RNLI SOS Day, 26th January 2010

On Tuesday, Eday Lifeboat Guild and Eday Primary School organised a fundraising day for the RNLI. This is a cause close to the hearts of island people. The Royal National Lifeboat Institute is supported entirely by public donations, and boats are staffed almost entirely by volunteers.

The children made notelets, bookmarks and a whole array of delicious cakes, and helped organise various stalls including a model boat building competition.

At the end of the day, a grand total of £281.86 was counted. The winners of the model boat competition were a lifeboat and a peedie Viking longship. Well done all round!

Eday poets

We are looking at the poems of Edwin Morgan. Here are some of our poems in the style of his poem A View of Things.


A View of Things, by Craig

what I love about chocolate is its feel
what Ihate about silage is its gooseberry smell
what I love about Pete & Sarah's house is the inside
what Ihate about mushrooms is their slippery taste
what I love about animals is sounds
what I hate about petrol is stink
what I love about blue is the sea


A View of Things, by Morwenna

what I lvoe about snow is getting stuck
what I hate about cows is their smelly poos
what I love about strawberries is their yum ...
what I hate about cars is the noise
what I love about cars is the front seat
what I hate about beaches is the skeletons
what I love about sand is the shells

Red Head, by Robbie.

Eday's renewable energies

We care deeply about our environment, and we have been doing practical research into sources of renewable energy.

On our island we have several wind turbines generating electricity for individual buildings, including the youth hostel. Off the west side, in the Falls of Warness, there are experimental tidal energy machines. We gave a presentation on renewable energy to other schools at the EMEC Centre in Stromness in October 2009.

Then we all walked up Billia Croo to see where the new wave energy 'oyster' turbine will be sited.

We had some time to ourselves before the ferry home, so here are some of our energy superheroes : Wave Power Man, Wind Energy Woman, Biomass Man, Solar Power Man ....

Diwali, 2009

This year we celebrated Diwali by making lamps, lighting fireworks and trying Indian sweets. We sent our pictures and storyboards of Rama and Sita to our friends at the Green Wave Centre for Visual Arts, Kolkatta.

They sent us back photos of their own Diwali celebrations.

My Island, by Jack (P7)

I live on the island of Eday. It is really fun here in winter because often there is a lot of snow. I like the crunch of the snow because it's a soothing sound, and you want to stay outside and keep doing it.

Sometimes you see the Northern Lights. I have seen them. They lit up my bedroom with lots of pretty colours. It was just beautiful.

I like the snow because you cam make igloos and snow dens. Every year I build a snow den. Sometimes I play there by myself, and sometimes I invite friends. My tools are a wheelbarrow and a brush. You need four barrowfuls of snow. You tip them over to make a square, and then dig a hole into the square where the snow is stable. This is hard work, so then I have a rest before I decorate it.

In the winter, the whole of Eday is like a blank piece of paper. It looks like a new island. Most of the wildlife habitats are covered, and the pond beside the school freezes. Cool, isn't it?

'Jack and the Beanstalk', Christmas 2009

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Christmas 2009

Our show this year broke box office records, with an audience of around 140 (the population of the island is 151).

We performed Roald Dahl's "Jack and the Beanstalk". Here Jack's Mum is hitting Jack with a vacuum cleaner, while the giant, Daisy the cow and the farm dog look concerned.

We raised £128.75 for school funds and for our friends at the Green Wave School, Kolkatta.

Welcome to Eday Primary School

Eday is one of Orkney's Northern Isles, and our school is at the heart of our community. This is where you will find snapshots and news of pupil activities and projects, requests for help and stories of island life.