Kirkcolm Primary School

On Tuesday 11^th June parents, friends and relatives gathered at Kirkcolm Primary for our annual Sports day event. Luckily the weather was on our side and it stayed dry. Everyone was in great spirits as they cheered each other on during the races.

We started with a Sprint race, followed by the skipped and then the sack. Next up was the fiercely contested egg and spoon race, which thanks to some finish line technology allowed us to determine the winners (with a few laughs along the way). The beanbag throwing competition is always good fun, with everyone keeping their eyes peeled for the odd stray throw into the crowds, or backwards in some cases.  After the hilarity we were onto the distance and then the obstacle race. Mums and dads even had a go too! (some funny photos below). Finally, the relay and the traditional overhead races took place with Loch Connell winning both. After all the races were complete the children had some water (Kindly donated by Leswalt Village Shop) and watched on as the Pre-schoolers had a little try. Just when we all thought it was over the children cheered for a Teachers race. Well Done to our super fit Head, Miss Baillie who won 1^st place ahead of the 30 and under !

Below are the results and some photos. Thanks to everyone who came along and to those who helped out. Extra thank you goes to our wonderful Parent Council who provided ice creams for all the children at the end of the day. A splendid day had by all.

Results

SPRINT P1 1st Ivan 2nd Alistair 3rd Jane

SPRINT P2/3 girls 1st Sally 2nd Olivia 3rd Peyton

SPRINT P2/3 boys 1st Jack 2nd James 3rd Noah

SPRINT P4/5 girls 1st Arla 2nd Miley 3rd Grace

SPRINT P4/5 boys 1st Daniel 2nd Tylor 3rd George

SPRINT P6/7 girls 1st Michaela 2nd Izzy 3rd Ivy

SPRINT P6/7 boys 1st Finlay 2nd Robin 3rd Cody
SKIPPING P1 1st Ivan 2nd Phoebe 3rd Alistair

SKIPPING P2/3 girls 1st Sally 2nd Peyton 3rd Olivia

SKIPPING P2/3 boys 1st James 2nd Jack 3rd Danny

SKIPPING P4/5 girls 1st Ruth 2nd Miley 3rd Olivia

SKIPPING P4/5 boys 1st Luke 2nd George 3rd Alexander

SKIPPING P6/7 girls 1st Ivy 2nd Michaela 3rd Izzy

SKIPPING P6/7 boys 1st Cody 2nd Jak 3rd Robin
SACK P1 1st Ivan 2nd Phoebe 3rd Jane

SACK P2/3 girls 1st Sally 2nd Olivia 3rd Peyton

SACK P2/3 boys 1st Danny 2nd James 3rd Alfie

SACK P4/5 girls 1st Miley 2nd Emma 3rd Ruth

SACK P4/5 boys 1st George 2nd Tylor 3rd Oliver

SACK P6/7 girls 1st Izzy 2nd Michaela 3rd Ivy

SACK P6/7 boys 1st Robin 2nd Finlay 3rd Danny
EGG & SPOON P1 1st Phoebe 2nd Jane 3rd Alistair

EGG & SPOON P2/3 girls 1st Olivia 2nd Sally 3rd Lydia

EGG & SPOON P2/3 boys 1st Noah 2nd Alfie 3rd Jack

EGG & SPOON P4/5 girls 1st Olivia 2nd Ruth 3rd Miley

EGG & SPOON P4/5 boys 1st Tylor 2nd Luke 3rd George

EGG & SPOON P6/7 girls 1st Izzy 2nd Michaela 3rd Abby

EGG & SPOON P6/7 boys 1st Robin 2nd Finlay 3rd Jak
THROWING P1 1st Ivan 2nd Phoebe 3rd Jane

THROWING P2/3 girls 1st Peyton 2nd Sally 3rd Lydia

THROWING P2/3 boys 1st Jack 2nd Noah 3rd Alfie

THROWING P4/5 girls 1st Arla 2nd Ruth 3rd Amy

THROWING P4/5 boys 1st Daniel 2nd George 3rd Luke

THROWING P6/7 girls 1st Michaela 2nd Izzy 3rd Ivy

THROWING P6/7 boys 1st Cody 2nd Jak 3rd Guy
DISTANCE P1 1st Ivan 2nd Alistair 3rd Phoebe

DISTANCE P2/3 girls 1st Peyton 2nd Sally 3rd Olivia

DISTANCE P2/3 boys 1st James 2nd Jack 3rd Noah

DISTANCE P4/5 girls 1st Arla 2nd Grace 3rd Miley

DISTANCE P4/5 boys 1st Tylor 2nd Daniel 3rd George

DISTANCE P6/7 girls 1st Michaela 2nd Izzy 3rd Ivy

DISTANCE P6/7 boys 1st Robin 2nd Finlay 3rd Cody

OBSTACLE P1 1st Ivan 2nd Alistair 3rd Jane

OBSTACLE P2/3 girls 1st Peyton 2nd Olivia 3rd Sally

OBSTACLE P2/3 boys 1st Noah 2nd James 3rd Danny

OBSTACLE P4/5 girls 1st Ruth 2nd Grace 3rd Emma

OBSTACLE P4/5 boys 1st Luke 2nd George 3rd Alexander

OBSTACLE P6/7 girls 1st Michaela 2nd Abbi 3rd Ivy

OBSTACLE P6/7 boys 1st Robin 2nd Finlay 3rd Jak
MUM’S OBSTACLE RACE 1st Alison McAuley 2nd Iona McFarlane 3rd Lynsey MacPherson

DAD’S OBSTACLE RACE 1st Brian McCulloch 2nd Angus Carrick-Buchanan 3rd Gordon Keith

PRE-SCHOOL RACE 1st Lyle McCulloch 2nd Jack Ferguson 3rd Callum Dougan

TEACHERS 1st Mrs Baillie 2nd Miss McGeoch 3rd Mrs McHarg

OVERHEAD House Teams 1st Loch Connell 2nd Corsewall

RELAY House Teams 1st Loch Connell 2nd Corsewall
House Teams 1st Corsewall 2nd Loch Connell

HOUSE POINTS LOCH CONNELL 162 CORSEWALL 132

Pupils in P1-4 were off on another adventure last week, this time to West Galdenoch to visit dairy farmer Mr Gary Mitchell, who was assisted by Isabel Milroy from RHET. Pupils learned all about how a dairy farm works, from calf to parlour. Gary explained each stage in depth and showed the pupils the different diets of the cattle and calves. His farm tries to consider sustainable farming methods with respect to feed and production. Pupils were able to take a trip into the parlour itself and watch the huge rotary parlour in action. At the end pupils even got to watch the cows being fed some fresh grass before it was back to West Galdenoch Classroom for a quick quiz. What a lovely afternoon we all had ! Below are some photos.

It’s not every day that you see tractors, sheep, a mini Auction Mart, ducks being herded by dogs and sheep shearing and it certainly isn’t normal to see it all in a school playground either! However, we’re no ordinary trio partnership, and with the hard work of Mrs McKnight (and her band of willing volunteers!) the children enjoyed a fantastic afternoon as they watched their farming topic come alive!

We truly are spoilt here at Kirkcolm Primary with yet another wonderful opportunity to embrace and learn about farming, our local area and careers within the community. Below are some photos from our afternoon. Thanks to our parent helpers who came along to assist!

Primary 1-4 were fortune enough to have a lovely visit from Judith Armstrong of The Fresh Milk Company to do a Dairy class talk. Judith was accompanied by Anna Christie, a DEHS pupil on work experience at the creamery. Together they explained everything from breeds of cows, the milking process, to turning the milk into cheese at the creamery in Stranraer. It was then onto some butter making which required some hard work and effort. As you can tell from the photos the children really gave it their all. Before long the butter had been made and we enjoyed tasting it along with some cheese and crackers. Thank you to RHET ( Royal Highland Education Trust ) for organising this great experience and thanks to Judith and Anna for coming along to the school.

The sun was shining for the annual Nursery Grand Prix on Tuesday morning. The pupils came to Nursery with their bikes and scooters, ready to race round the track to help raise some funds for the Nursery. The whole school came out to cheer them on too. After a little pit stop half way through where they got juice and crisps, the boys and girls were ready to go again! Have a look at the photos – there were some little red faces by the end as they had worked their socks off!!

Even with poor weather the views were great !

The finishing line … ( sorry if I’ve missed anyone )

Snacks / Prizes

PC Wilson visited P4-7 last week as part of their current Health and Wellbeing topic to raise awareness of drugs. Most pupils thought of drugs as all being bad for you, so she explained the different types of drugs that exist, including medicines. She showed pupils a box of replica drugs which led into a discussion about the differences between legal and illegal drugs. Pupils were amazed that some looked just like everyday pills you might take for hayfever, for example – hence it was emphasised that you should never take drugs if they aren’t from a safe and trusted person or place such as the doctor or pharmacy and always follow the instructions. Pupils had lots of questions for PC Wilson that they had prepared in advance of her visit and were keen to find out more.

Thanks to PC Wilson for taking the time to pop into school to tell pupils how to keep themselves safe and help them in becoming responsible citizens.

As part of our Digital Learning Week celebrations, P4-7 participated in a collaborative story. The class were given the opening, which told the story of Doctor Xenon who discovered a mysterious object and hoped to use it to prove the existence of life elsewhere in the solar system.  Pupils had to work together to continue the story – but not finish it, as this was the job of Portpatrick and Leswalt!!

Our responsible Digital Leaders also organised lunch time ICT clubs, teaching younger pupils to login and make Powerpoints, and older pupils about coding. Lots of pupils were keen to attend, even though the sun was shining!

Mrs Carol Moyes from the Raise team (Raising Aspirations in STEM Education) paid the school a visit to teach pupils how to use the Green Screen. She first worked with P1-4 then P4-7, showing them how to take a video against the green screen, upload it to the computer and use the chroma key to remove the green background and add in different effects. Pupils were amazed to see how we can make the video look as if we are in the Bahamas when we are actually in our classroom at Kirkcolm!!

We have had a great week developing our digital skills and thanks must go to our Digital Leaders for helping to organise events.