Whalsay School

Due to the prevailing weather  and road conditions in parts of the isle and around the school, Whalsay School will be shut again to most pupils today.  However, we would like to invite S4 pupils to attend school this morning to make progress on coursework in Art & Design, Design & Manufacture and French.  Families should only send/bring pupils in if they feel that the conditions at the time are safe for them to make their way to school.  All other pupils should check Teams (or the school blog for younger pupils) if they are needing work to keep them occupied.

Due to the prevailing weather  and road conditions, Whalsay School will be shut again today.  However, we would like to invite S4 pupils with coursework due to be sent to the SQA next week (Health & Food, Admin, a few pupils still re-drafting English folio) to come in this afternoon if it is safe for them to do so.  All other pupils should check Teams (or the school blog for younger pupils) if they are needing work to keep them occupied.

The S2 Parents’ Evening scheduled for this evening is cancelled and will now take place on Thursday 16th March.

School will remain shut today due to the ongoing weather disruption.

Just a reminder to S4 pupils to check Teams for any posts from your teachers – especially those who have English coursework to complete for next week.  Some teachers will have been able to post suggestions for S1-3 pupils if they are looking for something to do.

A reminder for anyone looking for work to do at home (Primary), there are a range of activities to choose from in the home learning tab above.  You can also work through the home learning grid from World Book Day that was e-mailed out last week.  We hope you are also getting the chance to play outside in the snow as that will cover lots of areas of the curriculum!

Due the weather, Whalsay School will be shut again today, Tuesday 7th March.

Due to the weather conditions Whalsay School and ELC will be shut today, Monday 6th March.

All three departments celebrated World Book Day these past two days following our days off school.  Well done to the Nursery and Primary pupils and staff for their fantastic efforts in dressing up as a character from their favourite book.

During their recent English lessons, Secondary 2 pupils have been planning and preparing activities to lead with each of the Primary classes.  They had to consider the pupil’s age and stage and plan suitable, engaging activities to present in their groups.  This was a challenging task for the Secondary 2 pupils but they did well and the activities were enjoyed by each of the Primary classes.

Secondary 1 and Secondary 3 pupils were also involved in paired reading activities with the early year’s classes and it was lovely to see the different ages mix and enjoy reading together.  Thank you to Marina Holzheimer and the Secondary pupils for their time and efforts.

The lower Primary classes were also treated to a workshop with Ann-Marie Anderson.  She read her Peerie Oorick book to them and then they each had the opportunity to create their own Peerie Oorick.  Thank you to Ann-Marie for her engaging story and activity as well as going above and beyond by dressing up as Snow White.

In addition to all of the above, the Primary teachers planned various World Book Day activities including live lessons, draw-a-longs and book reviews.  Well done to everyone for their contributions!

Due to the ferry disruption this morning, the S2 trip to UHI has been cancelled.  S2 pupils should attend school as normal today.