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 →

A post from our Gardening Superstar Mrs Richardson… ‘The Kirkcolm School Parent Council Gardening Club secured funding via foundation school from Kilgallioch wind farm community fund for a polycrub. The polycrub is a secure polycarbonate poly tunnel which will allow … Continue reading →

P1-4 pupils were treated to an afternoon of music today, led by Helen from Lighthouse Musicians. We started off with an opposites game to help pupils get their listening ears on. We then had to copy Helen by repeating different … Continue reading →

What a delight to head up to Kirkcolm Church this afternoon for a Harvest Festival Service by our Minister Marlene Cash! We had a beautiful, engaging service which showed off the Gardening Clubs Scarecrow project; Cedric and learned all about … Continue reading →

Celebrating all things Maths has been our focus for this week! Maths is such an important and integral part of our lives beyond school and Maths Week Scotland does it’s best to promote why maths is important and get our … Continue reading →