On Friday 24thJanuary 2014, Leswalt Primary held its fifth annual Burns Supper. The whole school sat down together to enjoy this tradition. Abbie Mc Quillan , P7, was a very able and organised chairperson who ensured the proceedings ran smoothly. Arden Mc Intyre, said the ‘Selkirk Grace’ before Mr Andy Ross piped in the haggis. Erin Jamieson, P1, proudly carried the haggis into the company. The haggis was presented toTommy
Leswalt and Portpatrick Primary schools have recently been involved in Partnership schools implementation, which is currently being phased in across Dumfries and Galloway. Practically, this means that both schools now have Mrs Sheila Baillie as Headteacher. As part of this new partnership arrangement, learning, sporting and social events are being planned to bring pupils and staff of both schools together. At the weekend, pupils from Portpatrick Primary joined up with
The pupils of Leswalt Primary have already achieved National recognition through their annual participation in The Big Pedal, virtual cycling race. Now they have been added another National award – by taking part and winning in Pigeon racing! Mr Alec Wilson, a parent from the school, volunteered to enter 3 pigeons in the National One Loft Race, “Join our sport campaign”. This event was designed to promote pigeon racing among
At Leswalt Primary the boys and girls had a non-uniform day at school. They donated money to Children in Need, not to have to wear school uniform. There was a cake sale at playtime and lunchtime and pupils also added copper coins to cover a giant Pudsey bear. The exact final total is still being counted – as there was a huge amount of coppers brought into school – £158.29
The whole school at Leswalt Primary recently had a full day of interactive Science activities, from Rowanbank environmental education. This science workshop was organised by PNE, a company who hope to build a wind farm at Larbrax, near Leswalt. The pupils were all involved in practical and fun activities which aimed to raise their awareness of different forms of energy in their world. Outside in the playground, pupils looked at
Thirteen senior pupils at Leswalt Primary have successfully completed the Play Maker course led by Laura McClymont, the Active Schools Coordinator. This was a four week course created by Sports Leaders UK with the aim of teaching older children how to deliver a games programme to younger children. As part of the course they had to think about what makes a good leader, plan activities and evaluate their performance. They
