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Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Thursday 3rd October the pupils of Primary 6 and 7 organised and hosted a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care. Posters were created, invites distributed and money boxes were also made and taken home or given to local businesses. This has resulted in over £1000 being raised for this very worthwhile charity. Thank you to all the parents and friends of the school who supported the coffee morning.

Here are some photographs of the event at the Cross Keys Hotel in New Galloway.

All set up and raring to go
Welcome!
Busy, busy, busy
Macmillan merchandise for sale
Don't show our parents this photo!

Anti Bullying Poems

P5-7 wrote anti-bullying poems and entered them in a national competition organised by the charity ‘ Respect Me.’

Here are some of the poems submitted –

‘I Wanted to Tell…’ by Florrie

I am bullied.

Every single day.

They pinch and pull me,

In every single way.

One made my leg bleed.

Another broke my heart.

They stole my diary,

And ripped it into tiny parts.

I went to bed,

And cried all night.

I felt like I,

Couldn’t take a fight.

I wanted to tell.

But I was just too sad.

I couldn’t even tell,

Mum or Dad.

I felt, if I told,

I would get into trouble.

It was as if I floated in a lonely bubble.

‘Bullies are Nasty!’ by Stewart

Bullies are the worst people who ever lived!

Bullies can crush your heart, make you sad,

or they can make you bleed right down your leg.

They can make pain in your body and you can’t get any sleep at all.

Be brave and stand up for yourself.

Her’s some advice in case you get bullied again.

Tell an adult!

Also you can tell mum and dad, so you can be safe.

So I just told you what to do, but you could say you could be bullied again.

And I would say again

Tell an adult!

So be safe and keep calm

And,

Tell an adult!


‘Go Tell An Adult’ by AJ

Bulling is nasty

Ugly gestures

Low life

Lasting bad memories

Yobs are bad

Ignorant and rude

Nervous, distressing, harrowing

Go tell an adult


Storyteller

Storyteller, Daniel Allison, visited Kells recently as part of his tour of schools as he walked the Southern Upland Way. The pupils were split into 3 groups.  Each group had a 40 minute storytelling session with Daniel. He told them a variety of animal stories, ancient legends, creation tales, fairy tales and folk tales from Scotland and the rest of the world. The pupils raved about the sessions to the school staff when they returned to class.

P5 Cluster Carlingwark Residential

Pupils from the P5 classes of Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells visited Carlingwark Outdoor Centre in Castle Douglas for an overnight residential on 12th and 13th of September.

On the first day the pupils walked up Screel Hill, near Palnackie. The pupils found the walk challenging in sections, but rewarding with a great view of Auchencairn Bay before the mist descended.

Unfortunately due to poor water quality we could not go sailing on Carlingwark Loch. The outdoor leaders back up plan was canoeing and kayaking in the River Dee, next to the Loch Ken Holiday Park.

The trip was a great opportunity for the pupils from the Glenkens cluster to be involved in new experiences, work together on challenging tasks and make new friends.

Active Games 2013

The netball team from Kells Primary represented the Glenkens Cluster at the Active Games on the 7th September in Dumfries. The girls took part in the opening ceremony at the David Keswick Centre then were taken to DG One for the netball tournament. The girls were very unlucky not to qualify from the group stages. They were tied with Stranraer on points, but were eliminated on goal difference. Great effort girls! You were a credit to the school.

Creative Writing Success for Kells

Pupils from Kells Primary took part in a Creative Writing Competition organised by Wigtown Book Festival on ‘The Dark Sky’ before the summer holidays. The school was delighted to find out recently that four pupils had been awarded prizes. Freya was third in the P1-4 category. In the category for P5-7 pupils, Erin was first, Yelena was second and Mia was third. Well done to all four pupils!

House Captain & Vice Captain Elections

The results of the above pupil elections were as follows –

Bennan

House Captain – Bronnen

Vice Captain – Murray

Clatteringshaws

House Captain – Finlay

Vice Captain – Amy

Kenmure

House Captain – Rory

Vice Captain – Jasmin

I am sure they will work hard to be super role models for the younger pupils and will carry out their duties effectively.