As part of our Maths Week Scotland celebrations, families were challenged to complete a set of maths and number puzzles together as a team.  The creativity in the working out and the solutions has been fantastic!  And the photos to … Continue reading →

To continue our Maths week celebration, Wednesday saw us have a Maths board games afternoon! Pupils brought in different games that involve Maths and Numeracy and moved around the classroom in their assembly groups to play them. Some parents/grandparents came … Continue reading →

Primary 4 and 5 pupils enjoyed a jaunt into Stranraer Academy this morning.  They went to watch a performance by “Theatre in schools”.  The performance today was called “Up to speed”, and the 2 performers captivated the whole audience for … Continue reading →

P6-7 had a fabulous morning at Corsewall Lighthouse on Thursday with Leswalt and Portpatrick Schools. We had been invited for a tour by Mr John Ross as part of the lighthouse’s 200th year anniversary celebration! Pupils were treated to a … Continue reading →

P6-7 had a visit from Local Councillor Andrew Giusti on Friday. Mr Giusti came in to chat to pupils about his role as part of our Local Government and Elections topic. The pupils were well-prepared with lots of questions to … Continue reading →

This week we are celebrating Scotland’s first ever Maths week! We have lots of exciting activities planned for the week ahead. So far, we have been learning different Maths songs and raps. This afternoon we participated in a careers ‘speed-dating’ … Continue reading →

P6-7 headed to Stranraer Academy on Monday to participate in a Triathlon. First they had to swim round the pool and then quickly put their clothes on over their wet swimming gear! They soggily ran to the athletics track where … Continue reading →

P6/7 travelled to Wigtown on Friday to participate in a CSI workshop as part of Dumfries & Galloway’s Science Fair for Schools. Agent Lyndsay explained to us the crime that had been committed – a very valuable painting had been … Continue reading →

Primary 6 and 7 have enjoyed their first week of music input from the traditional Scots music group, Feis Ros. During the first session they had some drumming fun to help them learn all about rhythm, as well as playing … Continue reading →

Mrs Mc Harg recently took her class outside for some outdoor maths.  The pupils took part in a scavenger hunt, which set them the challenge of identifying various angles, 3d shapes and symmetry all in the local environment of their … Continue reading →