On Monday the 3rd of June 2019 I went up to Lockerbie for the annual Lockerbie Gala tournament. There were 16 teams consisting of France, USA, Brazil & a load of other teams. I was in Brazil & we had a pretty good team including a few of my mates. In the group stage each team played 3 games of 10 mins & the top 2 in each group went through as well as the two best 3rd place teams. Brazil won all 3 games winning 3-1 to France, 9-0 against Nigeria & 4-2 against Norway. I got 10 goals altogether in the group stage but I also played a game for Nigeria because they only had 3 players going into their 3rd game. I scored in that & got an assist however we lost 5-2 but I wasn’t to concerned because I knew my team had already got through. After the group stage we went to the round of 16 & were matched up with a hard opponent. They had a few of my friends however we matched them & got a 1-1 draw which took it to penalties! I had scored in the game but sadly scored an own goal (according to the ref) going into pens. I scored mine & so did the next few players until my team missed 1 & the other team missed 2! This put us through to the semi-finals where I scored a hat-trick to get us a 3-1 win. This left us in the final! Brazil had to win or we got 2nd…….

We went 1-0 up through a penalty goal from me however the USA clinched 1 back to make it 1-1. With 5  mins to go I scored 2 to get the win for Brazil! That left me with 17 goals in 6 games going to the trophy presentation. First up was female player of the tournament & a girl in my team won it. Shortly after was the male player of the tournament & I won that. I was proud but I knew the presentation wasn’t over so I composed myself. Next up was the winners joint-captains trophy. Me & my mate Ali were captains so we went up to collect the trophy. We agreed that he could have the cup for 6 months & then I would have it for the next 6 months. It was a great night & I was proud of my team. Now I’m looking forward to the 4th of June penalty tournament!

Player Of The Tournament                                      Winners Trophy

By Callum Hill

On Wednesday the 13th of March we – Lucy (skip), Callum (vice skip), Alistair (the lead) & Nathan (2nd stone bowler) – competed in the Lockerbie P7 Curling competition. At the event there were 20 teams with us winning 1 & drawing 1 to get through to the 5/6 play off. We played our last match against Nethermill Primary beating the school 3-2 for 5th place. It was a great day & we had loads of fun. The winners on the day were St Mungo Primary. We earned a silver medal!

Lucy, Callum, Nathan, Alistair! (:

Last night, 7th of March , I played my debut (after 7 months preparing to play matches) for Brian Gilfillan Little Tekkers. Being only 11 it was a big step up to be playing with 13 year olds and the like but the bigger achievement for me was being named captain to play on the astonishing Palmerston pitch! Against a side like Queen of The South U14 boys & being our first game it didn’t quite go to plan losing…….. 15-0! Anyway it was a big moment in my life to play for an ex-professional footballer (Brian Gillfillan) , being named captain & playing on QOS’s pitch!

Callum Hill

On Wednesday the 20th of February both classes enjoyed a fun filled day. The P1-4 class getting a visit in the morning and p5-7 in the afternoon. All students enjoyed a demonstration of how food goes through the digestive system & saw a lot of cool explosions. Four pupils from the little class commented “It was a lot of fun” The children also enjoyed the tin can explosion most out of the lot while big class students enjoyed the mento’s in lemonade explosion! All in all it was a great day & here are a few photos on the day. Just click the link to access.

Explosive_Food_photos

By Callum & Alistair P7

On Friday the 1st of February 2019 at 1:30 PM P5-7 received a visit from Oliver Mundell & his assistant. He was very helpful & kind when it came to discussing & answering questions we asked. He helped us lots with understanding how the Scottish parliament works & how they vote. A massive thanks to Oliver for answering our questions & coming in.Thank You

By Callum Hill & Alistair Lockie

Yesterday all of us pupils at Hottsbridge took part in a Tech 4 Fun workshop, P5-7 in the morning & P1-4 in the afternoon. Two of the pupils commented ‘It was one of the best experiences & it was really fun’ & ‘Really good fun & I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. It just shows that even if you’ve not had a lot of experience with technology you can enjoy & learn a lot, lot more. Here a few fascinating pictures of what we got up to.