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As part of their topic ‘Scotland and Raasay’, pupils visited our own unique Broch. They have been finding out what brochs were used for, when they were built and where they were situated. During the field trip pupils sketched the … Continue reading →

The produce in our polytunnel has been coming on well and, in conjunction with the Wall Garden, pupils harvested some beautiful lettuce and broad beans. These were added to the produce being sold in Raasay Stores by the Walled Garden … Continue reading →

Nursery pupils were delighted to be invited to visit Ann and Donnie’s croft to see how the chicks had grown. Alexander and Ebba thoroughly enjoyed feeding the hens and seeing all the animals on the croft – including some cute … Continue reading →

On Friday 31st July pupils from Raasay Primary School took part in the local Mod in Portree. The pupils all put in a tremendous effort in preparing for the Mod and all came away with excellent results and comments. Nelly … Continue reading →

Pupils at Raasay Primary School undertook an Enterprise initiative which involved making products to sell at the local craft fair. The children came up with some wonderful ideas and even created their own logo for ‘ACORNS’ – All Children Of … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 22nd May Raasay and Struan pupils attended the annual Inter School Sports Day at Carbost Primary. After weeks of dry weather, the day started off a bit damp but we managed to have an enjoyable and midge-free afternoon! … Continue reading →

The Skye Schools’ annual Cross Country event took place this year on Tuesday 14th May at the beautiful setting of Armadale Castle grounds. Thomas and Nelly did a fantastic job of representing the school and all that training on the … Continue reading →

Always good to have a visit from our Police liaison Officer, PC Nina Zielke – she spoke to the pupils about staying safe when out and about at this time of year. As you can see, they all enjoyed learning … Continue reading →

As part of our Enterprise for the Craft Fair, pupils were busy making beautiful, scented soy wax candles. They each designed the decoration for the votive and chose scents from various scented oils. The results look amazing – so make … Continue reading →

On Friday 17th May pupils took part in an activity afternoon with Raasay House. This is part of their Interdisciplinary learning where children have the opportunity to experience a sense of achievement through participating in outdoor adventure within our community … Continue reading →