🎉 Partnership Day Success with St. Joseph’s RC and Portpatrick Primary 🎉

What an incredible day we had on our amazing partnership day between St. Joseph’s RC Primary and Portpatrick Primary! On this special occasion, Portpatrick joined us at 11am , kicking off our Wider Achievement Morning, where both schools came together to celebrate teamwork, creativity, and learning.

The children were grouped by year levels—Primary 1-3, Primary 4-5, and Primary 6-7—and participated in a variety of engaging activities:

• 🎄 Miss Scott led exciting Christmas coding sessions, where our budding tech experts unleashed their creativity.
• 🔬 Mr. Morrison delivered hands-on STEM activities and quiz challenges using iPads, sparking curiosity and teamwork.
• ✂️ Miss Lisi inspired our young artists with arts, crafts, and construction, all with a festive Christmas twist.

The children worked beautifully together, showing fantastic teamwork and building new friendships across both schools. After a fun-filled morning, we enjoyed a delicious lunch together, strengthening the bonds of our partnership. The children then got some fresh air and playtime outdoors, where they continued to mingle and share laughs.

To wrap up this memorable day, we headed to the Ryan Centre cinema for a special screening of the Disney film, The Wish. 🎥 The children were captivated by the movie and left with smiles on their faces.

It truly was a fantastic day of collaboration, learning, and fun, and we’re already looking forward to the next opportunity to join forces again.

📸 Check out the photos of the day to see the fun for yourself!

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this day so special. It’s partnerships like these that create lasting memories and strengthen our community spirit. 🌟👏

• UNCRC Children’s Rights:
  • Article 28: Every child has the right to an education.
  • Article 29: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents, and abilities to the full.
  • Article 15: Every child has the right to meet with other children and join groups and organisations.
  • Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play, and take part in cultural and artistic activities
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being: Supporting well-being through active engagement and teamwork.
  • Goal 4: Quality Education: Promoting inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities.
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthening partnerships to foster collaboration and shared learning.
• SHANARRI Indicators:
  • Safe: Working together in a safe and supportive environment.
  • Healthy: Encouraging well-being through active participation and outdoor play.
  • Achieving: Developing skills through STEM, coding, arts, and collaborative challenges.
  • Nurtured: Building relationships and fostering friendships between schools.
  • Active: Engaging in active play during breaks and interactive sessions.
  • Respected: Recognising everyone’s contributions and ensuring inclusivity.
  • Responsible: Taking part in activities that encourage responsibility and teamwork.
• Meta-Skills:
  • Focusing: Staying engaged and attentive during coding, STEM, and arts activities.
  • Leading: Opportunities for older pupils to guide and support younger peers during group tasks.
  • Integrity: Working respectfully and responsibly with others, fostering a positive partnership atmosphere.
  • Creativity: Designing, building, and crafting with a festive Christmas theme.
  • Curiosity: Exploring new ideas in STEM challenges and coding activities.
  • Collaborating: Building friendships and teamwork across the two schools during group activities.
  • Communication: Sharing ideas effectively in group discussions and activities.
  • Feeling: Building empathy and emotional connections while working and playing together.
  • Sense-Making: Applying knowledge from STEM and quiz challenges to solve problems.
  • Critical Thinking: Engaging in problem-solving during STEM activities and quizzes.
  • Adapting: Adjusting to new peers, settings, and tasks throughout the day.
  • Initiative: Taking active roles in group activities and contributing to the success of the day.