P1-4 day trip to Vikingar!

P1-4 , Mrs McKnight, Mrs Smith and Mrs Dinsmore headed off to Largs on Tuesday to enjoy a fun day in the sunshine in Largs! Their first pit-stop was at Vikingar where they saw lots of artefacts and had a chance to dress up as Vikings. The class have really enjoyed learning about this topic this term and loved seeing the Viking rooms set-up at Vikingar! Phoebe, Auryn and Erin

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Dr Who and the Vikings – an original production!

What a treat parents, family, friends and P5-7 enjoyed this afternoon! P1-4 presented their original production of ‘Dr Who and the Vikings’ – a time travelling expedition which showcased all the learning which had taken place in their class this term on this exciting topic. Mrs McKnight scripted this (hidden talents Mrs McK!) in collaboration with the boys and girls. Dr Who (Finlay) was ably assisted by his glamorous assistant

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P1-4 learning about chance and probability

Mrs Henry introduced the ideas of chance and uncertainty in real life and why it is important to think about the probability of things happening.  For example, Mrs Smith had to wait for a day which she thought it was unlikely to rain so she could take the p1’s into Stranraer for their day of fun.  They learned about vocabulary such as likely, unlikely, certain, impossible, sometimes and never. The

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P1 Adventurers!

With their Tuck Shop earnings in their pocket and the sun shining, Mrs Smith and the Primary 1 boys headed off to Stranraer on the bus yesterday. They all had a blast as you’ll be able to see by the fabulous photographs! Playing in the park, munching sweeties and enjoying ice-cream – a perfect way to start the week!

Runners up at Sandhead football tournament

The partnership football team of Leswalt /Portpatrick United finished off the Summer season of fun days on winning form.  Today  they won every game to get through to the final at the Sandhead tournament – against their new trio partnership school of Kirkcolm. It was a very tense final, with Mrs Baillie being very diplomatic on the sidelines and avoiding showing allegiance to any one of her schools.  At full

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Becoming Dementia Aware

Many thanks to Karen Anderson for coming in to see P5-7 today and telling us about her job with Alzheimer Scotland. We all found the afternoon really interesting and know much more now about what is meant by dementia, what help is available locally to people who have dementia and their family and friends and ways in which we can help ourselves and others. There simply wasn’t enough time for all

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Sports Day Fun!

We had hoped for glorious sunshine but made do with a cloudy day with just a few showers for our annual Leswalt Primary Sports Day. Mr Brawls and his band of helpers got all equipment moved over to the village park, the pupils got their sporty togs on and we were go, go, go! The boys and girls enjoyed a fun afternoon of Sports, having their very best shot at

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The Delights of Dumfries House!

Well this trip destination was a new one to us – but we’ll most definitely be visiting here again in the future! P5-7 from Leswalt joined the staff and boys and girls of Portpatrick Primary for a day out to Dumfries House in Cumnock. Thankfully the weather was in much better fettle than it had been for intended sports day! P5-7 headed to the Morphy Richards STEM Centre – a

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Hey ho, hey ho… it’s off to the Wetlands we go!

On Wednesday the 31st of May, P5-7 went along to Leswalt’s local wetlands at Aldouran. We were looking forward to finding out lots more about wild flowers, plants and trees. We headed up through the woodland paths, listening to the sounds of nature. Here are a few quotes from our class about the wetlands. “You can learn a lot more when you’re not in a class room,” Jamie. “It was

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Pitch, Pulse and Magic entertain P5-7

This morning we had the absolute pleasure of enjoying a morning with Rachel and Duncan from Pitch, Pulse and Magic. They both play string instruments – Rachel plays the violin and Duncan plays the cello. The instruments are related – they looked like little and large beside each other! We heard lots of pieces of classical music, some which we recognised and some which were new to us. The music

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