Pupils in the Nursery created beautiful flower art as part of their learning about Mothers’ Day celebrations. They took inspiration from the garden and spring flowers to create their artwork. We hope that all Mums enjoyed their gifts and special day.
On Tuesday 25th March, Police Officers Rory Chalmers and Dawn Matheson visited the school as part of community engagement. The boys had the opportunity to find out more about what being a Police Officer involves and what duties they might do on a day to day basis.
The highlight for the boys was seeing round the Police vehicles and sounding the siren!
Pupils in Raasay Primary and Nursery enjoyed taking part in Red Nose Day activities for Comic Relief. There were lots of fun themed games and challenges – rounded off by a ‘Nose and Spoon’ race!!
A donation of £30 was sent to Comic Relief from the school.
As part of our HWB and Literacy with a focus on reading for enjoyment, pupils were delighted to have a visit from Freya, our school pet. The boys read to Freya in our newly developed library. This has been her second visit as part of Pet Therapy and how we look forward to choosing a book for her next visit planned for the new term. Thanks to Catherine Travis Timms and Freya for their visit.
On Tuesday 4th March pupils made pancakes for ‘Pancake Day’. Pupils had to carefully follow the recipe and use their Maths skills in weighing and measuring ingredients. The boys did a fantastic job of flipping their pancakes and then enjoyed the results – with toppings of their choice!
Pupils at Raasay Primary School undertook Heartstart CPR training with representatives from the Lucky2Bhere charity. They also learnt how to use a defibrillator.
We are delighted that we are now back in growing season and receiving our weekly veg box from Raasay Walled Garden. Our pupils are very fortunate to have delicious, home-grown veg which is not only very healthy for us but also saves on food miles – a win, win!
On Wednesday 12th March, Artair from Gaelic Community Learning visited the school to lead a Gaelic Drama workshop. The boys were tasked with designing their own flag using elements of Gaelic. This was a wonderful opportunity for the boys to use some of their Gaelic learning in a creative environment.
On Tuesday 11th March, our P5 pupil attended the Inter-Schools Basketball Festival in Portree. This is an opportunity to develop team sport skills as well as a chance to make friends and connections with pupils from other schools across the ASG.
On Friday 7th March, pupils undertook a STEM workshop with Murray from the Science Skills Academy. The theme was Robotics and Mathematics. The boys were thoroughly engaged with the activities and were able to use their Maths skills to further develop their understanding of Robotics.
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