Exciting New Play Zones in P5-7! In the last 15 minutes of the day, our P5-7 pupils had a fantastic time exploring their brand-new play zones! As part of our journey towards integrating more play pedagogy into the school, the upper classroom has been re-organised to allow for more free play, creativity, and discovery. The pupils loved having the freedom to choose and explore these engaging areas: 
Creative Zone:Packed with all sorts of artistic materials,
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In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, our P5-7 class explored an important story from the Bible – The Woman at the Well. This story helped us reflect on how Jesus valued and treated everyone as equals, even when society at the time did not. The pupils were fascinated to learn that, in a time when women were often overlooked, Jesus made no distinction. He spoke to the woman at
Today, St. Joseph’s R.C. Primary took part in Internet Safety Day, and what an incredible day it was! Our Digital Leaders – Ross, Kamil, and Danielle – took the lead in preparing and delivering two fantastic lessons, one for each of our classrooms (P1-4 and P5-7). The lessons were carefully planned to ensure that every pupil learned important ways to stay safe online. Our Digital Leaders did a brilliant job
Today, we were delighted to welcome back Wool Craft Club with Mrs Mann and Mrs T. Hilferty, and we have an exciting new project just in time for Easter! This term, our talented young crafters will be learning how to knit their very own small Easter bunny—how cute! Knitting is a fantastic skill that helps develop patience, focus, and creativity, and we can’t wait to see the children’s progress over
Our Primary 6 and 7 pupils have been taking part in Bikeability, a fantastic programme designed to help them develop essential cycling skills and road safety awareness. Over the past two sessions, they have been getting to grips with the basics, starting with bike checks to ensure their bikes are safe and ready to ride. They then moved on to practising their cycling skills around the playground, focusing on balance,
This afternoon, the whole school took part in the RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch, heading out into our wonderful playground to spot and count as many different bird species as we could. 
We were amazed at how many we found! The birds we recorded will now be submitted to the RSPB and added to a nationwide survey, helping scientists understand more about bird populations across the UK. Our observations will
A Taste of Italy with Chef Douglas Lisi! Today, we were delighted to welcome Italian chef Douglas Lisi to St. Joseph’s for a fantastic cooking demonstration as part of our Health and Well-Being topic on Foods Around the World. 
Chef Lisi took us on a culinary journey through Italy, sharing his knowledge of Italian food culture, the importance of different ingredients in different regions, and how meals vary across
Today, our P5-7 pupils had an incredible experience as they took part in a family outdoor learning workshop led by Dumfries and Galloway Outdoor and Woodland Learning Group (DGOWL CIC). This exciting opportunity is part of a programme dedicated to promoting outdoor numeracy skills for parents, carers, and children across the region. The workshop, facilitated by the talented Elizabeth Tindal and Shalla Gray from DGOWL, was filled with hands-on activities
On Monday, St. Joseph’s R.C. Primary hosted a fantastic Scots Celebration Assembly to honour the life and work of Robert Burns. The event was a wonderful showcase of the pupils’ talent, creativity, and hard work, and it truly brought our school community together. The children were judged in three areas: We were delighted to have Andy Westbrook as our judge for the poem recitals. Handwriting and artwork were anonymously judged
At St. Joseph’s Primary, we’re proud to strengthen our ties with the local community by creating artwork to display at our local Tesco store! Pupils across the school have been busy designing colourful and creative posters to celebrate Robert Burns Day, with a few already completed and many more still in progress. This isn’t the first time we’ve teamed up with Tesco—our pupils also created beautiful Christmas posters for the
