329 October 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

Langbank
Primary
School
Primary One
Our Primary 1 pupils
have settled in to school
beautifully since August.
They have particularly
enjoyed working with
their Primary 7 buddies
especially during their
weekly paired reading
sessions in class. Primary
1 have also enjoyed
exploring the Langbank
playground and taking their learning outdoors.
Pupil Leadership Groups
Following a school wide election, our House
Captains and Chair for the Pupil Council have
been selected for this year. These pupils will
take on lots of important responsibilities such
as representing their houses and stages at
meetings with the Head Teacher and helping to
make important decisions about the school. Our
pupils leaders have already shown that they are
excellent role models and we are looking forward
to seeing them lead further opportunities and
events through-out the school year.
STEM
This term Langbank Primary has seen STEM
Learning kick off with a bang at every stage. Our
learners have been taking part in STEM workshops
where they applied their critical thinking skills
during practical science and technology learning
experiences. This has included learning to
create electricity circuits and using microscopes
during scientific investigations. Our Primary 6/7
pupils have also been learning to use pocketsized
computer devices called micro:bits where
they have developed their skills in coding and
programming. We are excited to continue our
STEM learning through-out the rest of the school
year and see what further skills our pupils can
develop.
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#330 November: 12th October
Kilmacolm Golf Club
As predicted in our article last month, Championship Weekend
was a brilliant showcase of golf from all sections of the club. It
was wonderful to watch our juniors, seniors, ladies and gents all
competing at such a high level to gain a Champion.
The Scottish summer made an attempt to dampen proceedings,
but a huge thank you to the Greens team who managed to get the
course in such great condition after some torrential overnight rain.
In blustery conditions on Saturday the final 32 Gents competitors
took to the course with some great matches being battled out
to the last. The Ladies and Seniors Semi Finals saw some close
encounters and great golf too.
With finals day arriving we knew there would be a new name on
the Champions board of honour, with 4 Gents taking part in the
semis, none of whom had previously won the trophy, in the end the youngsters took the spoils
with Mackenzie Holmes and Jordan Ferguson proceeding to the final. After a great tussle and
pitch perfect shots, Jordan was victorious with the match going to the 18th green.
The ladies saw Club Captain and reigning Champion, Megan Briggs take on Lesley Handley.
Both ladies played some stunning golf with hardly a dropped shot between them throughout
the round, however Megan wasn’t going to relinquish her hold on the Champions trophy just
yet with another win, despite Lesley’s brilliant play.
Our Junior final was between Alexander Farmer and Struan Brooksbank, again some amazing
scratch golf being played by both players, demonstrating the strength and depth of our junior
section. In the end Alexander was too strong for Struan winning the trophy for the 2nd time.
Again in the Seniors section we were guaranteed a new name on the trophy as Stuart Nicol and
James Petty did battle in the final. This was a really close match with some great golf, and by the
end of 18 holes there was still no winner, so up the 19th and
20th holes they went when Stuart finally broke ahead.
It was lovely to have so many members supporting the players
over the weekend, creating a wonderful atmosphere around
the course and clubhouse.
The club was again bustling for our annual Ladies Day which
was a shotgun start with 64 ladies and gents playing and
enjoying a wonderful meal in the clubhouse afterwards. Well
done to Diane Cunning and Douglas McDonald who won on
countback!
After the superb win by the Gents Newton Shield team the
Ladies weren’t going to be outdone and finished a fantastic
season by winning all but one of their Greenlees League
matches, winning the division and gaining promotion for next
year. Congratulations to all who have played and represented
the club so successfully over the summer.
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