Our Harvest Assembly was held on Monday 5th October in the school hall. The pupils brought in lots of food for our Harvest Table as you can see from the photographs below. Our School Chaplain, Dr Bartholomew, told the pupils a story, P1-5 sang ‘Teddy Bear Rock’, P5-7 performed ‘Vegetable Rap’ and the whole school sang ‘Autumn Days’ and ‘The Sun Came Shining Down.’ The following day pupils from P5-7 delivered 31 harvest parcels to the elderly in New Galloway.
P5-7 pupils from Kells invited Mr Alex Fergusson MSP to attend a Question and Answer Session at the school on the 25th September. This was part of their work on the ‘Glenkens Commons’ topic this term. The pupils asked him a variety of questions about his job as an MSP as well as current local and national issues.
Pupils from the P5 classes of Dalry and Kells visited Carlingwark Outdoor Centre in Castle Douglas for an overnight residential on 14th and 15th 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.
On the second day the pupils were split into two groups for canoeing and sailing on Carlingwark Loch.
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.
Here are some photographs of the residential.
The following pupils were elected to the Pupil Council for this session –
Sophie, Ryan, Stefan, Brooke, Henry, Stewart and Lewis.
The following pupils were elected as House Captains for this session –
Bennan
Captain Charlotte
Vice Lewis
Clatteringshaws
Captain Ben
Vice Stewart
Kenmure
Captain Arran
]Vice Danny
Here are some photographs of Sports Day. Unfortunately it was quite a cold day, but we had lots of fun. Congratulations to Clatteringshaws who were the winners on the day. Well done to all the pupils for their effort and the sporting attitude shown throughout the day.
Emma Platt from the Carbon Centre delivered a series of workshops to the P5-7 class this term. The 6 workshops were –
Introduction to Climate Change
Energy, Transport and Climate Change
Food and Climate Change
Waste and Climate Change
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Forests and their part in the Ecosystem
Primary 6 pupils from the Glenkens Cluster attended Operation Safety at Stair Park in Stranraer on the 2nd June. Workshops were delivered to the pupils by the Police, Ambulance Service, NHS, Fire Service, Coastguard and also different departments within the council who tackle anti-social behaviour. The pupils really enjoyed the experience plus learned a lot of important life skills. Here are some photographs of some of the workshops they attended.
Angela McCormack, Fundraising Manager for Macmillan, visited the school recently with their mascot Mugsy to present an award and certificate to recognise the fundraising efforts for the last 22 years. Since 1993 the school has raised a fantastic £11,863.76! Recognition was also paid to former head teacher Mrs Plummer and staff involved over the years, together with former pupils and members of the community for all their support.
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