The gardening group have really enjoyed our trips to the Polytunnel this term for Friday fun! We have done lots of planting, weeding and watering over the past few weeks! The bairns have been extremely busy. We began with lots … Continue reading →

Throughout this term for music the children have been learning about the Robert Burns Tale of Tam o Shanter. They have been learning operatic songs and dances to retell the tale. This week the children headed to Brae to work … Continue reading →

P4/5/6 had a super trip to the Heritage Centre this morning. We learned lots about local history – including about the fishing, Symbister House and the lairds of Whalsay! We also got to have a look at the knitwear. The … Continue reading →

Well done to the Whalsay Primary team for their prize at the Celebration in STEM event today at the Shetland Museum! They were runners up for their Climate Smarter model. The pupils had to present their Climate Smarter model that … Continue reading →

Primary 1/2  have had a busy week celebrating books. They enjoyed meeting the author Ann Marie Anderson. She read her latest book “Hirda the Oorick.”  Some of the class created characters to help Hirda gadder up bruck.       … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →