STRICHEN SCHOOL BLOG

Fallen Tree Removed!

 

The fallen tree was removed today by Landscape Services. It did not take long to remove it and it went away in three trailers to be shredded up for use in other landscape projects. However, we did not get rid of ALL of it! A section of the trunk was kept and the men removing it helped us turn it into a bench for the playground! Other parts of the trunk were used to make some stools for the Secret Garden. At least part of the tree will remain on the school grounds and will be used by the children.

Amazingly the tree did stand once more before finally being removed! Once all the greenery was cut off and a ot of the trunk had been cut off the tree suddenly sprung to life and righted itself so that about 15 feet of the trunk was back in its original position! We would love to have left it like that but it would have just been too dangerous!

Download some of the photos of the tree being cleared below!

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Blustery Breeze Fells Tree!

 

We were all very disappointed to discover that the strong winds have uprooted one of the large trees that stand along the front of the school grounds on North Street. The tree fell over between 4.10pm and 4.45pm on Monday 23rd May. The tree has been well and truly uprooted and another tree came down in one of the gardens in a house next to the school.

We are just relieved that the tree fell down once all the pupils had gone home and that it fell towards the school on the grass and did not crash through the railings and on to the road.

However, the tree next to it also seems to show signs of movement and you can see some of the cracks running along the roots. It will need to be checked by Landscape Services but we hope that it will be safe.

However, the fallen tree will leave a terrible gap in the line of trees that help enhance the school grounds. This is a sad day for the school.

To see some more photos down load the slide show below.
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Primary 6 Blog Post - Big Schools Bird Watch

Primary 6 recently took part in the national 'Big Schools Bird Watch' project. They learnt a lot all about birds and their habitat and put the results of their work on the RSPB website. Download the word documents to see more information about what they did!

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Easter Egg Decorating

On Easter Monday the children all took in hard boiled eggs to decorate as part of our Easter celebrations. They had to decorate them according to a chosen theme! This year the theme was.....The Royal Wedding! What else could it have been!

Enjoy the photos!

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