Today, Rebecca and Lino brought in five butterflies that they had cared for at home over the past three weeks. The class learned that the butterflies had started their journey as caterpillars before forming cocoons and eventually emerging as beautiful butterflies. The children were fascinated by the butterflies and spent time carefully observing them. We discussed the symmetrical patterns on their wings and explored the different shapes and colours we
This week, our P5–7 pupils enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of basket weaving as part of an exciting community arts project. Working with large steel frames and natural willow branches, pupils helped create impressive sculptures inspired by our local coastal heritage, including oysters and oyster knives. It was a completely new experience for many of the children, and they quickly discovered that weaving willow requires patience, teamwork and plenty of problem-solving!
Our P7 pupils recently enjoyed a very special day as they travelled to Whithorn for the annual St Ninian’s Cave Pilgrimage. This pilgrimage brings together Primary 7 pupils from the Catholic schools across Dumfries and Galloway, including St Joseph’s, St Teresa’s, St Andrew’s and St Columba’s. It was wonderful to meet with pupils from other schools to share in this important faith experience. We were incredibly fortunate with the weather,
What a fantastic afternoon we had at our St Joseph’s Sports Day! 🌟 Pupils from all three houses – ❤️ St Ninians, 💙 St Columbus, and 💛 St Andrews – showed incredible enthusiasm, determination and teamwork throughout the event. Every single pupil gave their very best effort, supported one another brilliantly and represented their house with pride. We were also delighted with the amazing turnout of families and supporters who
Our P6 pupils – Ava G, Nanci-Rose, Robin, Callum and Jessica – recently took part in this year’s Operation Safety Day, a very important event for Primary 6 pupils across Dumfries and Galloway. Operation Safety is designed to help young people learn about staying safe in a variety of real-life situations as they become more independent and prepare for the future. Throughout the day, pupils took part in a range
On Friday 22nd May, several of our talented St Joseph’s pupils took to the stage as part of the Millennium Youth Guild of Players production, Murder on the Disorientated Express – and what a fantastic evening it was! 🌟 The performance took place at the Stranraer Millennium Centre and was packed full of mystery, suspense, comedy and brilliant acting. The audience thoroughly enjoyed trying to solve the mystery while being
Yesterday, 18th May, most of our P7 pupils – Ava W, Ross, Myra and Gregor – enjoyed a half-day transition visit to Stranraer Academy as part of their move towards secondary school. During the visit, they had the opportunity to meet the Headteacher as well as their new Year Head, helping them begin to feel more familiar and confident about the exciting transition ahead. The pupils also experienced two different
A huge well done to Hope and Ava G, who proudly represented Stingrays Amateur Swimming Club at the Stingrays Club Championships on Saturday 16th May! For those who may not know, Stingrays is our local swimming club, where children train hard each week to develop their swimming skills, fitness, confidence and teamwork both in and out of the pool 🏊♀️💦 Both girls showed fantastic determination and effort throughout the championships,
🥁 Our first drumming session as part of our Expressive Arts Club got off to a rounding success with whoops and hollers! Pupils enjoyed exploring rhythm and percussion while working together to create music and develop confidence through performance and creativity. A big thank you to our Parent Council for organising this exciting opportunity for our children. We are already looking forward to the next session on the 18th of
Today our P5–7 class took part in a fantastic cross-curricular lesson which combined literacy, numeracy and STEM learning in a fun and creative way! As part of our current procedural writing unit, pupils have been learning how to write clear instructions. To put these skills into practice in a meaningful way, they worked in teams to design and create their very own board games. Each group had to think carefully
