Author: Mrs Baillie

Primary 1-4 had a very special visitor in December, in the form of Jingles the elf.  Throughout the month the naughty little elf got up to lots of mischief and left letters for the boys and girls.  The children loved coming in every morning to see what he had been up to.  Throughout this nonsense Mrs Mc Knight helped the boys and girls write letters to Santa to keep him informed of Jingles antics.

On the last day of school he left Leswalt.  And, by way of apology he left the children a gingerbread house and some chocolate crispies to enjoy. 

Have your elf a Merry little Christmas now!

 

 

The partnership football team of Leswalt/Portpatrick lifted their second trophy in 2 weeks today, after winning the Sandhead fun day football tournament.  The weather may not have been as glorious as the previous week at Castle Kennedy, but this did not deter the spirit of the team (Rowan, Cameron, Ethan, Millie, Finlay, Rhian and Lachlan.)

The boys and girls never lost a game and made it to the final against Glenluce Primary. After a nil;nil draw at full time it went to penalties to decide the winner.  And after a tense shoot out and some great goalkeeping from Lachlan our partnership team were victorious!

Many thanks must go to Ewan Dodds, the coach and all the parents who have supported and transported the team to all the games this term.

 

Leswalt has the reputation for champion curlers – with 3 former pupils of Leswalt Primary all participating in World Curling Championships this year; Vicky Wright (just returning from playing in the World Women’s championship in Canada), Ewan Kyle (World Juniors) and Bobby Lammie (currently in Las Vegas for the World Men’s championship).

On the last day of term Leswalt Primary played in the Wigtownshire Primary schools curling Bonspiel.  This competition was open to all Primary schools in the area.  Leswalt Primary did exceptionally well, winning all of their games and were named overall winners of the competition. 

The team of Ethan Smith, Alistair Brown , Megan Mc Intyre and Kayleigh Williams returned back to school jubilant with their success, and their Easter Eggs!  This success was extra special to Mrs Baillie, as the shield they won was donated in memory of her later grandfather, George Littlejohn.

 

Well done team!

Primary 1 had lots of fun with Mrs Smith today baking some Easter treats. 

The boys and girls enjoyed making their Easter chocolate nests .

They also enjoyed licking the bowl!

The p5-7 pupils at Stronord have all been fed and are all now snuggled up in their pyjamas.  They are having a ball!  Wonder when they will get to sleep….?

Primary 5,6 and 7 have arrived safely at Stronord.  They unpacked their luggage and were soon heading off a hill walk.  Mrs Ferguson reported the weather was a wee bit drizzly on arrival (thankfully it was not pouring with rain). 

They have since climbed up Larg Hill and are currently en route back down to the centre, where they will soon get cosy inside and await a hot meal.   Tonight they can cuddle up in their pyjamas, enjoy hot chocolate, some treats and a DVD night together.

 Have a look at all the smiling faces!

 

Primary 1-4 were delighted to receive an injection of brand new toys and beanbags to their class this week.  A few weeks ago the younger pupils wrote letters to the Parent council asking if they could help fund some new role play equipment and games for the class.  Mrs Mc Knight went shopping for the class and they are now the proud owners of comfy bean bags, a bright rug and a mountain of new toys for the infants to enjoy.

Many , many thanks must go to the Parent council for providing the money for our younger pupils to enjoy. 🙂

Primary 1-4 and Mrs Mc Knight were getting creative making ice art this week.  Armed with pipettes full of food colouring the younger pupils were able to observe how the dye travelled through different frozen blocks that Mrs Mc Knight brought from home.  This work is all part of their focus this term on “Weather”.

And, the weather was so cold at Leswalt this week ,  once their wonderful ice art shapes were put outside – they all re-froze!

 

All of Leswalt Primary headed off to Leswalt wetlands today to look for the signs of winter all around us in the local community.  Holly bushes, robins, icicles, frost and even a frozen pond were all around us on this crisp wintery walk.  It was a good way to blow away the cobwebs on a December afternoon and walk a wee daily mile.