School Mass
School Mass this month will be a Memorial Mass for Mary Prior. It will take place in St Joseph’s Church at 10.00 am on Thursday 29th August 2019. All are welcome to attend.
Mary Prior was Head Teacher of St Joseph’s until 2006. Please pass on this information to former pupils, former parents or staff who you know, who may wish to attend.
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
Active Schools in partnership with West Lothian Council accredited club SWIM IT are now taking bookings for the final block of P3-P7 After School Swimming lessons at Whitburn Academy for this academic year
The lessons will take place on Wednesdays from 3.50pm -4.35pm (pre-swimming changing time from 3.40pm-3.50pm and after from 4.35pm-5pm) at Whitburn Academy Swimming Pool starting Wednesday 15th May to Wednesday 19th June 2019.
The cost is £15 for a block of 6 lessons (£2.50 per session) and parents can book a space via Fiona Donald at fiona@swim-it.co.uk
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
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).
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.
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.
Father Sebastian has asked us to remind all parents of children making their First Confession that the Rite of Illumination will take place on Sunday 20th January @ 10am in St Joseph’s Church. All children who will be making their First Confession this year are expected to attend with their parents.
Thank you
Primary 3/4 have been using repeated addition to help them with their multiplication. 
