A Year In The Life Of Strathpeffer Primary School

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What's it all about?

This year 2000, we have been taking photographs of what is happening in our school. We also have pictures of interesting places we visited. We stored this information in a computer. Now we have put our pictures and reports on this Web Site for anyone to read. We would like to hear from other schools in the world.

What we did in January
What we did in February
What we did in March
What we did in April
What we did in May
What we did in June
What we did in July
What we did in August
What we did in September


What we did in October
What we did in November
What we did in December

January

Burns Night Celebrations - photo 3

Burns Night Celebrations

Millennium Celebrations - photo 7

Millenium Celebrations

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February

Ballet - photo 2

Ballet

Shinty - photo 1

Shinty

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March

Talent Show - Photo 6

Talent Show

Tour of School - photo 1

Tour of School

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Guests arriving
Guests arriving
Mr. Duncan Mackay and Mrs. Moira Snodgrass
Dr Paddy Newton and Mr Neil Macdonald.
Dr Paddy Newton and Mr Neil Macdonald.
Guests arriving Dr.Newton, Mr. Neil MacDonald, Mr. George Tait and Dr. Kerr Yule
Fiona Hawthorn
Fiona Hawthorn
Guests arriving P.7 children welcome Fiona Hawthorn, Community Centre manager
Viewing the school's new flag
Viewing the school's new flag
The millennium flag is raised
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Speech by Dr Paddy Newton
Speech by Dr Paddy Newton
Dr. Newton tells of her experiences at the old Fodderty School
Mr Duncan Macdonald, former head teacher, and Mrs Jean Macdonald.
Mr Duncan Macdonald, former head teacher, and Mrs Jean Macdonald.
Guests arriving Mr. MacDonald, former head teacher of Fodderty School, with his wife
Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
Captain Roderick Stirling, Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty. On right of photo: Mr Hugh Fraser, Assistant Director of Education, Sir Neil Macintosh, Mrs Moira Snodgrass, head teacher. Guests Arriving
Councillor Margaret Paterson with pupils.
Councillor Margaret Paterson with pupils.
Guests Arriving
School pupils entertain - On violins
School pupils entertain - On violins
Anna, Jenny and Emily are playing the violin
Guests Arriving
Guests Arriving
Guests Arriving Three locals arrive for the opening ceremony
Formal proceedings over, everyone moved outside
Formal proceedings over, everyone moved outside
?, Lord Lieutenant, Councillor J F Munro, ?, ?, ?, The Earl of Cromartie, ?, Councillor Margaret Paterson, ? The Earl of Cromartie and invited guests applaud the raising of the millennium flag.
The Cake
The Cake
The special opening day cake bearing the school badge.
Speech by Councillor Val Maciver, chairman of the Education Committee.
Speech by Councillor Val Maciver, chairman of the Education Committee.
School pupils entertain - On chanters
School pupils entertain - On chanters
The chanter group entertains
School pupils entertain - A choir
School pupils entertain - A choir
P.5 entertain the audience with 'Marie's Wedding'
School Pupils Entertain - Another choir (conductor Kirsteen Menzies)
School Pupils Entertain - Another choir (conductor Kirsteen Menzies)
Strathpeffer Primary School choir
Cake cut by Sir Neil Macintosh assisted by two pupils
Cake cut by Sir Neil Macintosh assisted by two pupils
The two youngest pupils help to cut the cake, helped by Sir Neil MacIntosh, with Mrs Moira Snodgrass standing behind.
Viewing the school's new flag
Viewing the school's new flag
Councillor Val MacIver being presented with a bouquet
Councillor Val MacIver being presented with a bouquet
Mrs Moira Snodgrass, head teacher, and Councillor Andy Anderson
Mrs Moira Snodgrass, head teacher, and Councillor Andy Anderson
Guests arriving Mrs. Snodgrass and Councillor Andrew Anderson
Rev Ivan Warwick and Councillor Douglas Briggs.
Rev Ivan Warwick and Councillor Douglas Briggs.
Guests arriving The Reverend Ivan Warwick, our School Chaplain, followed by Councillor Douglas Briggs
Councillor John Farquhar Munro and Mr Duncan Mackay
Councillor John Farquhar Munro and Mr Duncan Mackay
Guests arriving John Farquhar Munro, M.S.P., with Duncan Mackay
Mrs Moira Snodgrass and Peter Peacock
Mrs Moira Snodgrass and Peter Peacock
Peter Peacock, Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Executive and Mrs Moira Snodgrass, Head Teacher Peter Peacock, MSP, and Mrs Snodgrass at the school gate
Unveiling the Plaque
Unveiling the Plaque
Mrs Moira Snodgrass and Deputy Minister Peter Peacock after he had unveiled the commemorative plaque.
School pupils entertain - A small orchestra
School pupils entertain - A small orchestra
The music group conducted by Mr. Kennedy
Peter Peacock presented with a shinty caman
Peter Peacock presented with a shinty caman
Following his speech, Peter Peacock,Depute Minister for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Executive, was presented with a shinty caman.
Presentation of a shinty caman to Deputy Minister for Finance Peter Peacock
Presentation of a shinty caman to Deputy Minister for Finance Peter Peacock
Piper Donald Armstrong with Mrs Snodgrass.
Piper Donald Armstrong with Mrs Snodgrass.
Guests Arriving Pipe Major Armstrong gets ready to pipe in the top table
The Plaque
The Plaque
The plaque reads: Strathpeffer Primary School and Strathpeffer Community Centre opened by Peter Peacock, MSP, Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government, on 1 December 2000.
Then back for tea
Then back for tea
After unveiling the plaque The top table guests arriving for the ceremony.
Mr Huisdean Campbell, shinty coach.
Mr Huisdean Campbell, shinty coach.
Guests arriving Uisdean, our shinty coach
The Top Table
The Top Table
Top table: Dr Paddy Newton, Councillor Val Maciver, Mrs Moira Snodgrass, Sir Neil Macintosh, Mr Peter Peacock, ?, Councillor Andy Anderson.
Concert Audience
Concert Audience
The invited audience enjoying the music
Mr Hugh Fraser, assistant director of education, Mrs Moira Snodgrass and two guests.
Mr Hugh Fraser, assistant director of education, Mrs Moira Snodgrass and two guests.
Guests arriving Three generations of the Snodgrass family
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April

Feis Rois - photo 03

Fèis Rios

Endangered Species - photo 1

Endangered Species

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May

Visit to Glasgow - photo 02

Visit To Glasgow

Our village - photo 5

Our Village

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June

The Cybernet Team - photo 1

The Cybernet Team

Visit to Culloden - photo 1

Visit To Culloden

Induction at Dingwall Academy - photo 2

Induction at Dingwall Academy

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It's July! It's happy holiday time!

This is the Giant's Causeway in Ireland.It is a World Heritage Site.

The Giants Causeway

The village of Gairloch on the West coast of Scotland has a beautiful beach

Gairloch Beach

The 28th of June was the last day …….We said good-bye to many of our friends until the school holidays were over.

The images are some of the places where we went on holiday

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Strathpeffer Primary July

It's July! It's happy holiday time! The 28th of June was the last day .......We said good-bye to many of our friends until the school holidays were over. The images below are some of the places where we went on holiday
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This is the Giant's Causeway in Ireland.It is a World Heritage Site.
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August - This was back to school month.

Our first day in our New School

First Day In Our New School

Photographs of our new school being built - pupil photo 1

Our New School Being Built

Director of Education

Bruce Robertson

Education Brief

Jim Stevenson

Education Resource Manager

Brian Hemming

Director of Property and Architectural Services

Dr Alister Coutts

Head of Project Management

Rodger Querns

Project Manager

Robert Campbell

Head of Architecture

James Kidd

Principal Architect / Planning Supervisor

Douglas Stewart

Project Architect

Ian Leitch

Strathpeffer Community Association Advisors

Margaret Scott, Douglas Murray

Landscape Architect

Martin Capel

Architectural Technicians

David Sutherland, Mike Wunder

Clerk of Works

John Thompson

Building Services Engineers

Ramsay & Primrose

Quantity Surveyors

Currie & Brown

Structural Engineers

W A Fairhurst & Partners

Main Contractor

McGregor Construction

Building Credits

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September

Mosaic Day - photo 1

Mosaic Day

Alasdair and Joe visit the Kilvannie Stone - photo 2

Alasdair and Joe visit the Kilvannie Stone

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October

In the New Gym - photo 1

In the New Gym

The Travelling Puppet Show - photo 2

The Travelling Puppet Show

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November

Invergordon Visit - photo 2

Invergordon visit

Invergordon Visit - photo 4

Invergordon Visit

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December

A picture of all the pupils and staff of Strathpeffer Primary School

The opening of our new school on 1st December 2000

The Xmas Party - photo 4

The Xmas Party

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Strathpeffer Primary December

The opening of our new school on 1st December 2000 and the Xmas Party. NOTE: these photos are covered in more detail in the photograph album " Strathpeffer New School" on the Social page.
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This year 2000, we have been taking photographs of what is happening in our school. We also have pictures of interesting places we visited. We stored this information in a computer. Now we have put our pictures and reports on this Web Site for anyone to read. We would like to hear from other schools in the world.
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