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Kells Scots Verse Competition

On the afternoon of Tuesday 11th February we held our annual Scots Verse competition. We were delighted that Mike Duguid was once again able to come and listen to the pupils recite their poems plus decide who comes first, second and third. The pupils who were given a place will now represent Kells at the Galloway Music Festival in March.

The results were as follows –

P1-3

1st Brooke  – ‘You cannae shove yer Granny…’ by Margaret Tollick

2nd Sophie  – ‘You cannae shove yer Granny…’ by Margaret Tollick

3rd Ruby  – ‘You cannae shove yer Granny…’ by Margaret Tollick

P4

1st Sophie  – ‘The Sair Finger’ by Walter Wingate

2nd Henry  – ‘Street Talk’ by JK Annand

3rd Danny  – ‘Street Talk’ by JK Annand

P5

1st Ben  – ‘Tae an American Tourist’ by Stuart McLean

2nd Charlotte  – ‘The Dugs of Deid End Street’ by Kirsty Grieve

3rd AJ – ‘The Crocodile’ by JK Annand

P6

1st Georgiana  – ‘Willie Wastle’ by Robert Burns

2nd Amy  – ‘The Kirk Moose’ by Lavinia Derwent

3rd Finlay  – ‘Willie Wastle’ by Robert Burns

P7

1st Jasmin  – ‘To a Louse’ by Robert Burns

2nd Bronnen – ‘Address to a Haggis’ by Robert Burns

3rd Rory – Rantin, Rovin Robin by Robert Burns

Well done to all the pupils involved!

Finance Education Workshops

All pupils at Kells have recently been involved in Finance Education workshops.  Bev Wilkinson, Finance Education Training Officer,  delivered the ‘Money Box’ workshops to P1-4 and ‘Money Talks’ workshops to P4-7. Here are some photographs of the P4-7 pupils finding out about the different types of bank and store cards available in society. P4-7 pupils completed a series of tasks in their ‘Money Talks’ workbook and then were tested on what they had learned by participating in a quiz. The winner was Bronnen, second was Murray and third was Jasmin.

Individual keypad used in the interactive quiz
Quiz Winners

Live Music Now!

Primary 5-7 enjoyed a visit from Live Music Now on Monday 11th November. Live Music Now are delivering a project in Dumfries & Galloway schools which is titled ‘Pitch, Pulse and Magic.’ The pupils listened to Elanor Gunn playing the violin and Julia Wagner playing the cello. They discussed in detail the different types of music they play as well as demonstrating some of the techniques used to create sound on their particular instrument. They also taught the class a few songs.

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
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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


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!