Yesterday, on 6th March, we celebrated World Book Day with a fantastic day filled with reading, creativity, and book-themed fun! Pupils had the choice to dress up as a book character, wear non-uniform, or come in school uniform—whatever they felt most comfortable in. We had some brilliant costumes throughout the school! 📖 Book Grab Stall – A special free book grab stall was set up by Miss Scott, giving all
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For our final morning activities, the groups split one last time. The girls headed off on a forest adventure at Cally Woods, where they hiked through the stunning woodland, taking in the natural beauty around them. Along the way, they:🌰 Spotted a red squirrel, a rare and exciting find!🍂 Learned about copper beech trees and the impact of monocultural forests on biodiversity, building on their classroom learning.🌱 Discovered and even
Day Two at Barcaple has been nothing short of fantastic! From the early morning wake-up to a peaceful evening by the bonfire, our Primary 7s have thrown themselves into every challenge, showing resilience, teamwork, and determination. The day began bright and early, with everyone up at 7:45am and heading to breakfast at 8:15am. With options of bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, beans, toast, cereals, and juice, the children made sure to
What a fantastic first day our Primary 7s have had at Barcaple! From the moment they set off this morning to lights out tonight, the children have been full of excitement, laughter, and adventure. 🌿✨ The day started bright and early as our P7s left for Barcaple at 9:30am, buzzing with anticipation. The bus journey was full of chatter and smiles 😄 as they enjoyed spending time with friends on
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,
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
