October 31, 2025 – Leswalt Primary School

After lunch we kick started our Halloween party by judging the winners of Mrs Adams’ pumpkin carving competition which was judged by our house captains Rachael and Colin and the teachers. It was a very difficult decision as there were so many creative entries but in the end, we whittled it down to three pumpkins from each class.

And the winners were.. Drumroll… 🥁

P1-3 – Leo, Jorgie and Phoebe

P4-7 – Lily, Keira and Eilidh

Well done, and thank you everyone for your hard work at home! 🎃

Next up was the costume competition, which again was very, very tricky to judge.. but after much deliberation the Captains decided on their winners 🎃😈🐺🧛‍♀️👻🦇.

P1 – Leo
P2 – Erin

P3 – Jorgie

P4/5 – Hannah
P6/7 Colin

Then, when all the serious business was finished, we let loose with some dancing and games. We had fun playing spooky corners, musical statues, musical bumps, pass the pumpkin and dunking for apples.🍎

We finished off with a quick dance off to decide who today’s best dancer was well done Ellis, great moves! 🕺💃

Today some witches, clowns, vampires, cats and even Kevin the Minion took part in the Parent Council’s first ever Halloween Hike around the Wetlands – and what an un-boo-lievable time we had! 👻🧛‍♂️🦇🙀

Our walking trail started in the Wetland’s outdoor classroom and took us up over the bridges, down the Kirkland hill and back to school (a big walk for little feet)! Along the way, we stopped at 5 check points and completed some spooky challenges – dancing the Monster Mash, mixing a cauldron and climbing through a Spider’s Web! 🕸🧟

Back at school, we were treated to some hot chocolate (with cream and marshmallows of course) and some sweets from the Parent Council!

A huge big thank you to Lauren Paton and the volunteers to gave up their morning! 🕷🎃