Author: Mrs Thomson

Importance of Languages

On Wednesday 25th January 2023, S2 & 3 travelled to Brae High School to meet with local employers to discuss the importance a learning a second language.

There were lots of local employers there, including:  Frankies Fish & Chip Shop, Total Energies, Harper Macleod, Cooke Aquaculture, Shetland Arts,  all had stories to share when having a second language had been useful.

Burns Night 2023

At lunchtime on Tuesday we held a special lunch for “Burns Night” to celebrate the life of Robert Burns.

Everyone stood while the haggis was brought in.  Our P7 class “addressed the haggis” before we all sat down to a lunch of haggis, neeps and tatties, washed down by our National drink, irnbru!

Robert Burns, known familiarly as 'Rabbie Burns', was a Scottish poet and lyricist born in 1759.

Careers Event – Aquaculture – Local Employers

Today we hosted an Aquaculture Careers event, organised by DYW colleagues.

During this event our pupils attended workshops delivered by our local employers including:

  • Aquaship
  • Campbell Dickie Whelks
  • Cooke Aquaculture
  • Creel Boat Owner – Richard Gray
  • Scottish Sea Farms
  • Shetland Fishermen’s Association
  • Skills Development Scotland.

Workshops included investigating the biology of a salmon, racing to put on survival gear, programming robots to navigate around buoys.