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.
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
Primary 5,6 and 7 went into Stranraer Library on 29th September to write 2 verses of the Bible online. Their verses have now been uploaded for the whole world to see. Have a look at www.thepeoplesbible.org to see the unique handwritten edition of the Bible, and see if you can spot the writing of any Leswalt pupils!
The whole school recently went to Wigtown Book Festival on 2 separate days to enjoy input from authors such as Debbi Gliori and Keith Charters. Have a look at our photos to see how much we enjoyed it!
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
On Sunday 3rd July the PTA of Leswalt Primary held a Summer Fete at school. This took place in glorious sunshine and saw a wonderful turnout of pupils, past pupils, future pupils, grandparents and members of the community. Attractions included the Coastguard, a bouncy castle, cream teas ,face painting, manicures and glitter tattoos. Pupils in p5-7 all developed their enterprise skills by creating and running their own stalls. All the
Despite a small shower of rain in the afternoon, our sports day was well supported and enjoyed by everyone. A fantastic spread of homebaking was on offer for all of the parents to enjoy after the event. The winnning team will be announced on the last day of term.
Pupils at Leswalt Primary really used their imagination in the latest homework challenge which asked them to decorate a hard boiled egg – with a farm theme. The eggs which arrived in school were wonderful! The “best in breed” eggs were judged by the art speacialist Mr Douglas Mc Clure. The winners were as follows; Chickens – Stewart Kyle p7, Cows – Kieran Dodds p4, Pigs – Millie Renwick P3,
Leswalt Primary schoolchildren will be taking centre stage at next week’s Royal Highland Show when they present “Scotland’s Larder Showcase”. Leswalt Primary School has been selected to represent Dumfries and Galloway, and potato farming. The whole school will travel to The Royal Highland Show next Friday to perform in front of a crowd of an estimated 30, 000 visitors. Organised by the Royal Highland Education Trust, the main ring event
Leswalt Primary School have continued their study of “Farming” by a trip to Glenhead poultry unit, near Leswalt. The whole school set off on a sunny afternoon for a hike up to Glenhead Farm. Pupils passed through Aldouran Wetland Gardens before the scenic and sensory experience of the Glen walk, which was alive with the smell of wild garlic. On arriving at the top of the Glen pupils were met
