This morning, the pupils of P5-7 had the pleasure of a visit from former MSP and Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson. The boys and girls have been thinking about democracy and parliament within their Social Studies topic and so this visit gave them a very real and interesting insight into politics and we really appreciate Mr Fergusson taking the time to talk to our class. The children had many questions for
So P5-7 ventured to Scotland’s Book Town today for a morning packed full of Literary delights! We’ve been rather on-the-go recently (as you might have noticed from our blogging!) and today meant that we have now enjoyed an experience in the first four weeks of term 1 from almost every curricular area – wow! The sun was shining as we arrived in Wigtown. We enjoyed Renita Boyle’s now legendary warm-up
We may be tucked away in our beautiful little corner of South-West Scotland, but we still manage to enjoy lots of experiences! The Scottish Parliament Outreach Officer for the West of Scotland visited us last week to give the pupils an insight into what is involved in politics and how this affects us all; in essence the importance of using our voices and, when of age, our vote to make
As part of our Maths Week Scotland celebrations, families were challenged to complete a set of maths and number puzzles together as a team. The creativity in the working out and the solutions has been fantastic! And the photos to show the families all working together are great. Take a look and see all our fantastic mathematicians… Thank you to everyone who took part in the puzzle competition. It is
Primary 4 and 5 pupils enjoyed a jaunt into Stranraer Academy this morning. They went to watch a performance by “Theatre in schools”. The performance today was called “Up to speed”, and the 2 performers captivated the whole audience for an hour. The children later got to try out some of the drama techniques they used in their performance . This performance was enjoyed by all Primary schools in the Stranraer
What a week it has been! Scotland’s First Maths Week has been, in the eyes of the pupils and staff, a ROARING success!! Toady, Kirkcolm and Leswalt Primary headed over to Portpatrick to enjoy some fun time with new friends, online ICT games, creating responses for D&G Maths Competition and a wonderful workshop form Computer Xplorers. This involved using a coding program and Lego to create motorised models. The children
On September 15th 1817, Corsewall Lighthouse began its story. Kirkman Finlay, a Glasgow merchant, had lobbied in 1814 for a lighthouse to be built at the mouth of Loch Ryan as he was losing his ships, cargo and crew to the unforgiving rocks nearby. And so we have our very own piece of history in our local area! The P5-7 pupils of Leswalt and Portpatrick, and P6/7 of Kirkcolm were
And so the fun continues… This afternoon we were delighted to welcome parents in to join us in using our logic, problem solving and maths skills to play some board games. From totting up points scores for quoits to counting skills for Ludo, to elimination strategies being used for Guess Who and thinking ahead tactics for dominoes and Connect 4 – it was a busy, action-packed and very enjoyable afternoon.
Many thanks to Margaret Baillie (Primary Mental Health Support Worker) for joining P5-7 in class the last two Tuesdays and leading the pupils in discussion about mental health, discrimination and stigma. The boys and girls have demonstrated a very responsible and mature attitude when discussing health issues which are not always visible to others looking on. We have chatted about emotions and why it is good to share any worries
Day two of Maths Week Scotland at Leswalt Primary and it’s all go, go, go! From maths songs and raps, online Maths games to outside decimal games fun! This afternoon, we all enjoyed a speed-dating experience with a Maths twist finding out about how number and maths is used out in the wider world (many, many thanks to the parents and friends who gave up their time to be part of this
