During this term at Fair Isle Primary School, we have been looking at how important water is. It may be all around us here in the isle but access to clean and safe water is difficult for lots of children … Continue reading →

As you may know (or may not know if you are new to our blogs), one important element of life at Fair Isle Primary School are our trips to mainland Shetland. These are hugely important to us for a whole … Continue reading →

It does feel like spring is on the horizon here at Fair Isle. Brighter and longer days are on the horizon and the isle is looking rather lovely. There has been lots going on here at Fair Isle Primary School … Continue reading →

As you may have read on a previous blog, as a school we have committed to carrying out regular beach cleans four times a year on a designated beach in Fair Isle (we like to think of it as the … Continue reading →

It feels like those long, Winter months are possibly behind us with some beautiful, early Spring weather. We have (of course) been taking full advantage of this by being out and about with our digital cameras to add to our … Continue reading →

We have had a busy week with Lucy (who very kindly travelled all the way from Skye to teach us once again) which has included a mini project on South Georgia in preparation for our visit from Dave. P6 and … Continue reading →

For our topic this term, we have been out and about in Fair Isle. One place we really wanted to visit was The Good Shepherd IV . This is the isle’s lifeline ferry that is skippered and crewed by members of … Continue reading →

What creative and artistic children we have here in Fair Isle Primary School. Over the last few weeks with Jonathan, we have been busy creating new designs for our cards that are sold when cruise ships visit in the spring … Continue reading →

In our science, we have been learning about how water is made clean for drinking and general use. This got us thinking about the science behind all of it. Cue us experimenting with materials to create our very own filters. … Continue reading →

This term (from January all the way to the end of March) we will be completing an I.D.L (inter-disciplinary learning) topic on photography. Rather excitingly, Jonathan bought us each a digital camera so we can take individual photos as we … Continue reading →