In preparation for the momentous day in which our country sees the crowning of a new monarch, Leswalt Primary pupils planned a day to remember! As hard as it was for the children to believe, even the teachers aren’t old enough to have witnessed the last coronation! So, it was felt fitting, that the day should be marked so it should be one for the memory box… Throughout the week,
Our Primary 4 pupils were invited to participate in an Earth Day workshop at the Ryan Centre. Along with pupils from our cluster schools, the children watched videos to learn more about alternative energies from wind turbines. They learned how blades are manufacturing, the role of blade technicians and how this all links to more sustainable energy sources. The chidren then took part in a team exercise to build a
The DG Schools STEM Showcase for 2023 is now live. We are proud to say that the North Rhins Partnership has been highlighted for our excellent learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Click here or scan the QR code below to access a Thinklink to view our good work. All you need to then do is click on the red hotspots for our school locations to access the content.
Despite the windy forces at work on Wednesday, 11 hardy P5-7’s took themselves off to run the annual school’s cross country competition out at Green Valley. This was re-scheduled after rain postponed the event planned before the holidays. Wednesday had glorious sunshine, slightly over shadowed by some harsh headwinds (or excellent tail winds if you are facing the right way…?) After a warm up activity, pupils waited patiently for the
To make the most of the glorious sunshine and work on some of our Eco targets, the pupils all headed over to the Wetlands on Tuesday afternoon to offer up their services as community volunteers. The children split into three groups – one group helped with general tidying by raking and weeding; another group were identifying flowers; and the final group were painting stones for the ladybird noughts & crosses
Alexander and Ewan Clark brought three of their pet lambs into school this afternoon for a ‘Meet and Greet the Sheep’ session! The pet lambs are called Diddly Squat, Diddly Dee and Diddly Dum and happily wandered around our cloakroom being fed from the bottle by pupils. Alexander told us all a little about each lamb too. They are just over a fortnight old and weren’t at all fazed by
Leswalt Primary donned their gloves, fetched a litter-picker and carried their rubbish sack as they worked in groups to tidy up their village this morning. The Spring sunshine shone brightly as the pupils made sure their local area looked beautiful. Several bags of rubbish were collected meaning the village looks more fabulous than ever! As a result of the children’s hard work, Leswalt has achieved 2nd place in the Keep
There was an excellent turn out from our cluster primary schools at this year’s annual Primary 7 Rotary Quiz. Teams of four from each school competed to be this year’s champions. There were a number of categories such as: Geography Technology Entertainment Nature The questions were very entertaining and wide ranging. A good few of them challenged the grown-ups in the audience too. The winners were as follows: Rephad Sandhead
As part of British Science Week celebrations, P5-7 enjoyed a Science afternoon. Each activity table was set up for either a Biology, Chemistry or Physics investigation and pupils worked in pairs around each task. From planting seeds and using magnifying glasses to take a closer look at leaves and flowers; to building electrical circuits and exploring the wires inside plugs; to creating irreversible chemical reactions between Bicarbonate of Soda and
It was an early start for all on Thursday morning as Leswalt Primary boarded a bus headed for the Glasgow Science Centre! This is British Science Week and so our trip tied in nicely. It was made possible through us receiving a successful grant from the British Science Association, a rural transport support grant from the Glasgow Science Centre and a very generous parental donation. Our grateful thanks goes to
