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July 2027:

• Holiday Time!  We would like to wish everyone a very happy summer holiday and look forward to welcoming you back to school on Wednesday 19th August.

• End of Term Assembly:  We had a lovely assembly where we looked back at the events of the past year and awarded cups & trophies to all our winners.  The House event results are in ...

Football Cup Winners - Wildcats
Netball Cup Winners - Pine Martens
Sports Cup Winners - Wildcats
House Cup Winners - Foxes

We also said goodbye to our P7's who are heading to Alford Academy after the summer.  It was lovely to watch a movie of their time at Craigievar and to see them grow.  We wish them all the best for the future.

June 2026:

• Water Fight:  The annual water fight (P7's and House Captain versus the P7 teachers) was enjoyed by all and everyone got thoroughly soaked!

• Fun Day: During fun day, the pupils took part in a treasure hunt which ended up with the 'potato challenge' which was enjoyed by all.  There were also different stations available at various times throughout the day which included art & craft, ball games, tech time, board/card games.

• Soo Yang Do Taster Session:  The pupils took part in an afternoon of learning some of the moves in Soo Yang Do.  They really enjoyed the experience.

• Community Café: Our first ever community café was a great success and it was lovely to welcome local people to our fantastic little school.  The community group did an excellent job serving tea and coffee, passing round delicious home bakes, and chatting to our visitors.  We are looking forward to hosting another one next term.

• Teddy Bears Picnic:  Our new P1s enjoyed their last transition visit with a teddy bears picnic.  They listened to a story, played games, hunted for their new Craigievar teddy, and enjoyed cake and juice.

• Sports Day:  We were so lucky with the weather and it stayed dry and resonably warm for our sports day.  The children competed in their house teams and in individual events, with the highlight being the tug of war and the novelty team relay.  Winners will be announced at our end of year awards ceremony.

• P4-7 Commonwealth Games Festival:  Our P4-7 pupils had a super morning taking part in a sporting event organised by Active Schools.  We entered two teams, Team Figi and Team Bahamas, and after competing against all the other small schools in the Alford cluster our Team Bahamas were the winners!  Well done!

May 2026:

• Football & Netball Tournament:  We were so lucky with the weather.  After a week of showers, we enjoyed a rain free tournament and the sun shone for most of the day.  A huge well done to all our players, the coaches, and the parents who worked tirelessly to make this event a success and raise increasingly important funds for the benefit of all the pupils at Craigievar School.

• Welcome to our new P1 pupils:  We held the first of our transition visits and it was lovely to meet all the children who will join us in P1 in August.  It is the largest intake we have had for a while, with 14 youngsters joining our fantastic little school.

• First Aid Workshop:  Another great workshop from the Red Cross, this time focussing on First Aid.  We learnt how to put someone into the recovery position and how to perform CPR.

April 2026:

• Pupil Groups: New pupil groups have been set up with all pupils being in one of three groups - Eco, Pupil Voice, or Community.  The Eco Group are working towards getting another Green Flag, the Community Group are looking at ideas to have links with the community and are planning a community cafe, and the Pupil Voice are discussing things like renewing toys in the playground, how to celebrate birthdays, and coming up with ways in which to fund these options.

• Rights Respecting Schools:  We have achieived our Bronze award and are now busy working towards getting the Silver one too.

• Whole school trip to Burn O'Vat:  We had a fantastic visit to Burn O'Vat.  We learnt all about how the Vat was formed, and also studied some of the flora and fauna that can be found in the area.  

March 2026:

• Rotary Quiz:  Well done to our team who finished in 5th place out of 12 teams.  A great result!

• World Book Day:  pupils came to school wearing some great costumes, and we had a fun day of reading and other activities linked to World Book Day.

• Planters:   We have some lovely new planters in the school car park which have been filled with plants and bulbs and it is a lovely welcome to the school.

• School Logo:  Our logo has turned pink like Craigievar Castle, and we love it! 

February 2026:

• Welcome Ms Wallace:  We have welcomed our new Head Teacher, Ms Wallace, to Craigievar School.  Ms Wallace is looking forward to becoming a part of our fantastic school.

• Goodbye Mrs McBride:  On 5th February we said goodbye to our Head Teacher, Mrs McBride.  We wish her all the best for the future and hope that she will pop in and visit us soon.

January 2026:

• P7 Residential Trip:  Our P7 pupils had a great time on their residential ski trip, along with pupils from other small schools in the Alford catchment area.  The weather was challenging at times, but they still managed to get some super days on the ski slopes, with lots of snow!

• Happy New Year!  What a start to the new year, with lots and lots of snow, and school closures across Aberdeenshire.  Hopefully we will see everyone soon.

December 2025:

• School Show:  This year we put on a whole school show, 'The Night Before Christmas', at Craigievar Hall.  The pupils performed brilliantly and with such confidence.  The singing was excellent, and they delivered their lines like professionals!

• Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch: Everyone looked very festive in their Christmas Jumpers, and we all enjoyed a very tasty Christmas Lunch.  The Christmas Crackers were great fun as always.

November 2025:

• Cinema Trip: The whole school had an enjoyable trip to Huntly to go to the cinema to watch Dog Man.

October 2025:

• Halloween Crafts:  Thank you to the PTA for organising a Halloween Craft afternoon.  The spooky decorations will be used to decorate Cushnie Hall for the school halloween party.

• Writing Improvement Priority:  A couple of our older pupils enjoyed a trip to Echt School where, together with pupils from Echt, they observed teaching and learning in writing and chatted to other pupils to find ways to improve our writing.

• Rotary Shoe Boxes:  Well done to all our pupils who filled a shoe box for the Rotary Shoebox Appeal.  We filled 15 boxes, all of which will go to children in East European Countries.

• Zoolab Workshop:  A treat for the pupils in P1-4!  We learnt about the Rainforest and met some of the animals that live in that environment, including Seamus the Giant Snail, Ron the Millipede, Luna the Tarantula, and Flitwick the Stick Insect.

September 2025:

• P7s 'Getting to know you' session:  Our P7 pupils had a fun afternoon doing team building games in the grounds of the Forbes estate near Keig school.  They were joined by other P7s from Dunecht, Echt, Keig, and Tough Schools

• Forest School:  Both classes enjoyed an afternoon of Forest School.  The weather was lovely, and the children enjoyed building dens, making swings, bug hunting, identifying insects, being creative with clay, and cooking popcorn over the firepit

• Curriculum Event:  Parents came in to school to find out more about the learning and teaching in each class.

August 2025:

• Start of Term 1:  It's great to see everyone back at school after the summer holidays, and we welcomed four new Primary 1 pupils to Craigievar School.