WE NEED YOU! We are looking for a new head teacher for our amazing little school. Here are some qualities that we want in a head teacher: Written by Dylan, Bel, Dougal, Fliss and Aila. Please email us if you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat with our acting head…
Marble Run
Children used their engineering, problem solving and team working skills to build successful marble runs. They tested their designs and made changes so the marble could run all the way down.
Class Trip to Harris
These are the pictures from our trip to Harris. We thank Nature Scot for taking us there. – Dylan & Dougal
Information Writing
During term 3 we decided as a class to write about our island. We worked together as a team to create this whole information report on the Isle of Rum. This helped us not only develop our writing skills, but we focused on problem solving, peer teaching and our editing skills.
Kodaly
This week our Kodaly instructor (Catherine Bapty) who usually teaches us online came to visit! We learned about singing high and low notes, beat and rhythm. Poor Catherine because the ferry has been cancelled she will get to spend two more days with us!
Trip to the Power House
Pupils have been learning about energy this term and today we had an opportunity to see the inside of the power house on our Island. We saw the turbines and generators that make electricity using water from Corrie Dubh, backup diesel generator, and the batteries. We also saw the original turbine, which is more than…
Building a battery
This week children learned about electrical energy, how it is produced and how batteries work. They made a 4 cell battery, and then they decided to join up and make an 8 cell battery to power two LED lights! Thank you to the Newton Room in Fort William for providing us with the equipment to…
World Book Day 2024
Today we celebrated World Book Day in school. Our learners planned their morning to dress up or dress down and take their favourite book into school to share with each other. Tremendous effort from all!
Writing Lesson
This term our writing focus is ‘information’ – we decided it would be a good idea to write about our lovely island for volunteers, tourists or people who are considering living on the Isle of Rum. Today we went outside to take pictures of different places and wildlife for our booklet.
Community Enterprise – Focus Group
Our children took part in a focus group with Community Enterprise who are undertaking a feasibility study for The Isle of Rum Community Trust who are considering building a new community hub. Look below to see our thoughts!
Rum Primary School 