Our P6 pupils – Ava G, Nanci-Rose, Robin, Callum and Jessica – recently took part in this year’s Operation Safety Day, a very important event for Primary 6 pupils across Dumfries and Galloway. Operation Safety is designed to help young people learn about staying safe in a variety of real-life situations as they become more independent and prepare for the future. Throughout the day, pupils took part in a range
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On Friday 22nd May, several of our talented St Joseph’s pupils took to the stage as part of the Millennium Youth Guild of Players production, Murder on the Disorientated Express – and what a fantastic evening it was! 🌟 The performance took place at the Stranraer Millennium Centre and was packed full of mystery, suspense, comedy and brilliant acting. The audience thoroughly enjoyed trying to solve the mystery while being
Yesterday, 18th May, most of our P7 pupils – Ava W, Ross, Myra and Gregor – enjoyed a half-day transition visit to Stranraer Academy as part of their move towards secondary school. During the visit, they had the opportunity to meet the Headteacher as well as their new Year Head, helping them begin to feel more familiar and confident about the exciting transition ahead. The pupils also experienced two different
A huge well done to Hope and Ava G, who proudly represented Stingrays Amateur Swimming Club at the Stingrays Club Championships on Saturday 16th May! For those who may not know, Stingrays is our local swimming club, where children train hard each week to develop their swimming skills, fitness, confidence and teamwork both in and out of the pool 🏊♀️💦 Both girls showed fantastic determination and effort throughout the championships,
Today our P5–7 class took part in a fantastic cross-curricular lesson which combined literacy, numeracy and STEM learning in a fun and creative way! As part of our current procedural writing unit, pupils have been learning how to write clear instructions. To put these skills into practice in a meaningful way, they worked in teams to design and create their very own board games. Each group had to think carefully
On Friday 24th April, our P5–7 class welcomed a very exciting visitor into school – Hugh Montague from Clark Contracts. Clark Contracts work in construction, refurbishment and maintenance, and Hugh spoke to the pupils about some of the projects they have been involved in, including work happening locally at the historic George Hotel in Stranraer, which is currently being redeveloped. It was great for pupils to hear about real careers
We took our learning outside this week for a fantastic Learning for Sustainability lesson all about renewable and non-renewable energy – and what a success it was! 🌱 This was especially meaningful as we celebrated Earth Day, helping us to think about how we can all look after our planet. Our P7 leaders – Ross, Myra, Danielle and Gregor – were absolutely brilliant at guiding the younger pupils through a
We are incredibly proud of our P5–7 pupils who have successfully achieved their Meta-skills certificates after working independently through their Meta-skills booklets. 🌟 Throughout this work, pupils reflected on how they use important life skills in their everyday learning and interactions. These Meta-skills included: ✨ Focusing✨ Integrity✨ Adapting✨ Initiative✨ Communicating✨ Collaborating✨ Feeling✨ Leading✨ Curiosity✨ Sense-making✨ Critical Thinking✨ Creativity Pupils showed great maturity and honesty as they considered their strengths and
Our P5–7 pupils recently took part in a short block of orienteering sessions with Alison Murray from Active Schools, and it was a great experience for everyone involved! The sessions took place in the Ryan Centre hall, where pupils were introduced to the key skills of orienteering, including map reading, following directions, teamwork and problem-solving. These skills were developed through a range of fun, active games and fitness-based activities, keeping
Our P5–7 pupils recently enjoyed a fantastic visit from the Creighton Carbon Centre, who delivered an engaging and hands-on workshop all about ecosystems and biodiversity. 🌍 The session began in the classroom, where pupils learned about what an ecosystem is and why biodiversity is so important. They explored how plants, animals, insects and fungi all play a role in keeping environments healthy and balanced. After this, the learning moved outdoors
