We are very busy immersing ourselves in some performing arts this term, which will culminate in us performing our very own pantomime for the community here at the end of term. We stage our show in the hall and it … Continue reading →

We are very fortunate here in Fair Isle to have support from the community and (of course) our wonderful parents, who love visiting school to work with our children. Recently, one of our parents, Alice, has been joining us to … Continue reading →

School trips are really important to us. So, after being unlucky with the weather before the October break, we bravely set off to Lerwick this week for a two day trip. After a bit of a bumpy flight on the … Continue reading →

Spooky goings-on today in school as we had a day devoted to Halloween. The children pulled out the stops with some sensational costumes (and make-up). We did pumpkin carving, STEM activities with flapping bats and made our own jam jar … Continue reading →

The clocks may have gone back but the days are just as beautiful here in Fair Isle. We recently returned from our October holidays so what better way to catch up with each other than a proper outdoor wander around … Continue reading →

We had Lucy visiting us this week, which was lovely. Lucy helped to teach us before Jonathan arrived in April and it was fabulous to have her back in Fair Isle (she travelled all the way from Skye after Storm … Continue reading →

Autumn is well and truly upon us here in Fair Isle. Changing colours, sweeping weather, harvest, sheep gathering and peeled tatties. We have spent some time in our Literacy lessons thinking about how Autumn here is different to other places … Continue reading →

It is not long until the Bird Observatory shuts down for the season (the end of October to be precise). With that in mind, we had another lovely rock pooling session with Ranger Carla. We added a splash of science … Continue reading →

Harvest Festival is always a favourite day in Fair Isle, when the island comes together to share produce, raise money for charity and take part in games and other events. Naturally, we like to play our part in such an … Continue reading →

It isn’t all about P1-P7 here in Fair Isle, of course. Our ELC learner has been very busy this term. We hosted a “Stay and Play” so their parents could visit the school and see what they have been up … Continue reading →