How great it was to see some odd socks worn today in support of the start of Anti-Bullying Week! So many boys and girls came in today showing their support in the fight to quash bullying all over the world. … Continue reading →

A very sustainable start to the morning! Today all of Kirkcolm gathered together in the upper classroom to watch a live lesson from the lovely gentlemen and creators of The 3 Engineers Company! https://www.the3engineers.com/ Jon, Matt and Nick spoke a … Continue reading →

Our very responsible pupils joined with their community to pay respects to the sacrifices of others on Remembrance Day. Senior pupils attended a service with Reverent Burl, Councillor Willie Scobie and other community members.  Prayers were shared and a lone … Continue reading →

In line with COP26 happening this week on our very own home soil and what with this school being a massive promoter of being Eco friendly and learning for sustainability – it seemed only right we dedicated a whole afternoon … Continue reading →

On Thursday we were lucky enough to have a Teams meeting input from the lovely Stacey who is Financial Capability Officer at Money Talks Scotland. This was an exciting opportunity for the pupils to chat and learn form people form … Continue reading →

Our combined Eco Committees received a visit from Dumfries and Galloway Councillors Ros Surtees (Vice Chair of Education and Learning Committee) and Dougie Campbell (Environment Champion) yesterday. Ms Surtees and Mr Campbell are keen to encourage schools throughout the region … Continue reading →

Today, as you are all probably well aware, we have had a very spooky afternoon here at Kirkcolm Primary. The pupils got dressed up, there was a significant amount of fake blood, face paint, some witches hat (home made and … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that the North Rhins Partnership of Leswalt, Kirkcolm and Portpatrick Primary schools have been awarded national recognition in Education Scotland’s annual Learning for Sustainability awards. Having been shortlisted, we achieved a Highly Commended accolade within the … Continue reading →

As you may of heard from the thrilling math activities your children have reported home about, this week was a bit of a special one; it was Math Week Scotland! We took the opportunity to do away with our regular … Continue reading →

As part of our Local and National Government topic, today we welcomed Aimee Dobie, the UK Parliament Outreach Education Officer.  We linked our activity to the UNCRC Rights of the Child and DYW (Developing the Young Workforce). This built on … Continue reading →