SCALLOWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL August /September/October 2009

Results of this year‛s Athletic Norway Trip Sports Winners 2009 In June 2009, 11 pupils from the secondary department, Miss Inkster Of course it’s the taking part that counts and I, went to Selje, a small and indeed they did, and another sunny community 5 hours North of Bergen, Sports Day was enjoyed by all. Sack to meet staff and pupils from Selje races, egg and spoon races, the climax of School and to undertake an the Tug o’ War all contributed to Enterprise project with their help. We maximum fun and participation. visited several local businesses and There are awards to encourage the enjoyed the magnificent scenery over athletes and spur them on to inter­school 3 days. The pupils took no time to competition and representative School Sports Day 2009 make friends and learned a lot from opportunities. Here they are: each other. Several are still in touch I hope that you enjoy this latest P6 & 7 CHAMPIONSHIP­ ALL POSITIONS and we are hoping for a return visit in newsletter which showcases the RECEIVE MEDALS AND WINNERS ALSO Shetland in summer 2010. achievements of our children and young RECEIVE A TROPHY Eric Perdu people. We are only able to include a small sample of the work that pupils do BOYS: 1 Calvin Sharp in their classes and beyond, but it will 2 John Allan give you an idea of the range of 3 Ally Young learning taking place as we introduce GIRLS: 1 Molly Morgan the new Curriculum for Excellence. 2 Leah Cumming 3 Irvine Kindest regards Joyce Gear S1 & S2 CHAMPIONSHIP – ALL POSITIONS RECEIVE MEDALS ONLY

BOYS: 1 Jack Scobie 2 Oliver Dano 3 Bryan Manson GIRLS: 1 Karrie Fraser 2 Kirsty Uttley Pupils from the two schools 3 Shaela Halcrow

S3 CHAMPIONSHIP – ALL POSITIONS RECEIVE MEDALS AND WINNERS ALSO RECEIVE A TROPHY

Tug o‛ war triumph for Hildesay, BOYS: 1 Thomas Clark with disappointed Havra 2 Lindsay Williamson 3 Ryan Williamson Selje GIRLS: 1 Lorrie Robertson 2 Alannah Young 3 Karis Stevenson

Selje

Ready, steady, go ECO NEWS Primary Trips Visit to Japan

The P7 class has completed Mrs Stewart’s class were ‘oot an aboot’ in Our country in a global society a special environmental award the Summer term in support of their Scalloway Junior High and programme this tem by gaining a project on Shetland Wildlife. With P6 and Tingwall Primary trip to Japan April Discovery Award under the John Muir Mr Rose they walked over to Burwick and 2009 Award scheme. had a splendid day on the beach. They John Muir pioneered what we know had a ‘scavenging challenge’ and many In April two teachers ­ Cameron today as ecology. He was born in interesting items were found. Mackenzie (Scalloway Junior High) in 1838 and emigrated to Locals, David and Joyce Leask, joined the and Anne Fraser (Tingwall Primary) ­ America with his family at the age of fun and told us the history of the area: accompanied David Nugent, Caitlin 11. As an adult he went on to found the Long ago there was a broch on one of the Farquar and Shannon Irvine on a visit first National Park. little offshore islands, stones from it were to Hanamaki Prefecture in Japan as To gain the Discovery Award the pupils used in Scalloway buildings. We also saw part of the ‘Our Country in a Global have explored their local environment ‘the Knowe’, where the sails of fishing Society’ project. led by their class teacher and staff from boats were washed in the sea. the Outdoor Education team and The morning sped by and all too soon we Among other things, the group visited carried out conservation work locally. had to leave all the beach sculptures and a junior high and a primary school makeshift rafts and return to school. and were able to establish links for We have now been awarded our P3/4 went to with Mrs Davis and future collaboration. On the visits to both schools David, Caitlin and second ECO Flag status! Mr Rose. The wet and windy start to the day had turned lovely by the time we Shannon were given an opportunity to reached the pier to set off. On the way follow a typical Japanese timetable: over to the island we saw neesiks, tysties, participating in music, calligraphy and and solans, and lots of scootie aalins and physical education lessons, and tirricks on the island itself. joining in with the daily cleaning We walked to the East and West Pools duties performed by young people in and saw the seals with their pups and a schools all over Japan. tirrick’s nest with a clutch of eggs. We had our lunch at the foot of the Broch and then climbed to admire the view from the top. Maths Wizards Tired and happy we were ferried back to the pier by Tom, but not before he had zig The winners of the Design and Make zagged the boat so that everyone was Maths Wall Challenge were Alanoss thoroughly drenched with spray A great Jamieson, Emily Briggs, Rona time was had by all! Learnmonth and Vaila Irvine. The competition asked pupils to create and invent games to help younger pupils how to learn to tell the time and remember the days of the week. The wining entries all devised very Japanese school ingenious ways of making this learning fun. As part of the prize for winning the However, it wasn’t all hard work, competition the pupils visited the infant there was also plenty of time to enjoy classes and taught them maths using getting to know our host families, as their original games. well as time for sightseeing, shopping and experiencing delights of Burwick Beach Japanese cuisine.

Sushi Rocket Launching in Back on the Mainland and taking the The Shetland Junior Netball Voe route south, the house where Development Group will be running the (WW2) German officers brought the leagues again this year and there Following work in science classes ashore by the Shetland Bus were will be opportunities for some players around Shetland, a rocket launching interrogated and the beach where the to travel to compete in Orkney and on day was organised on Unst. Science American pilot landed when he got caught the Mainland. Scalloway lasses have teachers, in recent years, have been in fog and could not find his aircraft carrier featured regularly on these trips in the experimenting with a new piece of equipment that uses compressed air to were sighted. Final port of call was ’s past. propel paper rockets over distances of new chippy, then after a long day all were Our former pupils have again entered around 100m. The launchers are made home by 5pm. into the Shetland Ladies Senior from plumbing pipes and tyre valves Netball league. Scalloway now has and are filled with compressed air from The verdict on the day from one two senior teams competing ­ well foot pumps. Scalloway pupil anyway – ‘Awesome!’” done! Training began in September and is The pupils themselves design rockets Art Dept Open Day on fortnightly in the Games Hall 3.45­ from an A4 sheet of paper, an A4 sheet 4.45pm. There is no charge. All girls of card, Sellotape and 5g of Bluetack. For Achievement Day, pupils from all year from S1­S4 are welcome whether Mr Sutherland, led the Scalloway Junior groups helped to put on a colourful and they have been before or not. High team. They joined teams from Aith varied display of their art and design work JHS, JHS and Anderson High from the past year. There was a very Mrs Fox (coach) Schools and headed across Yell to good turn out of parents, former pupils meet the JHS team on the next and interested members of the public and ferry. there were many positive comments To make the most of the day out a about the quality of the work. couple of educational visits were incorporated into the itinerary. The first was to the Unst Pure Project. Where they saw how a hydrogen fuel cell New S2 Electives worked before being shown the Pure car and the system for charging it up These are a set of interesting skills with electricity and with hydrogen. and activities for S2 pupils to enjoy for Then each group had half an hour or so an hour twice a week. The pupils before the start of the design and build helped to draw up a list to choose session. The teams had to make four from and they have now just about rockets per team. The rocket which completed the first selection of travelled furthest from each team would Electives. These included: Chinese be counted which meant that one Cookery, Forensic Science, Animal school could not take away all the Care, Web Design and Digital trophies The Art and Design Room on Photography. The launching, from two launchers and Achievement Day at only 40psi took less time than had been anticipated so it was over in a ELECTIVE TREATS flash. All the Anderson High rockets landed approximately 30m ahead of the Among the pleasures of the new field with the next nearest Scalloway. Electives for S2 has been Chinese Back at , trophies were Cookery under the direction of presented by Iain McConnell, the Scalloway’s culinary queen, Mrs Baltasound technical teacher who Dobson. The course climaxed with hosted the first Air Rocket Challenge. her taking them to the new Golden A rewarding last event for the day was a Coach Restaurant at Baroc. They had very popular visit to the Valhalla a great meal and sampled a number Brewery.. of dishes using chopsticks throughout! SECONDARY NETBALL Scalloway school enjoyed another successful netball session in 2008­09. The under 13 team competed with the top teams and finished strongly mid­table. Another year on and another year older, it’s hoped that they will challenge for top spot this season! The under 15 team caused a few upsets throughout the season and showed great Scott Adamson, Bobby Cumming, Jack Scobie determination. We were short of players in and Lowrie Halcrow, Scalloway Rocketeers this age group and hope that a few more Mrs Dobson with Jade, Leanne, Ruth 3rd and 4th year girls will join us this year & Rebecca Front row, Jodie, Kaylee and Diana to strengthen the squad. Hamish Visits the Nursery! Prize-Winning Writer Last term, the Shetland Library in Scalloway Nursery had a very special partnership with the Museum and BLUE visitor recently­ Hamish the Archives presented The Young Bookstart Bear! Hamish has been in Shetland Writer Award 2009. Rona Shetland for a month promoting the Learmonth, then in P4 was placed first. Library and the Bookstart programme in It is not possible to print her story in Scotland. The Bookstart programme this newsletter. Here is how it starts: encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with children from as early “Today I was going out fishing with Father an age as possible, and encourages but on the way I saw a little dog. It looked every child in the UK to develop a quite friendly so I set my things down and lifelong love of books. gave the dog a pat. To my intense surprise, it grabbed my things and ran off Working through locally­based with them. I followed it. I followed it organisations, Bookstart gives the gift of because my simple fishing things got me free book packs to all Scottish children most of my food. Father did not follow me at around eight weeks, 18 months and the dog. He stayed patiently waiting for my return by a large stone. The dog and the Bookstart Treasure Chest to Miss Mullay receives Queen‛s three years old, along with guidance stopped by a piece of driftwood and materials for parents and carers. waited until I had caught up. When I Guide Award Bookstart also aims to foster a love of caught up, it ran on again. Then… it Our School Library Assistant, Miss books through a range of fun activities. vanished! Catherine Mullay was recently I decided to look for the dog, so I followed presented with the Queen’s Guide Parents who have not received any of the dog’s neat little footprints. The Award for her involvement with these packs and would like one for their footprints led up to a stone archway. This Girlguiding. Miss Mullay, mentored child should contact Catherine Mullay in puzzled me for I was almost sure the by former Probationer Teacher at the School Library. archway had not been there before, but I Scalloway JHS, Dr Alison Drysdale, must have been mistaken because there has been working towards the Award was thick ivy growing up the walls. I for two and a half years. The award stopped for a moment to look at this focuses on the development of skills wondrous thing. Then I went on through it. such as teamwork, time As soon as I did so, I found myself in a management, organisation, planning, different world…” evaluation & communication and is completed through individual challenges, working with peers, within As you can probably tell, it develops Guiding and the wider community. into a fantasy involving the Papil Miss Mullay will be invited to a formal stone. Not only did Rona gain first presentation of awards in St James place, but Emily Briggs of P4 Palace next year. was highly commended for her very original writing about the stone.

Important Dates for Diary

Miss Mullay readin’ in the corner Primary Christmas transforms into …. Concert 10 Dec 09

Secondary Xmas Dance 16 Dec 09

Primary Class parties 17 Dec 09 & 18 Dec 09 Xmas holidays (close 1pm) 22 Dec 09

School Re-opens 06 Jan 10

…BLUE Bear in the corner Magic!