Mrs Temple, Miss Hay and Mrs Cameron were lucky enough to visit the Ferryhill site this week and see all of the internal work that has been happening.
We were blown away by the progress and excited to see some amazing new features. Our favourite part was standing (and jumping and dancing to test it) on the top floor where the well used to be! (Second picture in gallery is the top floor well picture)
We will keep you updated with more photographs when we can.
WB 01.12.25
Stefan Mullen from Skills Development Scotland came to visit the Primary 6 classes this week to explore some amazing STEM activities. The classes worked collaboratively to create amazing Lego windmills that they tested with a giant fan. Primary 6 enjoyed developing their collaborative, design, problem solving and building skills throughout the workshop.
WB 01.12.25
Paul Davidson from Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust visited the Primary 5 classes this week to run a 'Show Racism the Red Card' workshop.
They explored racism in sport including racial stereotypes. A very important workshop, with lots of life lessons for our young learners.
WB 01.12.25
Volunteers from Devana Parish Church visited our Primary 6 pupils for a 'Bubble Gum and Fluff' workshop.
The children explored the stories of Christmas through puppets, stories and craft.
It was lovely to have part of our Ferryhill community with us at Walker Road this Christmas.
WB 01.12.25
ELC hosted a Creative Christmas afternoon at the beginning of the week, bringing all our nursery families together for some Christmas crafts.
Children and grown-ups joined together to create sparkling snowflakes, reindeer decorations and special keepsakes to take home.
It was a joyful afternoon filled with creativity, laughter and festive cheer! We loved seeing all our families connecting to share precious moments, and help make the beginning of our Christmas celebrations extra magical.
WB 01.12.25
An exciting build update for you! Some fantastic visual progress both inside and outside of the building.
As you can see from the photo gallery, some of our Primary 7 children were able to visit the site, go inside the building and help give us an update. In the first photograph, you can see that the void has been filled in and we no longer have a well in the middle of the school! This will give us a much bigger learning space on the top floor.
You may have also noticed that the workmen have taken down all of the slates from the roof of the annexe. This preparation work will allow for the (very careful) demolition of the annexe to begin after the Christmas holidays. As the granite will be taken down carefully and repurposed throughout the new build, as part of the Granite Retention policy, it will be a steady process, no wrecking balls or quick demolition like the tunnel!
We are all very excited to see the progress both inside and outside of the building.
WB 24.11.25
Even though it is not quite December yet, the pupils and staff of Ferryhill are fully in the Christmas spirit. On Thursday night the staff decorated our Christmas tree then on Friday after assembly the Christmas lights were switched on and we gathered together as a school to sing some Christmas songs.
WB 24.11.25
Some of our Primary 7 children attended the Albyn Maths Challenge this week. They represented our school so well, demonstrating all of our school values.
All of the children were in mixed teams with other schools, some of our children were in the team that came in second place!
WB 24.11.25
A huge congratulations to P2D who officially finished 2nd in their first ever Sumdog regional competition, taking on 238 other classes ranging from P1 to S1. They were also daily winners on Thursday with the most correct answers in the days play! P2D built a very respectable score of 525. Some stats from the competition are: 2805 pupils participated, 239 classes entered and over 482071 maths questions answered in the week! An extra shout out to the brilliant pupils stuck at home with chicken pox who participated and helped us reach 2nd! It was lots of fun and overall, a great week of maths :-)
WB 24.11.25
Last week, P2M read Cactus Joe, from their Book Bag. We all really enjoyed the story where we learnt about rhyming, making friends and different types of birds. The children practiced finding rhyming words from the story. After that we came up with our own rhyming words. We will be poets in no time! Enjoy your Book bags at home with your children. Can they retell the story to you?
WB 24.11.25
We have been learning about the orchestra and what it is made up of. We have also been learning about different notes in music and practising them on the tuned percussion. We are learning how to play ‘jingle bells’ and we are going to add in some untuned percussion soon!
WB 17.11.25
We have been learning about algorithms in P6. We used the scooters to create routes and then wrote down the algorithms for another pair to try and copy!
WB 17.11.25
The first Reading Cafe of the term was held at break on Wednesday 19th. The children had fun both reading and talking about their book while enjoying their snacks.
WB 17.11.25
Primary 2 have been busy learning all about 2D and 3D shapes! We can now identify and describe shapes by their properties, and we’ve had so much fun putting our knowledge into practice. Using different shapes, we built incredible creations, including a zoo with a security-guarded entrance, a magical, colourful land with trees and unicorns, and even a giant lightbulb! To help us understand faces, edges and vertices, we also made our very own paper 3D shapes. A great way to bring our learning to life!
WB 17.11.25
During our assembly, our pupils were delighted to watch a video sent to us from our Ukrainian friends in Mohyliv-Podilskyi. The pupils showed us around their school and spoke in English for us! Mr Wallis has now challenged P7 to make a video of our school and name each area in Ukrainian!
WB 17.11.25
Indoor lunches due to bad weather don't put a dampener on our fun or creativity. P6L enjoyed an indoor lunch together and showed us what ambitious learners they are. They build a ginormous Kapla tower that eventually turned out to be taller than Mr RJ! What a great effort.
WB 17.11.25
Our young authors in ELC have poured their ideas, pictures and stories into a handmade book this week that celebrates the joy of learning through storytelling.
The children have been engaged as we've explored our Book of the Month for November, 'Percy the Park Keeper'. Together we have read the book and explored other stories from the same collection, discovering new characters and storylines each time.
They worked as a team to add their colourful drawings to the story, with each page illustrating their wonderful world of creativity and curiosity.
WB 10.11.25
We are happy to announce that a Christmas show for Primary 1, 2 and 3 children will be held at the gym hall at Aberdeen South Church/St Fitticks (next door to school) on the dates below. Due to high numbers of children the classes have been split and each class will perform on one of the two afternoons (see below) As we are limited in space, please can we request that only 2 guests per child attend.
Primary 1s will perform in both shows but we please request that parents only attend one of the show due to restricted numbers.
Wednesday 10th Dec
All Primary 1 pupils
P2D
P2M
P3GR
Thursday 11th Dec
All Primary 1 pupils
P2R
P3BK
The Table Tennis Association ran workshops with Primary 5, 6 and 7 children this week. They offered guidance on developing skills, rules and more importantly the fun of playing games!
A lovely opportunity to learn a new skill and perhaps start a new hobby.
WB 03.11.25
Primary 6 have been having a fantastic time planning, building and creating Kapla masterpieces. They have really worked hard to develop their collaboration and communication during design activities.
WB 03.11.25
Our Boo-Breakfast Bash was a spook-tacular success, bringing ELC families together for a morning filled with laughter, delicious treats, and Halloween fun!
The nursery was transformed into a festive wonderland with pumpkins, cobwebs, and plenty of spooky decor. Families enjoyed a delicious breakfast spread, including pancreeps, spooky bites and ghost toast, while little ones dressed in their favourite costumes.
It was a morning of building community, making memories, and celebrating Halloween in style, alongside raising an amazing £192 for some Christmas treats later this term. Thank you to everyone for coming along and all your generous donations!
WB 03.11.25
Primary 2D has been learning all about the story of Guy Fawkes! We had lots of fun creating our very own ‘Fireworks in a Jar’ experiment. It was a brilliant way to explore how materials can change while linking our learning to seasonal celebrations we enjoy. The children showed great curiosity and wonder as they made predictions about what might happen – and were very excited to see the results!
WB 27.10.25
Our PSA, Mrs Rath, spent some time with Primary 1 this week teaching them all about Diwali. She taught them that Diwali is called The Festival of Lights because people light small lamps called diyas to make their homes bright. Families clean their houses, wear colourful clothes, and make pretty patterns called rangoli on the floor. They enjoy yummy sweets, give gifts, and watch fireworks. People also pray for good luck and happiness.
It was lovely for Mrs Rath to share an important part of her culture with our learners.
WB 27.10.25
This week we held elections for our House Captain Team. Primary 7 pupils who chose to run for the position gave speeches to their fellow house mates. Each house then voted for the candidates and who they wish to represent their house and lead them throughout the year.
We delighted to announce that our new house teams are as follows:
Drum Dunnottar Fraser Crathes
Joshua Billie Mia Milana
Lucy Leo Fejiro Cormac
WB 06.10.25
P3BK have been exploring Our Local World. We went on a walk of our local area mapping out important places in our community. We then made a giant map to help others learn about our new area as well as important buildings.
WB 06.10.25
Callan and Stirling represented Ferryhill School at the Scottish Schools Snowsports Association Slopestyle event on Thursday 9th October.
They showed off their tricks and skills on the slopes. Callan won gold in the P1-3 category and Stirling came 4th in his category.
We are so proud of the boys and how well they represented our school.
WB 06.10.25
This week a group of children from ELC had a wonderful visit to the Central Library. They were full of excitement as they explored the world of books and stories.
The highlight of the visit was a special story time session, where the children listened with wide eyes and eager ears to stories read by the librarian, and learned some new songs too!
We are so proud of how well the children participated, and kept safe on their long walk to the library. We can't wait for our next visit!
WB 06.10.25
When investigating our local environment, the pupils of P7A discovered that a very famous Aberdeen architect named Thomas Scott Sutherland was born just across from our school at 84 Walker Road. In an amazing coincidence, Thomas also attended Ferryhill School for a time! The pupils have enjoyed researching Thomas’s life and achievements and have created fantastic information posters to demonstrate all they have learned.
WB 06.10.25
This week we enjoyed a really fun 'Booknic' arranged by the Primary 7 classes.
The whole school was invited to take their favourite book to school along with a cushion or cuddly toy to cuddle up with. All children spent Friday afternoon together, snuggled up in the gym hall reading and sharing their favourite books.
Storm Amy even helped to make the gym hall feel cosier! The dark skies helped to create that wintery feeling we all love as we curl up with a book.
We love opportunities to share a love of reading and to do it together with our friends.
WB 29.09.25
Primary 1 welcomed Elyas' mum, Dr Nazleen Gowdh, to class this week. Nazleen is a doctor at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and came in to share information about her job. The visit helps support the Primary 1s learning all about 'People Who Help Us'.
Thanks to Nazleen for taking time to come in and share with our learners, they had a great time and learned a lot.
WB 29.09.25
Not only do our buses take us to school in the morning and back home in the afternoon, they also provide great opportunities to make new friends!
Anhad and Harris aren't in the same class but have been able to bond on the buses over their love of building, creating and engineering.
Anhad enjoys making amazing creations out of paper, he brought one to school on the bus and Harris was super impressed by it. They started discussing Anhad's creation and all things engineering. Harris gave Anhad a model of a fighter jet then Anhad made a paper version of it for Harris.
WB 29.09.25
This week Mrs Annand received photos and videos from the pupils of our link school in Ukraine.
The children have been learning all about Scotland and have created a beautiful display with all of their work.
WB 29.09.25
We have a Blue Peter Badge Winner in our midst! Ida from Primary recently won a Blue Peter Badge for her amazing book review of Dog Diaries. Good timing for our Booknic this week!
Well done Ida!
WB 29.09.25
This week we welcomed the team of janitors, drivers, the IT team, the estates team and the building services team to Ferryhill @ Walker Road for a cake and cuppa to say thank you for all of their efforts in helping us move out of Ferryhill and into Ferryhill @ Walker Road.
This was a mammoth task that required lots of coordination, support and effort from many different teams. Without these people, we would not have been able to have the children settle into their new learning environments so quickly and safely.
WB 29.09.25
A huge congratulations to Aimee Allen, Lisa Shek and Jane Hui who were all successful at our recent ELC interviews.
Aimee is now an EYP for at Ferryhill ELC, Jane and Lisa are now permanent ELC Support Workers with us.
The children and staff are all delighted at the appointments and I am sure you will all join us in congratulating them.
WB 29.09.25
On Wednesday morning we were delighted to hold a special coffee morning to support Macmillan. Thank you to everyone who attended, bought fine pieces and baked for us.
Ferryhill School raised over £270 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
We have included a QR code for anyone who wishes to donate.
WB 29.09.25
This week we enjoyed welcoming our Primary 1 parents into school to see the Primary 1 children in action.
The children showed their parents the types of learning activities that they explore following a teaching input.
Primary 1 parents are invited to come along to a curriculum evening on Tuesday 7th October to learn all about the Primary 1 curriculum and resources.
WB 29.09.25
Over the last couple of weeks, the nursery children had their first experiences in the MUGA, and what a fun time they had! From energetic running to lively games and ball play, the children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the space and trying our new activities.
This space is a great addition to our new Ferryhill School, and we are looking forward to the experiences we will embark upon with such a fabulous space for outdoor learning!
WB 29.09.25
It's not only the children from Ferryhill that get to have fun learning about inclusion, neurodivergence and learning differences. Miss Hay, our School Administrator, was invited to the premiere of 'I Swear' a film based on the true story of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, charting his journey from diagnosis in 1980s Britain to becoming a prominent advocate for the condition.
The film explores the themes of friendship, overcoming adversity, community and the power of understanding, things we often explore and always encourage at Ferryhill.
Miss Hay felt privileged to be invited along to the exciting event. Miss Hay was invited because she has spent lots of time raising the profile of Tourette Syndrome around the North East of Scotland.
WB 22.09.25
Today Primary 2 set off on their very first local walk around Walker Road to explore our new local community—and what a brilliant autumn adventure it was! As part of our topic Our Local World, we kept our eyes peeled for all the different houses and buildings in Torry. We spotted all sorts of styles, discovered two churches, and even came across a campervan parked nearby! The children walked together so responsibly and safely, making it a wonderful first outing for P2D.
WB 22.09.25
Primary 7 have been learning all about chemical reactions this week. They explored what would happen if they mixed vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. They took time to write up their experiments, a really important skill to develop as they move through primary school and into secondary school.
WB 22.09.25
P6MW had a fantastic time in the fresh air this week. They were making use of our wonderful outdoor learning resources and took part in a den building lesson with Mrs Wattie.
The groups had to collaborate, communicate, plan, design and of course build! They also had to test their problem solving skills when things didn't quite work out. Some amazing creations from our P6 learners.
WB 22.09.25
Primary 5 classes have been exploring the world of science with Mr MacDonald this week. They all enjoyed taking part in an experiment which demonstrated filtration. As you can see from the pictures, they worked in groups to filter a mixture in a variety of ways.
WB 22.09.25
P4C and P2R have buddied up this term. They spent a lovely session together with our new Chromebooks to work through some maths problems and fun online games.
We always love to see cross stage collaboration at Ferryhill, the children develop so many skills and enjoy their time together.
WB 22.09.25
P2D arrived at school to find that their classroom had turned into a crime scene! When the children arrived this morning, flashing police sirens and a big screen announcement told us some shocking news… our class teddy, Mr Snuggles, had vanished! The young detectives quickly got to work, following muddy footprints, inspecting a dropped scarf, and puzzling over a mysterious note. With their super sleuthing skills (and some fantastic report writing too!), the case was cracked. We’re delighted to say Mr Snuggles is safely back where he belongs—snuggled up in P2D!
WB 22.09.25
P2M and P2R turned into detectives this week to solve the case of the missing puppy. They arrived to school to find that their classroom had become a crime scene! The children used all of their findings to write a report. Their report helped them to solve the case of the missing puppy!
WB 22.09.25
Primary 2 have been very busy this week learning about people who help us. They took part in a fun scavenger hunt in the playground to learn about all of the people in the community who can help them in different ways. Another opportunity to enjoy the sun while it lasts!
WB 22.09.25
We have a new school email address. If you need to contact the school please use ferryhill.enquiries@ab-ed.org or call 01224 879720
We are delighted to share these drone images from Craig Roy. You can see the progress of the build from a very unique angle!
WB 15.09.25
Primary 2 pupils from P2D, P2M and P2R have been learning how to use a story mountain to help plan out their writing. Pupils have used the story mountain to write a story about the Ferryhill Fox. When they had finished their stories, they read them out to the Ferryhill Fox to check their work and to practise reading aloud. They are very proud of their work and wanted to share them with you on our website.
Lewis P2M - "We used the story mountain to help us plan the story about the Ferryhill Fox."
Jack P2M - "We planned a beginning, middle and end of the story and were able to include a problem."
Jidenna P2M - "The plan helps us to write our story."
WB 08.09.25
Ferryhill children were treated to a free concert this week! Yurii in Primary 6 entertained the crowds armed only with his trusty guitar. Yurii started playing his guitar in the playground after being dropped off by he bus, the crowd gathered and joined in by singing along. What a fantastic way to start the day.
WB 08.09.25
Some of the little explorers from nursery had a visit to Albury Park earlier this week. It was a trip full of laughter, excitement, and discovery!
From climbing the play structures to zooming down the slide, every child had fun exploring part of our local community.
The children were learning about how to stay safe when walking to and from the park, showing an awareness of keeping themselves and others safe, with guidance from our special helper SIMOA the Elephant.
WB 08.09.25
P4S have been exploring place value in a variety of ways this week. Typically place value is a very important part of numeracy lesson to help pupils understand the value of numbers. As you can see, some of our learners were using Dienes materials (the cube represent 1000, the 'square' blocks represent 100, the long thin 'stick' represents 10 and the individual small cubes represents ones or units) to physically show the numbers given.
Unusually, the place value lesson then transformed into an art lesson. The class used Dienes materials to recreate Mondrian's modern abstract style.
WB 08.09.25
A lovely moment to share with you this week from our morning bus journey. Maya was reading a book to Lydia in Swedish! Such a lovely moment with two of our young learners.
WB 08.09.25
Mrs Cameron had a special visit from Kamsi this week, a visit that Mrs Cameron simply had to share on the school website.
Kamsi proudly showed off her incredible work and Mrs Cameron is proud to share it with you all.
Kamsi said "I was really inspired by the values poster and I wanted to make my own poster. The values help us to be the best we can be!"
Thank you for sharing your beautiful poster, Kamsi💙
WB 01.09.25
We are excited to share photographs of the moment so many of us have been waiting patiently for........ demolition day!
The annexe has been stripped out and the legendary tunnel is no more. As sad as it is to say goodbye to a large part of Ferryhill history (The annexe 'the new bit' was built in 1935), we know that it means the school refurbishment and extension can really begin.
We will try to keep you updated on the progress of Ferryhill School, and luckily we have lots of help from our nursery children who love popping up the road to take photographs and videos to help document the whole process for us.
The photo gallery shows the first step of the annexe windows being removed to help the builders strip out the annexe in preparation for the granite to be taken down (and later repurposed in our new setting), to the tunnel being taken apart piece by piece. We are also delighted to share pictures that the builders have taken for us from inside the annexe.... an unrecognisable annexe!
WB 01.09.25
We are so proud of our new Primary 1 pupils! They have settled into Ferryhill so well, following our new (and more complicated than usual) routines. Their transition process at the end of the 24/25 session was not held in the Ferryhill @ Walker Road environment, and the children have had to cope with more change than is typical for a Primary 1 pupil at Ferryhill School.
Please have a look at our photo gallery which shows our new P1 pupils enjoying their time with their new friends, with their new teachers in their new classrooms.
WB 01.09.25
Primary 4 and Primary 2 have buddied up! They are working together as a team and have already learned a lot from one another.
In their first session together, they discovered what it means to be a good buddy. They asked what a good buddy looks like and sounds like.
We look forward to seeing more pictures of their learning adventure together.
WB 01.09.25
The children of P7A recorded all of the reading they engaged in over a 24-hour period and then created their own ‘reading river’ demonstrating all the texts they read in their daily lives, including books, signs, magazines and online content, to show the flow of their reading journey.
WB 01.09.25
Primary 4C and P4s from P4/5R are off to a swimming start this year! Every Monday pupils enjoy boarding a bus (which we are all now rather professional at) and heading off to Cults Swimming Pool to take part in swimming lessons for the next 10 weeks. This is definitely one of the many highlights of Primary 4 for the children, just look at those smiles!
WB 01.09.25
Primary 2D have enjoyed exploring our new environment this week. They have had an outdoor learning session in our new playground and explored our new library.
As you can see from our photo gallery, the children have settled in well and our learning journey for the 25/26 session is well underway!
WB 01.09.25
Our Ferryhill School and ELC values were reviewed and redesigned in the 24/25 session. These have been shared with all pupils and are used continually throughout the school day. They are on display throughout our school and ELC environments.
We use the values to promote our expectations for learning and relationships in our community. We have daily conversations and interactions surrounding our values, they are a very important part of our school. We have different values in our ELC as these were led by our ELC team, pupils and parents.
Although these have already been shared with parents last session, we felt it important to share these with our school community again so that you can also use them in your conversations with the children.
At Ferryhill we have a Positive Mind, are Ambitious and Kind!
WB 25.08.25
We would like to remind parents that Ferryhill is a nut free school. Please do not send your child to school with any nuts in their snack or packed lunch as we have several children with severe nut allergies. Thank you for your support.
WB 25.08.25
Ferryhill is a Rights Respecting School and we are proud to hold a gold award.
One important aspect that we take time to consider and create at the beginning of the year is our class charters.
Class charters help us to create our class ethos as a rights respecting school.
Each class discusses the importance of Rights Holders (Children) and Duty Bearers (Adults in school) and what each group need to do to ensure that all Rights Holders have their rights upheld and their needs met. We also discuss what Rights Holders need to do to ensure that all Rights Holders have their rights upheld.
WB 25.08.25
Please see the diagram provided to us by the bus company to advise of the anticipated route of travel via bus to Walker Road and back to Ferryhill during the upcoming bridge closure. We have been advised that the closure will take place from 15.09.25.
Effectively the bus from Albury will use Victoria Bridge via Guild Street (bus gates)
WB 25.08.25
Mrs Cameron found the Ferryhill Fox in the nursery on Tuesday! But don't worry, it was just in the form of this marvellous creation from Henley, Rosie and William. The children have loved exploring the new box of Kapla. Yesterday they made an octopus and today they made the Ferryhill Fox! They worked as a team, followed the picture in the Kapla instruction book and were very proud to show off their masterpiece.
WB 25.08.25
What a fabulous week we have had in our new ELC building! It has been full of fun, adventure and exploring as we adapt to our new learning environment.
We welcomed back all the children from nursery last year for an open afternoon on Tuesday, and all our returners were back in full time on Wednesday. Over the week we have also had visits from our newcomers who are just as excited as we are about our new ELC.
We are looking forward to all the new learning experiences we will embark upon in our new spaces!
WB 18.08.25
We were delighted to see that the Ferryhill Fox joined us at Albury this week. I think that he must have been impressed at how well the children were able to follow their new routines.
I wonder if he will venture across the river and visit us at Ferryhill @Walker Road.
WB 18.08.25
We are in! We have had a fantastic first day at Ferryhill@Walker Road. Everyone has settled in well and has enjoyed touring our new building. We have included a few photographs of the children in their new classes as a sneak peak before parents have the opportunity to visit us in our new home on Friday. We look forward to opening our doors and welcoming you all in.
WB 18.08.25