Portpatrick Primary

Primary 1-4 have been learning all about “our community” and yesterday they had a visit from the “Blood bikes” and learned more about what this charity does in the local community and across the region.  Mrs Cameron had invited the charity to come and speak about their work, after her husband made a donation to the cause recently.

 

Rowan in P4 reported “The whole school got to see where the blood was stored on the motor bike, to allow it to be transported to where hospitals need it.  David told us they sometimes have to take blood from an ill person in Stranraer and take to Dumfries to get examined in a lab.  He explained he had between 12-14 hours to reach his destination with blood – and this could be as far away as London or the Isle of Wight.  Blood bike riders do not get paid to do it – they are all volunteers.  David that visited us with his motor bike was a retired policeman who lives in Dumfries now”

 

 

This week Atticus, Max, Charlene and Tracy have been lending a hand with the weeding in the school grounds.  Over the summer there was a tremendous amount of growth which resulted in the weeds getting out of control.

Today we had a real help in the form of Mr Alec Ross. Mr Ross came armed with his strimmer and tackled “the mound” cutting back the grass and disposing of ragwort.  He then completed the weeding and moved away all the rubbish and clutter which had gathered up at the pupil entrance. 

Some of the senior boys popped outside and gave Mr Ross a hand for an hour or two – they were up and down the playground with wheelbarrows and were a real hardworking team – and they were even rewarded with a pay packet from Mr Ross for their assistance!

Mr Ross was at school from 9am until after 2pm – and was rewarded for all his hard work with a plate of mince an tatties from Barbara at lunch time to keep his energy up!

Great work!

Laura McClymont from Active Schools visited us with Lorna Mackay on Thursday 27th August. We were taught some Pilates by Lorna. This helps you to become flexible and strong. It wasn’t as easy as we thought!

Hope everyone had a fabulous summer break. Welcome back to a new session at school where we have lots of exciting things ahead.

An extra special welcome goes out to our new Primary 1 pupils. We know that you are going to enjoy being pupils at Portpatrick Primary.

On Friday 19th June, the whole school travelled to Edinburgh to attend the annual Royal Highland Show.  The P1-4 class have been learning all about Farming and Food so this was a perfect way to consolidate all of their learning in the classroom!

Pupils were split in to small groups and allowed to explore the show at their own pace and with own personal choice of things to visit.  This ranged from the poultry tent, agricultural machinery show, motor show, water zorbing, horse parade, stunt bikes, army cadet assault course and much much more.  It would have taken more than a whole day to see everything!

Take a look at the photos below to see what some of the groups got up to during their day! More photos will be uploaded as they come in from the other group leaders.

Primary p5-7 from Portpatrick , joined up with pupils from their partnership school of Leswalt, and pupils from Sheuchan to rehearse and perform “Warriors!” .  This was made possible with support from Scottish Opera. 

Children had been learning the songs in school all of this term,  and they all came together to perform at Sheuchan Primary.  The story was based in ancient China, with Leswalt and Portpatrick pupils taking on the role of peasants.  It was a brilliant performance to parents and relatives, with expressive acting and wonderful singing from all.  Have a look at the photographs to see the energy and enthusiasm for yourselves.

P1-4 have been learning lots about farming in their local area and how farmers use different types of land for different farming purposes.

The class met up with P1-4 from Leswalt Primary School as they have also been learning about farming and land use.  Both classes were taken a tour of the farm including the dairy parlour, the newly born calves shed, the ‘maternity’ shed and also the ‘kitchen’ where all the food is kept and prepared for the cows.  Lots of fun was had by all and many thanks go to Fergus, Gary and Fiona for making the trip so educational and fun!

Check out the photos below of all the sporty stars we have in our school!  A great afternoon was had by all 🙂

This  is a report by Rhian and Keisha.

yesterday we learned about money.  We had to pick surprises for mum and dads and make sure we had enough money.

We had a lot of fun.

From Rhian and Keisha

Well done to the Stranraer cluster Rotary Quiz winning team of Magnus, Lara, Ruth and Connor who travelled to Glasgow yesterday to compete in the West of Scotland Rotary quiz area finals.

The children were accompanied by a member of Stranraer Rotary club, and some of their parents.  It has been reported that all the children (and adults) found the questions they were asked were very challenging!   Sadly, they were not placed, but they can all  be proud of their achievements in reaching the final,  and happy in the memories that the experience provided them all with.

Well done little  team Portpatrick!