May 28, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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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
May 16, 2025
by Miss Irvine
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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
April 28, 2025
by gw19patersonelizabet@glow
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Last Friday we had a visit from the team at Glasgow Science Centre. We watched an interactive assembly where we learned all about the features of castles and why they were important. We found out about their features and how … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
August 28, 2024
by Miss Hutchison
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P4/5/6 have started the National Writing Programme. We are aiming to do a piece of writing each day this term to meet our writing targets. Our current target is to vary our sentence openers in our writing. Today the class … Continue reading
August 22, 2024
by Miss Hutchison
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P4/5/6 have all had a very busy start to the term! This term our class topic is on Europe. We have already begun investigating some famous landmarks across Europe and making some lovely artwork for our display outside the classroom. … Continue reading
