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This year we thought it would be good if the school and parent council worked together to create costumes so that we all, as a community, can join in on the Gala Day celebrations. To do this, some parents are working with the school to organise costumes for the children to wear. These will come in at a cost of £5 each, with any leftover funds going to the Parent and Nursery Council for future events.

The theme for this year’s Gala Day is Roald Dahl books and St Joseph’s have chosen “The Big Friendly Giant” as their book. The costumes have been designed for the BFG or for Sophie (all items included are detailed below). From your own stock at home, to finish the outfit, you will only need a pair of black leggings/trousers (and potentially a cardigan for Sophie).

The children have been shown the costumes in school, pictures can be viewed below. A letter will be sent home with a return slip for you to order a costume/costumes. Please return the slip to the school  with the money as soon as possible, but no later than 24th of May, and your child will be sent home with the appropriate outfit/accessories.

If you are interested in helping, we invite you to come along to one of our crafting drop-in sessions on Friday mornings between 09am – 12pm at the school on the following dates: 03/05, 10/05, 17/05, 24/05, 31/05, 07/06, 14/06 and 21/06.

Many thanks for your attention,
The Parent and Nursery Council

Over recent weeks, our P6s have been working with Shani from Sustrans Scotland to develop our Bikeability skills. Today we applied these skills while taking part in a group ride within our local area. We cycled as a group to Polkemmet park, saw some of the points of interest within the park then took part in a scavenger hunt. 

On Wednesday 1st May, St Joseph’s Primary will be hosting a ‘Share the Learning’ event within the school. Our learners are eager to welcome all parents to their classrooms on that afternoon so as to share some of the wonderful learning they have done over the past term. There will also be time for some short activities which you can do alongside your child. The event begins at 2pm, all classes will be participating.

If you have children in different classes, please feel free to move between classes during this event.

Iona House met today and created some lego models of things we can ‘reduce, reuse or recycle’. We had fabulous models of bottles, boxes, trees, wellie boots and gardens.

On Tuesday, P6 visited Almond Valley Heritage Centre in Livingston as part of our ‘Whitburn and West Lothian’ topic. We learned about the role mining played in our local history and found out about the lives of miners. We also got to meet some of the animals that live at the centre.

If you did not have the opportunity to complete this year’s “West Lothian Ethos Survey for Parents and Carers” at parents’ evening, please complete it here as soon as possible.

https://forms.office.com/e/Qz3dwMkBvX 

The Parent Council are hosting a meeting in school on Monday 25th March at 6pm to discuss Whitburn Galaday.

We would love to invite anyone who is interested in helping to organise the best galaday for the kids to come along. This could be anything from helping to make costumes to walking.

The minutes from the Parent Council’s meeting in March can be viewed below. Our next meeting is on 13th May at 6pm. All are welcome to attend – we would love to see more parents there!

St Joseph’s PC meeting 04th March 2024

Today, as part of World Book Day, P6 joined the boys and girls from the nursery to take part in a paired reading activity. There were lots of smiles and happy faces during our reading.

The West Lothian Advice Network is hosting a Financial Wellbeing Networking Event on Wednesday 20 March 2024 from 2.00pm – 4.00pm at Whitburn Partnership Centre.

The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the organisations that provide support to the wider West Lothian community including:

• A fun speed networking session where you can hear directly from services within a set time
• Information stalls to learn more about the wide range of support services on offer
• Time for networking and discussion with other attendees

We have a vast range of organisations attending the event – if you work with people who are struggling financially, need advice about money, debts, budgeting or information on the wider support available then this event is for you!

To book your place click here or go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/west-lothian-council-advice-shop