Glow Blogs – Dumfries and Galloway

Our P5–7 pupils have been getting stuck right in during their Wednesday afternoon rugby sessions, proudly run by Wigtownshire Rugby Football Club! Each week, the children have been learning new skills, getting active, and showing brilliant team spirit. From quick passes to speedy sprints, it’s been fantastic to see their confidence and enthusiasm grow on the field! Today’s focus was all about tackling — and our pupils rose to the challenge! With expert guidance from the Wigtownshire coaches, they learned how to tackle safely, work as a team, and most importantly… have fun! We’re so proud of<br><br><a class="more-link" href="https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/dg/stjosephsprimary/?p=5203">Read More</a>

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P4S Newsletter – Term 4

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This afternoon Primary 5, with Mrs Richardson headed up into the village to spread a little bit of gardening goodness into our little community- and what perfect weather they had for it!  They took with them an array of different flowers that were very kindly bought by Kirkcolm Community Trust to plant in the little planters at either side of the village Main Street and are really looking forward to seeing them bloom in the coming months.  A huge thank you to members of Kirkcolm Trust for this extra little gardening experience on top of all of the work …

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Once again, we have welcomed in the wonderful Mike from Bikeability to start a Bikeability block with our P6/7 for the term. This is a great opportunity for pupils to practice staying safe when out and about on their bikes.  We started off the course with some safety bicycle checks today before next week, where the pupils will do the first step of the block and look at their actual biking abilities and confidence. After this pupils will be given the opportunity to progress onto the further element of the block where they will be out and about in the …

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Our amazing Primary 5–7 class have now finished their two miles for the mini-marathon! Most of the pupils ran a mile yesterday and a mile today – fantastic effort everyone, and great news for all those who have kindly sponsored them — they’ve now completed their challenge! They are all super stars! A shout-out to our senior pupils who completed both of their miles today showing determination. Some pupils even completed double what they were meant to! Everyone has now received their certificates Meanwhile, our brilliant Primary 1–4 runners have also been out today and have been running throughout the<br><br><a class="more-link" href="https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/dg/stjosephsprimary/?p=5198">Read More</a>

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Smoothie Mondays have officially begun at St. Joseph’s! This week, our amazing Enterprise Group kicked off their Smoothie Day — and what a fantastic start it was! The children created some wonderful posters to spread the word around the school. Today went really well — most pupils enjoyed a delicious smoothie and there were lots of happy faces all round! Smoothie Mondays will continue throughout Term 4 , so everyone will have lots of chances to enjoy these tasty, healthy treats! A huge well done to our brilliant Enterprise team for all their hard work and creativity! Here’s a little<br><br><a class="more-link" href="https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/dg/stjosephsprimary/?p=5192">Read More</a>

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