Primary 1- 4 got thinking about the environmental impact of plastic litter as part of their science topic on renewables. We watched a video on how plastic pollution is harming our oceans and marine wildlife and discussed the differences between organic and inorganic waste. The children were surprised to learn how long plastic takes to biodegrade. Plastic waste can take anywhere from 20 to 500 years to decompose, and even then, it
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A big cheer goes out to our fantastic Primary 1 to Primary 4 pupils who have completed the final leg of our Mini London MarathonChallenge in glorious sunshine. Our young runners have shown determination, energy, and spirit as they ran, jogged, and walked their way toward the finish line. Today, they crossed it with big smiles. The challenge was not just about running — it was all about raising money
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
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
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
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
P1 – 4 went on a treasure hunt to find different denominations in our school grounds. In a race against the clock, they had to hunt for money cards that matched the values of the coins they had been given. Once they had sought and and retrieved the coin cards on their list, they were challenged to sort them from the least to highest value. Working in teams, they developed
today as part of the Glasgow Science Festival. Two pupils from our cluster schools came together from the following primaries: The children were set an engineering design and construction project to make a free standing exercise bike for a gym. The specification was that the exercise must have: Marks Sheering from Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and Sheena, STEM ambassador joined us to be our judges. It wasn’t an easy
Representatives from Primary 7 from both schools went along to enjoy an afternoon at the annual Burns Rotary Club lunch at the North West Castle. Pupils from each cluster school were there to share a lovely meal of lentil soup followed by fish and chips. After lunch, guest speaker, Mr Alex Ross, shared some insights into Robert Burns’ life to entertain us. He then recited To a Mouse with great
Portpatrick and St. Joseph’s primaries jointly decided to collect donations towards our local Galloway Action Team Christmas appeal. As part of supporting Children in Need day, our children and families have been sending in donations of money and presents for children from the very young to teens to help make sure that every child in our community receives a Christmas gift. Members of St. Joseph’s Enterprise Group delivered the presents
