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Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust

Posted on April 27, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

On Thursday 27th April Nursery – P7 pupils had the opportunity to attend workshops on the ‘floating classroom’ the Silurian which berthed alongside the pier. The 90 minute workshop was led by expert marine biologists and educators and began with a … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on April 5, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

Before we broke up for the Easter Holidays pupils enjoyed a fun Easter egg hunt which involved finding eggs and fluffy chicks from the rhyming clues! What a surprise when ‘Polly’ the Easter lamb also turned up for a visit … Continue reading →

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Poly Tunnel Open Day

Posted on April 4, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

Pupils in Raasay Primary school recently participated in the Highland Council’s Carbon Clever Challenge which was organised to celebrate 10 years of the WWF’s Earth Hour. The pupils’ entry was a short film, highlighting the importance of taking responsibility for … Continue reading →

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The Big Pedal

Posted on March 29, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

Raasay Primary School signed up to the cycling challenge ‘The Big Pedal’ run by the charity Sustrans. This is the biggest two-wheels challenge in the UK and over 100 schools in Scotland have signed up. The aim is to get … Continue reading →

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Red Nose Day

Posted on March 29, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

On Friday 24th March, pupils dressed in red and sold Red Noses to raise money for Red Nose Day 2017. Thank you to everyone who supported us – we raised the fantastic total of £122.00.  

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STEM

Posted on March 21, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

On Wednesday 8th March, Nursery to P7 pupils at Raasay Primary School had the opportunity to take part in some STEM outreach sessions organised by the UHI and Portree High School Science Department. Senior pupils from Raasay, who are currently … Continue reading →

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Our Carbon Clever Movie

Posted on March 21, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

On Monday 13th March, Seonaidh MacKenzie from BBC Alba, came to our school to help us with our submission to the Carbon Clever Earth Hour Challenge organised by Highland Council. The brief was to produce a short film (very short!) … Continue reading →

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World Book Day

Posted on March 2, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

Pupils enjoyed dressing up as a story book character as part of World Book Day on March 2nd and shared their favourite books and stories with the class. 

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Weaving

Posted on February 28, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

  This term Raasay Primary School pupils have had the opportunity to undertake weaving workshops with Lilian MacLeod. This is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to learn the skills involved in weaving as well as some of the weaving … Continue reading →

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The Big Bird Watch

Posted on February 10, 2017 by raasayprimaryschool

The School took part in the RSPB ‘Big Bird Watch’ this week. Our special bird hide in the garden came into its own as we used it to observe all the birds around the garden. We had already been feeding … Continue reading →

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