Kirkcolm Primary School

– what have we been up to?

November 28, 2017
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Staying Safe Online

PC Pellett popped in to Kirkcolm on Thursday to speak to the P3-5 and P6-7 classes about online safety. We chatted about the different types of social media (Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram to name a few) and how to stay safe – having a strong password; not sharing personal information or pictures, including ones of us in our school uniform as this can give people clues about where we live; only accepting friends online who we actually know and trust; and having our security settings set to private so only friends can access our posts.

We also discussed cyber-bullying, with many pupils not realising that this is actually a criminal offence.

Finally, we watched a clip from the ‘Think U Know’ website called Jigsaw, which highlighted that it is just as important to stay safe online as it is to stay safe in the real world. The clip posed lots of thought-provoking questions to help us think about this – would you leave your front door open? Would you leave your pictures in a public place? Would you tell strangers where you live? Would you speak to a stranger as if they were your best friend?

Pupils were encouraged to explore the Think U Know website at home, as there is lots of educational games to play regarding internet safety.

November 23, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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Film Festival Fun for All!

Report by Katie and Sophie (P7):

On the 21st of November 2017 the whole of Kirkcolm Primary travelled to the Stranraer Cinema to watch the film ‘Revolting Rhymes’ by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.

When we gathered in the huge cinema we saw that there were other schools like Leswalt, Portpatrick, Sheuchan Primary and Belmont Primary. A tall man sat us down and the film began. We gathered a few thoughts of fellow pupils about how they felt before the film. “I thought it was going to be great because I am a Roald Dahl fan,” said Mrs MacPherson. “I thought it was going to be for younger kids,” reported Iona (P.7).

We watched the short film about a wolf telling his story about his dead nephews and how Little Red Riding shot them. When we all thought it was done, there turned out be a part 2!! It was about Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk who was neighbours with Cinderella (Cindy) and in the end they fell in love, got married and had 2 kids and they owned a marmalade & jam shop. It was a very entertaining film and we all thought the animations were amazing!

Here are some of the positive quotes after Revolting Rhymes. “Really funny!” Grace CB P.4. “Good! But you felt sorry for the people who got eaten.” Jak M P.5.  “A bit scary!” Sally D P.1. “It was interesting and creative.” Iona W P.7.  “It was pretty good… no …. AMAZING!!” Scott B P.7.

We have never been to the Film Festival before and we all agree that it was good … no … AMAZING!!!

November 23, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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P1-3 Visit the Police Station

As part of their topic “People who help us”, on Wednesday 22nd November P1-3 went to visit Stranraer Police station. PC Pellet showed the children different parts of the police uniform and the children loved trying on the different outfits. Next they went to have a look at the custody suite and the cells to see what it is like to be locked up!  They were shown the breathalyser and the DNA machines and then all had their ‘mug shot’ taken. At the end they got to see the Surveillance room and watched the street cameras in action and tried to spot people they knew!  The children had a great time and asked lots of questions.

November 17, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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Church Christmas Card Competition Winners

The whole school recently participated in the Ervie-Kirkcolm Church Christmas card competition. The winners, selected by Mrs Lesley Allen (church elder) are: Cody McCrae, Alba White, Ivy Richardson and Ruth Turtle. Their pictures will be used on the Christmas cards handed out by the church.

Well done to everyone for taking part!

November 17, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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Children in Need 2017

Kirkcolm Nursery and Primary School had a spot-tacular day raising money for Children in Need! Everyone came to school dressed in spotty clothing and we held a baking sale at break time to raise money for the charity. Ann-Marie, our cook, had the difficult decision of judging the ‘spottiest’ pupil in each class who received a prize!

We have also been selling Children in Need merchandise all week – the Pudsey ears and wristbands were so popular that we sold out!!

A fantastic grand total of £240.89 was raised by the pupils!!! Well done to everyone involved!

November 17, 2017
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P1-3 Social Dancing – Gay Gordons style!

November 3, 2017
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Jack Howie’s Jersey Champion!

Jack Howie, along with mum and dad, won a trophy for Jersey Champion last week at the South West Dairy Show in Castle Douglas.  Jack also won a rosette for showing ‘Sambuca’ too.  Well done Jack… what a confident individual 🙂

October 31, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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Frightening Fun for Halloween!

What a day of frightening fun we’ve had today to celebrate Halloween at Kirkcolm Primary School! This morning, all classes including the Nursery took part in a parade of their Halloween costumes and the pupil council had the difficult decision of judging the best costume in each year group.

After this, P6/7 had planned some spooky Halloween-themed games for everybody to play. The first game saw the school split into teams to play ‘Roll the Mini-Pumpkin,’ where each pupil had to push the mini-pumpkin to the finish line using only their nose! Other games included Halloween Corners, Wrap the Mummy and Pass the Pumpkin. We rounded off the fun-filled day by dookin’ for apples.

Well done to P6/7 for organising the party! Everybody had a great day!

October 27, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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House Captain Elections: The Results are in!

P6-7 have had a super busy term learning all about the Scottish Government and Elections. In the last week of term, our Social Studies topic culminated in our very own whole school election for House Captains.

Pupils have worked hard throughout the term to create their own political parties. They have spoken to groups of constituents in the school to help write meaningful and realistic pledges, created manifesto leaflets with catchy slogans, designed rosettes, and wrote and delivered persuasive speeches at assembly.

On Thursday afternoon the whole school attended our ‘polling station’ where they were each given a voting slip. Once voting was over, independent pupils opened the ballot box and counted the votes, and the results are in!!

The House Captain elected for Corsewall is Sophie Wilson, with Ellie Miller as Vice-Captain.

The House Captain elected for Loch Connell is Katie Butler, with Iona Wallace as Vice-Captain.

Well done to all the pupils involved – what a great way to end a very busy term!

October 11, 2017
by Mrs McHarg
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P6-7 are given Top Tips for Feeling Good

Margaret Baillie (Mental Health Support Worker) joined P6-7 over the last 2 weeks to help deliver sessions about Mental Health. Pupils participated in discussions about different types of mental health disorders, how they aren’t always visible to others, and why it’s good to talk if we’re worried about anything.

Pupils tried out different strategies for improving their mental health, such as breathing techniques and visualisation, and we enjoyed a good boogie to the song ‘Despacito’ to show how exercise can make us feel better.

The pupils were given some goodies and leaflets to take away, with top tips about maintaining positive mental health. Huge thanks to Margaret for giving up her time to come in and work with the class.

 

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