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Every morning pupils in P2-4 start the day with a ‘Finger Warm Up’ activity which helps to warm up their motor skills and prepares them for the day of learning ahead. The activities include lacing, peg boards, threading, cork board … Continue reading →

Pupils at Raasay Primary School supported Red Nose Day by buying Red Noses and donating to the charity. Lots of fun activities were held throughout the day.

Pupils were delighted to be invited by our neighbours Ann and Donnie to see some new spring chicks hatching! With Easter round the corner this was a nice way to end the week – we hope to visit again to … Continue reading →

Pupils in P5-7 attended the annual Basketball Festival in Portree where they got the chance to compete with children from the same age group from other Skye Schools. They all enjoyed the experience and were able to apply the skills … Continue reading →

This week was World Science Week and pupils continued their learning of chemical reactions by observing the reactions between washing up liquid, milk and food colouring. The food colouring disperses more quickly when the washing up liquid is added.

Younger pupils were learning about money during Maths lessons and to practise their skills they set up a shop and till. Here they are having fun and learning to deal with coins and change – they all look very pleased … Continue reading →

Pupils came to school dressed as a character from their favourite story or book. As you can see they had all made a fantastic effort and all looked amazing. Pupils spend the morning sharing their favourite stories and doing lots … Continue reading →

Pupils were exploring new Numeracy and Maths websites which link directly to the curriculum and were also learning to troubleshoot problems with ICT links.

Pupils were learning about measuring using standard and non-standard units.

After reading a story ‘The Making of Milton’ where a young boy loses his courage and a mysterious stranger gives him a ‘jar of courage’, pupils made their own ‘jars of courage’. They had to identify areas in their lives … Continue reading →