December 20, 2024
by Miss Irvine
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The JRSOs have done a fantastic job of organising and running a be safe be seen competition during Friday Fun this term. Pupils had to design a reflective vest or a reflective suit for Santa. The overall winner received a bike helmet and class winners got small prizes. The P1 and P2 winners will get their prizes after the holidays.
December 18, 2024
by Mrs Irvine
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Peerie Makkers
Over the past couple of weeks we have had three groups visit Fernlea Care Centre. The first group to visit was some of our Peerie Makkers. They took their knitting and spent time makkin alongside the day care clients. We are grateful to all the volunteers who support with the Peerie Makkers and for organising this great intergenerational learning activity. Thank you to Fernlea for their hospitality, the homemade shortbread biscuits were delicious!
Fiddle and Choir
Thank you to Eunice for organising the fiddle group to perform to Fernlea residents. This was a super opportunity for the fiddlers from Primary and Secondary departments to showcase the pieces they have been learning.
For the past few weeks, Ms O’Dwyer has been leading a lunch time choir club with Primary pupils who wished to join. The group of 19 pupils performed the songs they have been practising to Fernlea residents and day care clients on the last week of term. Fernlea were very appreciative of their singing and pleased to see the pupils; we would like to thank them for the warm welcome received.
December 17, 2024
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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As part of this terms Friday Fun the children have been learning how to use coding with Micro:bits.
The children have been using software called ‘MakeCode’ to write code that turns the Micro:bit into a name badge.
It has been a great introduction to the Micro:bits.
December 17, 2024
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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Last week saw the children in P6/7 perform in their show ‘The Wizard of Oz’ alongside P4/5/6. But behind the scenes the children have been preparing for there show throughout the term.
The class have worked hard to create the scenery, props and costumes for their show.
They have spent time learning lines and songs that were challenging and lengthy.
Lots of time was spent on rehearsals and problem solving how the performance could work on the stage.
The children worked really hard on their individual performances, making sure that they could be heard by the audience.
I am sure you will agree that all their hard work, preparation and dedication paid off and they delivered two fantastic performances that they should be proud of.
Well done boys and girls.
December 7, 2024
by Miss Irvine
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The Christmas card postbox has been in the repair shop and will be ready for Primary pupil Christmas cards from Monday.
Classes will take turns sorting and delivering cards in the next 2 weeks.
November 21, 2024
by Miss Irvine
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The Primary are having a small book sale on Tuesday 26th November outside the Library to raise money for Library resources.
The majority of books will cost 50p with a small selection being available for free.
The picture books are not stamped and could make nice gifts, but please note the novels are stamped on the inside cover with ‘Whalsay School’.
Any Parents wishing to buy books are welcome to come in between 11:00-12:00
Classes will be visiting the sale in the afternoon.
November 14, 2024 by Miss Hutchison
P5 – 7 had a visit on Tuesday from Emma Chittick. She led STEM workshops with each class which included lots of fun activities!
P5 did Game Design for their workshop. They used coding and programming skills to make games online, such as “the floor is lava” and mazes! They also discussed with Emma the skills which they used to do the coding and how these could apply to various jobs. P5 all really enjoyed this workshop and can now use the website to code their own games from now on if they wish!
P6 did a workshop all about driverless cars. They had a brilliant discussion with Emma all about driverless cars and what the pros and cons of their use would be. Then they got to play with their own! P6 used iPads to programme Lego cars. They could have them move, make noises, put on light displays, and so on! Emma set the challenge for the class to move their cars around the mats. P6 did an excellent job and used a lot of problem solving skills to work out the coding for each movement!
Both classes really enjoyed their workshops and had a lot of fun! Thank you to Emma for coming to visit.
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November 11, 2024
by Miss Nairn
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Writing.
P3/4 – we are working really hard on improving our writing. We know how important writing is as it lets us communicate our thoughts and ideas to a large audience. Last term we worked on improving our punctuation and we know that every sentence needs to begin with a capital letter and should end with a full stop/ question mark or exclamation mark. We are confident using punctuation correctly now.
This term we have been looking at using different sentence openers in our work. If our class gets 100% of our targets we can celebrate with a special treat – we had 10 mins added on to our playtime last week. We asked if we could celebrate a big success – by achieving 100% four days in a row – by wearing our pyjamas to school on Friday! We did it!
Here we are wearing our pyjamas to school celebrating with our teddies and the 100% trophy!
November 7, 2024
by Miss Irvine
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Today the JRSO’s visited each class in Primary to hand out reflectors and present a powerpoint on staying safe on the roads in the dark. Pupils listened well and it was good to see a lot of bairns excited to get their reflectors on their bag.
the key messages were
– wear bright clothes that can be seen during the day and night
– wear something with reflective material – strap, reflector, vest etc
– walk in the middle of pavements
– keep safe by holding hands with an older pupil or adult
– carry a torch
The lasses did a super job and we hope everybody takes care in the dark nights.
October 11, 2024
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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This Thursday was the first Interhouse competition of the school year. This term’s focus was basketball. The primary house captains organised their teams for the matches, supporting them and offering advice throughout their matches.
P5/6 were up first.
The children played well and it was lovely to see the team work and hear all the encouragement from their houses. Out of their matches, Maalie came 1st, followed by Tirrick in 2nd and Shalder coming in 3rd.
P5/6 Maalie Team
P5/6 Tirrick Team
P5/6 Shalder Team
Next up were the house teams representing P7. The children were determined to win their matches. It was lovely to see all the children showcasing the skills learned throughout their PE sessions this term. In 1st place for P7 it was Tirrick, followed by Maalie in 2nd and Shalder in 3rd.
P7 Tirrick Team
P7 Maalie Team
P7 Shalder Team
Secondary were up in the afternoon and once all the results were collated the results were as follows:
1st place – Tirrick
2nd place – Maalie and Shalder.
A huge well done to all the children for all their efforts.
