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Pupils in Nursery and School joined together to celebrate their successes over Term 1. Our Nursery pupils received their first certificate from Nursery recognising and celebrating how well they have all settled in to Nursery routines. Our Nursery pupils are … Continue reading →

Before we went on our October break, we decided to harvest what was left of our grapes in the polytunnel to make grape juice using a heather press. Hannah very kindly offered to come in with her press to show … Continue reading →

Continuing our Eco Ethos of Eat Local, Grow Local, Make a Global Difference, we are very lucky in that we get weekly veg box deliveries from Raasay Walled Garden which our school cook then uses to make our delicious lunches. … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 9th October, Neill Prentice, Fundraising Manager for Blythswood Care visited the school to talk to the pupils about the work that they do. He detailed some of the items that are useful to include in boxes such as: … Continue reading →

On Friday 4th October, as part of their ACORNS Enterprise work, pupils ran an apple stall selling this year’s crop of apples from the school garden. The stall was to run from 2pm to 3pm but there was such a … Continue reading →

Once again, Alexander organised another fun Science Club – the boys enjoyed digging for ‘treasure’ in the form of crystals, shells and jewels. They had to dissolve the hard clay compound that surrounded the gems and this showed the process … Continue reading →

We were busy towards the end of term, clearing out the raised beds in the polytunnel and composting all the excess garden waste. We also havested the last of the grapes and, as you can see, our vine has flourished … Continue reading →

Our weekly compost collections have resumed. Every Wednesday morning, pupils collect the compost caddies from local houses to deposit in our compost unit. We are delighted that we have the Nursery pupils joining us on some of these days.

On Wednesday 2nd October, Sarah Ross our Active School Coordinator started the first of her sessions with Leadership Sessions with the Primary Class. We recently bought new balance bikes for our Nursery pupils and we identified that our Primary boys … Continue reading →

On Tuesday 1st October, the film crew arrived at Raasay Primary to start their location shots with the pupils and to record them singing. The day started off with a one hour workshop, as part of our ‘Developing Young Workforce’ … Continue reading →