June 17, 2026
by Miss Stewart
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Victorian Street Cries & Becoming Composers

This term we have been learning about music in the Victorian era in connection to our class project. One aspect we looked at was Victorian street cries. We worked together to work out the rhythms of five different street cries and then in small groups, we composed a melody to go with the words.

Each group performed their street cry melody on a glockenspiel and this is how our melodies look using standard notation. We can now play each others compositions. We are composers!

June 8, 2026
by Mrs Ritchie
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PE Term 4 Weeks 5-12

Weeks 5-8 Skipping

We started by developing our individual performance from a basic skip to trying different actions with our feet like jumping jacks, ski’s, twists, etc. We could also try moving the rope differently by doing cross overs and a double rope with one jump. In our second week we introduced partner work, where we both still had our own ropes but tried to skip in time, and skipping on a bench. We finished the block with group skipping using the longer ropes.

Week 9-12

This week sees the start of our last 4 week block of the term and the year, which is Rounders. Here are the first two games we are doing.

– Circle and line – In 2 halves, 1 half stand in a circle and pass the ball around circle. The other half stand in a corner and 1 at a time run around edge of gym. See how many passes the circle team can make in the time it takes the other team to all have 1 shot each.

– Passing rounders – 2 teams, 1 fielding and the other batting. The batters throw the ball out and run once round all the stumps. The fielders score by throwing the ball as many times as they can before the batter gets home. The team with the most throws wins.

May 29, 2026
by Mrs Hunter
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Primary Hockey Festival 2026

P6 had a brilliant day in Brae taking part in the annual hockey tournament. There was amazing teamwork on show! I t was lovely getting the chance to meet and mix with other pupils the same age.

Many thanks to the Active Schools team for organising the day so well!

Pupil Voice

“It was my first time playing hockey and I quite enjoyed it!”

“It was a fun thing and I liked how nobody won or lost!”

“It was a sunny day so it made a great day out!”

“It was great fun whether you were on the pitch or off!

“Hockey is a really popular sport here!”

“It was a good way to get us really active!”

May 22, 2026
by Mrs Hunter
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STEM WEEK

LEGO LAND YACHTS

Eleanor and Floortje came in to visit with a STEM activity. In pairs we had to make a Lego Land Yacht. The yacht had to be able to move with the help of a wind fan. We measured how far each land yacht travelled. We were able to test our yachts the modify them. We found that changing the size of our sails and position of our sails improved the distance the yachts could travel. We had to collaborate with our partner to make the best model.

Pupil Voice

“I enjoyed how you got to try it then work out problems.”

“I liked working with a partner rather than by myself.”

“You had to balance the boat. If the mast was heavy you had to make the back heavy.”

“We used smaller wheels to make it go faster.”

MRS GEAR (Bobby and Fraser’s mum)

Mrs Gear came in to tell us about how lawyers use technology.

Lawyers make sure things are done safely and fairly.

We learnt that lawyers use technology to make video calls to court and prison, to email other lawyers and clients or to check laws. Technology means people don’t have to travel for court. In remote parts of Scotland court is sometimes via video call.

If you want to sell your house you need a lawyer. the lawyer needs technology to check you own the house.

Lawyers also use the internet to check laws they don’t know. They check what happened in similar court cases and fill out forms for court trials.

Then we asked her some questions.

What are the hardest cases?

The hardest cases are the ones where people really care about the outcome, like when it is involving children.

How long do you need to study to be a lawyer?

You need to study for seven years to be a lawyer.

by Sophie P6

MICROBITS

Using makecode.microbit.org pupils working through tutorials working on their coding skills.

VICTORIAN TOYS

SPINNING TOPS

Our topic is Victorians. We have been exploring Victorian toys. We made spinning tops with a circular piece of card and a cocktail stick. We had several attempts as the circular pieces of card were quite big. Smaller circles of card worked better. Using playdough to properly fix the cocktail stick helped too.

Science We talked about forces and gravity.

Technology We experimented to see who could design a top to spin the longest.

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THAUMOTROPES

A thaumotrope is an optical toy consisting of two circular bits of card with different illustrations on each side. When the disc is twirled rapidly by the string attached, the separate images blend together.

Science Animation principles. Light and perception.

Technology Early animation device

Engineering Designing and constructing a working spinning mechanism

Maths Symmetry and alignment of images

PEG DOLLS

We made peg dolls using old fashioned wooden pegs. The pegs were decorated with material.

Technology Comparing Victorian toy-making methods with modern manufacturing.

LOTI-BOTS

We used the Loti-bots for the first time. We coded them to change colour, make a noise then make different shapes. We worked together in small groups. One group managed to code the Loti-bot to make a ten sided shape!

MRS BURDEN (Sophie’s mum)

Mrs Burden came in to talk about how she has used STEM in her career working on boats. She emphasized how STEM is used all the time on boats. On the bridge of the boat technology is used for navigation. The technology on boats is used for identifying the position of the boat, the depth of the boat and the position of other vessels. Throughout the boat people are using technology to test equipment, engineers are required to make sure everything is running properly. Equipment needs to be tested and fixed to ensure everyone is safe.

Mrs Burden is now the Principal and Chief Executive of UHI Shetland. Within this facility the hairdressers being trained are using STEM. They are learning about angles and mixing colours. Hospitality students are using STEM when they are measuring ingredients and adjusting temperatures.

The class enjoyed looking at the maps that Mrs Burden brought in.

May 13, 2026
by Mrs Hunter
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Planting Trees

We had a great morning planting trees with support from the Rural Skills class and SAT’s Woodlands Team. This was part of a local tree planting initiative that is run in partnership with @woodlandtrustscotland Free Tree Packs for schools.

400 native trees were planted at the school. These will eventually provide some shelter on the field.

The trees were locally grown from Shetland collected seed ready for Shetland conditions. The Woodlands team explained how trees helped biodiversity, wildlife and climate resilience.

We had hands on learning outdoors. Learning new skills and concentrating on teamwork!

May 11, 2026
by Mrs Ritchie
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Term 4 PE – Week 1-4

We began the term with a block of athletics. We took part in a variety of activities across three key areas: running, jumping and throwing. This gave us plenty of opportunities to learn, practise and develop our skills across the different events.