The boys of girls of Leswalt Primary have been very busy raising money for Children in Need. On Friday 18th November 2011 they had a non-uniform day and pupils were encouraged to “show their spots and raise lots”.
The spottiest pupils in school were named as Tommy Kerslake, Kerr Calderwood, Eilidh Hill and Megan McIntyre.Primary 1-4 are currently doing a project on “Toys”. With help from their teacher Mrs Mc Knight, they organised a toys bring and buy sale, with all proceeds going to Children in Need. The children also invited the Little Acorns toddler group, who meet in Leswalt village hall, to come into school and “have a play”.Parents and pupils had been busy baking and there was a wonderful selection of goodies on offer for visitors to eat and children to buy for a snack. A fantastic Children in Need cake was a raffle prize, which was won by Mrs Campbell who generously donated it back to the boys and girls of the school.The children were also able to get their faces painted thanks to the artistic talents of Katie Jamieson.It was a fun filled few hours for the enterprising pupils, and with the help and support of parents £200 was raised for Children in Need.
Leswalt Primary were delighted to recently receive an anonymous donation of £200. This donation followed the school representing Dumfries and Galloway at the Royal Highland Show. One spectator passed on their delight at the performance of Leswalt pupils and gave the Headteacher Mrs Sheila Baillie the very generous donation with the instruction to “treat the pupils”, on the condition that their identity was kept a secret. Subsequently, £100 was spent on buying a two new shields which are awarded annually to girls and boys sports champions. The remaining £100 was spent by the pupil council. The children decided that they would like to buy new toys for the playground. The new toys include a huge selection of different balls, skipping ropes, frisbees, cheerleading pom-poms, bats and various other equipment.The school now has a lasting legacy from the donation in the form of the awards which are presented annually,and the the children have fun daily in the playground with the new toys they picked.
This term a new Scrabble after school club has started. This club is taken by Mrs Baillie and aims to have the boys and girls of Leswalt having fun, while also devloping Literacy and mental maths skills. Eighteen boys and girls came along to play on the first week.
It is hoped that the school can soon arrange an inter-school Scrabble tournament with the pupils from neighbouring Kirkcolm Primary.
