Dear parents and carers.
Reminder: P1/2 Conversation Cafe at 0845 on Friday 17th May, followed by a class assembly in the school hall. Hope to see you all there.
Patricia Mooney
Category: Primary 1
Parent Council – EGM
Hi all,
The Parent Council will be hosting an EGM on Monday 3rd June at 7pm which will be held in St Joseph’s Chapel Hall.
This is to vote in a new Chairperson and Secretary to allow the Parent Council to move forward and continue to support the school in a positive manner. If anyone is interested in either post email stjosephspcwhitburn@hotmail.com and we will forward on details of responsibilities. There will be some paper copies on the night as well.
The voting will take place at the meeting after nominations have been received. Please ensure you speak to the person before nominating them. You are also welcome to put yourself forward for the posts. We require these posts to be filled to ensure a parent council can carry on.
Everyone is welcome to this meeting. This is your Parent Council, therefore, as well as filling these posts we want to hear any suggestions or questions you have.
We hope to see you all there.
Links to the responsibilities of each post:
Chairperson:https://connect.scot/application/files/5415/3417/3540/E_M3_Guidelines_for_the_PC_or_PTA_Chair_FINAL.pdf
The Whitburn Cluster and Community club
Sessions have now resumed after the Easter break, if your child is interested in trying something new and has an interest in sport then sessions are taking place across the Whitburn Cluster in Athletics, Dance, Judo, Netball and Swimming. With sessions starting at just £2 per week there are plenty of opportunities for pupils to get active in time for Summer. For more information please see the attached and contact Ben Boatman, Active Schools Coordinator on ben.boatman@westlothian.gov.uk
2019-04_Whitburn_Primary_Club_Flyer
A6 whitburn Wildcats Netball proof
World Book Day in P1/2
Primary 1/2 went on a World Book Day Scavenger Hunt. We had so much fun working together and looking at new books. 
World Book Day
This year we will celebrate world book day with a range of activities in class. There is no need to dress up.
We will also have a focus on books during the week beginning 18th of March with a Scholastic Book Fair, which will be available to visit on Parents Evening ( 21st March).
Resilience – Another chance to see!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Community showing of Resilience. If you were unable to attend you would be more than welcome to go to one of our local schools who are also showing the film. Some of the comments that were left last night included:
“Amazing work being done in St Joseph’s”
“I was totally unaware that all this work was going on”
“…open evenings in other schools with the movie to increase awareness”
Look out for further information on our “Conversation Cafes” coming soon.
Resilience – Reminder
Remember tonight – Wednesday 30th January 2019 For one night only! Resilience – The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the discussion with Suzanne Zeedyk (Author and Research Scientist in the field of child development). It would be great to have at least one person from each family to join representatives of the local and wider community.
Active Maths Fun in P1/2
Primary 1/2 have had lots of fun today using our new maths games. We have been matching objects, adding and fishing for numbers.
P5 sharing stories and reading to P1.
Primary 5 have been writing Christmas stories for the children in P1.
They’ve worked incredibly hard this week and turned their stories into beautiful books with fantastic illustrations.
Today we had the opportunity to share our stories with the children from P1.
Mass in St Joseph’s Church
Our monthly Mass will take place at 10.00am in St Joseph’s Church.
The weather forecast looks quite mixed so please ensure that everyone is dressed appropriately.
If you are free why not join us?
