In RME pupils were learning about key figures in Christianity and also stores in relation to Christmas.
Health – Pupils have been learning about what constitutes a healthy diet and what nutrients are required to keep us healthy. Pupils had to menu plan to create a balanced and healthy lunch.
As part of our support for the new Community shop appeal, the boys presented Shop Manager, David Carslaw with a cheque for £100. This was a percentage of the takings from our Christmas School show.
We received a lovely thanks you letter from CORRA Chair, Jo Mahler in appreciation of our donation.
The boys are pictured presenting the cheque to David Carslaw.
CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY – the boys enjoyed wearing their Christmas jumpers for the last week of term and, as a result, £30 was donated to the ‘Save the Children’ fund.
Pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed their delicious school Christmas lunch – thank you to Ann, our school cook, for the wonderful spread.
The boys then joined with the Nursery for a Christmas party with all the usual games before the much anticipated visit from Santa (and his helpers!).
A big thank you to Santa and his helpers for taking time out of their busy schedule to visit – and drop off some presents.
The boys have been working on developing their skills during their weekly Weaving Club and this term the focus was on producing a two coloured scarf. As you can see from the photograph of the boys proudly wearing their scarves, the results were amazing – and some lucky family/friends were in for a lovely surprise gift for Christmas! As always, thank you to Lillian for providing the club.
The Primary pupils took part in the West Highland Free Press Christmas Art Competition and all produced some lovely Christmas images which were entered into their respective age categories.
During their art lessons the boys also produced some lovely silhouetted Christmas stag pictures using the effects of shadowing and silhouette to create a striking image. We think they look great.
As part of their Gaelic learning about food, drink and numbers the pupils were tasked with creating their own board game in Gaelic using the vocabulary of food and drink as the theme of the game. The boys were very creative and came up with some fantastic ideas for their games which they then enjoyed trying out in class. The next step will be to try out the games with the Nursery pupils. Well done to all!
Each year, pupils of Raasay Primary School attend the Community Christmas Lunch and donate a hamper to be given to the lucky winner of a free draw. This year, the event was an Afternoon Tea at Raasay House and the pupils were delighted to go along to present the hamper and entertain the community with some Christmas songs. Everyone had a lovely afternoon and the boys went back to school with some lovely treats to enjoy. Thank you to everyone for inviting us along.
On Friday 12th December, the pupils of Raasay Primary School put on their annual School Show production and this year it was based on the story of Calum’s Road. The idea to base it this year on Calum’s Road came from our P6 pupil and he was delighted to see his idea brought to life. The show was attended by over 100 people and the feedback from the community was that it was an amazing production – and all the more incredible that there are only 3 boys in the Primary School – and 2 in the nursery who also took part. As the story was based on Calum’s Road, we were delighted to be joined by our special guest Julia MacLeod Allan (Calum’s daughter) who travelled from Dunfermline to be with us on the night. Julia commented ‘Brilliant production. The boys are so talented, and the work involved so many people. Mrs Duncan and her team are to be applauded and thanked for giving us all a night to remember. What a community – proud to be associated with you’. Wilma Duncan, Head Teacher, noted that ‘all the boys supersede the levels expected for their age and, year on year, they build on and develop their skills across a range of genres. They have a ‘can-do’ attitude and their positivity and enthusiasm means that nothing is too much of a challenge for them. The production included: Gaelic, singing, dancing and choreography, poetry, monologues, comedic timing and add libbing! All of which they more than excelled at. In our school rationale, the four capacities include being responsible, confident, successful and effective and that was evident on the stage. Central also to the rationale are the four contexts of learning – having the opportunity of personal achievement, inter-disciplinary learning, ethos and life of the school and curriculum areas and subjects – and, again the boys demonstrated this very well. In our school it is our role to challenge our pupils, to give them opportunities for enjoyment, to develop progression, depth of learning and support personalisation and choice’.
Wilma also thanked everybody on the night who had contributed in various ways to making the night a huge success. Please see photos below by David Carslaw who captured the evening wonderfully and provided a super record of the evening for sharing.
Please see some of the feedback below.
June Gosling ‘Such an incredible performance by all, a thoroughly great evening and great to see so many people’
Diana Lindsay ‘Amazing everyone’
Lesley Oliphant ‘It was just wonderful’
Ann Oliphant ‘It was a really super night. Children are amazing – as are the staff’
Catherine Travis Timms ‘A most entertaining, enjoyable and excellent performance – Thank you ALL’
Linsay MacLean ‘Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to all’
Pupils in Raasay Primary and Nursery enjoy their school lunches each day – we are lucky to have meals cooked freshly on the premises each day. Recently, Ann our school cook has been making soup using veg from the local Walled Garden and the boys have been thoroughly enjoying their warming bowl of soup.
As part of their French lessons, pupils have been playing a variety of games linked to French vocabulary for food. The boys have really enjoyed using the games to help deepen their understanding of the language.
Raasay Primary School 