Fire Safety talk!

On 23rd August, Sharon McCleary came and spoke to P.5,6,7 about fire safety. Sharon works for the Scotland Fire and Rescue service, so if you phoned 999 and asked for the fire service Sharon would usually be the person you would speak to. She taught us the importance of working fire alarms and having an escape plan. Every hour there’s a house fire in Scotland. Sharon gave us lots of

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First day at school!

We welcomed 6 new Primary one pupils to Leswalt Primary today.  They were all boys – and all seemed to have a great time!  Hopefully they will come back to school for some more fun tomorrow……..  

Thank you to Aldouran Wetlands

The children of p1-4 invited Jane Sloan into Leswalt Primary so they could say a special thank you for all the help all the volunteers at Leswalt Wetlands have given the school this term.  While the children were developing the school grounds, they mad some planters out of tyres.  So, for a thank you to Mrs Sloan and her team,  they made them a special ladybird and bumble bee planter for

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Closing ceremony 2016

  End of session celebration of achievement 1 July 2016 Mrs Baillie welcomed a packed gym hall full of parents and friends of the school to the annual closing ceremony before calling upon Mrs Anne Ferguson to hand out the prizes. Attendance certificates   100 % – Kathryn Topping Behaviour certificates   P1- Malcolm Mc Gregor P2- Gregor Reid P3- Phoebe Gaw P4- Logan Wilson P5 – Finlay Mc Millan P6- Emily

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Mabie Farm Park Fun!

  We had a wonderful trip to Mabie Farm Park yesterday! Portpatrick Primary pupils were there to enjoy the great day out too, and what a fabulous day we all had. The weather was kind to us which really helped. The boys and girls (and staff!) tried out the jumping pillows, bouncy castles, the very popular ‘choo choo express’, play park, grass sledging, trampolines, donkey rides and the straw barn!

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Sports Day Superstars!

Well, how lucky were we? The constant rain on Sunday didn’t bode well. The drizzle on Monday morning left us with that sinking feeling but in true Leswalt fashion; it all came good! Ok so there was a little rain to contend with but the sun came out to shine down upon us and cheer our little sports champions on! And didn’t they do well? Fabulous sportsmanship on show, pupils

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Happy Birthday your Majesty!

On June 10th, in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday, we enjoyed a delicious picnic lunch outside in the sunshine! This was to celebrate the Queen’s official birthday, her actual birthday having being marked in April. Malcolm brought in a Union Jack which was used as a picnic rug – thanks Malcolm! All the children and staff had a lovely time enjoying the glorious weather, some tasty snacks and having

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Successful football season!

Our partnership football team, incorporating pupils from Portpatrick Primary school has finished off a very busy summer season of games with 4 tournaments in the last 4 days! On Friday, they entered Park Primary football tournament and won every game, taking them to the final where they were narrowly beaten 3:1 by Rephad in the final. On Saturday they were in action again at Castle Kennedy Primary, and on Sunday they ended

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Who you gonna call? Shapehunters!

Primary 1 have been busy out and about in the village on a mission – as 2d shape hunters! Armed with clipboards and their special “shape hunter” hats, the young team headed out and about to find a trail of 2d shapes which Mrs Smith had set out for them in the village and Wetlands.  Once all the trail was recovered the young Shape hunters set about their second mission

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P1-4 head to the Wetlands again

The younger class had another afternoon of outdoor learning at Aldouran Wetland gardens. They were busy learning about life cycles and had fun as they learned in the natural environment.