On the 12th of November Kirkcolm digital leaders and Leswalt digital leaders met at Leswalt school and learnt lots of digital leader tools to help us do our job . We learnt how to do short cuts on the computer , pin emails, how to book mark pages, co pilot and lots of other interesting fun stuff to help us to do our jobs as Digital Leaders By Rachael and
This morning P4-7 ventured to Kirkcolm for a Dairy Framing workshop, hosted by Donna from ‘Smart STEMs’. First off, we were given the opportunity to show off our farming knowledge with a game of ‘Moo or false’ (get it!😏), which really got us thinking about some weird and wonderful dairy farming facts! Afterwards, we split into groups to design our very own Smart Stem to be used on a farm
Today the whole school joined together in a celebration of Book Week Scotland this week to partake in some paired reading. 🦉Primary 1-3’s chose some of their favourites to read with their Primary 4-7 buddies! A super opportunity for the little ones to listen to a story and for the big ones to read some of their old favourites! 📖 In the afternoon, we buddied back up for a scavenger
In celebration of Book Week Scotland our P1–3 families were invited into the school to discover the fantastic bags gifted to children by the Scottish Government and Scottish Book Trust.📚All wrapped in rainbow paper the ‘postman’ delivered these gifts to the school this afternoon and the boys and girls were left in suspense to find out what could be inside.. 🎁📦 Inside each bag there were between 2–4 wonderful books,
Our lucky P7 pupils had a blast heading off with their Leswalt pals to the Curling Rink at North West Castle to kick start the curling season! 🥌 When they arrived they got their shoes swapped, learned the safety rules and had a bit of fun warming up on the cold ice! The boys and girls learned how to deliver their stone and how to use their brush to help
Pupils arrived at school today looking as if they had just rolled out of bed!😴However that was not the case – today was Children in Need so we dressed in our PJs for Pudsey to help raise some money! Our fantastic Pupil Council reps James and Olivia had been selling Pudsey merch throughout the week; water bottles, Pudsey ears and pin badges. They also organised some other activities to help
This Monday marked the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week at our school—a special time to celebrate kindness, friendship, and standing up for one another. To start the week, pupils wore odd socks to school! 🧦This fun tradition helps us show that being different is something to be proud of—our unique qualities make us who we are. ❤️👬 We also joined in with the BBC’s Live Lesson, all about how we can
Today, Leswalt Primary pupils took a walk to the village memorial to remember all the brave people who helped keep us safe in the past. Since it’s meant to be very rainy tomorrow, we went a day early . Everyone stood quietly as P7 pupil James read the famous poem In Flanders Fields. He did a brilliant job! His voice was clear and calm, and the words helped us think
Leswalt and Kirkcolm Primary 7 pupils both went along together to learn more about the World of Work and options available at the local campus in town. While at the college, our senior pupils took part in 4 different rotations; STEM – activities focussing on Science, technology, engineering and maths Meta skills – what they are and what skills are required for different occupations Shark Island – a problem
Today P1-3 buddied up with Kirkcolm’s Primary 1-4 class for a trip to The Planetarium in Kircudbright, as part of their science learning this term! 👽🌍 When they arrived, they were greeted by the Planetraium staff, who were just as excited about space as us! They then enjoyed an interactive live show inside the dark dome theatre- a dark room with a huge curved ceiling! When the lights dimmed, they
