For this weeks blog, we wrote the ’round and about on Eigg’ column for the Westword Community Newspaper. Here, the primary 4 to 6 learners share updates on what’s been happening this month on Eigg from their perspective. Do pick up a hard copy of The Westword in the shop too!

Lemonade and truffle stall
Some of us have started a lemonade and orange truffles stall, every month we will do a stall with food and drinks. Some of us go around advertising, some stay at the stall. We sold out and made lots of money, next time it will be for charity.

Massive football craze
We have been loving playing football and learning tricks, like the one where you chip it over your head from behind. We are trying to start a football team, called Hebridean FC.

Easter Ceilidh
It was sunny at the start of the day and suddenly it just started snowing, and there was so much snow really quickly so it was really difficult to get to the hall. The Ceilidh Club played some music too, it was great.

Tree Planting
We went to Sandavore woodland creation area with Tasha to help her plant trees, and we managed to plant  68 altogether. It will take about 20 years for them to get big. To plant a tree, you get the tree, you dig a hole, and then you put the tree in, stomp around a little bit, and then put a guard on. There are some that you can grow in a bog and some that you can’t. We learned that birch was good for watery places. We planted rowan trees and ash in dry places. It was really fun.

Ceilidh Club
Everyone brings their instruments to the snug on Fridays, or sometimes someone’s house, and they play music. Me, Colm and Violet had a Mingulay Boat Song music collab too where we came together to play it on the whistle and accordion.

Wildlife
Down at the pier there is a massive toad pond that we have been looking after. There are 3 toads, 5 newts and a heck of a lot of beetles. We have been studying them and giving them food, and making sure nobody goes near them. We do no harm at all, we don’t even touch them. Also we have amazing news that they are laying eggs which means they can start their own life cycle again. We are getting a scientist recommended by Jon and Kat to come and have a look. I also saw dolphins at the pier jumping out the water. I saw a white eared owl at the white gate and loads of butterflies. There’s lambs and calves and even one that looks like a wee horse that we called Sullivan. There’s also loads of flowers like daisies, buttercups, bluebells, and primroses!