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Thank you Heather Smith from the NSPCC for your visit to Fetlar Primary School today. The children are much more aware of the rights in the context of their personal safety than before and what they can do to get the help of a trusted adult.
We had such fun today at Fetlar from finding out what traditional foods French people eat. What words are similar to our own. Where France is. Who Henri Matisse was and what techniques he used in developing ‘The Snail’ (1953). Researching a children’s french news site and writing a multiple choice quiz about the facts (and opinions) the children found out today. We also did some grammar work using the Duolingo website. Culminating in a Euro(franco)vision song contest starring ‘Les Petit Belles’, ‘Les Rogue Rappers’ and ‘Arcenciel’, with Les Petit Belles clear winners with their rendition of ‘Allouette’. Great fun was had by all.
Yesterday during the World’s Largest Lesson 2018 Fetlar Primary took part with 344,500 other pupils all around the world. They celebrated the theme of this years campaign Take action by making a video and a poster explaining how the Global Goals for Sustainable Development affect the island of Fetlar. They posted their work on the World’s Largest Lesson 2018 website https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/map/index.html
In preparedness for the Word’s largest lesson Fetlar pupils are getting ready to ‘take action’ in the community. They have been looking at the isle of Fetlar and deciding what the important issues are that need some attention. They have used the global goals for sustainable development to do this and chosen 6 from 17 goals that link to the issues. The next step is to meet with the Community committee to see what the adults think of their ideas. Watch this space!
Well done to all the children (and adults) who submitted entries for this years Yell Show at East Yell showground. In contradiction to the weather the entries from all the entrants were stimulating, fun and delicious! Fetlar pupils did us proud by totting up a spectacular number of 1sts, 2nds and some 3rds. We are so proud of you showing your confidence and involvement and taking responsibility for your entries.
At Fetlar this week we explored what kind of behaviour a good or bad friend shows. We first talked about what we valued in a friend, what kind of qualities we felt they had to have. Then we worked across the year groups to explain what we felt ‘situation’ picture cards showed and Kaitlyn had to decide whether that scene showed someone helping or someone not helping a friend out. Kaitlyn got nearly all of them right! Well done you Kaitlyn and thanks to Imogen and Aaron for helping out with your ideas.
On Tuesday 26th June 2018 we held our end of year graduation and prize giving ceremony at Fetlar. We gave out certificates to all the children to reflect their overall success this year,. Importantly we also said ‘Farewell’ (not goodbye) to Imogen who is leaving to go to Anderson High School in August.
Imogen wore a graduation cap and gown made by Mrs Leaper and Mrs Kavanagh then sat through a film of her best bits made by Mrs Hay. Mr Gill sent his best wishes on this special day.
Fetlar children have been taking part in a research project with a team led by Professor Stephen Scoffham, Canterbury Christchurch University alongside other children in the UK producing maps from their memory of their local area.
They learned what a key was and had to include one in their own map but choice of symbol or colour was left to them. The aim of the project is to involve children from diverse backgrounds and geographical settings to find out what places matter to them.
Evaluation and summary of the data analysis will be made available for all the schools participating at a later date.
On Friday, Darcy and Kaitlyn went into the garden and talked about what they could see, hear, touch, taste and smell. They then planted out some marigolds and potatoes. They measured the height of the largest potato plant shoots using a string. They are going to keep an eye on how much it grows in the next month. Then they watered the plants which are very thirsty because of the hot weather.
Afterwards Kaitlyn practised her throwing by holding the ball above her head and pushing it towards Darcy very hard. Well done Kaitlyn and Darcy. It was hot work!
On Tuesday 29th May 2018 Fetlar Primary School visited the Mareel to view their work in the Unexpected Sites exhibition. The exhibition was part of a collaborative project to bring children to art and vice versa. We made large maps and used our sketch books to create viewing frames and pictures from our environment. Our pieces des resistance were the papier mache boulders which were based on the boulders slung over the wall at the big house in Houbie. Everyone asked what the boulders are for since they look really old and its unusual to see them hung over the wall but they are weights to keep the ivy on the other side of the wall from falling down!
We met the children from Skeld Primary School there and then went on a bus to Bressay lighthouse with them to meet the resident artist Amanda Welch who lives in London but loves Shetland so much she keeps on visiting and drawing. She has drawn and made sculptures of the Shetland Islands. One was made from dress material.
Aaron said the best thing he enjoyed was to see the rocks he had made at school with Amy. Darcy said the best thing she enjoyed was making new friends and going over to Bressay.
