🌿 P6–7 Visit Castle Kennedy for Hands-On Food & Farming Learning 🌿

It’s been another busy and exciting week in school! Our P6–7 pupils recently enjoyed a fantastic trip to Loch Inch at Castle Kennedy, where they took part in an engaging Food and Farming workshop organised by the Royal Highland Education Trust. On arrival, pupils rotated around a series of practical workshops led by local farmers and industry experts. Each station gave pupils the chance to explore different aspects of farming

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πŸ‰ P5–7 Rugby Begins – First Session Fun! πŸ‰

Today, Thursday 5th February, we kicked off our very first Primary 5–7 rugby session, and what a fantastic start it was! 🌟 Although our Primary 7 pupils were unable to join us today as they were at the academy for their walkthrough, our Primary 5 and Primary 6 pupils headed outside full of enthusiasm and ready to get started – even with the cold and windy weather! β„οΈπŸ’¨ It didn’t

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🏴 Sharing Scots Songs and Poems at Skills Station 🏴

Recently, our pupils had the lovely opportunity to visit Skills Station to share their Scots poems and songs with the residents there. It was a truly special visit and a wonderful way to extend our Scots learning beyond the classroom. ❀️ The children performed a selection of their Scots poems, as well as the Scots songs they had been practising, and they did so with great confidence and bravery. Performing

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⚑ Hands-On STEM at the College – P5–7! ⚑

On Thursday, our P5–7 pupils, along with Portpatrick P5–7, enjoyed an exciting full day of hands-on STEM learning at the College and it was brilliant from start to finish! πŸ”§πŸ”‹ The focus of the day was electrical circuits, and pupils took part in a range of practical activities and experiments that brought their science learning to life. They explored how circuits work, tested different components, and worked collaboratively to solve

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🏴 Scots Celebration Showcase 🏴

On Wednesday 28th January, we were delighted to welcome families into school for our Scots Celebration Showcase, a wonderful afternoon celebrating Scots language, culture, and creativity. It was a joyful, proud occasion and so well attended – thank you so much to all families who came along to support our pupils. In the lead-up to the showcase, pupils took part in three Scots competitions:✍️ Handwriting – writing their Scots poem

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🎡 Soundtrap Music Sessions with P5–7 🎧

We were delighted to welcome the Soundtrap team into our P5–7 class for the first of a series of music sessions on Tuesday 20th January and it was a huge hit! 😊 During the session, pupils were introduced to Soundtrap, an online music and audio platform that allows them to create, record, and edit music digitally. We started by working together as a class to create a shared song. Pupils

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FLOCK Clay Workshop with P5–7 🐦🎨

Today our Primary 5–7 pupils took part in a fantastic clay workshop as part of the Dumfries and Galloway wide FLOCK project, led by visiting artist Frances Ross. The session began with pupils being given time to explore and play with the clay, learning how it feels, how it moves, and how to shape it. Everyone created a small practice piece first, with many choosing to turn their clay into

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🌳 Orchard Work with Incredible Edibles – A Brilliant Winter Morning of Outdoor Learning!

We had a fantastic (and very muddy!) winter morning in our school grounds as Norval Dampney from Incredible Edibles came to visit and help us care for our orchard 🌱🍎. It was our first orchard visit of the season, and we were excited to spot the fruit tree buds beginning to fatten up. The children also noticed hazel catkins and tiny red flowers, which led to some brilliant questions –

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πŸ’›πŸ» Children in Need at St Joseph’s! πŸ»πŸ’›

We had a fantastic Children in Need Day in school and are absolutely delighted to share that we raised Β£56.35! For a small school like ours, this is truly amazing – thank you so much for all your kindness, generosity, and support. β€οΈπŸ’› Our Enterprise Group, along with Mrs Mann, organised our special non-uniform and soft toy day, and the children looked brilliant in their colourful clothes, Pudsey outfits, and

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🌺 Remembrance Day at St Joseph’s 🌺

This week, our school community came together to mark Remembrance Day with reflection, creativity, and respect. β€οΈπŸ’› On Tuesday, each class observed a two-minute silence to remember all those who have died or suffered as a result of war and conflict. Every pupil sat quietly and respectfully, thinking about the importance of peace and gratitude for those who have served. In RERC with Miss Lisi, our P1–4 class learned about

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