North Rhins Partnership Features in DG Learning For Sustainability Report

Dumfries and Galloway Council have just published their COP26 DG School Report on Learning for Sustainability which showcases learning activities that took place during COP26 across the region.  Our North Rhins Partnership is featured.  Why not have a read and see how our environmentally responsible children engaged with this event. D&G COP26 Report Final

Good luck to our former pupils at the Olympics!

All of Leswalt Primary are sending Good luck wishes to Team GB who are currently en route to the Winter Olympics in Beijing.  We would like to especially send our good wished to two of our former pupils who are off to represent their country (and wee school!) Bobby Lammie and Vicky Wright are former pupils of our wee school who are both in the Curling Team. Last week we

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Leswalt Achieves STEM Award

We are pleased to announce that Leswalt Primary has achieved accreditation from Education Scotland for STEM Curriculum and Learning Pathways as part of the STEM Nation award.  This has been a long term project.           We have been rated as ‘strong’ in our official feedback, with further comments evidencing that we demonstrate: ‘Good listing of documentation supporting curriculum pathways. Setting has achieved 5 element areas in

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Kirkcolm and Leswalt Burns results  – Tuesday 25 January 2022 

  P1 – ‘Bull Sale’   Recitation winners : 1. Rory Calvert (KKM); 2. Ross Warwick (KKM); 3. Bobby Shaw (LES)  Illustration winners ; 1. Ellie Burton  (LES); 2. Ross Warwick (KKM); 3. Rory Calvert (KKM)  Handwriting winners; 1. Rory Calvert (KKM); 2. Ross Warwick (KKM); 3. Freddie Adams (KKM)   P2 – ‘The Elephant’   Recitation winners : 1. Rebecca Manson (KKM); 2. Lily Bennewith (LES); 3. Cameron Clarke (KKM)  Illustration winners

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Big Burns Supper and celebrations

Today , 25th January was the birthday of the bard.  And, all the pupils of Leswalt and Kirkcolm Primary schools came together to celebrate.  Pupils had been working hard at home –  writing out their poems, creating artwork and learning recitations. We welcomed Mrs Mc Harg back into the building today to judge the efforts of all.  Mrs Mc Harg had a very difficult job!  Just look some of the

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The Big RSPB Birdwatch – Leswalt go spotting!

As part of the RSPB Big Birdwatch campaign which is held annually in January, we layered up with our winter jackets and headed out together for some data collecting! Our House Captains, Malcolm and Breagh took control of the recording sheets – whilst we were paired up and given a bird identification sheet to help us with our task. We headed off down Fisher’s Lane, reminding each other that it

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Final day fun!

Gifts galore, Santa strolling past and Christmas lunch – what’s not to love ?!

Thank you!

Many thanks must go to Leswalt community association who have kindly provided a selection box for every pupil at school. The children were delighted with the gift!

Christmas arts and crafts

The boys and girls of leswalt have had some Christmas arts and crafts fun this week. Mini gingerbread houses, Christingles and Holly wreaths were all made with the Christmas tunes playing in the background !

Getting Into The Christmas Spirit

The boys and girls of Kirkcolm and Leswalt arrived in school today full of Christmas cheer. Some donned those ‘oh so lovely’ Christmas jumpers to celebrate the day, some wore a bauble or two and some came with a festive smile. We started off having class assemblies to learn about the importance of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day and the good work that the charity does around the world.

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