During the Summer holidays pupils gave up their time to perform at both Stranraer and Wigtown Shows. Leswalt Primary pupils were part of the main ring entertainment at both events. And, at Wigtown show pupils were able to see Princess Anne, as she toured the show.
On Friday 24th june 2011, the whole of Leswalt Primary travelled to Edinburgh to perform in front of the crowds at The Royal Highland Show. We had an absolute ball! Oor grateful thanks tae a’ at R.H.E.T For choosin’ LESWALT tae go Tae promote oor tatties an’ D.and G. At this year’s Heilan’ Show. On Friday morn,twenty fourth o’ June, At half past seeven or so. We climbed aboard McCulloch’s
On Sunday 3rd July the PTA of Leswalt Primary held a Summer Fete at school. This took place in glorious sunshine and saw a wonderful turnout of pupils, past pupils, future pupils, grandparents and members of the community. Attractions included the Coastguard, a bouncy castle, cream teas ,face painting, manicures and glitter tattoos. Pupils in p5-7 all developed their enterprise skills by creating and running their own stalls. All the
Despite a small shower of rain in the afternoon, our sports day was well supported and enjoyed by everyone. A fantastic spread of homebaking was on offer for all of the parents to enjoy after the event. The winnning team will be announced on the last day of term.
Pupils at Leswalt Primary really used their imagination in the latest homework challenge which asked them to decorate a hard boiled egg – with a farm theme. The eggs which arrived in school were wonderful! The “best in breed” eggs were judged by the art speacialist Mr Douglas Mc Clure. The winners were as follows; Chickens – Stewart Kyle p7, Cows – Kieran Dodds p4, Pigs – Millie Renwick P3,
Leswalt Primary schoolchildren will be taking centre stage at next week’s Royal Highland Show when they present “Scotland’s Larder Showcase”. Leswalt Primary School has been selected to represent Dumfries and Galloway, and potato farming. The whole school will travel to The Royal Highland Show next Friday to perform in front of a crowd of an estimated 30, 000 visitors. Organised by the Royal Highland Education Trust, the main ring event
Leswalt Primary School have continued their study of “Farming” by a trip to Glenhead poultry unit, near Leswalt. The whole school set off on a sunny afternoon for a hike up to Glenhead Farm. Pupils passed through Aldouran Wetland Gardens before the scenic and sensory experience of the Glen walk, which was alive with the smell of wild garlic. On arriving at the top of the Glen pupils were met
This term the whole school topic focus at Leswalt Primary is “Farming”. The school has linked up with RHET, The Royal Highland Education Trust, to further develop this work. As part of this partnership all the pupils at Leswalt Primary went a trip to West Galdenoch Farm to learn more about Dairy Farming. Garry Mitchell is a RHET linked farmer and he spent an afternoon with the boys and girls
Leswalt Primary School has entered the Rhins Primary School netball league and played their first games on Monday 9th May 2011. The team comprised of pupils from p4-p7 . In their first evening playing competitively the young team gelled well and demonstrated a great sporting attitude. The final scores resulted in Leswalt Primary winning against Belmont A and Sandhead, they drew against Rephad and lost against Belmont B, 2:1
The whole school recently enjoyed the sunshine at Logan Gardens, in conclusion to their “James and the Giant peach”/Minibeasts topic. Pupils were actively involved in creating little “Bug Hotels”, using resources in and around the grounds.
