Parcel for Jamaica

The parcel is ready to post to Bull Savannah School in Jamaica. Our travel buddy is inside!

We hope he will find out all about their 'Island Home' on his visit.

Patrick Puffin sets off for Trinidad

Class 1 have packed their box.

In he goes!

How long will the journey take?

What adventures will he have when he gets there?

Preparing the box for Colorado

P6 have just packed a box to send to Colorado.

Class 2 blog

Class 2 now have a blog ready for sharing school activities with their link school in Australia. This link will become more active after Christmas when the children in Australia go back to school after their long 'summer' holiday. Click here to go to the Class 2 blog or use the menu on the right.

Pre-school blog up and running

Please visit the pre school blog now online. They are linking with our two Caribbean schools along with the other early years classes.

http://glaitnesspreschool2.blogspot.com/

Canoeing at Walliwall

Both Primary 7 classes recently went to Walliwall to do some canoeing in open boats and take part in some 'trading challenges'. They learned about the original birch bark canoes and the tough lives of the 'Voyageurs' and the fur traders. Cooperation and good communication helped the crews work successfully in team activities.

Thanks to Richard and Ron from our outdoor education team for once again turning Walliwall into an outdoor classroom and providing a motivating and memorable learning experience.

Here is a short video of one of the classes at Walliwall preparing for and undertaking their trading and portaging challenge.

Kirkwall to Colorado Springs

P6 are developing a link with a school in Colorado Springs, USA. Their link school is in the middle of the continent of North America in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, a perfect location for our P6 class topic 'Mountains' and a complete contrast to our own location in the centre of an archipelago of low lying islands.