Author: Mrs Baillie

Primary 1-4 and Mrs Mc Knight are all working on the project of “My body” this term.  This week the class have been learning all about the different organs inside of them, what they do and where they are.

As part of the project this week Mrs Mc Knight  gave the parents a homework challenge!  Mums and dads had to try and correctly cut and stick on organs, in the correct place. 

In class this afternoon the Primary 1 children drew round Breagh.  They then coloured her in and tried to make her look as much like the real Breagh as they could!

Once Breagh, the paper body was complete,  she was pinned up in the classroom.  The children reviewed where all the organs are in the body.  Mrs Mc Knight then challenged them to pin the organs on the body – blindfolded! As you will see from the photographs, some were more successful than others!

Mrs Wither and Primary 5-7 enjoyed an afternoon of World War 2 cookery.  The pupils were learning about rations, and how food was limited.  As part of this learning they went on to bake a chocolate sponge – with no eggs, as well as making a carrot curry!

 

The children worked together in the classroom and enjoyed tasting the finished dishes.  Pupils even took home a copy of the recipe to ask their parents to make more at home.  And, having tasted both the cake and curry I was very impressed with the improvisation and use of limited resources – both were very tasty!

Primary 1-4 had a visit from dental Health officer, Janine Maxwell this week.  The children were able to tell her how our tooth brushing is going in school, as well as Janine reminding them about the correct way to brush their teeth.  She was also able to answer any questions. Breagh had even

brought in her letter which the tooth fairy left her the previous night,  to show everyone

Primary 5-7 are embarking on a series of science lessons, linked by video conferencing resources to Heather Reid MBE, at the Glasgow Science centre.  Heather Reid (the former weather girl) teachers the children about Forces and Energy in science, and leads them through a series of experiments.  Have a look at the photographs to see how the technology link up with Glasgow is enhancing learning and teaching in Leswalt.

Every year the Rotary Club of Stranraer extend an invitation to Primary 7 pupils from all Primary schools to their annual lunch.  This year the guest speaker was Richard Arkless MP.  Leswalt Primary was represented very well by Kathryn Topping and Kerr Calderwood, who were very mannerly and chatted away to the Rotarians.

Leswalt Primary footballers  are delighted that they now have a new football strip, sponsored by Mr Anthony Reid of Reid’s accident repair centre.  For some competitions the team play with friends from their partnership school of Portpatrick.  Leswalt have red sweatshirts, and Portpatrick have blue.  This new strip combines both school colours, so they can play together as one united team – but still have their own school identity with the school badge and own sponsor evident.

Mr Reid came into school to get his photograph taken with some of the footballers from Leswalt.  Also in the photo is young Gregor Reid, in Primary 2.  And, as Mr Reid has 3 sons who will all attend Leswalt Primary school the Reid boys will be wearing the school strip with extra pride – hopefully for years to come.

Primary 1-6 at Leswalt Primary all enjoyed their school Christmas party.  They were treated to a fantastic party buffet, which was all provided by their parents.  There was a tremendous spread of food which game them all lots of energy for the party games and dancing.  The evening concluded with the arrival of Santa Claus, as the children sang “Jingle Bells”.  The children at Leswalt were delighted to have all made it onto the “nice” list of Santa, as they were all fortunate enough to receive very generous gifts.

Leswalt Primary got into the Christmas spirit with a Christmas jumper day on Friday 18th December.

Look at the wonderful array of festive knits that came into school!

Primary 7 at Leswalt continued the long standing tradition of going for a Christmas meal out together.  This year the children went to enjoy the hospitality of the Craignelder Hotel, in Stranraer.  The group enjoyed a delicious 3 course meal in the company of some school staff and Mrs Buchanan, who was the Primary 1 teacher of this year group.  The evening was partly funded by a donation from Leswalt Parent council.  After the last cracker was pulled and all turkey was finished,  the children received a Chrsitmas present – which Mrs Buchanan handed out.  Kathryn Topping wrote a thank you letter to Mr Mc Millan of The Craignelder Hotel, thanking him for the wonderful evening and said “if I was to rate this night on Trip Advisor, I would give it 5 out of 5 stars!”.

 

Leswalt Primary opened it’s door to Parents and friends of the school this week and had a Christmas Open afternoon.  Everyone was able to make a wide variety of Christmas crafts and artwork with the pupils in classrooms.  The Christmas music was playing, and the glitter was out in force.  The afternoon concluded with a performance by Arden, Kayleigh and Kathryn of  Christmas Carols played on the cornet. The whole school then came together to entertain by singing a variety of Christmas songs to the assembled audience.  Everyone left Leswalt school at 3pm that day, with a real sense of Christmas – and their arms full  of decorations they had made!