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We are now underway with our Community Arts project whereby the pupils will be researching and mapping local Gaelic placenames. As you can see, our map is filling up nicely already.

We are delighted that Dr Margaret Ritchie from the University of the West of Scotland, in conjuction with Strathclyde University visited our school to deliver some amazing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) lessons with the children. This links in … Continue reading →

In Art lessons children are exploring a variety of techniques within printing. These include: repeating, overlapping, rotating and arranging shapes; monoprinting and print overlays.

I’m sure we all remember some ‘snow days’ from our childhood! As you can tell, Raasay Primary pupils love the snow and here they are having some fun at playtimes.

Report by Tabby Carslaw P6 On Tuesday 9th of January we had a fun science lesson on forces, pushing and pulling etc. We had different materials and objects such as a coke can, tennis ball, playdoh and a bag of … Continue reading →

Here at Raasay Primary School we feel that it is important to acknowledge the support the community give us and to spread some Christmas joy and cheer. With that, the pupils were out and about in the local community – … Continue reading →

It might be Christmas season but the composting still has to be done – the Santa hats add a festive touch!

Thanks to Calum Gillies for this excellent condensed version of our School Christmas Production 2017 – we hope you enjoy it! The full version of our play will be available soon right here – as a link on our website. … Continue reading →

We were delighted that a very special visitor was able to join us for our Christmas Party. As you can see – when Santa visits Raasay he has a very special mode of transport!

On Friday 15th December, Raasay Primary School presented their Christmas Show –  ‘A Raasay Folktale’ to a packed audience in the island Community Hall. The community were welcomed to an evening of traditional storytelling, inspired by Raasay folklore, Sorley MacLean … Continue reading →