Harvest Festival and the last hurrah!

For our Harvest Festival today there was a special collection in aid of the Foodbank with lots of items donated for this very good cause. 

It was also the last opportunity to say goodbye to our Head Teacher Mrs Bruce who retires from her post at Papdale on 31 October. All the classes had written statements saying why Mrs Bruce was such a special Head Teacher, and announced these at assembly. It was a very special and emotional moment for Mrs Bruce and the children.

Staff v Pupils Football

The teams for this years contest were very well matched and the game could have gone either way. The Staff scored the first goal but the pupils deservedly equalized before half time. Mr HIll struck his second goal of the game early in the second half to regain the lead and despite several scares and pressure on the staff goal as they tired towards the end they held out for a 2-1 victory. 

On the balance of play a draw would probably have been a fairer result.

 

Staff v Pupils Netball

The Netball was played in fantastic weather conditions with both teams showing good skill in a keenly contested first half. The teams were close at half time with the staff holding a narrow lead but the heat saw both teams tire a bit in the second half with the staff increasing their lead to retain the shield.

Mrs Bruce was on hand to present the trophy to the winning captain, Mrs Coltherd. A special thanks also to Karen and Kirsty Burns who came to spectate but agreed to referee the match at very short notice! 

Toilet Twinning Fundraising lead by the Eco Club

Eco Club displaying some of their activity ideas for the Fundraising

On May 16^th, the Eco Club lead a whole school Eco Action Day based on Clean Water and Sanitation.  A whole host of fun activities were planned: wordsearches, colouring in competitions, a treasure hunt and physical challenge activity all based around learning more about clean water and sanitation both here in Orkney and throughout the world.  We successfully raised enough money to donate to Toilet Twinning.  We have now provided four community toilets in the Dominican Republic of Congo and two individual ones in Nepal. 

Our pupil voice is strong here at Papdale and we continue to care about our future and make a difference.  Well done!    

P6S Gilbertson Day Centre visits

P6S have been taking part in an inter generational project which involves weekly visits to the Gilbertson Day Centre to spend some time with the old folks. The children and old folks both seem to be enjoying the experience and plans are afoot to return the hospitality by inviting the old folks back to Papdale before the end of the session.

P4/5 Netball Players Lead by Example

22 Papdale players took part in the P4/5 tournament at Picky on Saturday. Coach Leah Rendall said that they all did absolutely brilliantly and she was proud of every single one of them. They all  represented Papdale perfectly trying their best, having fun and showing great sportsmanship. 

The Pugs and the Peacocks were the two P4 teams and Pumas and Parrots the two P5 teams.   Papdale Pumas reached the final losing very narrowly to Stronsay Limpets 3-2.
Well done everyone!

Papdale Pumas

Papdale Parrots

Papdale Pugs

Papdale Peacocks

Bag the Bruck

All our classes were out and about in the community litter picking as part of Bag the Bruck Week organised by our Eco Club.
Play parks and community areas around the school were once again the focus for the children who went armed with plastic bags and rubber gloves to pick up all that they could find.