Raasay Primary School

In Art lessons children are exploring a variety of techniques within printing. These include: repeating, overlapping, rotating and arranging shapes; monoprinting and print overlays.

I’m sure we all remember some ‘snow days’ from our childhood! As you can tell, Raasay Primary pupils love the snow and here they are having some fun at playtimes.

Report by Tabby Carslaw P6

On Tuesday 9th of January we had a fun science lesson on forces, pushing and pulling etc. We had different materials and objects such as a coke can, tennis ball, playdoh and a bag of sand. We then had to see if we could  push or pull to change their shape then we had to see if we could change them back to their original shape.

We then took some different objects and we had to write down what we thought would happen to them – would they change, not change or bounce back? To finish it off we recorded all of our results on our worksheets.

For our third experiment we found out how to make different objects slow down, speed up and change direction using forces such as push, pull and twist. For example our first object was a bicycle and to speed up you have to push on the pedals to slow down you have to pull the brakes and to change direction you have to twist the handle bars.

My favourite thing was finding out how different materials change shape.

The photographs below show us working on our experiments and also Rhona and I working on this report for the website.

Here at Raasay Primary School we feel that it is important to acknowledge the support the community give us and to spread some Christmas joy and cheer. With that, the pupils were out and about in the local community – singing festive songs and giving out chocolates as they visited local households.

It might be Christmas season but the composting still has to be done – the Santa hats add a festive touch!

Thanks to Calum Gillies for this excellent condensed version of our School Christmas Production 2017 – we hope you enjoy it! The full version of our play will be available soon right here – as a link on our website.

We were delighted that a very special visitor was able to join us for our Christmas Party. As you can see – when Santa visits Raasay he has a very special mode of transport!

On Friday 15^th December, Raasay Primary School presented their Christmas Show –  ‘A Raasay Folktale’ to a packed audience in the island Community Hall. The community were welcomed to an evening of traditional storytelling, inspired by Raasay folklore, Sorley MacLean and the storytelling workshops undertaken by the pupils with Lizzie MacDougall and her story quilt. Written and created by the pupils of Raasay Primary School, the children took the audience back in time to a time when people listened to stories, passed from one generation to the next. Inspired by nature, mythology and the Well of Understanding, the story started in Brochel Castle on Christmas Eve and took the characters on a journey of self-discovery where the tales explored the importance of trust, self-belief, friendship, bravery and faith …

The audience were treated to the magic of traditional folklore throughout the evening and the main characters, Donald and Roddy, met ‘Time the Deer’, the Wise Woman of Hallaig, some mischievious fairies who lived near the Well of Understanding, the all-knowing White Hare and the mythical Kelpie of Loch Na Mna.

The curriculum focus for Inter Disciplinary Learning this term was Folklore and Fairy tales and this performance was a culmination of the work undertaken by pupils throughout the term.

“This was an exciting project whereby pupils undertook workshops with a visiting storyteller and developed the plot and storyline through a series of rehearsals. The children engaged with the project from the outset and took ownership of the direction of the storyline. What they produced was a fantastic production enjoyed by so many on the night. The children worked extremely hard on making the night a success, being such a small school of only seven pupils, they approached the challenge of taking on multiple roles on the stage and I congratulate them on their achievement.

This was a truly collaborative production and we were delighted to have had the input of local artist Fiona Stone, individuals from the island who gave of their time and skills to help with sound, lighting, filming, make-up and our Parent Council for providing delicious baking and teas and coffees on the night. Thanks are also extended to all staff and parents for their commitment and support in making the evening such a success and also to our parents. Feedback from pupils, parents and audience members highlighted how much the children enjoyed the production and how impressed the audience were with their performance. Well done to all!”  Wilma Duncan, Head Teacher

Please join us tonight for our annual Christmas Show! 6.45 for 7pm at the Community Hall. Free entry but donations will be accepted for ‘Save the Children’.

Raasay Primary School pupils once again visited the local Community Christmas Lunch to sing a few festive songs and present a beautiful Christmas hamper. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit and helped to get everyone into the Christmas spirit with their performance. The hamper was filled with lots of lovely treats, worth more than £50 and was won in the free draw by Margaret Ferguson – we hope you enjoy it Margaret!

The hamper is a small token of our gratitude for the wonderful support that the community gives us at Raasay Primary School throughout the year. Thank you – and Merry Christmas!