Raasay Primary School

Pupils enjoyed their end of term Christmas Party which featured lots of fun and Christmas themed games such as ‘Pin the nose on Rudolph’ and Christmas musical chairs.

Pupils were delighted to have a visit from Santa and his Elvines on the day of their Christmas Party. Santa took time out of his busy schedule to drop by with his helpers to deliver some Christmas joy – and some presents! Santa had even composed an original song which pupils joined in with and had with him a placard of jokes. You might even notice from the pictures that his helpers brought along some ‘Chimney Oil’ which Santa uses to help his way up and down the chimneys!

Our Christmas Lunch was delicious – turkey with all the trimmings and our very own home made cranberry sauce! This was followed by pavlova with oatmeal, berries and cream. As you can see, we all really enjoyed it. A very big thank you to our school cook, Ann for all the effort that went into producing such a wonderful meal.

Our school cook prepared a fun and healthy snack which had a Christmas theme with banana santas and Christmas themed pancakes – what a treat!

Pupils came to school wearing their Christmas jumpers for the last week of term in return for a donation to the Save the Children charity and this raised £31.

Our P7 pupil attended the Skye Schools’ annual Dance Festival held in Portree High School. This was an opportunity to develop dance skills with pupils of the same age and they all took part in a wide range of Scottish Country dances. This is a great opportunity to socialise across the ASG as part of transition to High School.

As part of their RME, Rev Rosemary Bungard held an Advent Assembly for pupils in Raasay Primary School in the run up to Christmas. The children got a chance to light the four candles of peace, love, hope and joy.

Pupils in Raasay Primary School dressed in spotty, dotty clothes and raised £64.79 for Children in Need. Well done to all!

Pupils at Raasay Primary School helped to serve and help out at the recent Community Kitchen lunch held in the local Hall. This is part of their ACORNS Enterprises reaching out to support other events on the island outwith school. The boys really enjoyed the opportunity to meet with those who attended and enjoyed the delicious soup and puddings produced by Raasay Community Kitchen. We hope to be doing this as a regular event every month as part of our community engagement.

Our pupils gained knowledge and skills in what is involved in the role of a on call Fire Fighters and of the role of Crew Commander when the local fire service visited our school in November. First they learnt about all the kit that the crew have to wear and the purpose of the equipment that they have to carry. They provided in depth information about the BA unit, the entry control system used ahead of entering a building on fire. The children got first hand experience of using the fire hose which was great fun! And learnt about what the fire crew do to access water should they not be near a water valve. In one of our pictures you will see that a ladder has been folded into a square and covered in tarpaulin to create a water reservoir. The boys also got the chance to see a lot of the equipment used in the event of a road traffic accident and the process involved in cutting someone free using the jaws of life. The day was rounded off with a chance to sit in the fire engine and sound the siren.