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Each year Raasay Primary School provides a fabulous hamper of goodies – all sourced from our local Community Shop – as a free prize draw to one lucky winner. The names of each household on the island were put into … Continue reading →

We all know that this year Christmas is going to be very different – however, Santa still found a way to pay the Raasay School Children a visit! He took time out of his very busy schedule to make a … Continue reading →

Earlier in the term pupils had been involved in a Country Side Ramble organised by parent Katherine Gillies which took place at the start of the October holidays and which raised more than £500 for Children in Need. On Friday … Continue reading →

Pupils from Raasay Primary School learnt about the significance of the Poppy Day commemorations and attended the local War Memorial to lay a wreath in memory of all those lost during conflicts.

This year, due to the COVID restrictions, we will not be able to have our annual Christmas show in the hall. The pupils are therefore working on a video project which they hope to be able to share with the … Continue reading →

Last week pupils had been learning about the story of Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot and the week ended with a bonfire in the fire pit and toasted marshmallows!

On Thursday 5th November Sarah Ross, Active Schools’ Co-ordinator, undertook orienteering training with the pupils. Firstly, the pupils created their own table maps where they had to carefully draw (from a bird’s eye view) where objects were placed on their … Continue reading →

Halloween might not be quite the same this year but this didn’t stop pupils having lots of spooky Halloween fun at Raasay Primary School! Pupils had a full week of a Halloween themed curriculum with Halloween literacy, numeracy, arts and … Continue reading →

Pupils created their own outside den using tarpaulin, tent pegs, rope and the trees in the bluebell wood. Once completed it was decorated with fairy lights. We hope to use it during the winter term as part of our winter … Continue reading →

Sarah Ross, Active Schools’ Co-ordinator visited the school on Wednesday 28th October to deliver a workshop on ‘Leadership’ to the pupils. Pupils discussed what is required of a leader, what makes a good leader and what skills they can bring … Continue reading →