{"id":1139,"date":"2024-09-19T09:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:01:18","slug":"school-trip-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/2024\/09\/19\/school-trip-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"School Trip September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday <\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon arrival, we had a quick lunch at the hostel flat then headed to Clickimin pool for our first swimming lesson. Afterwards (following a well-earned snack of course), we walked to Bolts to collect the minibus then had a fun time playing at Hayfield Park before nipping to Tesco to stock up on more snacks and goodies for the week ahead.<\/p>\n

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It was so lovely to sit with Freyja and Grace at dinnertime and catch up.\u00a0 As this was our only decent day of weather, we decided to visit Meal Beach in the early evening for some fresh air and fun. It didn\u2019t take long for socks and shoes to come off for a chilly paddle in the sea!\u00a0 Back at the flat, we ate a healthy supper of fruit before bed.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

As forecasted, the weather was horrendous but luckily all activities today were indoors!\u00a0 The rain was so heavy we even used the mini-bus to get to the pool (just around the corner) for our lesson! \u00a0Our next stop was UHI for some STEM activities.\u00a0 We explored the senses box – everyone loved the upside-down glasses! We did some coding with Botley, the programmable toy, and had a turn using the VR headset! \u00a0We were also given a tour of the building to learn about different careers studied like nursing, teaching, construction, art, textile, hairdressing and cookery!<\/p>\n

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Our final activity for the day was a trip to the dentist!\u00a0 On our previous trip in May, we visited Montfield for Child Smile classes and for the dental nurses to apply fluoride varnish.\u00a0 This time, we had full examinations, and the dentist was delighted to report that everyone has healthy teeth, and they are all brushing thoroughly.\u00a0 Harris had a couple of x-rays in the practice then we went to Gilbert Bain for Luca to have a proper x-ray to check on a tooth yet to appear.\u00a0 Freyja joined us after dinner for a trip to Magnos for ice-cream (some of us were defeated by two scoops as they were colossal).\u00a0 Back at the flat, we watched a movie.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

We had a relaxing start to the day with a visit to the library – it was very peaceful! Afterwards, we visited Scalloway Museum.\u00a0 The children spent most of their time in the children\u2019s area, playing with the castle and Viking toys.\u00a0 Outside, Heidi met Heidi the Shetland pony!<\/p>\n

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After lunch we spent the afternoon at Hamnavoe Primary (Harris and Heidi\u2019s new school after October).\u00a0 Mrs Robertson, the head teacher, met us in the playground and showed us around and introduced us to the pupils. They have climbing frames, a tree garden, some hens and new swings. The children played until the end of lunchbreak then Heidi and Ander joined the P1\/2 class, and Harris and Luca joined the P5\/6 class.\u00a0 Afterwards, we went to Harry\u2019s toy shop to spend our pocket money then in the evening, Freyja, Luca and Harris went to the pool for \u2018free\u2019 swim. Heidi and Ander watched a movie and relaxed at the flat.<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

The children spent the morning at Hamnavoe Primary and joined the literacy and maths lessons followed by break. Then it was back to the flat for lunch before our final swimming lesson.\u00a0 As the flights were cancelled, we had a relaxing evening before heading home on Friday morning.\u00a0 It was a fantastic school trip all round with happy, tired children (and adults)! I am really going to miss school trips \u2013 it is one of my favourite things about this job!<\/p>\n

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