The boys and girls of Leswalt Primary concluded their project on the Olympic games with the arrival of a gold medal in school.Margaret Agnew, a member of the community of Leswalt, won a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City for Curling. She was part of the winning team skipped by Rhona Martin. Margaret came into school wearing her “Team GB” tracksuit to tell the pupils at Leswalt of her experience and answer some of their questions. She even brought the 3 Olympic mascots from the 2002 games so that pupils could compare with Wenlock and Mandeville (the current Olympic Mascots)Margaret stayed in school for the whole afternoon and let every pupil hold her medal. Everyone was amazed at just how heavy it really was.
The whole of Leswalt Primary and extended family came together on the afternoon of Monday 25th June to have their annual sports day. All the pupils displayed a real sporting attitude – and had fun!
The whole of Leswalt Primary school travelled to Edinburgh Zoo on Friday 15th June 2012 to see the pandas.The pupils left school at 7.30am and returned home at 9pm – tired but happy. On the journey home we all enjoyed a meal at Monkton Lodge.
It was an early start this morning as many pupils and parents headed off into Stranraer before 6am to see the Olympic torch start off on a journey round Scotland.
On Tuesday 5th June the community of Leswalt celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with Jubilee teas in the grounds of the school. Parents, pupils, extended family and members of the community all came together. There was a wonderful feast of sandwiches and home baking for all to enjoy. Other attractions included a bouncy castle, Barbeque, face painting, bottle stall, baking stall etc. The enterprising pupils had also designed many other stalls themselves including pin the tail on the corgi, a raffle for a best of British hamper, a quiz, design a crown, and red white and blue manicures.The rain came on as the afternoon progressed, however this did not dampen spirits or keep people away. The fundraising committee organised a magnificent event and were delighted to raise over £1000. Some of the money will be used to pay for a bus to take the whole school to Edinburgh zoo, on a trip to see the pan
Primary 1 recently went on a little trip into Stranraer. The pupils had been learning all about money and weight in their maths, and decided to go and see both in use in real life. Primary 1 took some money and paid for the bus into town. They then went to “Sweet Delights” to spend some more money and weigh out some sweeties. The pupils then went down to Agnew Park to enjoy the goodies they had bought and have a play in the sunshine.
Leswalt Primary are delighted to have won “The Big Pedal 2012”.This achievement in a National competition was done to the effort of pupils, parents, staff – and indeed the whole community – in cycling to Leswalt Primary School.The final results were announced on Monday 26th March. That afternoon the whole school had taken part in a sponsored pedal to raise funds for playground development in school. A huge cheer went up as the results were posted on the website www.thebigpedal.org.uk .Many, many thanks to all in team Leswalt for their dedication and effort! We are so proud of all of you.
Leswalt Primary recently concluded a highly successful and engaging whole school topic on “The Rainforest” with an open afternoon.
All parents, friends and relatives of the school were invited in to come and see the learning that had taken place, to take part in some interactive activities and listen to the children entertain by singing some rainforest songs.
Leswalt Primary pupils, parents and staff have all been arriving at school on 2 wheels, instead of 4. As part of the National “Big Pedal” competition, we have been aiming to increase the ratio of cyclists and scooters arriving at school. Check out
www.thebigpedal.org.uk for details, and you will see on Thursday 8th March 2012, Leswalt Primary had the highest ratio of cyclists in the whole of the UK!
Pupils at Leswalt Primary school have all recently been learning about “The Rainforest”. As part of this topic, the children all went to their local forest, Aldouran Glen, to compare with the habitat of the rainforest.
As the school is currently competing in “The Big Pedal”, pupils and staff travelled to the Aldouran wetlands on their bikes or scooters. PC Kevin Wyllie came out to ensure the traffic was aware of the whole school cycling through the village of Leswalt.
Once at the woods, the school all met in the bird hide and the different types of trees apparent were discussed. Pupils were then divided up into pairs who had to complete a scavenger hunt. There were 15 items on the list for pupils to try and find. Amongst the items were a couple of red herrings, including a pineapple.
Eilidh and Emma were the first pair to find all of the items, with an imaginative interpretation of many of the trickier clues.
Pupils all enjoyed their outdoor learning afternoon, and pedalled back to school energised by the fresh air and excited by what they had found.
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