New primary schools in Kirkfieldbank and Carmichael

PUPILS and teachers alike are delighted with the facilities on offer at two newly opened schools, the £1.5 million Carmichael Primary and the £1.7 million Kirkfieldbank Primary.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Sep 2010, 22:40 BST

Carmichael Primary head teacher Jennifer Brebner said: "The new school is absolutely amazing. In the words of the children, it is awesome!"

Kirkfieldbank Primary School head teacher Joy Deacon is also enthusiastic about her new school.

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"All the staff, pupils and parents are delighted with the new school," Joy said. "It is a big improvement on the old one."

The official opening of the new Carmichael Primary on August 19 saw P7 pupil Abee Dillon cut a ribbon in front of excited pupils and teachers.

The official Kirkfieldbank Primary opening on August 19, which was attended by pupils and their parents, saw a variation on the traditional ribbon cutting.

Pupils untied a red ribbon with gold writing proclaiming Welcome to Kirkfieldbank Primary School, which had been tied from a drainpipe to the pupils' entrance.

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