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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 →

On Saturday 10th October the children of Raasay Primary School and their families took part in the Countryfile Ramble 2020 to raise money for Children in Need. Rather than all walking together as usual, in order to comply with Covid … Continue reading →

In previous years, pupils from Raasay Primary have given of their time to undertake the door to door collection in aid of Poppy Scotland. Unfortunately, this year that won’t be possible due to COVID restrictions and we will therefore leave … Continue reading →

The writing focus this week was ‘Autobiographies’. Pupils brought in photographs from home to share with the class and wrote their own ‘Autobiography’. All enjoyed learning about their different families and their experiences growing up.

Pupils are using natural materials found in the garden to create their own ‘Rainbow Art’.

This term the school will be following the Recovery Curriculum with a major focus on Health and Wellbeing and settling back into school after being out of school for five months. One aspect of this will be Outdoor Learning – … Continue reading →

Raasay Primary Pupils were delighted to receive a fantastic hand-made ‘Mud Kitchen’ from Gordon Kerr and, as you can see, they wasted no time in getting stuck in! The kitchen is very much living up to its name – and … Continue reading →