Leswalt Primary are delighted to have won “The Big Pedal 2012”.This achievement in a National competition was done to the effort of pupils, parents, staff – and indeed the whole community – in cycling to Leswalt Primary School.The final results were announced on Monday 26th March. That afternoon the whole school had taken part in a sponsored pedal to raise funds for playground development in school. A huge cheer went up as the results were posted on the website www.thebigpedal.org.uk .Many, many thanks to all in team Leswalt for their dedication and effort! We are so proud of all of you.
Leswalt Primary recently concluded a highly successful and engaging whole school topic on “The Rainforest” with an open afternoon.
All parents, friends and relatives of the school were invited in to come and see the learning that had taken place, to take part in some interactive activities and listen to the children entertain by singing some rainforest songs.
Leswalt Primary pupils, parents and staff have all been arriving at school on 2 wheels, instead of 4. As part of the National “Big Pedal” competition, we have been aiming to increase the ratio of cyclists and scooters arriving at school. Check out
www.thebigpedal.org.uk for details, and you will see on Thursday 8th March 2012, Leswalt Primary had the highest ratio of cyclists in the whole of the UK!
Pupils at Leswalt Primary school have all recently been learning about “The Rainforest”. As part of this topic, the children all went to their local forest, Aldouran Glen, to compare with the habitat of the rainforest.
As the school is currently competing in “The Big Pedal”, pupils and staff travelled to the Aldouran wetlands on their bikes or scooters. PC Kevin Wyllie came out to ensure the traffic was aware of the whole school cycling through the village of Leswalt.
Once at the woods, the school all met in the bird hide and the different types of trees apparent were discussed. Pupils were then divided up into pairs who had to complete a scavenger hunt. There were 15 items on the list for pupils to try and find. Amongst the items were a couple of red herrings, including a pineapple.
Eilidh and Emma were the first pair to find all of the items, with an imaginative interpretation of many of the trickier clues.
Pupils all enjoyed their outdoor learning afternoon, and pedalled back to school energised by the fresh air and excited by what they had found.
Primary 1-4 at Leswalt Primary have been learning all about Baptism, as part of their Religious and Moral education
. In order to further develop understanding of the ceremony, all the children took part in a mock christening at Leswalt Parish Church.
The pupils took their baby (doll), who they had named baby Annabel Jane to the church to be baptised. Prior to this they had decided on the parents and responsible godparents, as well as making a birth certificate for the infant.The children were met the Church by the Rev Mike Sheppard. Mr Sheppard discussed the significance of a christening ceremony before leading the pupils through it. All the pupils said a prayer for their baby before the parents, Rhona and Robert came forward with baby Annabel. The Godparents, Jack and Lauren agreed to help support and guide the baby through life. Baby Annabel was very good and did not cry when the minister put the water on her forehead. The Rev Mike Sheppard signed the back of the birth certificate to state the Christening had taken place before the children returned back to school having learned more by taking part in this religious ceremony.
