This afternoon the whole school joined together to go a jaunt down to the beach to put their STEM and outdoor learning skills to the test! It’s been a wee while since we descended upon the sand and thankfully the … Continue reading →

Jamie Farquhar came in to speak to the boys and girl this afternoon about his job as a head teacher; he had a tough act to follow after sister in-law’s careers in the community assembly only minutes before! Jamie didn’t … Continue reading →

This afternoon we were very fortunate indeed to have both Jamie and Ashely Farquhar in to visit us at Kirkcolm to talk to use about their careers. After yesterday’s Buddhism talk Ashley came back for round 2 to talk to … Continue reading →

Today we welcomed Ashley (Arran’s mum!) in to tell us all about Buddhism! Ashley actually grew up in a household where Buddhism is practised and she has been all around the world and in her travels has visited some Buddhist … Continue reading →

As promised, Richard remembered us and arrived back this morning for some marshmallow toasting fun! Richard got the fire going for us and the boys and girls has their marshmallows speared ready for some toasting (and perhaps a bit of … Continue reading →

Our final week of Forest Schools has finally came upon us! We are so grateful to Richard for these past 6 weeks and all the fun things we have gotten up to together in all sorts of weather climates!  This … Continue reading →

Wow! What an entertaining treat for us this Monday morning! We were able to welcome the lovely folk of the Lighthouse Musicians into the hall – we had… Gillian on piano, Helen on the Violin and John on the Bagpipes … Continue reading →

Today we were very excited to have Orla’s daddy James in to speak to us about  his job as  a train driver for Scotrail. James has recently spent a long time training to become a train driver, including completing lots … Continue reading →

As part of both schools ongoing work with The Children’s Parliament – Both Fallon (Kirkcolm) and Ewan (Leswalt) were selected to represent children’s voices and views at  the Scottish Government base at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow.  Fallon and Ewan and … Continue reading →

Today was the final session and a wrap on the work Mr Robinson has been doing with the boys and girls in the upper primary class. This term, the sessions have been focused on transition (with the Primary 7 pupils … Continue reading →