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,
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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!
💙 Our policies are about more than words — they’re about caring for each other every day. We follow national, regional and school policies, and last year our own school Respect for All policy was created in consultation with Parent Council. This has recently been updated in line with national and regional guidelines. This term we shared a child-friendly version with our pupils, and discussed it together to gain their
As part of our ongoing drive to raise attainment in literacy, we are committed to building a culture of reading for pleasure among our pupils. Recently, thanks to an opportunity provided by the Scottish Book Trust, our pupils from St Joseph’s and Portpatrick enjoyed an inspiring morning at Stranraer Academy with celebrated children’s author Martin Stewart. Stewart is well known for his debut novel Riverkeep and, more recently, his children’s
Today, our Primary 1 to 4 pupils enjoyed a lively and inspiring hour with Gillian and John from Lighthouse Musicians. We started by dancing like animals to music, letting our bodies move freely and creatively. Then, the children confidently identified different musical symbols, deepening their understanding of how music is written. Next, we listened quietly to notice the sounds around us that we often miss, encouraging mindfulness and focus. Finally,
On Friday 12th September, our new cohort of Digital Leaders from across the West Rhins Partnership gathered at St. Joseph’s, Portpatrick for their first training day of the year. After a quick hello to all the boys and girls at Portpatrick, Ms. Whorlow warmly welcomed the group and thanked Josh and Arran for hosting our meeting at their school. The excitement and enthusiasm of our new team of Digital Leaders
Today, Primary 7 students at St. Joseph’s had a fantastic opportunity to participate in a British Sign Language (BSL) workshop led by our wonderful partners from SCILT, Karen Faulds and David. The session kicked off with an introduction to finger spelling, where students began by learning the vowels before moving on to consonants. This hands-on approach helped our learners get comfortable with the foundations of BSL and appreciate the beauty
The final day of the school year at St Joseph’s was filled with fun, laughter and memorable moments shared by pupils, families and staff. The morning began with a performance of ‘Get Richer’, a play written and produced by our senior pupils. It was a great opportunity for them to showcase their creativity and teamwork, and it was enjoyed by the whole school. In the afternoon, Mrs Jones continued her
