Primary 1-7 recently had the change to visit the “Art’s Cool” exhibition in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives in Lerwick. It was a showcase of artwork created in school by primary and secondary students in Shetland – … Continue reading →

On Wednesday we had our first school trip for 2 years. We started at Scalloway Museum, where there is a lot of information about Scalloway and Shetland through from the Ice Age to present day. Thank you to William for … Continue reading →

ELC went on our school trip last week and it was action packed.! We first went to the Voxter Trees and the bairns loved exploring and finding all different things. Lots of risky play occurred and as you can see … Continue reading →

We have been missing Shetland’s Up Helly Aa festivals, so as part of our “Wider Opportunities” work we planned our own one! We learned a tremendous amount of new skills throughout this process, from preparing squad performances to galley-building, baking … Continue reading →

Primary 1-3 recently had our Den transformed into Ghostbusters HQ! We had a fun couple of weeks as scientists building our own ghost-catching equipment and doing some experiments. We’re ready to believe you!

Our ‘home corner’ in The Den has been transformed into a grotto for the last week!  The elves in Primary 1-3 have been busy wrapping presents, making snow globes and decorating cards – we’re all set for Christmas! 🙂

Primary 1-3 have been learning about different world religions. We watched a video about Hinduism and a special festival they celebrate called Raksha Bandhan. We made “rakhi” bracelets which are given as gifts to share between close friends. Primary 1-3 … Continue reading →

This school year has seen a change in Primary 1-3 as we begin our journey into play-based learning.  This video explains a little more about the approach. 🙂