Kirkcolm Primary School

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 really get the pupils to understand what life was like for Vikings in that time! 

Kathryn told the boys and girls all about how life was like when the Viking’s were about and they learned about long houses and their diet and the pillaging activities they got up to… Before then getting stuck right into the props on hand! The children learned about the helmets and (thankfully fake) weapons as they got to grips and they really enjoy this session of roleplay! Putting their new found mindsets to use, they went outside and engaged in a little Viking war cry! ⚔🪓🗡🏹🛡

Thanks for coming Kathryn, we always enjoy having you and until next time… 

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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 of the school year. 

We have done many sessions with Jack, Linnea and Jill which focuses on our community, campus, learning and the people wo help us with it and how this impacts maintaining and promoting dignity in pupils! 

The pupils have worked wonderfully during this time, watching from the side lines, we have often been amazed at the ideas they have come out with and the amazing insight they have. We adults could certainly learn a lot from them! 

For anyone who attended the event – we hope you enjoyed it and here are some photos of them showcasing their hard work… 

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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 actual wildlife present in the pond environment. It was a great way to spend the sunny morning and you can see from the photos: we managed to find a lot of interesting pond dwelling creatures! 🐟🦟🦗

Thank you so much for taking the extra time to do this for us Richard, it was a fantastic experience for the pupils and we are very grateful 🤗🤩😀

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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 tightrope! We took it in turns to delegate the job of swinging to the friends we trust the most! (very telling) And then we all had a turn on the tightrope… Some more successfully that others! 👏🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Another great in put! We look forward to getting stuck into an Outdoor Games Day next week 🏀🥎🥍

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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 wonderful time! 

P1-4 went on a Teddy Bear’s Picnic so they got to bring their cuddly toys with them and embark on a walk around the gardens following a bear and discussing what animals (and humans!) need to survive. They discussed SWAF! 

• Shelter 
• Water 
• Air
• Food

P5-7 explored aspects of photography by walking around the gardens and looking at how we can correctly frame a photo and capture the beauty of the nature around us! This ended in them taking some photos with some digital cameras! (which many pupils did not know how to use which made Mrs Morrison feel very old indeed…) 

It was a lovely day which ended with a picnic on the grass and a wee wander around the garden for the pupils. many thanks to the Botanical Gardens trust for inviting us along every year for this rich experience! 

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Today P1-4, with the expert help and leadership from Miss Douglas and Miss Bennewith, tackled some viking recipes today! Pupils made viking bread and Viking cookies with some very authentic recipes sourced by Miss D, with perhaps a few fun tweaks! (who can say no to some chocolate chips!?) 🍪🍞

Looks like pupils had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed sampling the efforts of their labour! 😋

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Today we were very lucky to welcome Mrs Shannon from the Home Economics Department at the Academy to do some cooking with the boys and girls! Mrs Shannon came up with the excellent idea to link the recipe to our Buddhism topic in R.M.E so they made spring rolls! 🥕🥗

Boys and girls had an excellent time chopping, peeling and grating their ingredients before carefully wrapping them up in some filo pastry! They results were fabulous and all the children sampled the efforts of their hard work. 

This was such a great opportunity for the pupils and has hopefully inspired more cooking in the future! A Huge thank you to Mrs Shannon for coming into do this and she is welcome back anytime! 😊👍👏

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Just look at those cheery faces! P7 pupils from Kirkcolm and Leswalt headed off for a fun morning of learning at Stranraer Academy today as part of their transition process.

3rd pupils were our guides and met us at the front door to take us to the Dance Studio where we joined Sheuchan P7s for a Stranraer Academy true/false quiz with Mr Hyslop. From there, we enjoyed an Art lesson with Mrs Hyslop exploring Amsterdam street art and a Science lesson with Mrs McHallum investigating acids and alkalis.

To round our morning off nicely, we ventured to the canteen and enjoyed a tasty lunch.

Safe to say, we all had a fabulous morning!

Thanks to Stranraer Academy, Mr Hyslop, Mrs Patterson, our guides Ruby and Brogan and Mrs Hyslop and Mrs McHallum for a fun morning.

Really looking forward to those three days in June now…!

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Today we were very happy to welcome Mrs McHarg back into the building! With her very small companion – little Harris!

Harris absolutely delighted the boys and girls and had all the staff fawning over him 😍 We loved seeing Mrs McHarg and we hope to see more of them both as the time passes and watch him grow! Always welcome for a visit 💖