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
We are absolutely delighted to share that St Joseph’s RC Primary School has been awarded the prestigious Digital Schools Award, recognising our school’s excellence in digital learning and teaching! This award celebrates the hard work, innovation and collaboration of our pupils, staff, families and wider community in creating a truly digital learning culture where every child has the opportunity to thrive. We are pleased to share a summary of the
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
