The pupil council of Leswalt Primary recently asked if they could do something to help the children of Nepal, following the recent Earthquake. Merryn in Primary 7 had sent away money from her piggy bank to help the disaster appeal, and this had prompted others to see if they could also assist. The pupil council decided to have a non-uniform day and combined with face painting and a bake sale
Primary 4-7 recently enjoyed a visit from “Generation Science”. As part of Science week, pupils all participated in an interactive workshop which focussed on keeping their homes warm and well insulated – and how not to waste energy.
Well done to all the little people of Leswalt Primary who came to schools on bicycles and scooters as part of the National Big Pedal competition. They showed great teamwork, perseverance, and most importantly, road safety. After the final results were calculated we finished up 2nd in the whole of Scotland – a tremendous result!
Primary 1-4 and Miss Baillie have been busy making some healthy fruit kebabs as part of their Health and well being learning and teaching . Have a look at how they got on!
The Boys and girls of Leswalt Primary School really got into the spirit of World Book Day by dressing up as a character from a book for the day. The also brought in their favourite book to share with others and brought in old books for a book sale. Throughout the day there were many book related activities such as book speed dating, writing book reviews and designing book marks
As part of their RME topic of ‘Christianity in our Community’, Leswalt Primary School’s P5-7 visited St.Joseph’s Church in Stranraer and met with the Priest, Father Neil O’Donnell and Deacon Peter Marks. The pupils came along with lots of questions about what the job of a priest entails, and about the churches role in the community. They learnt about the clothing the priest wears for different services and
The Wigtown Book Festival is always looked forward to with anticipation. This year’s event was a huge hit with the Leswalt Primary pupils who were lucky enough to attend on both the Friday and Tuesday. There were already a number of Philip Ardagh fans in the P5-7 class, so they were delighted to go to Wigtown to meet the man himself. Before going, they looked up some information on
Leswalt Primary School held an open afternoon on Friday 27th September and set about transforming their school. The hall became a music performance venue, the P5-7 classroom a French café, and the P 1-4 classroom a cinema. Parents and friends were invited along to sample the delights on offer. Mrs Parker had prepared a varied selection of harvest themed songs with the children and they were greatly enjoyed by
Pupils from Leswalt Primary School today viewed construction works being undertaken for the 18-turbine wind farm on Carscreugh Fell, 3km north east of the village of Glenluce. The 40 pupils from the school’s primary 1 to 7 classes (ages 5-11) made the trip to look at the work being undertaken on the piling of the site and establishing the foundations for the turbines, including deliveries of concrete and steel. They also
