The pupils of Leswalt Primary have had a super busy month with all things Scots! Each pupil was set the challenge of learning a Scots poem, writing it out in the very best handwriting and creating some fabulous artwork to go with it. These formed January’s homework tasks. On Monday, Mrs Buchanan had the unenviable job of judging this – she was ably assisted by Mrs Cash Leswalt Church’s minister.
Another fabulously fun session with Niamh today (who did say this class was her favourite one to visit!) Every pupil listens well, follows instructions and gets stuck in – oh my do they get stuck in?! The state of their clothes and hands is testament to that! Niamh is super keen for each and every one of them to come along to the Junior Rugby sessions on a Sunday as
Big thank you to Ellie and Sean for representing Leswalt Primary so well at the recent Rotary Lunch. Their polite manners were as expected from this pair and we were delighted to nominate them to attend. Mr Alec Ross talked about To a Mouse by Robert Burns and gave an excellent recitation and explanation of this. Ellie and Sean enjoyed the chat with Rotary Club members and other P7 pupils
Primary 1-4 were delighted that their input from Lighthouse musicians today had the added bonus of a special visitor in the form of Mr John Harvey and his bagpipes. John played some traditional, and not so traditional songs on his bagpipes for all to jig along to. He also allowed pupils the chance to have a go playing them and try on some kilts. This musical input ties in perfectly
Today P6/7 enjoyed their first rugby session with Niamh Wilson from the Rugby Development Team. It was a muddy affair – which the pupils loved!- and lots of fun! They enjoyed a game of SWAP where pupils marked a cone and then swapped over – though others could intercept and take over a cone. A game needing quick movement. They also played ‘Capture the Flag’ which was a team game
The staff and pupils got together today to toast in the New Year and enjoy some Scottish traditions as it was the first opportunity we’d all had to be together and to wish everyone all the best for 2025! A toast was raised with some Irn Bru and a piece of shortbread followed by a rousing rendition of Auld Lamg Syne. We also had a chat about the significance
The stage was set, the glitter and fake beards had been applied, the cast were ready and the audience sat in anticipation of the annual Leswalt Primary Christmas Show! It was time to launch ‘It’s Chriiiistmas!” Friends and family had flocked from far and wide – clearly word had got about as to just how amazing all of our pupils perform. And perform they most certainly did! The roof was
House Captains Daisy and Isla have been planning this event for weeks and today was the day! Wearing their best togs, the boys and girls were ready for an afternoon of Christmas partying fun – and that’s exactly what they got! All the favourites were there: Musical Islands, The Grand Old Duke of York, Christmas Corners, Pass the Parcel – a quick refreshment break for juice, crisps and a delicious
The school and community came together for the Parent council organised Santa dash this afternoon, after school today. To the festive tunes from the brass band, little Santas raced round the village to raise funds for the Parent council. All entrants were provided with a Santa hat at the start and medal at the end – many thanks to Leswalt village stores for this sponsorship. At the end, hot chocolate,
Over the last 4 week, we’ve had the pleasure of Stuart Fisher’s company who has taken each class on a weekly basis for 30 minutes of tri-golf. We’ve covered things from hitting long range shots using drivers and irons (in our PJs as it was Children in Need!), target practise with the large sticky target, and putting. We put all of our new skills into practise through lots of fun
