As part of their RME topic learning about the Hindu festival of Holi, P6-7 pupils donned some very old clothing and headed outside on Friday afternoon to take part in paint throwing! Pupils learned all about the origins of the festival and how Hindus celebrate this by lighting bonfires and throwing colourful paint powder at each other, so we thought we’d have a go ourselves! Have a keek below at
P6-7 pupils visited Leswalt Church on Friday morning as part of their RME topic, learning about Christian artefacts, worship and rites of passage. Rev. Marlane Cash kindly met us at the church and was on hand to explain to everyone about the significance of various artefacts, including the font, pulpit, lecturn, chalice, communion wafer, organ, Bible and cross. Pupils even got the opportunity to try one of the communion wafers
This afternoon the boys and girls enjoyed a little trip to the Ryan Centre to enjoy an end of term treat after a jam-packed term! After having an early lunch, we jumped on the coach and headed to the cinema where we were joined by other schools including our friends from Kirkcolm! 🙂 We watched the film ‘Inside Out 2,’ a fab tale about a girl called Riley and her
Today, armed with litter-pickers and bin bags the pupils of Leswalt Primary decided to give their community a spring clean! In groups they headed round the village to see what they could spot and tidy up. The had some fun finds! Erin found 50p, which she said she was later going to buy a mixture from the shop with. Ben found what he thought was an orange rag – only
Today was the last day at Leswalt Primary for Roman and Ellie, as they are moving out of the area. This week staff at school have ensured they have had fun times to remember with their friends at Leswalt Primary. There has been gifts, cards and even a specially created video by Mrs Ferguson Roman and Ellie 😀 Today, it was the turn of Roman and Ellie to hand over
This afternoon, Leswalt P6/7 welcomed back Jack, Linnea and Jill from the Children’s Parliament. We all worked together creating our 4 Cs board game – campus, culture, community and curriculum and sharing our ideas and opinions. Our comments and illustrations will be collated to create a ‘ludo’ style game which can be shared in schools across Scotland! Jack, Linnea and Jill encourage us to talk about our Children’s Rights, our
A huge well done to our four Primary 7 pupils who represented the school at the recent Rotary Club quiz, which was held at Belmont Primary School. Ben, Ewan, Isla and Amelia faced some tough questions and opposition from other local primary schools. Although they weren’t placed on the day, we are very proud of their efforts and team work! 🤩
Pupils headed into school today dressed in non-uniform and wearing as much red as they could, to help raise funds for Comic Relief. We started the morning off by learning a little bit about where our money goes and how it helps people all around the world, thinking about how we are essentially helping other children to get their rights. We then sold the last few remaining Red Noses –
What a lovely way to start a new week! P7 pupils from Leswalt and Kirkcolm headed into Stranraer Baptist Church (after dropping the P6s off at Kirkcolm with a lengthy to-do list!) to enjoy Easter code – an event offered by Owain from Scripture Union and the Stranraer Baptist Church Team. Each day this week, P7 pupils have been invited to discover more about the Easter story through quizzes, craft,
P6-7 pupils headed off to the Ryan Centre this afternoon for a musical extravaganza. We were entertained by Andrea and Georgie of Ad Libitum, who were a violin and accordion duo. After explaining a bit about the different sounds that each of their instruments could make, we were treated to some of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concerto, and pieces by composers Bach and Brahms. Afterwards, we got the opportunity to ask
