Congratulations to Katie Butler who competed in her latest triathlon on the island of Arran at the weekend.  Katie is increasing her stamina and strength as a competitor and is loving competing at this level.  Katie came fourth place in … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Davey Walker who competed in the Dumfries and Galloway Schools golf competition.  This was the second opportunity for Davey to participate having done so last year.  Davey was very proud to show his trophy for the “two hit to … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Ivy Richardson on winning the prestigious title “Brass Band Player of the Year” this year.  Ivy was very proud to show off the trophy she earned for all her hard work and effort in her musical ability.

Hard fought rugby games were won and lost at the rugby festival yesterday.  All of our partnership schools; Kirkcolm, Leswalt and Portpatrick upper primary classes attended the fun event organised by G and C Keith and our rugby development coach … Continue reading →

P6/7 enjoyed the company of Mr Butler in our class last week.  The children were challenged with the task of using a part of their body that was about one metre to estimate and then measure the outdoor furniture in … Continue reading →

All three schools in the partnership had a very busy but informative day at Operation Safety.  All emergency services were there to pass important safety messages as well as how to keep safe online.

P3-5 have a enjoyable day in the sun using their numeracy skills to measure the exact size of a Viking ship with chalk. They then went on to show their creative streak by building and designing their ship from there. … Continue reading →

The pre-Royal Wedding celebrations were thoroughly enjoyed at school today.  The children dressed immaculately in their finest attire and showed off in the photo booth later this morning.  Thanks to Anne-Marie for the marvellous buffet.  A wonderful time was had … Continue reading →

Kirkcolm had a glorious day of outdoor learning both in our own classes and collaboratively.  P1-3 started their day using natural materials to help with numeracy and maths.  Challenge cards helped the children to count objects in rows totalling 10, … Continue reading →

On Saturday the pupils of Kirkcolm Primary enjoyed their sponsored Mini walk in glorious sunshine.  The 49th annual event was well supported with pupils, parents, staff, friends, babies, dogs and other assorted relatives.  The first walkers (primary 1-3) set off … Continue reading →