Author: P. Thomson

On the 2nd March, the whole of Baltasound JHS (Nursery, Primary and Secondary) and some keen parents, came into school to celebrate World Book Day. We were dressing

Uyeasound Up Helly Aa is a major fixture on the Unst calendar and this year saw Guizer Jarl Christopher Gray lead his band of fearsome (and not so

Monday saw Mrs Tulloch take out all the students who are working towards their John Muir Award, be it the Discover, Conserve or Explore Award. A very interesting

As is tradition in Baltasound JHS, the Primary 7 class organised the Christmas party for P1 to P7. This took place in the main hall of the school

Baltasound JHS recently attended the Shetland Youth Volunteering Awards having been nominated in the Organisation category. This was to recognise the hard work that staff at BJHS do

The students and staff were exceptionally lucky to have author and illustrator Debi Gliori in school last week. She worked with the Primary 1 to 5 students, discussing

Tonight saw a great turnout at Doors Open / Shopping Night. Parents and grandparents were able to look all around the school, looking at the displays and achievements

Last Friday in school we were all wearing spots or pyjamas to raise money for Children In  Need. A staff hamper was raffled, which also helped raise money.

A group of teachers from Nice in France have been at the school for the past two days.  They were visiting a variety of schools in Shetland to

Today is our Bring Your Parent To School Day where we have our whole secondary department going off timetable and working in groups, with their parent or guardian

We are into Year 2 of our project with Shetland Arts. Through an inspiring education programme delivered both in the gallery and the classroom we will work towards

As part of our School Improvement Plan 2016/2017, we have rebooted our Tuck Shop in school, where we no longer sell any crisps or flavoured milk. Although these

Last week the school welcomed the Northumbrian Ranters – musicians from schools all over Northumbria. We were extremely grateful that they all made it to the UK’s most

The Upper Primary students were leading the way today, showing we can still be active and outdoors even on a poor day. Waterproofs and hi-vis on, we’re ready

List most of the country, we have been inspired by all the athletes competing in the Paralympics in Brazil. As a result, our P.E. lessons have been looking at