Standards & Quality Report 2018-2019

Standards & Quality Report 2018-19 from AP Pietri

Blue slips

Blue slips parent letter from Antoine Pietri

Stronsay pupils release trout in the Meikle Water (April 5th, 2019)

The sun was out and the Meikle Water was flat as a mill pond when the day had come to release the trout alevins hatched in the school shed between February and April.
Jamie was in charge of "Troot in the Shed" this year and he managed to successfully run the project with minimal loss! The eggs and fry were checked on a daily basis as it is critical to remove any casualties from the tank before the water quality starts degrading. The simple set-up we have in school doesn't allow us to feed the fry once their yolk-sacs have been reabsorbed, so they need to be released without delay.
However, one can ‘t just hatch any fish and release them in the wild… We have to go through a very strict application process and submit our paperwork to Marine Scotland who will consider several criteria such as the species and size of fish, the origin of the broodstock, the receiving water, etc… If Marine Scotland consider the introduction as safe, we get issued with a « stocking consent » which allows us to proceed.
So, with the « stocking consent » in the bag,  Jamie, John and Mr Pietri walked to the loch on the last day of term and carefully released about a hundred unfed fry into the Meikle Water. Mrs Rose had generously provided us with fine mesh nets and trays to sample the bottom of the loch for invertebrates and mollusks which the trout might come to feed on at some point... Food was scarce, so early in the season, but there’s no doubt the fry will grow into very healthy brown trout!

Message from Ewan K Kennedy, Promotion & Student Facilities Officer.

"As part of Scottish Apprenticeship 2019, Orkney College UHI and DYW Orkney are organising an apprenticeship information event at the Overblikk at Orkney College
This will take place on Wednesday 6th March and will be held 4-5pm, with tea, coffee and baking available.
The event will provide information on all types of apprenticeship available in Orkney – Foundation, Modern and Graduate. We also intend to have current apprentices and former apprentices talk a little bit about their experiences.  The aim being to inform parents and pupils in attendance of the benefits of each type of apprenticeship and what makes them distinct from one another."

Ewan K Kennedy| Promotion & Student Facilities Officer

University of the Highlands and Islands |Orkney College UHI | East Road | Kirkwall | Orkney | KW15 1LX

Tel: +44 (0)1856  569351

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Christmas Concert video (14th December 2018)

Armistice Centenary commemoration at the Stronsay Kirk

A big thank you to Roger for those great photos!

Bag the Bruck at St Catherine's Beach (June 2018)

Leavers' Ceremony Concert video (May 2018)

Dental Hygiene Talk (27/09/2017)

S3 and S4 students were given the opportunity to explore the sugar content of the foods they eat. Prior to the visit by our dental hygienists Shona and Sharon, students were asked to fill in a food diary that recorded their food and drink intake over three days. During class students were then given the task of totalling their sugar intake for each of these three days, this was worked out as teaspoons of sugar per day. Once completed each student then transferred into a clear zip lock bag the number of teaspoons of sugar that they consumed for either one day or the total of their three days. It was very interesting to compare daily totals with the current recommended amount of 5 teaspoons of sugar per day. I think some of us got quite a shock! The final activity gave students the chance to test the acidity levels of popular carbonated drinks on the market and then link the high acid levels of such drinks to tooth decay. Hopefully we will all be looking after our teeth a little better from now on, including Mrs Barber.

Mrs B.

Career workshops at Orkney College (June 2017)