Class 4/5 are Invited to a Royal Wedding Party!

Delighted to be asked to the royal wedding party held by class 5A

We were very fortunate to meet the 'bride'

and to see her beautiful dress

Arriving very late we still had a lovely buffet selection!

As always at weddings people love to dance...

Thank you class 5A!

Our Restoration Project

We are beginning to appreciate how important it is to look after things from the past. Orkney is so full of wonderful evidence of it's Norse heritage. This will form the main part of our history investigation this term.

It is so easy though to let the recent past slip by, talking and listening to older family members...It is most important to value , record and preserve the past that is within people's living memory. An old picture of St Magnus cathedral was found recently in the attic at the school. Staff and pupils could remember it hanging on the wall near the dining room until a few years ago but had no idea who had made it. The frame was hanging off and it was tired and dusty looking. It had been beautifully made from different coloured fabrics which matched the soft red sandstone of the actual cathedral building. We decided to restore and preserve it so future generations of Glaitness pupils could enjoy it.

Our restoration advisor throughout this project has been Marion S.
As soon as we looked at it closely, we found evidence which helped us discover who we think made it and when. On the back was a handwritten label that listed the names of class 4 pupils in 1979. We then discovered that the school was opened in 1979 and they were the first P4 class ever at Glaitness! Amazingly Joe said, "That's my dad!" Alanah's auntie who now lives in Australia was also on the list! The name of the teacher was not on the label but we now have people who we can ask, Why was it made? Who made it ? Who was the P4 teacher at the time?

We might want to invite them in to talk about it ... Can they remember? ...Will they be happy with our restoration?

We hope so...

Our Museum Display

Our museum style exhibition is currently under construction

The title of the exhibition is written using a form of the Runic alphabet

Can you guess what it might be?

We will be adding to our exhibits as our fieldwork investigations progress.