A Year In The Life Of Strathpeffer Primary School

Attribution: unknown (The ruin of Free Church in Jamestown)

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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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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Firefly ; the first aeroplane seen in the Highlands
Firefly ; the first aeroplane seen in the Highlands
Firefly ; the first aeroplane seen in the Highlands. (By courtesy of the Curator, Inverness Museum)
Cover
Cover
Elsick House
Elsick House
Elsick House, which became Strathpeffer Youth Hostel, and is currently (2015) private residences.
The memorial gate at Fodderty Churchyard.
The memorial gate at Fodderty Churchyard.
Chalet
Chalet
Clarence Finlayson refers to the Chalet at Knockfarrel but does not include a photograph. Here are two, each taken by Urquhart, Dingwall.
Chalet
Chalet
Clarence Finlayson refers to the Chalet at Knockfarrel but does not include a photograph. Here are two, each taken by Urquhart, Dingwall.
Strathpeffer: a jewel in the Highland casket.
Strathpeffer: a jewel in the Highland casket.
The Old Mill at Milnain, Strathpeffer.
The Old Mill at Milnain, Strathpeffer.
Peat Bath
Peat Bath
Ah! The pleasures of a peat bath. (By courtesy of the National Monument Records of Scotland)
The Pump Room
The Pump Room
The Pump Room in the spa season. (By courtesy of the National Monuments Record of Scotland)
The new Pump Room
The new Pump Room
A reconstruction of an early Celtic settlement
A reconstruction of an early Celtic settlement
A reconstruction of an early Celtic settlement. (BBC copyright photograph)
Castle Leod
Castle Leod
Knockfarrel, from the heights of Achterneed.
Knockfarrel, from the heights of Achterneed.
Knockfarrel, from the heights of Achterneed.
Petition to the Court of the Lord Lyon Scotland
Petition to the Court of the Lord Lyon Scotland
Petition to the Court of the Lord Lyon Scotland (By courtesy of THE SCOTSMAN)
A Crannog on Loch Kinellan
A Crannog on Loch Kinellan
The Eagle Stone
The Eagle Stone
A standing stone, with its mysterious 'cup marks'
A standing stone, with its mysterious 'cup marks'
A standing stone, with its mysterious 'cup marks'. (By courtesy of the National Monuments Record of Scotland)
Approaching the summit of Knockfarrel from Strathpeffer. An etching by Allan Haldane.
Approaching the summit of Knockfarrel from Strathpeffer. An etching by Allan Haldane.
Monument to the memory of the Honourable Caroline Mackenzie
Monument to the memory of the Honourable Caroline Mackenzie
Monument to the memory of the Honourable Caroline Mackenzie (By courtesy of the National Monuments Record of Scotland.)
The Silly Stones
The Silly Stones
The Silly Stones. (By courtesy of the National Monuments Record of Scotland)
Plaque detailing the measurements of the trees in question.
Plaque detailing the measurements of the trees in question.
The largest Spanish chestnut tree in Great Britain
The largest Spanish chestnut tree in Great Britain
The Square in Strathpeffer
The Square in Strathpeffer
The Strath, a general view.
The Strath, a general view.
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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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The Xmas Party - photo 4
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Strathpeffer Primary School

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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Strathpeffer Primary School in the Year 2000
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