Today we were very lucky to be invited down to the Stranraer Campus of the Dumfries and Galloway College to engage in some taster sessions for the courses they offer while also tying into Math Week Scotland.  What an amazing … Continue reading →

This morning P1-4 set off on our bus journey of a whole 5 minutes to the fabulous Glenside Farm. We were met by the owners, Andrew, Joss and trusty helper Sally Drummond as well as RHET representative Tracy Martin. First … Continue reading →

Elspeth Hall from the D&G STEM team visited school today to provide the pupils with a fun, hands-on maths workshops – and they certainly weren’t disappointed! The infant class has their session this morning and the upper class went this … Continue reading →

Today P5-7 took part in a live Coding Session and got their first experience using the Microbit! A Microbit is a small pocket sized computer developed by the BBC, it has a number of amazing tiny outputs all over it … Continue reading →

Love a bit of alliteration..! What an amazing day we have had today at Kirkcolm, we have been lucky enough to partake in an afternoon of farming innovation and fun on a glorious sunny autumn day! This is all thanks … Continue reading →

We were visited today by Frances Wallace from ‘Make It Happen’ who came to explain to the pupils about a competition that her company is running to design an app. The pupils had a think about what they use apps … Continue reading →

Digital Leaders from Kirkcolm, Leswalt and Portpatrick came together for a training session today. Our Capable Team Getting To Grips With Email                   The children covered a lot of areas as part … Continue reading →

Today was meant to be our day of Harvest Festival Fun from our potatoes given to us by the kind people of the Dandelion Project! Pupils made hard efforts at growing these potatoes both at home and in school and … Continue reading →

Today the boys and girls of Kirkcolm got a little visit and a chat from the Community Safety Team for the West of Dumfries and Galloway! The Safety Officers took this opportunity to remind pupils about how they can stay … Continue reading →

Finally managed to pin down this crazy wee crew… Phew! The pupils and staff here at Kirkcolm are delighted to welcome our new precious wee P1’s that started with us at the beginning of the term! We have got James, … Continue reading →