Kirkcolm Primary School

P3-5 have a enjoyable day in the sun using their numeracy skills to measure the exact size of a Viking ship with chalk.

They then went on to show their creative streak by building and designing their ship from there.

I would say it looks like they all did a pretty good job!

The pre-Royal Wedding celebrations were thoroughly enjoyed at school today.  The children dressed immaculately in their finest attire and showed off in the photo booth later this morning.  Thanks to Anne-Marie for the marvellous buffet.  A wonderful time was had by all.

Kirkcolm had a glorious day of outdoor learning both in our own classes and collaboratively.  P1-3 started their day using natural materials to help with numeracy and maths.  Challenge cards helped the children to count objects in rows totalling 10, estimating numbers of flowers in a set area and building 3D shapes using sticks and measuring.  They went on to literacy to find objects for each letter of the alphabet.

P3-5 were finding directions using a compass for maths, they have worked very hard in groups and pairs to record their answers.

P 6 and 7 started their day with a brisk run for 10 minutes calculating how many metres they had covered. Next the children selected maths challenges covering measure, number calculations and problem solving activities.

Together we have weeded and tidied our planters and raised beds.  We would like to thank everyone for the kind donations of plants and seeds that continue to make our school grounds so beautiful.  This also helps us to evidence biodiversity and school grounds towards achieving our eco green flag.

At the end of our busy day the children used the last of their energy for a fun whole school game of rounders.

P1 -3 Outdoor Learning

P3 -5 Outdoor Learning

P6/7 Outdoor Learning

Together we had a lovely learning day…

On Saturday the pupils of Kirkcolm Primary enjoyed their sponsored Mini walk in glorious sunshine.  The 49th annual event was well supported with pupils, parents, staff, friends, babies, dogs and other assorted relatives.  The first walkers (primary 1-3) set off at 9am and  not long after that,  the older pupils were on their way.

Robin Mc Auley was the first boy home, almost equalling his record breaking time of last year over the 7 mile course.  Young George Keith came in as second boy and Davey Walker came in third.

Katie Butler was first home for the girls.  Grace Carrick-Buchanan was second.  Izzy White and Olivia Turtle were third equal, after reaching the school doors together and Olivia graciously let her friend in the door first.

Once all were safely back at school the assembled crowd all enjoyed a wonderful feed which was kindly donated by parents and friends of the school.  All the walkers were able to relax and refuel on some delicious soup, sandwiches and home-baking.

Hopefully this event will help raise lots of money to pay for the school trip next month.  We look forward to hearing how much sponsor money has been donated.  Many thanks must go to Mrs Becky Richardson and all the team who helped organise,  marshall and support the walkers.

Next year it is the 50th anniversary!

Primary 1- had a blast of a time on Tuesday morning when the team from Generation Science came to visit Leswalt to explain a bit more about the sun, moon and stars in a really fun way!

They used giant models of the Earth, sun and moon to show how they orbit and explain the concept of day, night and time (days, months and years) in child-friendly speak.

Judging from the giggling which could be heard coming from the hall, and the enthusiastic pupils who were full of interesting facts after the show; this was a tremendous success!

“The suitcases were from different countries and we learnt what people across the world are doing at the one time!”.

“I had to stick the crocodile on Africa!”.

some children thought that it was a “really fun way to find out how the earth and moon orbit the sun.”

What a fabulous morning; full of fun and learning! The perfect combination. Take a look at the photos below…

P1-3 jumped on a bus to go and visit a bus on Wednesday! The Wild about Scotland double decker bus has been parked up at Stranraer Academy this week, and children were invited to hop aboard and find out a bit more about Scotland’s biodiversity. The children got to look through microscopes to view tiny animals in more detail, match bones and skulls to animals, look at antlers and feel different animal skins. It looks, and sounds like a whole lot of fun! What a lovely way to spend a Wednesday.

P1 -5 had a glorious day to visit Logan Botanical Gardens.  They had a very enjoyable day finding out about plants and creatures based on the book “Lost Words”.  Children heard poems related to the things the might see and completed the trip by making a natural representation of these.

Our ranger from the Royal Botanical Society of Edinburgh, used poetry as exploration of our local natural environment and biodiversity in different ways.

The focus was on the book, The Lost Words, which is a collaborative project between writer Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris.  The Lost Words celebrates the relationship between language and the living world, and of nature’s power to spark the imagination. Robert Macfarlane has created a series of spell-poems – one for each lost word – while Jackie Morris, inspired by her lifelong passion for Britain’s landscapes and wildlife, has painted  watercolours and used gold leaf to take the viewer on a visual journey of nature.  Every school in Scotland will receive a copy of this book as a result of a Crowd Funding project.

The children went for a poetry walk around the garden where Kate shared examples of work describing nature using figurative language.  They were then set the challenge of using their senses to discover the nature around them, creating a word bank to share with the group of what they found.  The boys and girls also created natural sculpture artwork using foraged materials to represent their particular plant of study.

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This Monday, P3-5 had a visit from a History Specialist to give them everything they needed to know about the Vikings before they started their topic with Miss McNicoll!

They were fantastic listeners and asked some superb questions and then, as you can see, the boys and girls had lot’s of fun getting to grips with all the weapons, clothing and armour!

They even had the chance to assume the battle position and they made quite a bunch of ferocious warriors!

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Congratulations to George who has been selected to be the mascot for Wigtownshire Rugby Club in Edinburgh this weekend.  George is very excited to be chosen and will have access to member only areas and meet the players on the day.

The children in P5 – 7 travelled to Castle Kennedy to compete in the annual Cross Country Event.  Everyone participated in at their own pace and completed the event much to their delight.  We enjoyed cheering each other on and surprised ourselves at how well we could be fantastic achievers.