Scots poetry week winners
The month of January saw the pupils of Leswalt Primary focus on Scottish literature.
Pupils were all give a Scots poem to learn, handwrite and use as the inspiration for a piece of art. There was a great selection of talent evident in all of the catagories, and the judge had a very difficult job in deciding the winners. After much deliberation he chose; P1 – ‘Mince and tatties’ – Recitation winners : 1. Robin McLean; 2. Luke McHallum; 3. Gregor Reid : Illustration winner – Luke McHallum : Handwriting winner – Gregor Reid P2 – ‘Bull sale’ – Recitation winners : 1. Auryn Kirkpatrick & Phoebe Gaw; 2. Finlay Scott & Erin Jamieson : Illustration winner – Phoebe Gaw : Handwriting winner – Auryn Kirkpatrick P3 – ‘Wee freenly dug’ – Recitation winners : 1. Jenna Calderwood; 2. Charlotte Gaw; 3. Millie Smith : Illustration winner – Iona Rickard : Handwriting winner – Charlotte Gaw P4 – ‘Kirk moose’ – Recitation winners : 1. Kayleigh Williams; 2. Megan McIntyre; 3. Ethan Smith : Illustration winner – Kayleigh Williams : Handwriting winner – Megan McIntyre P5 – ‘A dug, a dug’ – Recitation winners : 1. Emily Cochran; 2. Jack Rickard & Arden McIntyre : llustration winner – Jack Rickard : Handwriting winner – Emily Cochran P6 – ‘Wullie wastle’ – Recitation winners : 1. Lauren Anderson; 2. Kathryn Topping; 3. Finlay Cowan : Illustration winner – Kathryn Topping : Handwriting winner – Kathryn Topping P7 – ‘Address to the haggis’ – Recitation winners : 1. Aiyanna Wilson; 2. Merryn Walker & Freya Bathgate : Illustration winner – Freya Bathgate & Aiyanna Wilson : Handwriting winner – Aiyanna Wilson
Another great Burns Supper
Christmas Show – 5 Gold Rings
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P1-6 Christmas party
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P7 Christmas night out
“Primary 7 have had a long established tradition of going for a meal out together at Christmas time. This year they all went to the Craignelder Hotel in Stranraer, and invited their friend from the partnership Primary of Portpatrick. The children all enjoyed a delicious 3 course meal in the company of Mrs Baillie, Mrs Bathgate and Mrs Buchanan. Presents were exchanged before the staff chauffeured the pupils home at the end of the evening.
This evening was made possible due to the generosity of Leswalt Parent council fundraising group and Mr Hammy Mc Millan from The Craignelder Hotel.Out of little acorns, might oaks grow……
“To develop transition links within the local community, Primary 1-4 at Leswalt and their teacher Mrs Mc Knight invited Leswalt Little Acorn toddler group into the school for a fun structured play session.
The pupils of p1-4 organised some fun games and activities for the younger children. It proved to be a fun and enjoyable session, which was very well attended.Lidl Health Bus
Hallowe’en Fun
Harvest Festival
Pupils also learned more about the work of Guide dogs for the blind, and a collection of £85 was also generated for this cause.