Today, Wednesday 1st November, we all got to work planting crocus bulbs at the Wetlands. Why I hear you ask? Well, this was in collaboration with the Rotary Club who are working hard to raise awareness about the continued fight against polio. Neville Wright, chairman of Stranraer Rotary, came to speak to us all about the latest drive to ensure polio is eradicated throughout the world. Huge strides ahead have
What a day of witches, ghouls and zombies we have had today! P5-7 spent their morning making Spooky Spider doughnuts and measuring and drawing the net of a square based pyramid as a box to store it in for their Maths session. Eerie poetry, Halloween creative writing and the P7s busily party planning meant that the morning passed by in a flash! P1-4 chatted about the tradition of guising and
To conclude their topic looking at Local and National Government, P5-7 held their very own election today and handed the final decision over to the constituents of their school! The pupils have worked very hard over the course of the term finding out about the impact of politics, some familiar faces on today’s political scene, welcoming some visitors into class for politic based question and answer sessions, the importance of
Big-hearted Erin Jamieson had her hairdresser visit her at school this afternoon – but this was no ordinary hair-cut! She had decided to have her lovely long locks cut, donating her hair to The Little Princess Trust which makes real hair wigs for children who have sadly lost their hair through cancer or other illnesses. Erin and her family had researched this very worthwhile charity and she offered to do
This morning, the pupils of P5-7 had the pleasure of a visit from former MSP and Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson. The boys and girls have been thinking about democracy and parliament within their Social Studies topic and so this visit gave them a very real and interesting insight into politics and we really appreciate Mr Fergusson taking the time to talk to our class. The children had many questions for
So P5-7 ventured to Scotland’s Book Town today for a morning packed full of Literary delights! We’ve been rather on-the-go recently (as you might have noticed from our blogging!) and today meant that we have now enjoyed an experience in the first four weeks of term 1 from almost every curricular area – wow! The sun was shining as we arrived in Wigtown. We enjoyed Renita Boyle’s now legendary warm-up
We may be tucked away in our beautiful little corner of South-West Scotland, but we still manage to enjoy lots of experiences! The Scottish Parliament Outreach Officer for the West of Scotland visited us last week to give the pupils an insight into what is involved in politics and how this affects us all; in essence the importance of using our voices and, when of age, our vote to make
As part of our Maths Week Scotland celebrations, families were challenged to complete a set of maths and number puzzles together as a team. The creativity in the working out and the solutions has been fantastic! And the photos to show the families all working together are great. Take a look and see all our fantastic mathematicians… Thank you to everyone who took part in the puzzle competition. It is
Primary 4 and 5 pupils enjoyed a jaunt into Stranraer Academy this morning. They went to watch a performance by “Theatre in schools”. The performance today was called “Up to speed”, and the 2 performers captivated the whole audience for an hour. The children later got to try out some of the drama techniques they used in their performance . This performance was enjoyed by all Primary schools in the Stranraer
What a week it has been! Scotland’s First Maths Week has been, in the eyes of the pupils and staff, a ROARING success!! Toady, Kirkcolm and Leswalt Primary headed over to Portpatrick to enjoy some fun time with new friends, online ICT games, creating responses for D&G Maths Competition and a wonderful workshop form Computer Xplorers. This involved using a coding program and Lego to create motorised models. The children
