Our pupils had a wonderful time at the PCDT Christmas Party this weekend. The children enjoyed festive games, delicious treats, and, of course, a magical visit from Santa, who arrived with early presents for everyone! 🎁 A huge thank you to the PCDT for organising such a joyful community event and helping bring that extra Christmas sparkle to the village. Our pupils left with big smiles, full hearts, and lots
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Our Primary 7 pupils had an exciting opportunity to take part in a Curling’s Cool session at the North West Castle Hotel! 🥌 The children were introduced to the fundamentals of curling and quickly got into the spirit of the game. They were placed into mixed teams and played a series of “ends” games, learning essential skills such as sweeping and controlling the stones. It was fantastic to see teamwork,
We are thrilled to share that our school has been awarded the Silver School Sport Award for 2025! This recognises our commitment to high quality sport and physical activity, supported by sportscotland. A special thank you to Alison from Active Schools for her fantastic support. With her help and the enthusiasm of our pupils and staff, our after school clubs, Daily Mile and many other activities, we continue to help
As part of Scottish Careers Week, P7 enjoyed a STEM-themed careers day at DG College, Stranraer Campus. The session was delivered by the Skills Development Scotland team alongside campus manager Fiona. Schools from across the Stranraer cluster took part in a carousel of hands-on activities and a tour of the college’s STEM training areas. Hairdressing & Beauty: Pupils learned how real-life maths is used daily—from mixing products using ratios to
We are delighted to share a photo of our West Rhins Partnership football team, proudly wearing their new team strips, kindly funded by the Portpatrick Community Development Trust. The children from St. Joseph’s R.C. Primary and Portpatrick Primary were thrilled to receive their smart new kits — especially as the strip design was chosen by the pupils themselves, combining colours from both schools. Our team will represent both schools in
We are absolutely delighted to share the fantastic success of Danielle and Gregor at today’s Interschool Boccia Competition! Danielle put in an outstanding performance, achieving first place and a gold medal in her competitions. Gregor also shone on the day, showing great skill and determination to secure third place and a bronze medal. Both pupils demonstrated superb sportsmanship, focus, and teamwork throughout the event. Their dedication and positive attitude were
This week P5-7 began an exciting STEM project for Rail 200! Each teamis designing and building a train model from junk and cardboard, including one moving part. Before construction, pupils learned about engineering joins such as tabs, flanges, and braces to help strengthen their designs. After some planning, teams began building — and already we can see creativity and innovation shining through. The project will continue as pupils refine, test,
At St. Joseph’s RC Primary, we are delighted to share that we are working towards achieving our Gold Rights Respecting Schools Award, with our accreditation assessment taking place on Monday, 2nd December. We are proud that we have already achieved our bronze and silver awards, when our rights journey began back in January 2024. This award, developed by UNICEF UK, recognises schools that place children’s rights at the heart of
We are absolutely delighted to share that St Joseph’s RC Primary School has been awarded the prestigious Digital Schools Award, recognising our school’s excellence in digital learning and teaching! This award celebrates the hard work, innovation and collaboration of our pupils, staff, families and wider community in creating a truly digital learning culture where every child has the opportunity to thrive. We are pleased to share a summary of the
We are very proud to share the achievements of Ava, who recently competed in the North Ayrshire Development Meet with the Stranraer Stingrays Swimming Club. Competing in the 9 and under category, Ava showed determination, perseverance, and skill in every race. Her results were outstanding: That’s four new personal bests, one gold medal, three silver medals, a top-six finish, and her very first ‘Too Fast’ keyring – a fantastic accomplishment!
