Author: Mrs Baillie

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 to discover that it was actually his own jumper – which had blown off the washing line some time ago!  James asked his group to do a litter pick in his garden – which they did ( and then proceeded to think they could go into every garden in Leswalt)🤣

All and all, it was a successful morning out and about doing their bit for the community and environment – look at how much litter they found!

 

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 gifts – in the form of some beautiful cupcakes which spelled out ” Goodbye Leswalt Primary – Ellie and Roman x”

We wish you all the very best in your new school!

Primary 6 and 7 recently had 3 fun filled days of outdoor education at Lockerbie Manor.

Please see below for a link to just some of the adventures they had –

Lockerbie Manor ~ February 2025 – YouTube

Have a look at some of the activities we have done today!

The troops arrived safely at their destination at Lockerbie Manor and got stuck straight in to axe throwing, fencing and the climbing wall.  They were having that much fun, not one pupil wanted to phone home!

Tea was either roast chicken or sausages with roast potatoes, and Yorkshire puddings, followed by ice cream.  Yum!

Lots of  fun was had in the bedrooms  with pyjama parties involving lots of toiletries for the girls and lots of snacks (and sugar!) for all.

It may be a long day though – some pupils were up and dressed today at 5am! 

The cooked breakfast and excitement for our two birthday boys, Murray and Ben, may keep them going!

 

Our Primary 7 pupils enjoyed a taster coaching session in curling today.  Under the expert guidance of Gail Munro MBE and all the coaching staff at Stranraer Ice rink our senior pupils were brushing and curling their way to victory!

All pupils have arrived back at school with certificates for their participation and details of how they can enjoy more curling at an after school club – please look school bags for details.

We could have the next Bobby Lammie or Vicky Wright ( Olympic gold medallists) in our schools again!

Primary 1-4 were delighted that their input from Lighthouse musicians today had the added bonus of a special visitor in the form of Mr John Harvey and his bagpipes.

John played some traditional, and not so traditional songs on his bagpipes for all to jig along to.  He also allowed pupils the chance to have a go playing them and try on some kilts.

This musical input ties in perfectly with the current Scots literacy focus we have in school for the month of January.  The children enjoyed the pipes being played – and Mrs Baillie had some explanations to people on the phone to her this afternoon!

The school and community came together for the Parent council organised Santa dash this afternoon, after school today.

To the festive tunes from the brass band, little Santas raced round the village to raise funds for the Parent council.

All entrants were provided with a Santa hat at the start and medal at the end – many thanks to Leswalt village stores for this sponsorship.

At the end, hot chocolate, mince pies and shortbread was on hand for all – many thanks to Lidl for donating this.

Thank you also to the musicians and members of the community association who also helped out.  It was a fun event that spread the Christmas cheer round the streets of Leswalt!  The fundraising total will be announced next week.

PC Mc Gregor paid a visit to Leswalt Primary today to collect all the donations from the children for their Police Scotland Youth volunteers Christmas appeal.

The boys and girls had brought in lots of items such as shower gel, biscuits, tins of soup, toothpaste and gloves.  These items will be made up into mini hampers and distributed amongst elderly people in the community.

The photograph shows the Eco Committee handing over the goodies to PC Mc Gregor.  Well done to all at Leswalt Primary for thinking of others at this time of year.

Our superstar singers of Leswalt Primary went on tour on Friday night and performed at Leswalt community concert.  Our little choir of volunteers opened the show with a sneak preview of two songs which they will all perform in their forthcoming Christmas show.

Fourteen of our pupils gave up their Friday night to entertain the local community in Leswalt Memorial hall.  Many thanks must go to the boys and girls, and their parents for this support. All the children have been rewarded with a merit for their efforts.  And, the feedback from the audience was that they were great!

Well done everyone!