Aren’t we the lucky ones? Renita Boyle – resident story-teller with Wigtown Book Festival offered to come along and share one of her wonderfully interactive story-telling sessions with us at lunchtime today! After we’d eaten lunch, we excitedly found a spot on one of the picnic rugs and listened avidly as Renita shared her enthusiasm with a fun warm-up song of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (with a bit of
We are proud to announce that Leswalt Primary has achieved yet another Eco Schools flag, representing another two years of fantastic eco-friendly action from our highly motivated pupils. This achievement recognises all the hard work, dedication and drive from our pupils, our staff and our wider community. Our action targets for 2021 – 2023 focussed on: Litter and Waste Healthy Living Biodiversity Many congratulations to everyone! The Education and Learning
Robert McCrorie Community Safety Advocate with the local Fire Service, visited us P5-7 this morning to give a presentation all about keeping ourselves safe with regards to fire hazards. Each group had a picture of a room in the home showing many potential dangers. Discussion ensued and the pupils were able to spot the issues – and think of ways in which they could avoid these. This got them thinking
We had looked out the eggs and spoons, the sacks and the beanbags. The pupils were kitted out in their shorts and tshirts… yes it sounds like we were ready for Leswalt’s annual sports day and, what’s even better was that we actually got some sunshine too! We were Ready, Steady, Go! Trooping over to the park for a 1:15pm start, the children were excited and raring to get going.
HUGE thanks to Kaiden and Aria-Rose’s family for treating every pupil in the school to a delicious ice lolly as a welcome refreshment in the sunshine! Such a kind gesture and very much appreciated!
Report by Kaiden & Faye – On Thursday 25th May all of the P6 pupils went to Operation Safety . The event took place at Stair Park football grounds in Stranraer. There were lots of workshops that we visited. This is a list of the workshops: Fire brigade to spot the different hazards to make them safe, like a knife in a toaster or too many plugs in a lead.
Proud recipients of our Climate Ready Classroom Certificates! All pupils from across our partnership participated in a Climate Ready Classroom event day today. Schools from across Dumfries and Galloway linked together online to take part in three themed workshops. By taking part in Climate Ready Classrooms (CRC) for Primary Schools, our pupils were able to:• Develop an understanding of the basics of what climate change is and why it
Well, the forecast for rain was happily proved wrong and the sun did actually shine for us as we enjoyed out outdoor learning fun at Leswalt Primary! From gathering materials at the Wetlands (to create our bird and bug habitats back at school) whilst enjoying the abundance of wild garlic and the scent of the bluebells- to all hands on deck to spruce up our playground and garden area! HUGE
Thanks to Megan Bark, Dental Health Officer for Child Smile, for visiting P5-7 to relaunch the toothbrushing programme. As we are learning about microbes at the moment, it seemed perfect timing for us to focus on our dental hygiene too – bye bye bad bacteria… The class learnt about the effects of bacteria on their tooth enamel and gums and the role of fluoride as well as getting their own
Sunday dawned dry (yay!) as plans were put into action for Leswalt’s Parent Council’s fundraising Cream Tea! This annual event has been much missed as the last one was in 2019 and Covid-19 put paid to the next few years, but to the delight of the school and the community, it was back! Bunting welcomed visitors into a busy school with stalls manned by parents and pupils. An array of
