On Thursday 30th October, pupils from St Joseph’s and our partner school Portpatrick Primary came together in Portpatrick for a fantastic joint Halloween Party, organised by Donna Westbrook and the Portpatrick Community Development Trust (PCDT). 👻✨ There was a brilliant turnout from both schools, and the children had an absolute blast! 🎉 Everyone enjoyed hot dogs, snacks, games, music and laughter. From apple bobbing to the hilarious “eat the doughnut
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What a lovely way to start Term 2 – Wool Club is back! 💛 Despite the stormy weather outside, there was a brilliant turnout and a cosy, relaxed atmosphere as pupils spent the afternoon chatting, laughing and creating together. 🌧️☕ This term, the focus is on making pom-poms, and everyone had a great time learning the technique, choosing their colours and seeing their fluffy creations start to take shape! 🎨✨
What a fantastic way to kick off Term 2! This afternoon, the whole school came together for some Halloween fun and creativity with a special visit from Donna Westbrook. 👻🧡 We started the afternoon by meeting in our assembly groups to complete our MetaSkills slips, sharing the skills we’re most proud of and thinking about what we’d like to build on this term. It was lovely to see so many
This week our whole school took part in an incredibly important learning experience – CPR training led by Roger and Lesley Hill from the DH9 Foundation, which they set up in honour of their son to raise awareness of Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD). Our younger pupils (P1–4) took part first, followed by our older pupils (P5–7), and everyone showed fantastic focus and enthusiasm throughout. 💪 The children learned what
This week we enjoyed our final P5–7 badminton session with Alison Murray from Active Schools, and what a brilliant block it has been! When we first started a few weeks ago, many of the pupils were still figuring out how to even hit the shuttlecock and now they’re confidently serving, rallying and playing full mini games! The progress has been incredible to watch, and every single pupil has improved so
This week our P5–7 pupils had the most wonderful opportunity to visit Skills Station, where members of the older generation gather to spend time together, share meals and enjoy activities. The afternoon was full of fun and laughter as our children mixed with the residents through a range of games and activities. They played draughts, dominoes, word searches, hoop throwing, target ball games, and even joined in with some lively
This week at St Joseph’s R.C. Primary we’ve thrown ourselves into Maths Week Scotland – and what a brilliant start we’ve had! On Monday we set up our very own rain gauge and windsock in the playground. Each day we’ll check the rainfall and wind direction, record our findings and, at the end of the week, turn our data into colourful graphs and charts. 📊🌧️💨 Our STEM Leaders also planned
P4–7 pupils had an amazing trip to Tongland Power Station this week, joined by Portpatrick P4–6. Together we explored how water can be turned into electricity – and got to see some fascinating history and engineering up close! Inside the old manager’s office, pupils handled artefacts such as vintage phones, radios, safes and check-in cards. Everyone loved trying on the old uniforms and imagining what it would have been like
Today we held our first Netball After-School Club at St Joseph’s RC Primary with coach Donna Westbrook – and what a brilliant start it was! The session focused on some core netball skills: We then put these skills into practice in a friendly game of netball, letting the children experience real match play. A fantastic 13 pupils from P4–P7 turned up today – we only need one more to make
Today was a huge day at St Joseph’s RC Primary! We welcomed our friends from Portpatrick Primary for a full day of wider achievement activities – learning, creating and playing together across P1–3, P4–5 and P6–7 groups. 🎨 Creative STEM Fun with Miss LisiOne group got stuck into autumn- and Hallowe’en-themed arts, crafts and STEM challenges. Pupils designed and built for LEGO mini-figures – zip lines, rafts, bridges and even
