Our hopes and prayers for the weather to hold out just managed to cling on today for our forest schools input with Richard! (not that the cold and rain ever seems to bother these children anyway!) 🌬🌧 Richard came in … Continue reading →

Sergeants Wilson and Donnan visited us this morning to tell us a little more about joining the local Army Cadet Force! They shared with us the history of the ACF and the Values and Standards they live by – looking … Continue reading →

Kirkcolm Primary is delighted to announce they have just received an Eco Schools Scotland Green flag award!  This is in recognition of all the hard work and efforts of the school to protect the environment, This is the 4th Green … Continue reading →

Today, as is the yearly custom, our P6 across both schools dotted off to Operation Safety at Stair Park today for some safety input! This linked in really well with our Risk Taking behaviour focus in class for these pupils … Continue reading →

This afternoon we were delighted to welcome Mark Pogson into school to do a session with the boys and girls on QiGong – a Chinese art of  breathing, and meditation. They were taken through a mixture of movements and breathing … Continue reading →

We were thrilled to welcome back Kathryn from History Alive into P1-4 to help make their Viking topic come to life this term! Kathryn, as you probably all know, is a history expert with all the props that helps to … Continue reading →

Today we had our sharing event with the lovely folk from Children’s Parliament. This was the upper classes opportunity across both schools to demonstrate all the hard work and fantastic ideas they have been coming up with over the course … Continue reading →

This morning we had a proper pond dipping session (in an actual pond!) at the Wetlands with Richard! Richard kindly put on this extra session for Kirkcolm boys and girls so we could have a chance to see all the … Continue reading →

This week we went outside for some Rope work with Richard for our Forest Schools input! We looked at how we could make use of the trees around us and create tension between ropes to create a swing and a … Continue reading →

Today we spent our Friday in the wonderful Logan Botanical Gardens! This is an annual trip for the pupils which allows them to explore the rich environment for learning that the gardens have to offer and they always have a … Continue reading →