P3/4 have been busy settling into their classroom, forming relationships and becoming aware of the routines and expectations. Here are their first day pictures!
August 19, 2026
by Mrs Irvine
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Category Archives: P34
June 25, 2026
by Mrs Irvine
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P3/4 Trip to Burradale Windfarm and the Shetland Museum and Archives
Yesterday Primary 3 & 4 went on a trip to visit Burradale Windfarm and the Shetland Museum and Archives. Thank you to the team at Burradale Windfarm for having us, the children were excited to see a real turbine … Continue reading
June 4, 2026
by Mrs Irvine
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P3/4 Visitors
On Wednesday 3rd June Floortje and Eleanor from Skills Development Scotland came in to share an activity on renewable energy. P3/4 identified renewable energy as the energy you can get form the sun, wind and sea. Floortje and Eleanor set … Continue reading
June 2, 2026
by Miss Nairn
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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
Topic – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory We have enjoyed reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl this term. We have explored the different characters and discussed the roles they play throughout the story. The class has taken … Continue reading
May 28, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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Wilder An Da Nyuggel
A few weeks ago, Whalsay Primary warmly welcomed local author, Jane Cockayne, with her first story Wilder An Da Nyuggel and Bruce Eunson from education Scotland and Shetland Forwirds. The story follows the adventures of a Scalloway boy called Wilder … Continue reading
November 27, 2025
by Mrs Irvine
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P3/4 Jumble Sale
P3/4 would like to thank everyone that donated, helped and visited our jumble sale on Wednesday 26th November. We are delighted to announce that we raised £515.00 to buy new literacy and numeracy resources for our classroom! The class have … Continue reading
June 5, 2025
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P3/4 Trip to the Heritage Centre
Primary 3/4 were delighted to visit the Heritage Centre today as part of their topic on ‘The Sea’. Thank you to Marina and David for telling us all about Whalsay’s links to the sea and the history of fishing and … Continue reading
May 23, 2025
by Miss Nairn
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Science Fair P3/4
The Science Fair from Edinburgh visited today and we really enjoyed it. The theme was ‘Our Changing Climate’. We learned all about what is happening to our planet in a really fun and interesting way. We learned about ways in … Continue reading
May 16, 2025
by Miss Irvine
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Music Instructor concert
Whalsay Primary welcomed Shetland school music instructors this afternoon for a concert to show the range of musical instruments taught across Shetland. The group of musicians started off playing the James Bond intro and then preceded to play their way … Continue reading
March 21, 2025
by Mrs Irvine
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40 years of Red Nose Day
P3/4 have had a retro 1980s day to raise money for Comic Relief as it is 40 years since the campaign began. This week we have been using 1980s cartoons to inspire our writing and developing designs for our very … Continue reading
