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!
Mrs Banner, Glenkens Cluster School Librarian, presented the Book Bug Bags for the P1 children at Kells last Friday to celebrate Book Week Scotland. Earlier in the week the P7 pupils read the three stories to the P1 pupils and then they voted for their favourite. Mrs Banner will now send all the votes from the Cluster to Book Week Scotland so that a national winner can be announced in January.
The P2 and P3 pupils also received Read Write Count Bags this year.
I am sure they will all enjoy reading the books and playing the number games with members of their family.
As part of the annual Wigtown Book Festival is was a great pleasure to welcome another children’s author to the Glenkens. This year, Mark A. Smith came to talk to the P5/6/7 children in the cluster at Dalry. It was great to see our fellow pupils from Dalry and Carsphairn primaries.
Mark entertained the girls and boys by describing, with the help of some photographs, how he was inspired to write his newly published, Kelpie Book Award winning, debut novel ‘Slugboy’! Mark told us that his love as a child and even now of reading Superhero comic books helped him come up with a character. He went on to read the first chapter of his book and explain why he wanted to create a superhero, with a Scottish background and set the adventures he had in different Scottish towns.
Both the chapters, read from the book and the Slugboy song that we were all encouraged to sing, helped to show how funny the book was and many children agreed that they hoped to get a copy, when it is available to buy in the shops and online, later this month.
For those of you cannot wait though, you will be pleased to hear that a special signed copy of the book is available to borrow from the Primary Library!
P1-3 have been finding out about Scotland in the Past. They went outside into the garden and had a go at building their own crannogs. We were all very impressed with their creations.
Friend of Kells, Mike Duguid, visited P5/6/7 recently to speak to the pupils about the RAF’s involvement in World War 2 as part of their current topic. The children were especially keen to find out about the Dambusters. Mike spoke to the class, answered their questions as well as demonstrating the science behind the bouncing bomb and why these missions were important to the war effort. Mike also arrived in his old RAF uniform. Here are some photographs –
Miss Lamont took the P5-7 class to visit the Samye Ling Monastery near Eskdalemuir as they were finding out about Buddhism last term.
Founded in 1967 the Centre is located in a peaceful valley on the banks of the river Esk in Scotland. Kagyu Samye Ling was the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre to have been established in the West.
Here are some photographs of the visit.
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.
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!
P1-3 Dakota – ‘She has been working very hard on her counting and saying the numbers to 10. She can count to 10 and is beginning to say the number words clearly. ‘
P4/5 Laura – ‘Super effort made in spelling and times table homework.’
P6/7 Amberleigh -‘She has worked very hard in her maths and language work, showing super concentration.’
