We may be tucked away in our beautiful little corner of South-West Scotland, but we still manage to enjoy lots of experiences! The Scottish Parliament Outreach Officer for the West of Scotland visited us last week to give the pupils an insight into what is involved in politics and how this affects us all; in essence the importance of using our voices and, when of age, our vote to make
As part of our Maths Week Scotland celebrations, families were challenged to complete a set of maths and number puzzles together as a team. The creativity in the working out and the solutions has been fantastic! And the photos to show the families all working together are great. Take a look and see all our fantastic mathematicians… Thank you to everyone who took part in the puzzle competition. It is
What a week it has been! Scotland’s First Maths Week has been, in the eyes of the pupils and staff, a ROARING success!! Toady, Kirkcolm and Leswalt Primary headed over to Portpatrick to enjoy some fun time with new friends, online ICT games, creating responses for D&G Maths Competition and a wonderful workshop form Computer Xplorers. This involved using a coding program and Lego to create motorised models. The children
On September 15th 1817, Corsewall Lighthouse began its story. Kirkman Finlay, a Glasgow merchant, had lobbied in 1814 for a lighthouse to be built at the mouth of Loch Ryan as he was losing his ships, cargo and crew to the unforgiving rocks nearby. And so we have our very own piece of history in our local area! The P5-7 pupils of Leswalt and Portpatrick, and P6/7 of Kirkcolm were
And so the fun continues… This afternoon we were delighted to welcome parents in to join us in using our logic, problem solving and maths skills to play some board games. From totting up points scores for quoits to counting skills for Ludo, to elimination strategies being used for Guess Who and thinking ahead tactics for dominoes and Connect 4 – it was a busy, action-packed and very enjoyable afternoon.
Many thanks to Margaret Baillie (Primary Mental Health Support Worker) for joining P5-7 in class the last two Tuesdays and leading the pupils in discussion about mental health, discrimination and stigma. The boys and girls have demonstrated a very responsible and mature attitude when discussing health issues which are not always visible to others looking on. We have chatted about emotions and why it is good to share any worries
Day two of Maths Week Scotland at Leswalt Primary and it’s all go, go, go! From maths songs and raps, online Maths games to outside decimal games fun! This afternoon, we all enjoyed a speed-dating experience with a Maths twist finding out about how number and maths is used out in the wider world (many, many thanks to the parents and friends who gave up their time to be part of this
On Monday the 11th of September, Leswalt Primary P6&7 joined lots of other schools to enjoy to take part a Triathlon and Drama production at Stranraer Academy. Everyone did really well in the triathlon – it was quite an experience! We all got a medal and a cup of water at the end!Once we were changed, we headed off to the Assembly hall for a drama production. It was about the Greek myth of Jason and
This afternoon, Andrew Giusti popped by to share some experiences of his job as a councillor. He explained his reasons for becoming involved in politics and talked about the importance of being able to listen to others, be respectful and tolerant of the opinions of others and the importance of being able to express your views clearly and sensibly. The pupils asked lots of very sensible questions and this has
Following some fantastic application forms to become a member of the Pupil Council, Mrs Henry has elected 7 new representatives for the coming academic year. The successful applicants are; P1 – Hamish McGregor, P2 – Tristan Millar, P3 – Breagh Kirkpatrick, P4 – Jack Cloy, P5 – Erin Jamieson, P6 – Jenna Calderwood and P7 – Ethan Smith. Well done to all of you 🙂 The pupil council will meet
