Today we had our closing ceremony which marks the end of another school year here at Kirkcolm Primary! It has been a year of a lot of changes and new staff and new pupils joining us but it is another excellent one ticked off for us all! ☑️
We kicked off our afternoon with enough awards to fill the stage (literally). We are so lucky to have such amazing, talented boys and girls who all deserve recognition for being the shiny little people that they are!🏆
Excellent attendance (1, 2 or 3 days off) – Allyssa Akhtar, Ian Buzasi, Harlow Brunton, Isla Clarke, Fallon Farquhar, Aila Greer, Ross Warwick, Henry Wilson.
100 % Attendance – Cameron Clarke, Ewan Clarke, Joey Neill, Paige Neill, Sally Warwick, Tom Warwick
Accelerated reading star readers
P2 Jamie Dougan – 20 books
P3 Harlow Brunton – 10 books
P4 Sally Warwick – 23 books
P5 Rory Calvert 99 books
P6 Callum Dougan 15 books
P7 Arran Farquhar, Lyle Mc Culloch
Mini walk awards
Girls –
3rd – Fallon Farquhar
2nd – Kendall Alexander
1st – Paige Neill
Boys –
3rd – Ewan Clarke
2nd – Ian Buzasi
1st – Freddie Adams
Most money raised in Mini walk – Kendall Alexander, over £200
Footballers – Callum, Emilie, Arran, Freddie, Rory, Paige, Joey
Sports champions
P1- Blake Mawson
P2 – Frankie Buzasi
P3/4 – Ewan Clarke
P5 – Joey Neill
Overall Sports Champions – Girl – Paige Neill Boy – Lyle Mc Culloch
Merits and House Points
Most merits in p5-7 – Paige Neill Most merits in p1-4 – Henry Wilson
Corsewall 134 (sports) + 1174 (merits) = 1308
Loch Connell 134 (sports) + 1067 (merits) = 1201
Winners – Corsewall House captain – Allyssa Akhtar
Runner up – Loch Connel – House Captain – Arran Farquhar
Gold Star Awards – Tom Warwick, Henry Wilson, Sally Warwick, Jamie Dougan Rory Calvert Ross Warwick (5)
Who has passed platinum rainbow tables this year?
Freddie Adams, Ross Warwick, Joey Neill, Harrison Smith, Cameron Clarke, Bryleigh McKinstry, Allyssa Ahktar, Ruby Mc Millan, Sally Warwirk, Henry Wilson
Who passed platinum rainbow spelling this year?
Fallon Farquhar, Arran Farquhar, Bryleigh McKinstry, Harrison Smith
Intervention effort – Allyssa Akhtar, Jamie Dougan
Additional awards
Kindness – Thomas Caldwell
Creativity – Andrew Furey
Musicality – Scott Mc Kinstry
Literacy Award – Jamie Dougan + Callum Dougan
Numeracy Award — Sally Warwick, Henry Wilson + Arran Farquhar
HWB Award –– Arran Shankland, Parker Clive + Freddie Adams
NRP Award — Tom Warwick + Rebecca Manson
Sandra Heron Salver for Conservation Champion – Ross Warwick
Runner Up – Kalyn Davidson
Endeavour award – Paige Neill
To end our 2025-26 season finale we shared a photostory packed with moments that summed up out P7s time here—classroom highlights, outdoor adventures, and all the everyday memories that quietly become the important ones. 💖 Each of our fab 4 were gifted their P7s leavers book, written with love and filled with messages, memories, and snapshots of their journey. Something to look back on, laugh at, and maybe cringe at in a few years—because that’s half the fun (please also remember the blog is were useful for your future social media happy birthday posts in the future! 🤣)
A huge thank you to our P7 parents who have been a big part of our school throughout their child’s journey and most importantly a big well done to all our pupils for all of the hard work they have put in to make this year the fun-filled, unforgettable year it has been! 😄
We travelled in style on the Ulsterbus coach, with the buzz of excitment and we had arrived in Edinburgh before we knew it! 
Some groups decided to start with some lunch, while others were keen to get stuck into their tour around the field! There was so, so much to see that Mrs Baillie had tried to group pupils on their interests and age, so that pupils could prioritise the areas best suited to them. Some group’s first stop was the machinery, while others were there for the ponies, others groups were keen to gather up some freebies in the food and gift tents! The excitement of the activ
