September 20, 2024
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Primary pupils enjoyed a visit from Brian and Charlie from Shetland Aid Trust yesterday. Charlie spoke about travelling to Albania many years ago and getting involved in the Shoebox Appeal where Christmas parcels are made up for people overseas. Charlie … Continue reading
June 3, 2023
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Whalsay School held its annual YPI final on Friday 2nd June. YPI stands for Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. The Initiative, which was started in Canada by the Toskan Casele Foundation in 2011, encourages pupils in a whole year group to … Continue reading
May 31, 2023
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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 … Continue reading
May 25, 2023
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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 … Continue reading
May 16, 2023
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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 … Continue reading
September 28, 2022
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On Tuesday 27 September the S3 class headed to Lerwick to attend Shetland’s Climate Week organised by the Council’s Climate Change Strategy Team. The day began with pupils having the opportunity to visit stalls and chat with various Shetland Companies … Continue reading
September 20, 2022
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After having to postpone in June, we were able to go ahead with our YPI final this month. YPI stands for Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. The Initiative, which was started in Canada by the Toskan Casele Foundation in 2011, encourages … Continue reading
September 8, 2022
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Last week, primary pupils and staff cast their votes for the new House Captains. In the weeks leading up to the vote, Primary 7 pupils were busy writing and practicing their speeches, which included about being good role models for … Continue reading
