Author: Mrs Baillie

New playground toys

Leswalt Primary were delighted to recently receive an anonymous donation of £200.  This donation followed the school representing Dumfries and Galloway at the Royal Highland Show.  One spectator passed on their delight at the performance of Leswalt pupils and gave the Headteacher Mrs Sheila Baillie the very generous donation with the instruction to “treat the pupils”, on the condition that their identity was kept a secret. 
 
Subsequently, £100 was spent on buying a two new shields which are awarded annually to girls and boys sports champions.  The remaining £100 was spent by the pupil council.  The children decided that they would like to buy new toys for the playground.  The new toys include a huge selection of different balls, skipping ropes, frisbees, cheerleading pom-poms, bats and various other equipment.
 
The school now has a lasting legacy from the donation in the form of the awards which are presented annually,and the the children have fun daily in the playground with the new toys they picked.

Scrabble club starts

This term a new Scrabble after school club has started.  This club is taken by Mrs Baillie and aims to have the boys and girls of Leswalt having fun, while also devloping Literacy and mental maths skills.  Eighteen boys and girls came along to play on the first week.

It is hoped that the school can soon arrange an inter-school Scrabble tournament with the pupils from neighbouring Kirkcolm Primary.

Terrific Technology challenge!

On Tuesday 4th October the whole school took part in a technology challenge , set by Mrs Baillie.

 The whole school was split into 6 teams.  Each team had a P1 and p7 pupil in it (and a range of pupils from different classes.)  They were given the following instructions –

*You must design and make a lighthouse with a flashing light on it.

*The lighthouse must be between 30 and 50 cm tall.

 *It must be brightly coloured so that approaching boats can see it.

 *It must be sturdy enough to withstand a Force 7 gale (from my hairdryer!)

 *It must be made within a budget of £9000 (as that is how much it cost to build the Mull Of Galloway lighthouse)

 *Everyone in your team must have contributed to the finished lighthouse – all should be able to talk about what they have done.

 *Each team will present their finished lighthouse to the judging panel at 2.30pm.

The pupils then had to “buy” resources such as glue, card, batteries and bulbs.

It was a fantastic afternoon, with great co-operation and teamwork evident through out the school. 

Congratulations must go to Maxwell, who led his team to victory with the winning lighthouse!

 

Our Mull of Galloway experience!

The boys of Leswalt Primary had a thoroughly enjoyable, and blustery day at The Mull of Galloway lighthouse.  Catching the tail end of Hurricane Katia, the pupils and staff experienced a visit to the most Southerly lighthouse in Scotland on an extremely windy day!

 
This trip was part of the whole school development of the topic on “Lighthouses”.  Guided by Mr Steve Hardy all of p1-7 learned from the interactive displays in the exhibition and the engine room.  The highlight for all was climbing the 115 steps to the top of the lighthouse.  Despite the wind the pupils could see for miles.  Throughout the visit everyone learned about the development of lighthouses in Scotland as well as some facts about the lighthouse at The Mull of Galloway.
 
The windswept pupils, staff and parents concluded their trip by popping into the Gallie Craig to enjoy some delicious home baking.  Muching on their chocolate cake, pupils reflected on what a real experience it had been to visit the Mull!

The Royal Highland Show 2011

On Friday 24th june 2011, the whole of Leswalt Primary travelled to Edinburgh to perform in front of the crowds at The Royal Highland Show.  We had an absolute ball!

Oor grateful thanks tae a’ at  R.H.E.T
For choosin’ LESWALT tae go
Tae promote oor tatties an’ D.and G.
At  this year’s Heilan’ Show.

On Friday morn,twenty fourth o’ June,
At half past seeven or so.
We climbed aboard McCulloch’s bus
For a trip tae The Heilan’ Show.

A guid run up the coast road
One fifty miles tae go.
An’ jist afore eleeven o’clock
We reached The Heilan’ Show.

We had a snack an’a wanner roon
There were umpteen places tae go.
An’ at twelve o’ clock we milked a coo !
That day at The Heilan’ Show.

Then made oor way tae the grandstan’
When “THE  TATTIES ” had tae go
Tae don tattie bag kilts and tattie heids
Tae dance at The Heilan’ Show.

We sat an’ cheered an’ clapped oor han’s
Oor faces wi’ pride aglow,
Tae see them “WALK FIVE HUNDRED MILES”
For the folk at The Heilan’ Show.

By then it was the back o’ two
An’ we had time tae go
An see some o’ the ither things
Tae view at The Heilan’ Show.

 
There’s Countryside an’ Forestry
There’s livestock row on row
There’s Bikes an’ Cairts an’ Tractors
A’ at The Heilan’ Show.

Red Arrows did a flee past
An’ the sun it kept aglow
An’ at half past five the time came roon
Tae lay The Heilan’ Show.

The weans were tired but happy
The teachers were shattered an’so
Once again we boarded the bus
Fareweel Tae The Heilan’ Show.

A smooth run back tae oor south west nest
An’ as daylicht started tae go
Aboot nine o’ clock we reached Leswalt
Hame fae The Heilan’ Show.

Whit a day tae remember for years tae come
Tae tell a’ the folk we know
O’ the day we danced as tatties
When we went tae The Heilan ‘ Show.

Written by Mrs B. …….Mary E J Buchanan
with love and affection for the weans at Leswalt ,
as my teaching career draws to a close.
June 2011

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