Congratulations to our very own Sophie Hall in P6 who has been asked to join Stranraer Junior Brass Band. Brilliant news!

A Shrek-tastic Day Out!

On Thursday the 14th of May primary 4/5/6 and 6/7 from Glenluce Primary School went to Glasgow for an exciting 12 hour trip (yes we really were away for 12 hours!)

First we went to Scotland Street School Museum. It was a grand building, with fancy windows. It had been designed by Charles Rennie MacKintosh. We had a really fun time pretending to be pupils in World War 2 classroom. The poor desk got belted a couple of times – we were glad we didn’t!

Then we ventured along the buzzing city roads to the Kings Theatre to watch Shrek the Musical. Everyone liked Lord Farquad. He was hilarious. To make him look very small the actor had to walk on his knees! At the interval we ate our snack and settled back to enjoy even more!

On the way back we stopped at Burger King for tea.

We had a great trip away and would love to go again!

By Rachel Campbell P4 and Rebecca Torbet in P7

On Thursday 14th May p4/5/6 and P6/7 from Glenluce Primary School went to Glasgow. We went to the Scotland Street Museum and then the Kings Theatre to see Shrek the Musical.

First when we went into the museum. We saw the massive drill hall. We got a guide and were led around a 1940s and 1960s classroom. Our favourite part was the 1940s classroom because we had to act like we were from that era. The museum was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. A relative of Sophie’s used to be head teacher there!

After the museum we went to the Kings Theatre to see Shrek the Musical. It was brilliant!  We enjoyed two hours of comedy antics. Our favourite part was the song ‘I’m a believer’!

We enjoyed the trip, it was very interesting. On the way back most people fell asleep or just played on their gadgets.

By Fraser Sullivan P7 and Caitlyn Gorman P4.

Glenluce Shrek report

On Thursday 14th of May p4/5/6/7 enjoyed a lovely day out in Glasgow. There was a lot of excitement as we boarded the bus.

First we went to the Scotland Street School museum and we found out loads of facts: one of them was the school when it first opened the school could hold up to 1250 pupils! The building was designed by Charles Rennie MacKintosh.

Next we went to the Kings Theatre to watch Shrek the Musical. We loved the character Donkey and we were amazed by the dragon’s detail. The songs were great!

After the theatre we went to Burger King for tea. Finally we went home on the bus and were talking about the theatre experience. We loved the trip. It was tiring but lots of fun.

By Archie Sloan P4 and Wilson Sloan P6

This popular event took place today, Wednesday 13th May. Crowds of friends, family and pupils took the opportunity to browse the fantastic selection of plants on offer. Mrs McQuistin and her Gardening Club had been extremely busy! Grand total to follow…

Very few plants are left but what is will be available to buy at our Gala Day this Saturday.

Good luck to Fraser who is off to Edinburgh tomorrow to play for Dumfries and Galloway Primary Football team. What an accolade to be picked!

Brilliant news…….Rebecca Torbet and Janey-Leigh Davis are winners! The girls’ artwork has been selected from hundreds of entries across the region for next year’s Energy Agency 2016 calendar. The task was to design a poster to encourage people to think carefully about their energy use and their treatment of the world around us. We have had winners in the past, but two in one year?! What a result!

Rebecca and Janey-Leigh have been invited to an awards ceremony which will take place in Dumfries on the 22nd June.

Well done to Niall, Mark and Drew who participated in this football festival in Newton Stewart on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May. The boys each received a trophy as a memento and all had a great time!

Come along this Saturday for a fun family day out!

On Monday 27/4/15 our whole school went to Logan Botanic Gardens and we all had a wonderful time. The weather was fine for most of the day – it only began to rain as we headed for the bus so we were very lucky!

We split into groups and enjoyed lots of different activities, some led by the Rangers. The children had a marvellous time looking at the plants. We also saw different species of fish in the fish pond and spotted a very protective mother looking after her eggs on her nest, hidden away under a bush.

Some of the activities we did were; sound recording, tree poems, wildlife treasure hunt, rainbow search, fox walking and looking for Edward the Bear!

It was great fun!

Lucky P3/4 are embarking on an 8wk block of lessons dealing with traditional Scottish singing. This is happening every Tuesday afternoon and their tutor for this is Robyn Stapleton!

Robyn is our very own local celebrity having won the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year and we are delighted that she is working with us.

The pupils really enjoyed their first session with Robyn and are really looking forward to the rest.

Primary 6/7 are aiming to be super-savvy savers! Pam and Julie from Financial Education came in today and will deliver another session next Wednesday, with an introduction to banking and budgeting. Great opportunity to learn some important life skills.