Huge thanks to Mr Drennan of Balgracie Farm and Isobel Milroy from RHET for inviting the P5/6 pupils from Kirkcolm, Portpatrick and Leswalt to the farm for a farm tour and question session on a beautifully chilly October morning. Mr Drennan has lived/worked at Balgracie for over 46 years. The farm is a dairy,beef, sheep and crop farm. Teamwork ensures all the jobs get done on the farm – it’s
Tesco have kindly donated lots of stationery to the school, after having a clear out in their shop. All of those pencils, Pritt sticks, folders and pads of paper will certainly be put to good use! A huge thanks must go to Tesco for their generosity. Have a keek at the photo below to see some of the goodies we were given!
The Kilmorie Cross Yesterday P4-7 travelled to Kirkcolm Primary to enjoy a day of learning with them in the village hall – this was in conjunction with the Rhins of Galloway Coast Path Project. At first, we were told about the Rhins coastal path which is to be built over the over the next 2 years. Archaelogists are ready to start their careful examinations of the areas in which the
On Monday, we welcomed families and parents into school to join in on some Maths fun! The whole school was split into 6 mixed ability groups and worked their way around different stations, which incorporated a range of Maths skills. Each station was led by a P6/7 pupil who explained the task and helped the pupils. The 6 different stations included: bingo where we practised addition/multiplication; Code ‘n’ Go Mouse,
What fabulous Friday afternoon fun! The McDougalls brought their brilliant show to our school! The children enjoyed a great afternoon of singing and dancing as they went on a ‘global adventure’ with Max and Auntie Aggie visiting Spain, France, China and Scotland! The songs used Spanish, French, Mandarin, Gaelic and Scots with lots of fun actions to go along with them. The songs had everyone joining in and dancing along. HUGE
Lots of Maths Week fun has been on offer at Leswalt Primary this week! P1-3 headed off to a fabulously-named Bubbly Maths Show this morning. Bubbles of all different sizes were created. P4-7 pupils ventured out into the Autumnal sunshine to refresh their shape skills; spotting parallel lines, 2D shapes with more than 4 sides, angles, perpendicular lines and 3d shapes in their playground. After this quick recap of prior
Free resources to learn together Leswalt Primary is happy to support families to learn more about digital technologies. Senior pupils are using Office 365 through Glow in school. If you would like access to this software at home, it is available free to use through the children’s Glow accounts. The children have added the ‘app’ tile (shown below) to their launch pads to make it easy to locate. Should you
P1-3 enjoyed a fabulous time at the Wigtown Book Festival today! The author of One Button Benny, Alan Windram, had the boys and girls (and adults!) up dancing and singing at what has been hailed as “the BEST Wigtown Book Festival yet!” Ellie and Ela formed a new girl band ‘El’ and wowed us with their performance! A great time was had by all! Many thanks to Sue Caunce for
Today, P.C. Wilson visited P4-7 to give them an insight into her job as a member of the Emergency Services. The pupils heard about a normal day in the life of a police officer (there really is no normal day!) P.C. Wilson explained that the main aims of the Police force are to guard, watch and patrol. They work to ensure communities are kept safe. Our area has a Road
What a treat we have had this week! Each pupil researched, prepared and presented a talk on a Victorian Scientist or Inventor. From posters to leaflets, power points to models; the work put in by the children, both at school and at home, were superb! Well done everyone!
