As part of their RME topic learning about the Hindu festival of Holi, P5-7 pupils donned some very old clothing and headed outside on Tuesday afternoon to take part in paint throwing! Pupils learned all about the origins of the … Continue reading →

Today we sent away a few of our math’y brained individuals to represent the school at the ‘Enterprising Maths Challenge’ held at Stranraer Academy. Ivan, Arran and Alistair went away to represent the school (and a huge shout out to … Continue reading →

Today we welcomed PC McGregor into the school to have a chat with the boy and girls about issues surrounding road safety. It has come to light that there have been some reports of speeding in the village of Kirkcolm! … Continue reading →

Since today was World Book Day, we here at Kirkcolm could not miss an opportunity to celebrate all things book and reading related! Pupil council worked hard with the library monitors to organise a book sale to take place in … Continue reading →

A huge well done to Fallon and Lyle, who last night, took tot he stage at the Ryan Centre to represent Kirkcolm in the annual Rhins Burns Federation Event. This event showcases the best of the Burns winners at each … Continue reading →

Today we welcomed Jack and Linnea back into the classroom! …but not for long… As part of their work with the pupils exploring the campus and the setting of the school, we all got bundled up and ventured down to … Continue reading →

Gillian from Lighthouse Musicians visited P1-4 today for another wonderful session. Today she was accompanied by John the Bagpiper, who showed pupils his bagpipes and played a demo for them. They had great fun learning about the different parts of … Continue reading →

Following on from our Safer Internet Day celebrations led by our Digital Leaders, pupils were given time to work in pairs to participate in the ‘design a cyber superhero’ competition. They all got their creative thinking caps on and the … Continue reading →

Primary 6 and 7 recently had 3 fun filled days of outdoor education at Lockerbie Manor. Please see below for a link to just some of the adventures they had – Lockerbie Manor ~ February 2025 – YouTube

Jack and Linnea from the Children’s Parliament were back to visit P5-7 this morning. Their focus this time is to explore the 4 Cs with the class – community, curriculum, campus and culture. This is because the Scottish Government has … Continue reading →