{"id":669,"date":"2026-03-31T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/stjosephsrcps\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:00:12","slug":"669-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/stjosephsrcps\/669-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Headteacher Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Headteacher update 01\/05\/26<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The week we welcomed Abbie our Active Schools assistant back to school. She runs various groups on a Monday and before and after school clubs. This term she has focus groups covering physical literacy skills, training and developing our playground leaders, and targeted \u2018Together We Can\u2019 groups to work on communication, team work and resilience skills through sports and physical activity. We also started a new after school club on a Tuesday where children can come along and try all different types of sports. See Mrs Cunningham if you would like added to the waiting lists for clubs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The football team were once again in action this week playing at the St Margaret\u2019s Cup at Pitreavie in Dunfermline. It\u2019s a tough group with lots of schools from the surrounding areas competing. Huge thanks to Cohan one of our high school ambassadors who volunteers to come along and coach the team. His advice and encouragement makes a huge difference to the children.<\/p>\n

Staff have been involved in various training sessions this week – dyscalculia awareness, assessment and moderation, and preparation for the Dounan’s residential.<\/p>\n

Mrs Taylor ran another successful Maths Cafe. Thank you to all those who came along. This week the focus was fractions. They learned about how to sneak fractions practice into everyday life. Our final session of this year will be in May you are very welcome to join us. We are hoping to run similar sessions in the new year and if you have any maths questions please send them in to us.<\/p>\n

The weather has been beautiful this week and as a result the playground can be very warm at lunchtime. As we move into the summer months please make sure that sun cream is applied to your children in the morning and they have a water bottle with them for the day.<\/p>\n

Can I also please remind you of the procedures for when a child is sick or has diarrhoea. The child must be kept off school until 48 hours after the last episode of sickness or diarrhoea. This to prevent the spread of infection as far as possible.<\/p>\n

It is an exciting week ahead for our P7 children who will be away on their residential trip. It is also a short week with the Monday holiday and Thursday in-service day.<\/p>\n

Have a lovely long weekend. \u2600\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Vanessa<\/p>\n

Headteacher update 24\/04\/26<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
We were delighted to welcome the children back to school this week and hear all their news from the Easter Break.<\/div>\n
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It has been a busy first week of term with P3-P7 enjoying football sessions with Barry Christie from Kelty Hearts.\u00a0 They all had great fun developing their skills and are looking forward to another session with Barry next week.\u00a0\u00a0There is also a great opportunity for any\u00a0<\/i>2014, 2015 or 2016 girls who would enjoy a FREE session of football to go along to Kelty astro pitch from 6pm – 7pm on a Friday night.\u00a0 If they are interested please contact Sam (Sam +44 7540 420652) or turn up on the evening with a parent or guardian. \u26bd<\/i><\/div>\n
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Our school football team were also in action again at the Cluster League.\u00a0 They played brilliantly as a team and were so supportive and encouraging of each other.\u00a0 They made us very proud by bringing home the Sporting Integrity Award. \ud83c\udfc6<\/div>\n
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One of our P7 pupils has been preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and this was celebrated during a service on Thursday evening with children from the other schools in the Parish (St Bride’s, St Patrick’s and St Kenneth’s).\u00a0 Archbishop Cushley was there to Confirm the children and it was a special evening for all the young people and their families.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude4f<\/div>\n
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The staff attended their 4th<\/sup>\u00a0iPad training session this week and the children in P6 and P7 have been using them with growing confidence to support their learning.\u00a0 We are looking forward to the P5 learners being issued with their iPads this term.<\/div>\n
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Information about before and after school clubs has been sent out.\u00a0 We are hoping to have a float in the Gala this year on Saturday 27th<\/sup>\u00a0June.\u00a0 This takes a considerable amount of work to prepare and we are looking for parents to come along to an after school club on a Thursday to help us prepare.\u00a0 Please get in touch with the school office if you can spare an hour to help.\u00a0 The theme this year is\u00a0‘Carnival’<\/b>.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udf89<\/div>\n
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We are in the process of updating our curriculum rational and would like your thoughts and opinions.\u00a0 If you didn’t have time to answer the questions at parents night you can share your thoughts via this link\u00a0Parent Questionnaire – Curriculum Rationale Views\u00a0 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/div>\n
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Next week we have a\u00a0Parent Council meeting on Monday 27<\/b>th<\/b><\/sup>\u00a0April at 8.30am<\/b>\u00a0if you can make it please come along and support this small team who work so hard to help with fundraising and other events in school.\u00a0 The Parent Council Meetings are a great way to meet new parents, find out about what is going on in the school and support with volunteering or fundraising.\u00a0 Everyone is welcome!<\/div>\n
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Have a great weekend and lets keep our fingers crossed that the sun shines! \u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n
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Vanessa<\/div>\n

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Headteacher Update 27\/03\/26<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Welcome to our first Headteacher update. This week we have been celebrating our outstanding P6\/7 Basketball team who won the NBA Basketball League last Friday.\u00a0\u00a0They demonstrated excellent teamwork and resilience to return to school as champions! We have the P5\/6 team competing in their final this week, so we wish them lots of luck!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have had a visit from Hazel from Childsmile who is working with the children and staff to introduce tooth brushing during the school day in P3\/4.<\/p>\n

One of our P7 pupils represented St Joseph\u2019s at the Fife Schools Swimming Competition. We were delighted to hear he secured a personal best in one of his events. This is the first time we have had a swimmer from St Joseph\u2019s. Well done Lochlan!<\/p>\n

Parents evening was a great success with 94% of\u00a0our families attending appointments. It was a wonderful opportunity for the staff the share the achievements of the children and speak with the families. We were also lucky to have the High School staff available to speak with parents about transition to St Columba\u2019s High School.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued understanding and support in not using the school car park during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times.<\/p>\n

This measure is in place to ensure the safety of all our children, families and staff, and your cooperation is greatly appreciated. By keeping the area clear, you are helping us maintain a safe and calm environment at these busy times of day.<\/p>\n

Have a lovely weekend.<\/p>\n

Vanessa Anderson<\/p>\n

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