We were lucky enough to have Eleanor Hutcheon from UHI in our class yesterday. She introduced the class to Sphero Coding.  This session taught pupils the concept of  algorithms and how precise they need to be.  Pupils  explored maths concepts including speed/distance/time and angles to direct their Spheros where they wanted them to go.

We have been learning about the Shetland Fishing Industry in our topic work this week. We have learnt about the different pelagic, whitefish and shellfish fleets in Shetland. The pupils created some beautiful water colour paintings of their chosen fishing boat.

P5A have been practicing Shetland dancing in their teacher led gym sessions. We have learnt a Boston Two Step and most recently, Strip the Willow. The pupils really enjoyed this high energy dance.

Tuesday 30^th January 2024 was a special day at Sound Primary School as we were visited by both the Junior and Senior Jarl Squads of 2024.

The Junior Jarl Squad, led by Guizer Jarl Skeppare Nokkvesson (aka Oran McCulloch), were in fine voice during their time with us, supported by a group of young local musicians who did a brilliant job. ‘Yes Sir, I can Boogie’ was definitely a highlight! The clip below shows all the pupils from p1 to p7 joining in with the Up Helly Aa song.

The Senior Jarl Squad, led by Guizer Jarl King Harald Olafsson (aka Richard Moar) were also pretty spectacular both in sight and sound. A fantastic line up of local musicians provided the music for the Up Helly Aa song and also their squad song which made us all want to get up and dance! Here is a clip of all the pupils from p1 to p7 joining in with the Up Helly Aa song. The Jarl commented how loud and enthusiastic our singing was. High praise indeed from a ‘King’!

P5A have been learning about Shetland fishing history in our Stories of the Sea topic. They learnt all about the Haaf Fishing, Arthur Anderson and the Herring Fishing industry. Here they are picking out key facts about Arthur Anderson for our display board aswell as designing our backgrounds for our topic wall.