Raasay Primary School

Pupils were delighted to be invited by our neighbours Ann and Donnie to see some new spring chicks hatching! With Easter round the corner this was a nice way to end the week – we hope to visit again to catch up on their progress.

Pupils in P5-7 attended the annual Basketball Festival in Portree where they got the chance to compete with children from the same age group from other Skye Schools. They all enjoyed the experience and were able to apply the skills developed within their P.E. sessions in the lead up to the event.

This week was World Science Week and pupils continued their learning of chemical reactions by observing the reactions between washing up liquid, milk and food colouring. The food colouring disperses more quickly when the washing up liquid is added.

Younger pupils were learning about money during Maths lessons and to practise their skills they set up a shop and till. Here they are having fun and learning to deal with coins and change – they all look very pleased with their purchases!

Pupils came to school dressed as a character from their favourite story or book. As you can see they had all made a fantastic effort and all looked amazing. Pupils spend the morning sharing their favourite stories and doing lots of Book Day themed activities.

Pupils were exploring new Numeracy and Maths websites which link directly to the curriculum and were also learning to troubleshoot problems with ICT links.

Pupils were learning about measuring using standard and non-standard units.

After reading a story ‘The Making of Milton’ where a young boy loses his courage and a mysterious stranger gives him a ‘jar of courage’, pupils made their own ‘jars of courage’. They had to identify areas in their lives where courage was required – they came up with a list which included such things as: attending events off the island, performing in the Christmas show and tackling new skills in Maths. Here they are decorating their jars.

After learning about the meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and the traditions of Pancake Day. Pupils enjoyed lots of fun making yummy pancakes. Alexander had honey on his pancakes for snack time, others tried out syrup, fruit or lemon and sugar.

Pupils continued to learn about chemical reactions which take place under certain conditions. They discovered how salt can change from crystal format as it is dissolved in water and, although it is still there, it cannot be seen. Pupils learnt that, by the process of evaporation, the crystals will be left behind as the water evaporates. They also noted how coins can lose their dull coating and be restored to shiny metal by immersing in vinegar.

And finally, pupils enjoyed having fun making their own ‘volcano’ eruption by adding sweets to a bottle of fizzy cola! They learnt that adding the sweets helps gas to separate from the water and form big bubbles which forces the liquid out of the bottle.