It has been a beautiful week in Burra.  All classes have fully taken advantage and been outside lots!  We celebrated 5 pupils who received silver awards for fundraising for Macmillan helping run stalls and playing their part in reading … Continue reading →

p1 and 2 P1/2 Week 3 – We started Drawing Club this week! We read ‘Dear Zoo’ and have drawn 4 focused pictures this week. Ask your child what they drew. Our linked vocabulary words were – gifted captured, slippery, … Continue reading →

P1/2 have been extremely creative this week. We made a set of cards to give out on birthday and everyone has drawn a self portrait week. There are lots of materials available that have inspired some children to be curious … Continue reading →

Welcome back Hamnavoe.  We’ve got a great year ahead of us. Primary 1 and 2 have settled in well to their new class. Everyone is enjoying the free flow play environment with lots of time spent outdoors. Everyone made their … Continue reading →

Today we wished all our P7’s all the best for starting the High school.  The assembly was opened with an instrumental performance by P67.  They all made an excellent speech about their memories of their time at Hamnavoe.  Mrs Malcolmson … Continue reading →

⇓ The whole school invaded Meal beach for a day of play on the sands.  There were some amazing construction projects and lots of creativity.  Lots of parent helpers joined the fun and the catering team made an excellent picnic … Continue reading →

Today we celebrated the wider achievements of the pupils at our school.  Pupils were awarded with certificates for sports clubs, playing music, leadership, creativity and participation.  Some of our musicians entertained us with some tunes. We also thanked all our … Continue reading →

Just one week left of this school year.  We’ve had sports day and all classes have enjoyed lots of outdoor learning. All our classes moved up on Friday and they had a super day in their new class groups.  A … Continue reading →

  Primary 1 and 2 get racing! Competitive dads! Bouncy p1s The tattie and spoon Great balancing Photo finish Ready to race P7 boys p6 boys p56 lasses p34 lasses   p2 boys p4 lasses more flat races The sun … Continue reading →

It’s been an amazing week at Hamnavoe.  There’s been so much learning outside.  P3/4 have been using different material to built their maze games applying their knowledge of Scottish landscapes , coordinates , direction and measure . Shadow drawing was … Continue reading →