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May 31, 2023
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YPI Group Collection for Shetland Foodbank

As part of their YPI project Aaron, Carla, Poppy and Summer organised a collection of food for the Shetland Food Bank. Last week, they sent their stuff down to the collection centre in Lerwick. On Friday they will be presenting their case for a £3000 grant from the Wood Foundation to be given to the Foodbank. Other groups in their class will be advocating for Alzheimers Scotland, Clan Cancer Support and Dogs against Drugs. Parents of S4 pupils are welcome to attend to see the presentations on Friday morning at 9am in the School Canteen.

May 30, 2023
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Primary Hockey Festival

A group of pupils from Primary 6 and 7 travelled to Brae yesterday for the annual Primary Hockey Festival. This is a fun tournament that allows them to compete against other schools across Shetland and enjoy the experience of practising their hockey skills. Thank you to Mrs Shearer, Miss Robertson and our parent helper, Gemma Priest, for accompanying the group.

May 25, 2023
by Miss Irvine
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Voar Redd Up

Whalsay Primary took part in the Voar Redd up last week between the school and Fernlea. Pupils collected around 28 bags of the usual bruck but also more unusual items such as half a golf club, a nerf gun, dvd cover and a broken sledge.

We would like to say well done to the bairns for doing such a good job cleaning the beach and roadside, thank you to the parents who volunteered to help and local drivers for taking care when going past the groups on the road.

May 24, 2023
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Whalsay win Secondary School Football

Well done to the Whalsay Secondary football team who have won the Shetland Secondary Schools Football competition this afternoon. The team were unbeaten throughout the competition and did not concede a goal until the penalty shoot-out in the final.

In the group games there were 0-0 draws with AHS, Brae and Sandwick and a couple of narrow 1-0 wins over Aith and North Isles with goals from Aaron Robertson and Robbie Leask. This was enough to qualify comfortably in second place for the final against AHS.

Their group game had ended in stalemate so it was no surprise when the final developed into a close-fought game. Both sides were well organised and managed to restrict each other to a few half chances.

In the penalty shoot-out, Whalsay went behind on the third penalty when Greig Williamson skied his effort after successful penalties from Robbie Leask and Andy Leask. Tom Montgomery and Ian Johnson held their nerve to convert their penalties and put pressure on the fifth AHS penalty taker who also skied his effort. In the sudden death, Mackie Reid scored what proved to be the decisive penalty.

A delighted captain, Greig Williamson, collected the trophy on behalf of the team.

May 17, 2023
by Miss Irvine
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P6 Spring Concert

Last week Primary 6 hosted a Spring Concert in the canteen.

Primary 6 started to plan the event in January when we were split into the following groups, Posters, Raffles, Tickets and Refreshments.

One group wrote an email to the music instructors asking who would like to perform at the concert and then they made posters to promote the event.

The raffle group had to write a letter to parents to tell them when the event was taking place and to ask for raffle donations. We gathered some really good prizes including tokens for the Mad House, an overnight stay in Unst, chocolates, blanket, Smiggle items and a lot more. At the event we we had to sell the raffles too.

The ticket group had to design the ticket to include the time and date. When ticket orders came in we had to make sure people got the right number of tickets.

The baking group went to the shop and bought ingredients for the chocolate krispies and some juice. We had to go over to the secondary to bake in the HE room on Tuesday afternoon. It was good fun and we learned how to wash dishes! We made about 93 krispies.

Primary 5/6 started the concert playing Ukuleles Groove Time and Emile Sandi. They thanked the parent council for buying some more Ukuleles for the school. Primary 6/7 played a lot of different instruments as a band and they played Funky Dance in blue and Patrick’s Reel.

We also had people playing fiddle, piano and accordion during the concert. Everybody played well and it sounded really good.

After the concert we had refreshments in Room 7, handed out raffle prizes and then tidied up.

Today we counted the money and we have raised £663 which will go into the Primary School Trip fund.

We would like to thank the music instructors including Mrs Poleson and Ms Simpson, everybody who played at the concert and all those who came to support us and listen to our concert.

By Primary 6

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May 17, 2023
by Miss Irvine
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Whalsay School Coronation Celebrations

Whalsay School have certainly had a fun filled Coronation Weekend.

Pupils and staff decorated the Primary school with bunting, balloons, flags and cardboard Kings to commemorate the Coronation weekend.

On Friday 5^th May

The school kicked off its celebrations with a Coronation Lunch and Fancy dress. At a Primary Pupil Council meeting last term it was suggested that everyone should dress up to celebrate the Coronation Lunch. It was agreed on a Best of British theme and for pupils who do not want to dress up, they were encouraged to wear something red, white or blue. It was lovely to see pupils looking so dapper!

The canteen staff made a delicious coronation picnic style lunch followed by coconut slice and a Coronation cupcake, served to pupils by school staff. The tables were named after Royal Houses and Primary pupils spent the morning making hats for the occasion. The older primary classes and secondary had a Coronation quiz to complete at their tables.

Similarly to mark the Jubilee celebrations last year, we are grateful that the Parent Council supported the school by funding resources for classes and for Coronation pin badges and mini mars bars for pupils to commemorate the occasion.

The lunch was rounded off by a rendition of Happy Birthday to Robbie who in turn thanked and asked for 3 cheers to the cooks.

Monday 8^th May

Unfortunately, the weather was not favourable in the morning for the Primary and nursery to do a Voar Redd Up and take part in The Big Help Out. We had a number of parents kindly volunteering to help so we hope they will be able to join us another day. We are tidying a couple of beaches and the roadside between the school and Fernlea to acknowledge the good links between the two settings.

There was a cheery atmosphere in the afternoon and it was lovely to see so many parent, grandparents, extended family members and people in the community in the school. Staff and pupils always enjoy Open Afternoons as it gives us an opportunity to show off the super work by pupils in school. Primary classes and some secondary classes had their work on display about Best of British Topics, art displays and some excellent work about King Charles and the Coronation itself.

We also had up photos of and questions we are planning to ask a former pupil who has recently passed out in the Household Cavalry and was involved in the Kings Coronation.

Our staff prepared a delicious spread of sandwiches, cakes and fancies for Afternoon teas in the canteen and Primary 7 pupils had a few tabletop games to raise money for their overnight stay to Voxter in June. It was a busy afternoon and there was a worry that we would run out of food!

The Primary Pupil Council suggested that some of the money raised should go to Charity, which will be decided at the next meeting.

The staff at Whalsay School would like to thank everybody who helped organise, took part and supported our Coronation celebrations.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back again soon.

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May 16, 2023
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YPI Group Collection for Shetland Food Bank

For our YPI project, our group has decided to collect donations for the foodbank. We have provided a box in the Whalsay secondary school for any donations towards the foodbank. The box will be in the porch of the secondary school from the 16th of May to the 25th of May. The foodbank is currently asking for breakfast cereals, UHT milk, spaghetti hoops, tinned or instant mashed potatoes and jam. The foodbank has plenty of pasta, soup and tea bags. The foodbank cannot accept any fresh foods unless they are tinned (bread, fruit/veg, meat, cheese etc.) please consider making a donation towards our cause over the coming week.

Aaron, Carla, Poppy and Summer

May 1, 2023
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S3 YPI Group Bake Sale for Clan Cancer Relief

One of our S3 YPI groups is doing a Bake Sale to raise money for Clan Cancer Relief. You can find more information about this below:

April 28, 2023
by Mrs Irvine
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Glasgow Science Centre Visit

Today we welcomed visitors from the Glasgow Science Centre to the Primary department. The day began with a ‘Journey through my Body’ show for Primary 1-4 followed by a ‘Disgusting Digestion’ show for P5-7. Both shows were lots of fun and had the pupils engaged and actively participating as they learned about the journey of food through their bodies. Some of the activities left the pupils feeling a bit squeamish but it was Miss Hutchison and Miss Paterson who pulled the short straw as they were chosen to experience what happens as the food leaves our bodies!

Following the shows each class had a chance to visit the Bodyworks Exhibits which included: testing the strength of your grip; testing your balance; learning about the muscles in your arms and legs; flexibility; breathing and several more. Each station was highly interactive and the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and learning more about our bodies. We are grateful to the Glasgow Science Centre for making the trip across to finish off their week in Shetland.