trophies and certificate for his achievements in archery.

Here is Ally with his trophies from 2018

Here are some or Ally’s awards from previous years.

Top left for shooting new junior archery record (253 points)2016

Top right under 12 boys champion 2016

Bottom left under 12 boys champion 2017

Bottom middle improvment on score (13 points) 2016

Bottom right competing in Montrose archery trip

Two medals from Montrose archery trip(second in age group 2016 and 17)

Trophy ‘c’ league champion

Top left improving on score by 1 point

Top middle for competing in Montrose 2017

top right for shooting a new junior archery record (254 points)

bottom left under 12 boys champion 2018

bottom right ‘b’ league champion 2018

Written by Ally and Fearghas

SMUHA 2018- A brilliant day!

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Primary 7 Jarl Squad- ready for the big day!

Michaela- The Jarl……enjoying every minute of the celebrations.

Michaela commented, “SMUHA is one of the best days of the year and having the honour of being the Jarl makes it even better.”

Today is SMUHA and I was part of our school Jarl Squad. First of all we came into school and got into costume, and got our helmets and cloaks. Then we headed outside and it was very cold but I soon warmed up. As we were walking to the football pitch everyone started singing the Up Helly Aa song and The Galley Song, over and over again, until we got there. (My throat was very sore!) After that everyone threw their torches into the galley. We watched it burn for a little while and then went over to the Boddam Hall for snack and to do our acts.

Our act was called The Axe Factor. After all the practising it turned out really good! It was a brilliant day but it was hard keeping it a secret. Written by Emily

Today was SMUHA 2018. I was in the P7 Jarl Squad. It was a very good experience. At 09:15 we left to go to the Boddam football pitch where we burned the galley, which was named Lia after Lena, lsaiah and Alex. Then we went into Boddam Hall to do the acts and to wait for the real 2018 Jarl Squad to come. The Squad acts were very good. I especially liked the one about the teacher disco. For our Squad act it was The Axe Factor. After the act a lot of people (mainly P5/6 boys) said, “The cringe crew should have won!” But it doesn’t really matter.

When the real Jarl Squad came it was really good and they could sing so loud! After all that we went out to see the big galley. Then we went back to school. All in all it was an amazing day; the costumes, act and everything else in between. I also enjoyed all the support, from, what they called themselves, ‘No 1 Cringe Crew fans’. SMUHA was amazing and I would love to do it again. By Ciaran

Carys said, “ It was a great day, I loved it. I really liked seeing the big Jarl Squad and I’ve got a sore throat from all the singing!”

”It was really great fun. I would do it all again. Michaela was a really good Jarl.” (Niamh)

Emmy commented, “I really enjoyed the Squad acts and it was worth the wait.”

”It was amazing and I would love to do it all again,” said Ayla.

”I really enjoyed walking down to the pitch. Everyone was singing and cheering as loud as they could,” said Lauryn.

”It was amazing. I really enjoyed seeing the big a Jarl Squad and their galley.” (Lily-Jane)

Sandwick Staff Visit P7

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Mrs Adamson and Mr Manson, members of Sandwick Junior High school came into our class on the 25th of January to talk to the P7s about going into high school. It was very interesting. They told us about the busses, classes, dinners, how much money to bring and much more. I think everyone enjoyed it and found it very useful. They told us about some of the school trips that are going to be offered such as the skiing trip to Italy! I think everyone had a good idea about Sandwick at the end of it.

Written by Declan and Michaela

SSPCA Visits P6/7

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We started off the lesson by playing a Pets Patrol Race game. We had to answer a variety of questions about animals we usually keep as pets. There were some quite tricky ones.

We then watched a video clip showing the various ways in which the SSPCA support farmers to look after their livestock. Inspectors check that animals have enough space, are well fed, and in a healthy condition, with enough food. and water. They check for diseases such as ringworm and for any problems with hoofs. If there are any problems a welfare notice can be placed, with a given time to make the necessary changes.

After this we watched a video about mistreated pets. The SSPCA deal with a great variety of animals including, snakes, ferrets and rats.

We then discussed all the things we need to do to our pets healthy and happy, including spending time with them and ensuring they have enough space, food and water. We also discussed measures you can take if your circumstances change and you need to rehome a pet.

It really made us think about how important it is to take responsibility for looking after animals.

Christmas Performance

December 29, 2017 User deactivated 1 Comment

Primary 6/7 really enjoyed performing a selection of songs from Mary Poppins, and with direction from Mrs Smith, their own dance routine to ‘Step in Time’.

They hope you enjoyed their performance.

Primary 6 Play Leader Assessment

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Today Primary 6 pupils have been at play leader training where they put their new skills to the test. They have been working with Primary 2/3 to help them play a lot of new games .

Emmy, Christie, Ruby, Ryan, Lilly-Jane, Ronan, Holly, Jake, Jessica, Shane, Tia and Archie have really enjoyed working with the class to develop their skills in playleader training.

Tia- I really enjoyed playing with the little ones and had fun learning the games we played.

Ruby- Itwas fun but some of them didn’t listen well and I enjoyed learning the games.

Archie- It was fun but they were very energetic.

Emmy- I enjoyed it but sometimes it could get a bit over the top.

Lilly Jane-It was good working with the little ones.

Jake- it was so much fun and I enjoyed it a lot.

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The New Primary 7 experience their first John Muir Challenge

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The sun was shining, the sea was calm, which all helped to make Primary 7’s first John Muir Day a huge success. Everyone returned to school full of exciting recounts about their canoeing adventure. There was a great sense of achievement within the class at over-coming fears and pushing their own boundaries. A huge thank you to all who enabled this trip to take place; John and Jill who lead the day, Mrs Leslie, John and Vaila who accompanied the pupils (even the grown-ups had a super time).

As Molly said on her return, “Can we just go back to the start of the day and do it all again?”

Everyone getting their buoyancy aids on .

Bertie ready to go.

People were taking photographs of us as we paddled

alongside the cruise ship Hebridean Sky.

A highlight was exploring inside a cave.

We really enjoyed being able to jump into the sea.

We had to stand up and balance on the canoe.

Everyone agreed that it was the best day ever.

Lauryn said, “It was a new experience and I’d definitely do it again. It made me realise I can do things even when I think I can’t.”

Carys thought it was great fun and particularly enjoyed going in the cave.

“It was really great fun. It made me think positively,” said Zara.

Niamh was fascinated to see jellyfish in the cave.

Bertie commented, “Even though I was a bit stressed to begin with, overall it was a fun experience.”

Ciaran thought the whole day was great fun.

Michael said, “It was an amazing day and I hope to do it again.”

On the way back- everyone tired but extremely happy!

NSPCC visit

June 7, 2017 Ms Scanlan Leave a comment

Heather White came to visit us today to explain what the NSPCC does and why it is so important.

Their motto is ‘speak out and stay safe’

Ms White told us about three important children’s rights:

to speak to be heard
to be safe
to get help when you need it

She showed us the bag of worries and explained how it can get filled and how we can find ways to empty it.

Ms White explained that there are 5 different forms of abuse:

Neglect
physical abuse
emotional abuse
sexual abuse
bullying

and why abuse is not okay, or a child’s fault.

We shared ideas about who are trusted adults who could help us.

After she spoke to the P4-6s at assembly, all the P6s had a further workshop to discuss and think about lots of safety issues.

RSPB birdwatch

March 31, 2017 Ms Scanlan Leave a comment

It was really good to receive our certificate in the post this week. We’re still feeding the birds 🐦 everyday and seeing lots of spring migrants and breeding birds coming through.

Visit to Quendale Farm

February 23, 2017 Ms Scanlan Leave a comment

Primary 6 have had a super morning visiting Quendale Farm. We spent an hour in the lambing shed, learning about the Suffolk ewes and their lambs. There were also five calves in a pen too.

We learnt about the whole lambing year. We can recognise a ewe that is about to lamb and we had a go using the simulator to help a birth a lamb.

A big thank you 😊 to Hillary and her staff for a really interesting trip.