{"id":18309,"date":"2025-02-11T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T09:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=18309"},"modified":"2025-02-11T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:43:12","slug":"rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael and Rebecca&#8217;s K&#8217;Nex Triumph!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":76,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/dg\\\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/11\\\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/uddj3395\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395-135x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 85vw, 135px\" data-attachment-id=\"18316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/uddj3395\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"567,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UDDJ3395\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395-135x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093347\/UDDJ3395-461x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/hbmq8254\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254-135x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 85vw, 135px\" data-attachment-id=\"18312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/hbmq8254\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"567,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HBMQ8254\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254-135x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093339\/HBMQ8254-461x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As winners of our in-school K&#8217;Nex Challenge before Christmas, Rachael and Rebecca were chosen to represent Leswalt Primary at the Rhins Cluster Creating Engineers Challenge held yesterday at St Joseph&#8217;s Primary Stranraer. This exciting K&#8217;Nex Challenge is run annually by the Glasgow Science Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The girls were set the task of designing an exercise bike using K&#8217;Nex. They needed to sketch their plan, work together and have a finished product ready to be judged &#8211; all within a one hour time-scale!<\/p>\n<p>Rachael and Rebecca were super role-models for our school &#8211; they were polite and mannerly, listened well and worked together co-operatively. Mrs Kyle, who had accompanied them, was very proud of them.<\/p>\n<p>Two judges took the time to look at all the K&#8217;Nex models before leaving the room to discuss their findings.<\/p>\n<p>They then returned to tell the waiting competitors who had won and&#8230;drum roll please&#8230; Rachael and Rebecca WON!<\/p>\n<p>Next stop&#8230;the regional K&#8217;Nex finals in Dumfries! Well done girls &#8211; you have done our wee school proud!<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":76,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/dg\\\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/11\\\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\\\/\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-18309 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/cpyj7043\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043-135x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-18310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 85vw, 135px\" data-attachment-id=\"18310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/cpyj7043\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"567,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPYJ7043\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WINNERS!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043-135x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/11093335\/CPYJ7043-461x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-18310'>\n\t\t\t\tWINNERS!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>UNCRC<\/p>\n<p>Article 29 Aims of Education<\/p>\n<p>Article 31 Rest, Play, Culture, Arts<\/p>\n<p>Meta-skills<\/p>\n<p>Initiative Ivy,\u00a0 Adapting Aleksander,\u00a0 Focusing Fergus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As winners of our in-school K&#8217;Nex Challenge before Christmas, Rachael and Rebecca were chosen to represent Leswalt Primary at the Rhins Cluster Creating Engineers Challenge held yesterday at St Joseph&#8217;s Primary Stranraer. This exciting K&#8217;Nex Challenge is run annually by the Glasgow Science Festival. The girls were set the task of designing an exercise bike &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2025\/02\/11\/rachael-and-rebeccas-knex-triumph\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rachael and Rebecca&#8217;s K&#8217;Nex Triumph!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2479,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18317,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18309\/revisions\/18317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}