Whalsay School

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.

Please find information below on ELC Registration Week for 2022-23.  If you are aware of any members of the community who are eligible to register their child, it would be appreciated if you could share this link with them.

Early-Learning-and-Childcare-Registration-Week-Poster-2022-Final

Information on re-scheduled Prelims

The Graph Comm and History papers scheduled for today will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday 18^th January).  The French and Music exams will take place in the afternoon of Tuesday 24^th January.