Today to celebrate World Children’s Day both classes at Kirkcolm took part in a live assembly this morning. This linked well with our work on Rights Respecting School work we have been doing over the past few years and continue … Continue reading →

This Friday marked the start of a 4 week block of Tri Golf with our golfing pro – Stuart Fisher! We are very happy to welcome Stuart back into the school to deliver these sessions, it is a great way … Continue reading →

The boys and girls of Kirkcolm primary school came to school in their pyjamas to support Children in need. In the morning some pupils went around selling Pudsey merchandise for the whole week. By the end of the week the … Continue reading →

Today, to mark the 11th of November, the pupils of Kirkcolm made their journey through the village and up to the War Memorial that sits within the Kirkcolm Ervie Church. Pupils had made a poppy wreath during assembly where we … Continue reading →

Following on from last terms Topic that spans this term additionally – we received an online input from Isabel Scott, who works for the Education Team of the Scottish Parliament. This input gave us a good deep dive into the … Continue reading →

This afternoon we welcomed Mrs MacPherson’s husband Richard from Eco Gen in Stranraer to speak to the children about electrical safety. 🔌💡 Richard explained the importance of keeping safe when using electricity and the potential risks and dangers. He explained … Continue reading →

Okay maybe we are a day late but it’s fine! There is no better day for a costume contest and some treats than a Friday anyway… Today pupils came to school dressed in their spookiest best – we had a … Continue reading →

P5-7 welcomed Robert McCrorie from The Scottish Fire and Safety Service who delivered a talk on how to be safe around Bonfire Night. Robert discussed the safety issues we could experience with bonfires, fireworks and sparklers – he informed us … Continue reading →

Much like our lovely Leswalt neighbours, who got to experience this last term – this term, it is Kirkcolm’s chance to welcome Matthew Robinson and the D&G Youth Work team into our P5-7 classroom to deliver the ‘Living Life to … Continue reading →

We were very happy to welcome back Jack and Linea to deliver another Children’s Parliament session with our pupils. We focused on our ‘Campus’ and pupils had quite the go at recreating our school campus on the classroom floor. We … Continue reading →