March 6, 2020
by User deactivated
1 Comment
Whalsay Nursery and Primary celebrated World Book Day today. Almost all bairns came dressed up as book characters from their favourite books and staff were dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland. Everybody looked fantastic and it was a lovely start … Continue reading
February 17, 2020
by User deactivated
0 comments
Friday Funtime has replaced our Golden Time on Friday afternoons and runs in 4-6 week blocks. To kick start the first block in January, pupils wrote down their interests and wonders on slips of paper with their class teacher. I collated this information into subjects and … Continue reading
February 11, 2020
by User deactivated
0 comments
On Wednesday 5th February, the Nursery and Primary celebrated Global Play Day. Similar to last year pupils were allowed to bring in toys and games from home and the school provided all the usual school games as well as soft play, skipping ropes, wooden loose parts inside and outside.
Feedback from staff and pupils was very positive with one suggestion being that younger siblings and parents could come in to play!
Here are some photos from Play Day.
October 7, 2019
by User deactivated
1 Comment
Primary 1-3 took part in Interhouse Dodgeball this morning. Each house was split into 2 teams and they played a round robin competition with each team earning 10 points for their house. All the bairns did a great job of … Continue reading
June 12, 2019
by User deactivated
0 comments
Last month we celebrated Outdoor Classroom Day in the Early Years and Primary which is a global campaign to celebrate and inspire outdoor learning and play. The weather wasn’t too favourable first thing with a rainy forecast but the teachers … Continue reading
May 19, 2019
by User deactivated
0 comments
Joy Duncan has been a popular visitor to the Whalsay School again this year working with all pupils from Nursery to Primary 7. Last Wednesday, parents and family members were invited to see what the pupils have been learning throughout … Continue reading
