It was time to celebrate a special time of year at St. Joseph’s. Our community organised an Easter Craft fundraiser to help pay for a school trip to Belfast Titanic Museum next term for our senior pupils. The event was very well attended by our families and friends in Stranraer. Father Ben came along to offer his support too. The children demonstrated great enterprise skills by creating crafts to sell,
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It was time to celebrate the end of term with a special themed breakfast at our breakfast club this morning. We were joined by the Easter Bunny and Minnie Mouse who handed out homemade cheesy puffs for later and a huge basket of fruit for the children to enjoy. There were also hot cross buns to enjoy too! Two volunteers from Blood Bikes came along to take part in the
Our school community has been busy working on our Rights Respecting School award (RRSA). . Today, we have been awarded our Bronze award. This means we are ‘Rights Committed’. A certificate will be sent to us in the next couple of weeks. To achieve this, we have had to show evidence that: Our next step is to work towards achieving our silver award. This can take one to two years.
P7 pupils, Myles, Ethan, Charlie and Lola, went along to the North West Castle Hotel for a inter-school end of season bonspiel today. The event was well attended by primary schools from across the cluster. There was a great chance for meeting up for our P7 friends from across the partnership and to mingle with pupils from across the area. The children’s first match was against Rephad 2. They did
We are happy to share our new Vision, Values and Aims now that our partnership school community surveys are completed. Our pupils, staff and parents have told us what is important to you for your child’s experiences and learning at school. Please click here, or on the link below, and select play to take a look at the results. West Rhins Partnership We have sought the views of our parents,
Mr Webb, Quality Improvement Officer with responsibility for children’s Rights, came along to our school today to discuss children’s rights which are part of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The boys and girls shared their understanding of children’s rights. There was much discussion on why these rights are so important for children’s wellbeing and welfare. Mr Webb explained that all adults are duty bearers
Jo from the Red Squirrel Group joined us today to talk to the children about how we can encourage red squirrels and other wildlife into our area. The boys and girls learned about loss of habitat and how humans can take positive action to support biodiversity in our towns and woodland areas. Jo will work with the children to put up squirrel and bird boxes alongside making a sensory garden,
Primary 7 pupils from Portpatrick and St. Joseph’s R.C. schools travelled together to the Academy for a transition event today. The pupils had the opportunity to make new friendships to support them as they prepare for the next stage of their education. They were able to meet Academy staff, become more familiar with the new setting and chat about what to expect as they move on after the summer. There
Our pupils had a very busy afternoon taking positive action today. Members of the Eco Committee, Pupil Council and Enterprise groups met to action plan for positive outcomes for our school. Mrs Mann is leading the Eco Committee. The children are just starting their Eco Schools journey and carried out an environmental review of our school building and grounds to identify which three targets they would like to take forward
Head Teachers from the other two Catholic schools in our authority came to visit our school today. Mr Barry McIntyre, Head Teacher of St. Andrew’s R.C. in Dumfries, and Mrs Claire Reid, Partnership Head Teacher of St. Columba’s R.C. in Annan and St. Teresa’s R.C. in Dumfries joined us for a very lovely morning. They spent time getting to know the children, visiting each class and chatting away with the
