The boys and girls of Leswalt Primary were treated to a wonderful sight at their recent Christmas party. After playing party games and feasting on a huge spread of delicious party food, all the boys and girls from Primary 1-6 headed outside to see if they could catch a glimpse of Santa. With parents, staff and children all singing “Jingle Bells” a magical sight appeared in the dark night. Santa came through the village driving a horse and cart covered in twinkling fairy lights! Santa’s horse even had fairy lights and was wearing antlers on his head.
It was a fantastic spectacle which really made the party all the more special for the children. One little Primary 1 pupil literally got carried away with the proceedings as he clambered aboard with Santa, and left the school waving to his school friends as he trotted off up through the village with the man in red. His classmates were worried that he would head back to the North Pole with Father Christmas, but we are happy to report that he made it back into school the next day!
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 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!
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!
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