{"id":2369,"date":"2026-06-16T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:18:26","slug":"fishing-rock-pooling-and-handcuffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/fairisleprimaryschool\/2026\/06\/16\/fishing-rock-pooling-and-handcuffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing, Rock Pooling and Handcuffs."},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a normal week at Fair Isle Primary School.<\/p>\n

It’s been very busy recently with the end of term fast approaching. We are heading to the mainland for the second of our enrichment trips this term shortly but, in the meantime, we thought you’d like a little peek into what we’ve been up to lately.<\/p>\n

Local fisherman, Steven Wilson (who is also helping with a P6 project on fishing), volunteered to come into school to do a talk to the children. We were fascinated to learn all about how he first began his journey on the high seas and how the life of a fisherman works around our isle. Jonathan and Hollie were very impressed with how well the children identified all the different types of fishing equipment he brought in for us to get “hands-on” with and would like to say a big thank you for answering all our questions and preparing some fascinating resources and information for us.<\/p>\n

Our sessions with Carla the Ranger from F.I.B.O (Fair Isle Bird Observatory) continued with some super rock pooling down at South Lighthouse. We love plunging into the outdoors and being curious, free and explorative – diving under rocks and seeing what we can find. This visit did not disappoint. We had starfish, soft-shell crabs and even a beautiful sea urchin. The fish we found made a bid for freedom and evaded capture but we are always careful to put rocks and sea creatures back where we found them and respect our seashore environment.<\/p>\n

Finally, we had a visit from our police officer – Bryan. Bryan is stationed in Lerwick in mainland Shetland but comes out to visit our isle from time to time to chat to the community and make sure we are law-abiding citizens. He is fabulous and we love having him in school. He took us through all his equipment, how it is used and talked to us about the work life of a police officer. We even had time to be placed in handcuffs and try on his rather large police jacket and hat. Thank you so much for visiting us and we are looking forward to a tour of Lerwick Police Station when we venture out soon.<\/p>\n

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