St Joseph's PS Whitburn

Teacher Industrial Action Tuesday 31 January

Information on strike action in schools

West Lothian Council has been notified that national strike action by teaching unions is taking place in West Lothian on Tuesday 31 January.

This will result in a significant reduction in staffing levels within schools.

All West Lothian schools (primary, secondary and ASN) are expected to close to all pupils on Tuesday 31 January

All West Lothian council nurseries and early learning centres will be open to all children, as normal.

National negotiations are still ongoing, and if they are able to reach an agreement, it is possible that strike action could be called off. In this event, we will notify you as soon as possible via Groupcall, with updates on the council’s website and social media.

For further information and updates see the West Lothian website

Create our nursery logo

Don’t forget to return your nursery logo entry. We are going to extend the return date to Monday the 30th January.

The new logo will be used to replace the existing teddy bear logo.

Once all entries are in, the winner will receive a fabulous prize for there efforts!

Happy drawing

Invitation Primary 4/3 Assembly and Conversation Cafe

You are warmly invited to the Primary 4/3 Assembly on Friday 27^th January 2023

Our Assembly will begin with a “Conversation Cafe” from 8.45 which will be followed by the assembly.

P4 STEM Challenge

P4 have had a busy week this week. On Thursday we had fun learning about STEM with our Lego WeDo kits.

We built Milo our Mars Rover and used the Ipad to control its movements.

Wonder what we’ll design and built next week? 🤔

Important – Community Connections – Important

Community Connections is open to all West Lothian residents over the age of sixteen, creates the opportunity for people to speak with someone face to face, no lengthy call centre queue or chat bots or internet searches, there is no need for an appointment, the right advice, at the right time, in the right location. Community Connections is a gateway to all Council, NHS and third sector services, for anyone dealing with long term health conditions or looking for assistance. Support has been provided for Occupational Health, Employment Skills, Benefit Checks, Energy Advice, Adult Disability Payment, Housing, Support for Carers to name a few.

There are now drop ins at Blackburn, Broxburn, East Calder, Fauldhouse, Linlithgow, Livingston North, Stoneyburn, West Calder, Armadale, Blackburn. From March there will be drop-ins at Armadale, Boghall, Craigshill and Winchburgh.

Drop in location and times

Location	Address	Day	Time
Blackburn	Blackburn, Partnership Centre Ashgrove Blackburn EH47 7LL	Tues	10am – 12pm
Broxburn	Strathbrock Partnership Centre 189A West Main St Broxburn EH52 5LH	Mon	2pm – 4pm
East Calder	Dave King Partnership Centre, 139 Main St, East Calder, EH53 0EP	Wed	2pm – 4pm
Fauldhouse	The Hub 10 Main St Fauldhouse EH47 9HX	Tues	10am – 12pm
Linlithgow	Library, Tam Dalyell House 93 High St Linlithgow EH49 7EZ	Thurs	2pm – 4pm

Two hour slots in the heart of the Community, to provide face to face assistance, tea/coffee and a listening ear to deal with any concerns that people may have. Further information is available here

Confirmation June 2023

Sacrament of Confirmation.

There will be an enrolment meeting on Wednesday 25th January in St. Joseph’s Church at 7pm for parents of children in primary 7 who wish their child to make their Sacrament of Confirmation. Children must have made their Holy Communion and should be attending Sunday Mass. The Sacrament is scheduled to be conferred by Archbishop Leo Cushley on Thursday 15^th June in St. Joseph’s Church, Whitburn.

P5 Assembly and Conversation Cafe

Invitation

You are warmly invited to the Primary 5 Assembly

on Friday 9^th December 2022

Our Assembly will begin with a “Conversation Cafe” from 8.45 which will be followed by the assembly.

School Fayre – Raffle Prize Winners

Unclaimed Prizes

Please check your tickets, the following tickets have prizes that can be collected from the school office.

Salmon colour 496-500

Blue 1-5

Blue 91-95

Salmon 431-435

Salmon 471-475

Thank you to everyone who attended today and who contributed to the Fayre.

School Parking.

With the Christmas Fayre today, we expect large numbers of pedestrians and traffic. This a reminder that there are no parking facilities for parents on the school grounds and we ask that you are mindful of others when parking in the surrounding areas.

Regards,

Social Media Posts.

It has been brought to our attention that information regarding school Diary dates has been posted on social media. This information has not come via the school’s official communication channels, therefore please disregard it as these are not accurate.