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Sgoil ShiaboistNewsletter 20: June

Gàidhlig Primary pupils photographed outside

Dynamic Earth during their visit to Edinburgh in

April. The trip was organised and subsidised by

Comunn na Gàidhlig. Gàidhlig pupils from

Stornoway Primary accompanied our pupils on their 

trip.

Some of the Primary pupils along with Alasdair 

Allan MSP who visited the school in May.

New Timetable for the Secondary

Secondary pupils will be moving on to a new

timetable next session to take account of the new

Curriculum for Excellence. This will mean that,

instead of nine 35 minute periods, the school day

will be divided into six 55 minute periods. Thesecondary day will also begin five minutes earlier, at

9.10 am rather than 9.15 am.

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Sports Champions

The school sports were held this year on Monday 8

June. The champions were as follows:

Primary Girls

Lauren Macleod P7,

Runner-up – Amy Shirkie P7

Primary Boys

  Secondary Girls

Heather Mackay 2B,

Runner-up – Elgin Sammons 2A

Secondary Boys

Mòd Leòdhais

Aig a’ mhòd am bliadhna bhuannaich sinn naduaisean a leanas: Dàibhidh Mac a’ Mhaoilein – an

dàrna duais airson seinn 13-15, Còmhlain Ceilidh – 

an treas duais airson àrd-sgoiltean, Alexander MacIomhair – an dara duais airson cluich melòidian

13-18, Kirsteen Nic a’ Mhaoilein – an treas àite

airson aithris bàrdachd, còisir na h-àrd-sgoile – an

dàrna àite ann an seinn aon-ghuthach agus an dàrna

àite airson seinn puirt a beul.

Chòrd e ris a’ chloinn a bhith a’ gabhail pàirt agus

tha iad airson taing chridheil a thoirt dhan luchd

teagaisg agus dham pàrantan airson a bhith gan

cuideachadh ann a bhith ag ullachadh airson nam

farpaisean.

Dates for the Diary

Monday 22 June – Meeting about Iomairt na GàidhligCheann a Tuath Leòdhais, Old School Centre – 7.30 pmTuesday 23 June – CNES workshop on future educational

 provision – Barvas Community Hall – 7.30 pm

Tuesday 23 June - Beginning of Irish School Trip.Tuesday 23 June - Rural Schools Sports.Wednesday 24 June – Ceilidh/Dance featuring our Irishvisitors and our own pupils – 7.30pm

Thursday 25 June - End of Irish School Trip.Monday 29 June - P7 Parents' Transition Meeting. – 

7.30pmTuesday 30 June - End of Term Service and Prizegiving

(All Welcome). – 1.45pmWednesday 1 July – School closes for Summer Holiday.

Tesco Vouchers

Thanks to all parents and friends who handed in

their Tesco vouchers to the school. We have

collected well over 10,000 which will enable us to

 purchase new teaching materials for both primary

and secondary.

Sporting Successes

Our secondary boys and girls acquitted themselves

very well at the Basketball/Football competitions

held at Upper Coll on Tuesday 26 May. The boys

won the football trophy, defeating Lionel by 4-0 inthe final. The girls lost very narrowly to Lionel inthe basketball final, by 10 baskets to 9. Well done to

 both our teams.

Holiday Dates - Session 2009-10

AUTUMN 2009

Open Teachers - Monday 17 August

Open Pupils - Thursday 20 AugustLocal Holidays - Thursday 4, Friday 5 September 

Close - Friday 9 October 

WINTER 2009Open Teachers - Tuesday 20 October 

Open Pupils - Thursday 22 October 

Local Holidays - Thursday 26, Friday 27 November 

Close - Tuesday 22 December 

SPRING 2010

Open Teachers/Pupils - Tuesday 5 January

Local Holidays - Thursday 25, Friday 26 February,

Monday 1 March

Close - Friday 26 March

SUMMER 2010

Open Teachers/Pupils - Monday 12 April

Local Holiday - Monday 3 MayClose - Wednesday 30 June