Agnes We went to the Manse Wood. We met up with Tasha, Ms Hollands, Kitty, Babette, Ms McGilp, and Coby the dog. He is so cute. We went into the woods and were looking for poles with red ribbons on. When we found one we got a spade, a hammer, a guard, a plant and…
Our new classroom
P4 learner The new classroom is really fun and as soon as we got there we were exploring it for ages. There is this really big new lovely tent. It’s for calming time. The desks have changed and everybody can see the screen much better. I really like how everything is sorted, like the teacher’s…
Guide dog visit
Colm (P4) We had just had break and when we came in there was someone that had a dog with a harness on that was red and yellow. The dog had a harness because it means it was a guide dog. If there is a blind person the dog helps them know where stuff is….
International Women’s Day
Arlo (P3) On International Women’s Day we drank hot chocolate in the assembly. The suffragettes did a petition for women’s rights. Women couldn’t do jobs and couldn’t vote in elections. The suffragettes started a long time ago, in 1903. My great-grandpa was born in 1930. We also talked about the women we appreciated the most….
Pruning our fruit trees in March
Freya (P6) We went to the orchard at the start of the day. We got into pairs and walked down to the trees. We had a look at the damage the rabbits did. They took the bark off the apple trees. It was really cool because Laura told us that the plum trees have some…
Swimming trip
Ellis: When we arrived in Mallaig, we first went to see the place where we were staying. All the school children were staying at the Mission hostel. Jess: I was staying with my granny. Ellis: First we went in the living room and then Mr Merrick showed us the rooms. Then we went to the…
Police officer visiting Eigg primary
Police Constable Martin visited us at Eigg primary school. At first we talked about lots of stuff in the classroom. We told him about things on the Isle of Eigg, like the Sgurr. Then Mr. Merrick got arrested and he got put in the time out corner. At first Mr. Martin didn’t know where the…
The Big Garden Bird Watch
Norah from the Scottish Wildlife Trust came to Eigg primary school to do the Big Garden Bird Watch. Because it is harder to hunt when it is so wet, birds need lots of food. This is why we made bird food from peanut butter and seeds. We made bird feeders out of pine cones. We…
Travelling musicians Iona Lane and Malin Lewis visit Eigg Primary
Violet and Arlo They taught us a song about fruit. It went mango, mango, mango, mango and kiwi kiwi kiwi kiwi and pineapple pineapple pineapple mango…. They sang it first, then we sang it and then we did it all together. It was really fun words and we enjoyed it. It made us hungry for…
Visit by Lynette the storyteller
Ross (nursery) The storyteller was wearing an orange coat for when it was raining and snowing. She flew here with her broomstick. She maybe lived in the sky and had lots of owl friends. She used to live in America. There was a story about an old man and he had a broomstick and he…
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