We are delighted to announce that St. Joseph’s R.C. has been awarded it’s first Eco Schools flag in recognition of our great environmental work. Eco-Schools is the largest sustainable schools programme in the world with 19.5 million children, young people and educators engaged worldwide in 74 different countries. Completing a Green Flag Application is recognised by the Green Flag Award which is a visible indication of a school’s commitment to
We had a cracking time at St. Joseph’s Easter Fun Hour today – all thanks to our amazing Primary 7 pupils, especially our House Captains and Vice Captains, who planned and ran the event from start to finish! The fun began with a brilliant round of Bingo, organised by Thorin and Kamil, who ran a special “Easter bingo” version for our older pupils. There were giggles all around and lots
We are thrilled to share the exciting launch of our brand new Art Attack Club here at St. Joseph’s Primary! Our very first session took place on Monday 14th April, and we were absolutely blown away by the turnout – almost the entire school came along to get creative! The club, led by the wonderfully talented Diana Hamilton and Donna Westbrook, provided an afternoon packed with imagination, colour, and hands-on
To round off a wonderful term, we had a very special final day on Friday! We were delighted to welcome Donna Westbrook and Natasha into the school to lead some lovely Mother’s Day/Special Person craft activities with both classrooms. Our P5–7 pupils designed some beautiful cards, full of creativity, colour, and thoughtful messages. Their ideas and attention to detail were fantastic to see! 
Over in the P1–4 classroom, the
On Thursday, we were delighted to welcome our friends from Portpatrick Primary to St. Joseph’s for another fantastic Wider Achievement Partnership Day! Just like last time, the children were split into three mixed-school groups: P1–3, P4–5, and P6–7, with each teacher leading a different creative activity. Miss Scott led a fun Easter craft session where pupils decorated Easter eggs using a variety of colourful and textured materials . Over in
Day 1 of our Easter art club has been a roaring success. The weather shelter has had a glow up and the mural has had a bedazzle wand waved to create beautiful mosaic detail. The children have had their say on themes for the library decor. Do we keep it a surprise and do a big reveal later? 
Everyone pitched in to spuce up the grounds with a bit
Easter Fayre Fun at St. Joseph’s! Today we held our Easter Fayre, and what a brilliant success it was! Although it was a fairly small event, the turnout was fantastic, and the hall was buzzing with excitement from start to finish. A huge thank you to our amazing Parent Council for organising and running the event – your hard work and dedication made the day such a success. We’re also incredibly grateful to all the volunteers,
On Monday, we were delighted to welcome Mrs Donna Westbrook into school to help us with a very special activity – making Easter Bonnets! The whole school came together in the hall and, with Donna’s support (and plenty of creativity!), we produced some absolute masterpieces. As part of the session, the children also shared and designed some exciting ideas for our school library, which will be the inspiration for a
On Friday 21st March, our fantastic pupils at St Joseph’s Primary School took part in a fun-filled fundraising day in aid of SCIAF – the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund. The event was organised entirely by our hardworking Enterprise Group, who planned an exciting range of activities to help raise money for this wonderful cause. 
Pupils were invited to come “dressed to impress” – and they certainly did! From
Today, our Primary 5-7 pupils took part in an amazing live lesson with SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages! They teamed up with another school over Microsoft Teams to explore multilingualism and art, linking different languages with creative expression. 
To tie this into World Earth Day, the pupils researched endangered species and found out their names in different languages. Then, during the live lesson, they worked together in pairs
