Primary 1 recently had lots of fun and some very messy play, with Miss Leek. Miss Leek brought in some custard, spaghetti, jelly and gunge for Primary 1 to have fun with! Hidden inside the tubs were numbers and ,letters for the children to have fun with. Have a look at how messy they got!
Primary 5-7 recently had a fun filled 3 days away to Lockerbie, where they took part in a range of different physical activities. The children were full of enthusiasm – and smiles! Have a look at the photographs to see all the fun we got up to – (this is only a small selection of the 1000 photographs we actually took!)
P5-7 have been learning more about life in World War Two, by being creative and having to design and make their own Anderson Shelter, to protect them in the Blitz. After making their designs, the children had to source the relevant materials and construct the model. Mrs Baillie was called in to judge and asked everyone to talk about the design features and the process of creating their shelter. After
Mr Val Plant visited Leswalt Primary to take on the role as judge for all the work which had taken place in the month of January as part of the focus on Scots Poetry. Every class was provided with a poem for stimulus for artwork, poetry recitations and handwriting. Mr Plant had a very difficult task as judge, as the standard was very high. He picked the following pupils as award
As they are learning all about their body, P1-4 decided to test out their lung capacity by seeing how much air they could get into a balloon (in one big puff!). Have a look at the photos – who was full of hot air?!
As part of their Social studies learning, Primary 5-7 had a go at following instructions to try and make their own gas masks in class. Pupils were soon making suggestions as to how they would like to customise their masks!
Primary 7 went to The North West Castle hotel today to have a go at the sport of curling. They children all enjoyed am orning on the ice, before having some lunch then returning back to the school. The children were accompanied by Mrs Caron Cowan, who reported they all were very well behaved and mannerly! Well done to all.
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
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
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
