Virtual Staffroom
Posted: Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
The Unst islandblog is in danger of turning into a virtual staffroom. Hi Les. Hi Ruth. Hello anyone else at Baltasound Junior High School or, indeed anyone on Unst who is reading this.
It has, indeed, as mentioned by others, been unusually calm over the last few days, as the photo shows. Several virtual browniepoints to anyone who can name the Cocteau Twins album with a track which inspired the title for the photo.
The only problem with lazy calm days up here at this time of the year is that there is no time to go out and enjoy them. School starts at 9:20, which is about the same time as sunrise and finishes at 3:30 or 3:45 depending on whether you are in primary or secondary, and that is after sunset.
Still our class topic is space and the clear (ish) nights have meant the delights of showing P6/7 that the bright 'star' in the sunset is a crescentic planet named Venus when looked at through the telescope. A disappointing absence of the 'Merrie Dancers' at the moment though - or the Northern Lights as they are more commonly known.
It has, indeed, as mentioned by others, been unusually calm over the last few days, as the photo shows. Several virtual browniepoints to anyone who can name the Cocteau Twins album with a track which inspired the title for the photo.
The only problem with lazy calm days up here at this time of the year is that there is no time to go out and enjoy them. School starts at 9:20, which is about the same time as sunrise and finishes at 3:30 or 3:45 depending on whether you are in primary or secondary, and that is after sunset.
Still our class topic is space and the clear (ish) nights have meant the delights of showing P6/7 that the bright 'star' in the sunset is a crescentic planet named Venus when looked at through the telescope. A disappointing absence of the 'Merrie Dancers' at the moment though - or the Northern Lights as they are more commonly known.
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Hi Puffin Billy, welcome, you guys in that staffroom won't have to talk to each other at all now! We ask everyone once they've posted to email us at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk to give us an 'off-blog" contact. Thanks, Mike
Mike from BBC Glasgow
The Cocteau Twins album is Victorialand. Lazy Calm being the track. But what band had a song that was the origin of the Cocteau Twins' name?
Far North from Unst
Simple Minds. Give us a hard one, Bambi.
puffinbillyunst from unst
OK, what were Simple Minds originally called?
Far North from Unst
This is a public forum Far North! J &the SA. I'm sure you know what the initials stand for!
puffinbillyunst from Unst
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