Head Teachers from the other two Catholic schools in our authority came to visit our school today. Mr Barry McIntyre, Head Teacher of St. Andrew’s R.C. in Dumfries, and Mrs Claire Reid, Partnership Head Teacher of St. Columba’s R.C. in Annan and St. Teresa’s R.C. in Dumfries joined us for a very lovely morning. They spent time getting to know the children, visiting each class and chatting away with the
Primary 5 – 7 pupils are busy preparing for a fabulous Scottish Opera peformance of The Vikings: A Quest for the Dragon’s Treasure on the 18th of March. They have begun practicing songs and actions for their role as the villagers. We will be using the online resources Scottish Opera provides to prepare the boys and girls for a day long rehearsal leading to a fully staged performance which will
P5-7 undertook a research task in groups last week. Each group had a different area of Viking life to focus on: Warriors, Traders and Explorers. Within each group the children delegated people to research facts and from the facts, others began to create posters to display their information. The children used their own choice of materials with which to make their posters; some chose pens, others coloured pencils, then of
Today we were joined by Donna, Bill and Natasha who brought in some interesting items to upcycle! Both classes had a chance to make these amazing cake stands along with a card or two to gift to a family member for Valentine’s Day. ❤️ The children each took different sized records, some had even been re-shaped, and along with some posts and washers created these wonderful stands. The children are
Primary 5 – 7 have been learning all about the nutrients we need to be healthy. We have been finding out what influences us to eat certain foods. We have been exploring and tasting Scottish foods. Most children enjoyed tasting porridge, haggis, shortbread and sugar free iron brew. UNCRC Rights of the Child –
Primary 1-4 have been learning all about the Vikings. They have been finding out about where they came from and where in Britain they invaded. The children have questions they would like to learn about the Vikings. Some children wanted to learn about what Vikings ate. Some Viking foods have similarities and differences. Viking’s bread was not like what we eat today. The children explored weighing and preparing Viking
Our after-school netball team are getting into some serious practice. There are upcoming planned tournaments with the Stranraer Primary School Netball League. The league will take place on a full-size court to enable the children to play a range of passes with improved space. For pupils either heading to Stranraer Academy after the summer, or for pupils looking to try out for the Wigtownshire Primary Netball team, this will be
Norval and Jo from Incredible Edibles came to St. Joseph’s R.C. Primary today and began the planting of a school orchard with the children! Norval spoke to the pupils first about the importance of a healthy diet and how fruits contribute to that. She discussed how growing local produce benefits local communities and also reduces our carbon footprint so helps our planet too! The children were keen to share their
Two primary 7 pupils from each of our partnership schools came together to attend the annual pupil’s rotary lunch at the North West Castle Hotel. Tilly, Lewis, Charlie and Bentley got the chance to meet and enjoy a delicious lunch. We were entertained with a speech delivered by Val Plant. We learned many an interesting fact about Robert Burn’s life and his contribution to the world. It was a great
The whole school looked to all things Scots to celebrate our national language heritage. The children were each given a Scottish poem to learn, with three categories of challenge to undertake: It was very clear to see that all of the children have worked very hard to learn their poems and use expression and action to bring them alive in an entertaining performance. The level of creativity in the children’s
