After a quick stop at Leswalt to collect their P4-7 pupils, Kirkcolm P5-7 boys and girls headed into town on Friday morning to visit the Community Reuse Shop. This links nicely with our continued Eco Schools work, to help achieve … Continue reading →

Our upper class have been exploring the colour wheel and different artistic mediums this term as part of their art topic. We’ve already experimented with colour collages and watercolours, but this week we called in a local artist and colour … Continue reading →

Today the whole school got stuck into an important (and potentially life-saving) lesson as we took part in ‘Restart a Heart’, aimed at encouraging as many people as possible to learn the basics of CPR. With our bags and cushioned … Continue reading →

At the start of the term, all pupils were given the opportunity to develop their skills for life, learning and work by filling in job applications for the various pupil voice groups that are on offer at school. We spent … Continue reading →

Wellies on, jackets zipped, bus ready to depart, the excitement was real.. off to visit the Baxter’s hen farm at Glenhead! 🥚As part of their topic work this term, Primary 2-4 have been learning about farming, while Primary 5-7 have … Continue reading →

This Maths Week Scotland, we have been exploring the theme Maths Matters! We have been having lots of fun with maths through games, activities and even real life challenges! We have discovered how important maths is in our everyday lives … Continue reading →

On Tuesday the four digital leaders (Fallon and Emilie from Kirkcolm and Olivia and Hannah from Leswalt) met at Kirkcolm Primary to learn everything to be a wonderful digital leader. We learnt about emails, Microsoft functions and other digital applications! … Continue reading →

This afternoon we were visited by Brogan from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). As part of P2-4s farming focus and P5-7’s food journeys topic, Brogan came in to share with us her expect knowledge of red meat! First of all, she … Continue reading →

With no new primary ones joining us this year, we kick started our “new year, same pupils” 2026-27 year! 🙂 We have however got the lovely, cheery new face of Mrs Arnott who will be teaching the P5-7 class and … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →