Retired MSP and Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson popped into Kirkcolm this afternoon to share his experiences with P6-7 as part of their Government topic. Although some of the boys were disappointed to learn that it wasn’t ex-football player and manager Alex Ferguson … Continue reading →

Tuesday saw P1-3’s turn to venture to Wigtown Book Festival! The pupils were entertained by 2 authors: Danny Scott and Renita Boyle. Danny Scott introduced his series of books ‘Scotland Starts FC’ and the children enjoyed joining in with the … Continue reading →

P4-7 had a wonderful morning at Wigtown Book Festival where 2 authors entertained the children. The first author, Lari Don, introduced her trilogy of books ‘Spellchasers’ and treated pupils to an extract from her new book which was only released … Continue reading →

P6-7 were treated to a Scottish Parliament Outreach workshop yesterday from an Education Officer from the parliament. Pupils got to explore and learn about replica artefacts from the Parliament, such as the parliamentary mace, voting slips and an Act of … Continue reading →

As part of our Maths Week Scotland celebrations, families were challenged to complete a set of maths and number puzzles together as a team.  The creativity in the working out and the solutions has been fantastic!  And the photos to … Continue reading →

To continue our Maths week celebration, Wednesday saw us have a Maths board games afternoon! Pupils brought in different games that involve Maths and Numeracy and moved around the classroom in their assembly groups to play them. Some parents/grandparents came … Continue reading →

Primary 4 and 5 pupils enjoyed a jaunt into Stranraer Academy this morning.  They went to watch a performance by “Theatre in schools”.  The performance today was called “Up to speed”, and the 2 performers captivated the whole audience for … Continue reading →

P6-7 had a fabulous morning at Corsewall Lighthouse on Thursday with Leswalt and Portpatrick Schools. We had been invited for a tour by Mr John Ross as part of the lighthouse’s 200th year anniversary celebration! Pupils were treated to a … Continue reading →

P6-7 had a visit from Local Councillor Andrew Giusti on Friday. Mr Giusti came in to chat to pupils about his role as part of our Local Government and Elections topic. The pupils were well-prepared with lots of questions to … Continue reading →

This week we are celebrating Scotland’s first ever Maths week! We have lots of exciting activities planned for the week ahead. So far, we have been learning different Maths songs and raps. This afternoon we participated in a careers ‘speed-dating’ … Continue reading →