It’s been a lovely (if not typically windy) week here in Fair Isle. One of our favourite people, Carla the Ranger, invited us to take part in a shore watch as part of the work the Bird Observatory does. This … Continue reading →

This week, we spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday out on the Mainland, staying overnight in Anderson High School Halls of Residence. It is really important to us as a school that the children have the chance to see their future … Continue reading →

This term, we have been working on a personal self-directed project. Seeing as we are a pair of brothers who passionately support Manchester United (yes, it has been hard-going this season), we decided that our focus should be something related … Continue reading →

We were really thrilled to be interviewed by Martha Kearney from Radio 4 this week, during one of the cruise ship visits. She wasn’t here on a cruise ship but her and her colleague Alisdair were hear recording for her … Continue reading →

The puffin is a bird that is synonymous with Shetland and Fair Isle. They arrive at the end of April and can be seen on the coastal cliffs here, nesting in burrows. The weather has been so beautiful here on … Continue reading →

The Fair Isle Bird Observatory is reopening this month after it burned down six years ago. Here at FIPS (Fair Isle Primary School) we really love and value the link we have with FIBO (Fair Isle Bird Observatory) and have … Continue reading →

Da Voar Redd Up We have had a busy start to the term. The weather has been beautiful so we picked one of the nicest days to complete Da Voar Redd Up (The Spring Clean Up). Scouring beaches, ditches, quarries … Continue reading →

On Monday we welcomed Australian children’s illustrator, Tannya Harricks, into our school. She showed us some of her fabulous work and gave us a drawing lesson too.  Thank you for spending time with us Tannya.           … Continue reading →

Last week we were really excited to welcome our new teacher, Jonathan, for a visit to Fair Isle.  Jonathan had a very long journey, with a ferry and 2 flights, all the way from Jura.  Luckily the weather played ball … Continue reading →

Luca, who loves seafood, was very keen to try sushi this week.  He kindly contributed some delicious salmon and we attempted to make sushi maki (rice with filling rolled in seaweed) and also nigiri (balls of rice with fish on … Continue reading →