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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.

RHET Food & Farming Day at Wallets Mart, CD.

The pupils of P5-7 and the senior pupils from Carsphairn enjoyed their visit to the RHET Food and Farming Day at Wallets Mart in Castle Douglas recently.  The pupils were involved in a range of interesting farming activities over the course of the day. Below are some photographs of the visit.

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Glenkens Cluster at Carlingwark 2012

Pupils from the P5 classes of Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells visited Carlingwark Outdoor Centre in Castle Douglas for an overnight trip. On the first day, pupils were involved in watersports. An enjoyable time was spent kayaking and sailing on the loch.The pupils went to Dalbeattie Forest on the second day for orienteering. 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 –

Glenkens Olympics

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P1 to 7 pupils from Carsphairn, Dalry and Kells competed in the Glenkens Olympics on the 30th May. The children were organised into teams and given a country – Australia, France, China and Jamaica. These were mixed teams, with children from the three primary schools in each, to give pupils across the cluster the chance to work together and develop their teamwork skills. In the morning, P1-3 took part in potted sports and athletic activities, while P4-7 took part in hockey and handball. This was followed in the afternoon by team games played by the P1-3 pupils and volleyball by the P4-7 pupils. Once the scores had been tallied, Australia were revealed to be the winners.