Renewable Energy In Orkney

Today 5/6S, 6M, 6E and the Eco-Club listened to a talk from Danny Bain (Robertson and Bain Consulting Group) and Ryan Doull (Orbital Marine).  This talk was to link in with the Energy Topic we are studying and linked into the Global Goals that the Eco-Club and school are working towards.

Danny gave us some background on energy and why we need it, before discussing the different types of Renewable Energy.  He also talked about his job and the variety that it offers.

Ryan then talked about the work he and Danny did in developing a world-leading tidal device, SR2000.  We learned about the process that Ryan went through to create the final design which has harnessed the most power of any tidal device.  This is a project which involved several Orcadians!

Finally, we talked about Danny and Ryan's path into their chosen career.  It was interesting to learn that both men didn't know what they wanted to do when they left school.  They both took completely different career paths and have been able to use the transferable skills learned along the way in their current sector.

Thanks very much to Danny and Ryan for coming in this morning to talk with us.  Thanks also to Mrs Ewing for arranging.  Perhaps we have some future renewable energy workers amongst us! 

P4/5 Netball Festival

17 budding netballers took part in the P4/5 Netball Festival at Picky this Saturday. Coaches  Laura Leonard and Leah Rendall were very proud of every single one of them who represented Papdale very well indeed.  
4 hours of coaching stations and games saw lots of very tired but happy girls by the end of the day.
 

Papdales Netball Teams get a smart new look

The Primary Netball Competition at Picky on Saturday was an extra special day for the Papdale School Netball teams as they were wearing their brand new netball tops for the first time.  

Trek and Travel owners David and Katie Foulis supplied the tops for all of our P6 andP7 netball teams and have been strong supporters of Papdale’s Sports teams over many years as well as being the approved supplier of Papdale School tops.

P7 Papdale Pandas and Puffins

P6 Papdale Sharks

P6 Papdale Wildcats

Anti Bullying Week

This week is National Anti Bullying Week so there has been a big focus on this in class as well and in the Business meeting and assemblies. Everyone was also asked to come to school  with odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.

Papdale Remembers

Papdale observed 2 minutes silence on Friday morning in remembrance of all though brave souls who gave up their lives to protect the lives lost in times of war.
The last post was played by Brian Jones at the end assisted by two of our pupils, Jamsie and Tomek 

Young Entrepreneurs Shine at Shopping Night in the Infant Hall

At last night excellent Shopping Night organised by our Parent Council it was lovely to see some of our children hard at work on the stalls alongside the KGS pupils promoting their enterprise project.
Some budding businessmen and women of the future perhaps?

Luke, Max and Sophie on the Crazy Reindeers stall

Sophie helped on her dads crafts stall

Litter Picking

A small band of enthusiastic litter pickers joined Mr Mackinnon to tidy up the public walkway this afternoon. They had given up some of their precious golden time to help keep the community tidy.