Today Mrs Baillie was truly a very naughty head teacher today, pranking our poor pupils! Not even just once… but twice!  First Mrs Baillie tried to convince them all that since some had been off with Covid this past term, … Continue reading →

The children in Primary 1 – 4 have been working hard on producing a radio show transmission with Dumfries and Galloway Youth Music Group as part of our Feis Rois traditional music programme. This radio show is the culmination of … Continue reading →

On Wednesday P1-4 ventured to Dumfries House in Cumnock for a fun-filled school trip in the sunshine (and snow for some of the day)! The first activity we enjoyed was ‘Animal Senses’ where we put our own senses to the … Continue reading →

Wow! What sporting superstars our pupils have been recently! Recently the boys and girls at Kirkcolm (and part of the wider trio) have worked their absolute socks off lately and gained some sporting success in a couple of tournaments so … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that our North Rhins Football team were  ranked third place in the cluster schools football tournament on Friday. Our North Rhins Football Team: Left to Right: Back Row – Ruby, Rose, Oliver, Aidan, Luke, Murray … Continue reading →

Our gardening volunteers were super-keen to complete our bug hotel, or should we say ‘bug mansion’ as it’s so impressive.  The children worked hard to gather natural materials and construct the bug hotel ready for residents.  They mixed STEM engineering … Continue reading →

To celebrate British Science Week on the Monday, we engaged with Mars Hour to celebrate Mars Day! This was hosted by ESA, ESERO-UK and Explorify to teach us about all things Mars related! We learned about different formations that can … Continue reading →

The boys and girls of Kirkcolm Primary rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in to some planting this week.  We applied to the Woodland Trust to receive a grant of 20 different tree saplings and 20 shrubs for our … Continue reading →

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award, our P6’s and House Captains from across our partnership took on some responsible training today.  The Diana Trust delivered a workshop on developing our older pupils as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors. This is … Continue reading →

Today we were very blessed to be graced with the company of Kathryn from History Alive , who brought along all of her bits and bobs to delight us and teach all all about The Scottish Wars of Independence! Kirkcolm … Continue reading →