As part of their topic “People who help us”, on Wednesday 22nd November P1-3 went to visit Stranraer Police station. PC Pellet showed the children different parts of the police uniform and the children loved trying on the different outfits. … Continue reading →

The whole school recently participated in the Ervie-Kirkcolm Church Christmas card competition. The winners, selected by Mrs Lesley Allen (church elder) are: Cody McCrae, Alba White, Ivy Richardson and Ruth Turtle. Their pictures will be used on the Christmas cards … Continue reading →

Kirkcolm Nursery and Primary School had a spot-tacular day raising money for Children in Need! Everyone came to school dressed in spotty clothing and we held a baking sale at break time to raise money for the charity. Ann-Marie, our … Continue reading →

Jack Howie, along with mum and dad, won a trophy for Jersey Champion last week at the South West Dairy Show in Castle Douglas.  Jack also won a rosette for showing ‘Sambuca’ too.  Well done Jack… what a confident individual … Continue reading →

What a day of frightening fun we’ve had today to celebrate Halloween at Kirkcolm Primary School! This morning, all classes including the Nursery took part in a parade of their Halloween costumes and the pupil council had the difficult decision … Continue reading →

P6-7 have had a super busy term learning all about the Scottish Government and Elections. In the last week of term, our Social Studies topic culminated in our very own whole school election for House Captains. Pupils have worked hard … Continue reading →

Margaret Baillie (Mental Health Support Worker) joined P6-7 over the last 2 weeks to help deliver sessions about Mental Health. Pupils participated in discussions about different types of mental health disorders, how they aren’t always visible to others, and why … Continue reading →

Retired MSP and Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson popped into Kirkcolm this afternoon to share his experiences with P6-7 as part of their Government topic. Although some of the boys were disappointed to learn that it wasn’t ex-football player and manager Alex Ferguson … Continue reading →

Tuesday saw P1-3’s turn to venture to Wigtown Book Festival! The pupils were entertained by 2 authors: Danny Scott and Renita Boyle. Danny Scott introduced his series of books ‘Scotland Starts FC’ and the children enjoyed joining in with the … Continue reading →