On Monday 26th March the Primary 1-3 class were given an exclusive performance from the P4-7 class, show casing all the songs they had learned from Eva during their Feis Rois sessions. There was a mixture of Gaelic and English songs with lots of actions fro the younger children to join in with. The children performed with enthusiasm and were very entertaining. The P1-3 class had a fantastic time.
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Shared Reading
Last week the P1-3 class had a visit from Dante, who usually stays in the P4-7 class. He wanted to read the children a story. The children listened attentively, loving the change of teacher for a short time. Dante did a great job of delivering the story and hopes to come back again.
Elmer Day at Kells
P1-3 celebrated Elmer Day on Monday 30th September. This was the culmination of all things Elmer that the children had been working on during Term 1. The children planned a party full of games and decided to make Elmer biscuits and strawberry ice-cream to eat. Jacky very kindly came in to bake biscuits with the class and Mrs Muir helped the children with the ice-cream. All the children had written individual invitations to the children from P4-7 to join them to celebrate. The party was a great success.
Dance
The girls in P567 have taken time to choreograph and practise a dance routine involving umbrellas – the plan is to use ideas and input from friends to better the moves and then present it in full form – luckily we can do this whatever the weather!
P5 Glenkens Cluster Pupils at Carlingwark
Last Thursday 13, P5 children from all three Primary Schools in the Glenkens Cluster took part in the annual Residential Trip to Carlingwalk. Although it was for only one night, some children appeared to have packed enough clothes for a week!
Once we had arrived at Carlingwalk, we had a tour of our accommodation for the night and got ourselves ready for our outdoor activities.
We spent the rest of the day in Dalbeattie Forest; enjoying Orienteering and Mountain Biking activities! All the children rose to the challenge of reading their maps in order to find the markers, hidden in the different parts of the forest and there was a lot of excellent team work so that the pairs worked well together, to try to be the first back each time.
The boys and girls grew in confidence, handling and manoeuvring their bikes, to tackle the uneven surfaces of the forest tracks. They all enjoyed the exhilarating ride along the trails.
After all that exercise we were more than ready for a lovely meal at The Scottish Pantry, followed by a moonlit walk back to the Carlingwalk Centre. Back at the centre the children enjoyed playing a number of games before getting showered and ready for bed.
After a good night’s sleep (for most!) our next day of adventure began with a filling breakfast. We then put our outdoor clothing on once more and set off for the day’s challenge; to climb Screel Hill! It was great to see everyone trying hard to both climb up and scramble down the hill. Not everyone found it easy, but everyone overcame their fears and told themselves that they could do it. By the time we’d got back to the car park to get on the mini bus to take us back to Carlingwalk, the children who had found the walk the hardest were saying it was the best thing they had done during their two day adventure!
Both Mr Gray and Mrs Turner agree that the children behaved very well and showed excellent team building skills during the trip, as well as being friendly and supportive of each other. Talking to the children on the way back to school on Friday evening, the children all agreed that they had a fantastic time!
Well Done P5s!
Annual Scots Verse Competition
On 27th January we held our annual Scots Verse competition. Staff were delighted that Mr Mike Duguid was once again able to visit the school and listen to the pupils reciting their poems and decide the first, second and third places in each year group. The pupils who were given a place will receive their certificates at the Burns Lunch. Well done to all the pupils involved!
Silent Night
P5-7 performed ‘Silent Night’ for parents and friends of Kells on Thursday 15th December. The show told the story of how the well-known song was composed. P1-3 were the opening act and sang a medley of Christmas songs. They also joined the P5-7 pupils on stage for the Nativity tableau finale.
Here are some photographs of the children in action.
Galloway Music Festival 2016
Galloway Music Festival Results
Class 12: Descant Recorder Solos
Freya Gr 2 Raindrops keep falling on my head 83 MERIT
Sarah Gr 1 Scherzino 1st PLACE – WINNER OF WIGTOWNSHIRE CUP
Brooke Gr 1 Scherzino 2nd PLACE
Sophie Gr 1 Scherzino 3rd PLACE
Class 18: Recorder Groups – 2 or more parts
Sarah, Brooke, Sophie H, Freya & Charlotte
Star of County Down 2nd EQUAL
P1-5 class Hot Cross Buns Peas Porridge Hot 2nd EQUAL
Class 19: Flute Solo
Charlotte Gr 2 1st EQUAL IN GRADE 2
Class 55: Youth Choir
Only You
Wimmoweh 86 COMMENDED
Well done to all the pupils involved in the Music Festival. You were a credit to your families and to Kells Primary.
Annual Scots Verse Competition
On 28th January we held our annual Scots Verse competition. Staff were delighted that Mr Mike Duguid was once again able to visit the school and listen to the pupils reciting their poems and decide the first, second and third places in each year group. The winners recited their poems at the Burns Lunch. Well done to all the pupils involved!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Pupils in P7 at Kells Primary raised £774 (so far) by hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning at the Cross Keys Hotel in New Galloway on Wednesday 7th October. Pupils planned and advertised the coffee morning and served parents and friends on the day. They also made collection tins for local businesses to collect donations for the charity. The pupils would like to thank everyone from the local community who supported the event. Well done P7!
