{"id":17937,"date":"2025-12-29T07:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=17937"},"modified":"2025-12-29T07:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:56:52","slug":"portpatrick-primary-christmas-party-a-festive-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=17937","title":{"rendered":"Portpatrick Primary Christmas Party \u2013 A Festive Celebration!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pupils at Portpatrick Primary had a wonderful time at our annual Christmas party, kindly hosted by the <strong>Portpatrick Hotel<\/strong>. The day was filled with festive cheer, laughter, and plenty of excitement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel treated us to a delicious <strong>buffet lunch<\/strong>, ensuring everyone had plenty of festive treats to enjoy. The <strong>Road Runner<\/strong> kept spirits high with energetic entertainment that had everyone dancing and laughing. Pupils also enjoyed a variety of <strong>party games<\/strong>, making the day even more memorable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the day was a special visit from <strong>Santa<\/strong>, who brought sweets and gifts for every child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge <strong>thank you to the Portpatrick Hotel<\/strong> for their kindness and generosity \u2013 your support made our Christmas celebration truly magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linking Learning and Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UNCRC:<\/strong> Every child\u2019s right to play and enjoy special occasions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta-skills:<\/strong> Creativity, collaboration, and confidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Four Capacities:<\/strong> Supporting learners, contributors, citizens, and individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wellbeing:<\/strong> Promoting happiness, safety, and positive relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linking Learning and Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UNCRC:<\/strong> Every child\u2019s right to play and enjoy special occasions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meta-skills:<\/strong> Creativity, collaboration, and confidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Four Capacities:<\/strong> Supporting learners, contributors, citizens, and individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wellbeing:<\/strong> Promoting happiness, safety, and positive relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2025\/12\/29075631\/Layo-P3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17940\" 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The day was filled with festive cheer, laughter, and plenty of excitement! The hotel treated us to a delicious buffet lunch, ensuring everyone had plenty of festive treats to enjoy. The Road Runner kept spirits high &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=17937\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Portpatrick Primary Christmas Party \u2013 A Festive Celebration!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17942,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17937\/revisions\/17942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}