The Primary 5, 6 and 7 pupils from Leswalt recently had an active 2 days of outdoor education, at Stronord. The senior pupils of Portpatrick Primary were invited along to join them, and fill up the spare bunk beds! Have a look at the fun they had! On the 26th of February we set of to Stronord outdoor activity centre. On the first day we went hill walking, we left the mini buses
To enhance the learning and teaching of their Mary Queen of Scots project work, the P5-7 class had a fantastic trip up to Stirling Castle. We had loads of fun at Stirling castle yesterday. First of all we had lunch and then we went to the chapel where we met our tour guide, Kirstin .She wanted to know what we knew about Mary queen of Scots and then she showed
As part of their Health and wellbeing learning and teaching, the pupils of Primary 5,6 and 7 have been cooking up a different dish every week. Have a look at how they made some bread and pizza in the class with Mrs Bathgate. You may not have actually seen any of this evidence for yourselves, as not much made it home (it was all eaten in school!)
Primary 1-4 have been learning all about life in ancient Egypt. They have used their art and craft skills to create some ancient Egyptian jewelled collars. The Primary 1 pupils made some great Tutankhamen masks. Have a look at how fabulous they look!
The month of January saw the pupils of Leswalt Primary focus on Scottish literature. Pupils were all give a Scots poem to learn, handwrite and use as the inspiration for a piece of art. There was a great selection of talent evident in all of the catagories, and the judge had a very difficult job in deciding the winners. After much deliberation he chose; P1 – ‘Mince and
On Tuesday 27th January 2015, Leswalt Primary held its sixth annual Burns Supper. The whole school sat down together to enjoy this tradition. Merryn Walker, P7, was a very able and organised chairperson who ensured the proceedings ran smoothly. Alistair Brown, said the ‘Selkirk Grace’ before the haggis was piped in. Gregor Reid, P1, proudly carried the haggis into the company. The haggis was presented to Aiyanna Wilson,
” “Primary 7 have had a long established tradition of going for a meal out together at Christmas time. This year they all went to the Craignelder Hotel in Stranraer, and invited their friend from the partnership Primary of Portpatrick. The children all enjoyed a delicious 3 course meal in the company of Mrs Baillie, Mrs Bathgate and Mrs Buchanan. Presents were exchanged before the staff chauffeured the pupils home
” “To develop transition links within the local community, Primary 1-4 at Leswalt and their teacher Mrs Mc Knight invited Leswalt Little Acorn toddler group into the school for a fun structured play session. The pupils of p1-4 organised some fun games and activities for the younger children. It proved to be a fun and enjoyable session, which was very well attended.
