Raasay Primary School

On Thursday 4th December we had a visit from our Pets as Therapy dog, Freya along with Catherine. The boys thoroughly enjoyed choosing a story for Catherine to read and then they took turns to read to Freya. We look forward to her next visit.

Thank you to all who contributed to the recent door to door collection and the donation tin in the shop in aid of Poppy Day Scotland. The amazing total of £248.50 was raised. A big thank you to the boys for undertaking the door to door collection. Thank you also to the Community Council for inviting us to the Remembrance Day Memorial Service on Tuesday 11th and to the Rev. Rosemary for leading the service.

A big thank you to all who turned out for our ‘Indoor Curling’ taster session on Tuesday 11th November which also included unlimited tea, coffee and delicious baking. The boys were leading the session and started by welcoming everyone on the day and explaining the rules and aims of the game. Everyone was very intrigued as to how curling was going to take place without ice! Some very enthusiastic teams were formed and a round robin tournament took place with the winners on the day being Lesley and James – congratulations! The feedback from the community members attending was very positive, with most requesting that we have more sessions like this. It was also noted how professionally the boys introduced and refereed the whole event. The boys raised £178.00 for their ACORNS Enterprise fund and they will discuss at their next Pupil Council meeting how they want to allocate the funds.

As part of our journey to the Reading Schools Silver Award, pupils have been collaborating with Eigg and Muck Primaries. They had an online meet where each school shared their recommendations for books they have enjoyed. We now have a list of recommendations in our library and have purchased some of these as class reader books. At a recent assembly, the boys each did a presentation of a personal book review. This is helping to promote reading for pleasure throughout the school. Another initiative we have undertaken is our ‘Book and a Biscuit’ whereby the children enjoy relaxing with their books, sharing it with others while enjoying a biscuit. As you can see from the photograph, the older boys were reading to the Nursery pupils which is something that they enjoy regularly.

The boys have been continuing to enjoy the After School Weaving Club, led by Raasay Weaver, Lillian MacLeod. They have produced some lovely work and Lillian was particularly impressed by their very neat edges and use of colour.

As this was the final Kayak session until April, the boys were tasked with planning the final session themselves. They had to make sure they incorporated a warm up followed by some fun activities which showcased the skills they have learnt so far. They had lots of fun and finished off with all jumping into the water.

This term the boys have been learning skills such as: turning, stopping, going backwards, sideways and balance.

As part of their STEM project the boys were tasked with making paper aeroplanes and to work out by trial and erro how much weight their plane could carry and where the weight should be placed. The boys did a fantastic job and also had a lot of fun trying out their different configurations.

Pupils in Raasay Primary and Nursery enjoyed their first Community Lunch of this session on Thursday 25th September. The boys enjoy sharing the lunch and also helping out with serving and clearing. Once again, thank you to all involved for a delicious lunch and lovely community get-together.

As part of our Reading Schools Silver Award pupils and staff were challenged to photograph themselves reading in an unusual setting!

As you can see, we were all up for the challenge and have the photographs to prove it! Maybe this will inspire some of you to find yourself reading for pleasure somewhere different…

The boys are delighted to get back into their Kayaking sessions for this term. This forms part of the P.E. curriculum and the boys are enjoying developing their skills. The weather was very favourable with a nice breeze to keep the midgies at bay!