What a fantastic morning of music production we had on Tuesday! John Dinning came to deliver the first of four Soundtrap sessions with an initial focus on creating music. The class listened carefully to the instructions from John then, armed with a laptop between two and headphones each, they set off to start creating some music. All genres were investigated – and there are literally hundreds of beats, instruments and
Thanks to Ms Whorlow, P6/7 pupils from across the North Rhins trio enjoyed an action-packed day of film-making today! Lights, Camera, Action.. Scott Mackay and Belle Doyle (representing Into Film and the Scottish Youth Film Foundation) led the pupils through this exciting workshop giving them an insight into movie production. Initially the children discussed movie genres and the many, many jobs linked to the film industry; producer, director, editor, screenwriter,
Show performances done? Tick! Christmas cards written? Tick! It must be time for the Christmas party!! So, with their glad rags on, the pupils of Leswalt Primary partied all Thursday afternoon. Organised and led by their House Captains Rose and Thomas, the children enjoyed Musical Arms, the Christmas Shopping List game, Do you want to build a Snowman and a tasty half-time snack of juice, crisps and chocolate crispies made
Can you believe it’s been 3 whole years since our pupils last took to the stage to perform at Christmas time?! Today they were back with a vengeance with their Christmas play ‘Who Took all the Loo Roll?’ The show tells the story of a group of aliens who have been watching us humans from a distant planet and are intrigued by our Christmas traditions, so they decide to visit
Christmas is a time for giving – and never was that more obvious than over the last few days at Leswalt Primary! Friday saw the welcome return of Owain Evans from Scripture Union Scotland with ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ to P5-7. This session offered pupils to take part in quizzes, arts and crafts, group discussion and reflection all centred around the Nativity Story and ‘unwrapping’ the message of the birth of the
On Friday 9th December, Leswalt Community Council held their annual concert. They’d extended an invitation to us to coma along and enjoy the Christmas fun! As is often the case at this busy time of year, some pupils who’d have loved to have come along had other family plans – and Hamish, Ela and Daisy were already performing in the Stranraer Drama Club panto! Such a wealth of talent in
Into school, essentials done, some Maths work completed and we all dashed outside to enjoy a little snow fun! Just look at all the cheery, chilly chops smiling in the photos below!
For many, it was the first ‘turkey and all the trimmings’ of the season as the pupils and staff of Leswalt Primary sat down to a delicious Christmas lunch today. Primary 7 pupils set the tables, switched on the Christmas tunes to add to the party atmosphere and welcomed their classmates into the hall. Crackers were pulled, turkey was scoffed and we all enjoyed a fabulous plate of festive food.
The festive tunes were playing, the home baking was ready on the tables; the tea was brewing; handmade Christmas crafts were ready to be sold – yes, Leswalt Primary were ready to welcome friends and family into their school for the afternoon! And what a wonderful afternoon it was! The children sang their little hearts out giving two performances of their ‘sneak peek’ of show songs – to rapturous applause!
This Friday (2nd December), we are opening our doors to family and friends to welcome them into our shiny, new school and share an afternoon of early Festive fun; all whilst fund-raising to support one of our school friends! Come along between 1:30pm – 4pm to be in with a chance to purchase one of our homemade Christmas decorations; sit back with a cuppa and some delicious home-baking and enjoy
