Portpatrick Primary

We are happy to share our refreshed Vision, Values and Aims now that our partnership school community surveys are completed. These are shaped by the good work of Mrs McHarg previously.

Our pupils, staff and parents have told us what is important to you for your child’s experiences and learning at school.

Please click here, or on the link below, and press play take a look at the results.

West Rhins Partnership

We have sought the views of our parents, staff and pupils to refresh our Vision, Values and Aims.

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UNCRC Rights of the Child – Article 12 Respect for Children’s Views

SHANARRI – Included

Cameron and Harry represented Portpatrick at a celebratory Burns night for songs and recitals. This was held at the Ryan Centre on Wednesday 6th March.

Both boys gave excellent performances in a night where the standard was very high. Harry and Cameron both did the school very proud and showed great courage and confidence to perform in front of so many people.

They both showed ‘Walter Wellbeing’ as part of our partnership’s Vision, Values and Aims. Well done boys!

UNCRC Rights of the Child –

Article 3 – Best interests of the child. Article 31 – Rest, Play, Culture, Arts.

SHANARRI – Achieving, Responsible, Included.

The Primary 4 boys and girl completed their three week block of swimming today at the Ryan Centre. We are so proud of this little group as they all managed to build their confidence in the water and have all made progress with their swimming abilities. They were all Percy Perseverance’s and managed to get their feet off the floor and kicking to make it to the other side of the pool. Not only have they had a fabulous time, accompanied by Mrs Ross, but they have been brilliant ambassadors for our school.

A huge thank you to Mrs Ross for accompanying P4 to and from swimming and to Wigtownshire Community transport for getting us there and back safely.

UNCRC Rights of the Child – Article 6 Life, Survival and Development, Article 24 Health, Water, Food and Environment.

SHANARRI – Healthy, Active, Achieving, and Responsible.

Primary 7 pupils from Portpatrick and St. Joseph’s R.C. schools travelled together to the Academy for a transition event today.

The pupils had the opportunity to make new friendships to support them as they prepare for the next stage of their education. They were able to meet Academy staff, become more familiar with the new setting and chat about what to expect as they move on after the summer.

There will be more transition events to look forward to.

UNCRC Rights of the Child – Article 29 Aims of Education, Article 15 – Joining Groups

SHANARRI – Included

Our responsible senior pupils are busy preparing and organising activitiesfor upcoming events.

Pupil Council & House Captains

Tilly and Freya (Libary Monitors) and Lewis and Atticus (House Captains) are working together to plan for World Book Day which is on Thursday 7th of March. The children have decided to offer pupils the opportunity to either come dressed as a book character or non-uniform for the day. They decided that pupils should have a choice so no-one felt they had to spend money to have an outfit if they didn’t want to. Our responsible leaders are also organising a mystery book activity to promote reading for pleasure. Watch this space!

STEM Leaders

We will be celebrating British Science Week on the 11th of March. Conor and Louise are organising resources and activties for our planned open afternoon. They are setting up for different experiment stations. Families will be invited in to join us for an afternoon of STEM activities on Tuesday 12th of March at 2pm.

Digital Leaders

Cameron and Scott are planning to hold a pupil training session to help pupils become more confident in logging on to the computer with secure passwords. They will also be helping their classmates log in to their Glow account and send an email. They are busy writing instructions that can be used to help us.

Eco Committee

Lacey and Rebecca are gathering cardboard ready for Mrs Dampney’s visit soon. She has asked that we recycle cardboard that we will soak and place around the roots of our fruit orchard to help keep a store of moisture to keep our fruit trees healthy and well hydrated.

UNCRC Rights of the Child – Article 29: Aims of Education

SHANARRI – Achieving, Responsible & Included

Iain Ritchie visited Portpatrick Primary yesterday, Thursday 22nd of February, to present the school with a very kind donation.

On New Years Day 2024, Iain organised a Loony Dook at Portpatrick Beach. Some of the pupils attended the dook and had raised money through sponsors to donate.

The boys and girls were delighted to receive the donation of £1,900 as part of the money raised from the dook!

A huge heart felt thank you from everyone at Portpatrick Primary!

UNCRC Rights of the Child: Article 6 Life, Survival and Development.

SHANARRI: Included & Responsible

Primary 5 – 7 pupils are busy preparing for a fabulous Scottish Opera peformance of The Vikings: A Quest for the Dragon’s Treasure on Thursday 21st of March. They have begun practicing songs and actions for their role as the sorcerers.

We will be using the online resources Scottish Opera provides to prepare the boys and girls for a day long rehearsal leading to a fully staged performance which will be guided by a team of Teaching Artists from Scottish Opera. They will provide a complete costume for each child taking part in the project.

The lyrics, music and action videos are available online for home practice. Why not have some fun learning along with your child!

Teaching Resources | Vikings! The Quest for The Dragon’s Treasure | Scottish Opera

Our families are invited to come along to the Ryan Centre to watch the wonderful show. Please note that we have an update on the time of the family show as 1:45pm to 2:15pm.

UNCRC Rights of the Child: Article 31 – Rest, Play, Culture and Arts

SHANARRI: Achieving & Included

We hope you can join us.

After a busy HMIE inspection week it was time to let down our hair and enjoy a little treat this afternoon. The boys and girls enjoyed some whole school STEM activities led by the P5-7 class.

We enjoyed building houses, learning how to control the new Spheros, making dioramas and a bridge building challenge.

To finish off the day we enjoyed a well earned ice-cream and a chat before we got ready to go home for our half term break.

A huge well done to the boys and girls for all of their hard work this week and a heartfelt thank you to parents, partners and everyone for their continued support for our fabulous school.

UNCRC Article 31 – Rest, Play, Arts and Culture

SDG 4. Quality Education

It was a day for Learning for Sustainability for P5 – 7 as we received a visit from the Galloway and South Ayrshire Biosphere team for a marine workshop.

The children learned about the delicate balance in our ocean eco-systems and the creature that live in the ocean habitat. We explored a hands-on experience to identify different native species.

We also learned more about the impact humans are having on the marine environment and what we can all do to play our part. We are developing as responsible citizens.

UNCRC Rights of the Child: Article 24 – Health, Water, Food & Environment