As part of pupils’ P.E. lessons, they are now undertaking Kayaking at the Home Loch with teacher, Kate Duffus. Using the Kayaks that we acquired through HighLife Highland and our new safety equipment purchased through the school fundraising, pupils thoroughly enjoyed their first session. This will be a regular part of the summer term P.E. and they will be developing their skills over the coming weeks.
For an end of term treat pupils undertook an Easter Egg Hunt around the school and grounds. Each pupil had their own clues to follow and find the treats which were hidden indoors and outdoors. From us all at Raasay Primary we wish you a Happy Easter and holiday.
Our P7 pupil was selected to play for the Skye Camanachd Under 12’s team which played at Drumnadrochit against various schools from Highland. Pupils are selected from Skye and Raasay schools so it is a fantastic achievement to be chosen to take part. Well done to all!
As part of their Eco work pupils undertook a beach clean at the shore in front of the Playing Field and managed to gather several bags of rubbish. Once back at school pupils counted 206 individual items and sorted them into different materials – they then produced their own graph showing how much of each type of item was found. The majority of rubbish appears to be random plastic items followed by ropes and bottles. Thank you to parents who joined us to help out.
Pupils have been studying weather and the extremes of weather as part of their science work. They have been using an anomometer to study the wind direction and speed. They also made their own rain gauge which they will situation in the playground to study rainfall.
Pupils at Raasay Primary School has a non-uniform day where pupils could dress in red/colourful clothing and come to school with some jokes to tell their classmates. Thank you to our cook Ann who made some delicious Red Nose Day cakes – they went down a treat! The total raised was an amazing £58 for Red Nose Day – well done to all!
Pupils at Raasay Primary School shared their favourite books and authors with each other and also designed and decorated their own World Book Day t-shirts.
On Tuesday 12th March our P7 pupil attended the Skye Schools’ annual Basketball Festival. Pupils from across Skye and Raasay came together for a Basketball tournament – this is a fantastic opportunity for pupils to experience competitive sports with children of their age group from across the schools.
As part of their World War II topic, pupils have been learning about rationing and the types of foods that would be available to people during the war. One of the recipes they tries out was ‘floddies’ – a type of potato cake. Pupils researched what recipes would be used and, as part of their writing lesson, wrote out the recipe and followed it to make the floddies. All agreed they were delicious and some were going to try making them at home.
Another busy Community Kitchen this month and, again, pupils helped to serve the delicious soup and pudding lunch. This is a lovely opportunity for all ages to get together and enjoy some company and good food. Thank you to all who work so hard every month to put on this event.
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