June 26, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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Well done to the Polytunnel and Primary Gardening group for achieving Level 1 in the RHS School Garden Awards. We had to submit evidence to prove that we have begun gardening, that it is accessible to all pupils and know … Continue reading
May 15, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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The Primary gardening group for Wider Achievement have been super busy this term preparing the flower and shrub beds. Over the past few weeks they have been weeding, chopping off branches and pulling up trees. Today in the most un-spring … Continue reading
May 9, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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Last week, Shetland Amenity Trust delivered  100 native sapling trees from the Woodland Trust to Whalsay School. Miss Holzheimer lead the secondary planting with S1 and S2 with help from volunteers Alison and Vera. Miss Irvine and Miss Paterson along with … Continue reading
May 8, 2026
by Miss Irvine
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Well done to pupils at Whalsay School who recently took part in the Voar Redd Up. Secondary 1 and 2 cleaned along the main road between the school and Fernlea, around the Secondary and down Rocky Road/Guttery Street. Primary pupils … Continue reading
September 20, 2024
by Miss Irvine
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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
by Miss Irvine
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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
