Stronsay Junior High School -
Stronsay -
Orkney Islands, KW172AE -
Tel: (01857) 616 246 -
Head Teacher: Dr Petra McLay -
admin.stronsay@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk
Today, we have celebrated World Maritime Day.
The pupils have worked in teams which have been made up of children and young adults across the school. They have developed their knowledge and skills in navigation, knot tying, the role of Scapa Flow in WW1 and WW2, the scuttling of the Fleet and the sinking of the Royal Oak. They have also developed their coordination skills through a battleship activity and undertaken a music quiz.
Finally, they have learnt about the St Kilda mailboat, having seen a replica which was launched at St Kilda and found by Neil Carter after it landed on Papa Stronsay .
It has been a real pleasure to see the whole school working effectively in teams and reinforces to me the wonderful relationship between the pupils with such a wide age range. A truly unique experience!
On Thursday 4th September, our S1 and S2 pupils travelled to Kirkwall to attend the "Safe Islander" event in KGS.
Eight organisations took part in the event whose objectives were to make youngsters more aware of the dangers surrounding them in everyday circumstances:
Casey Construction (construction
site safety)
Scottish Agricultural College (farm
safety)
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (fire
safety)
Police Scotland (e-safety)
Scottish and Southern Energy (safety
around electricity)
RNLI (sea safety)
Orkney Drugs and Alcohol Partnership
(alcohol issues)
It has been a real pleasure to see the whole school working effectively in teams and reinforces to me the wonderful relationship between the pupils with such a wide age range. A truly unique experience!
