Congratulations to all of those who were confirmed by Bishop Leo on Thursday evening. Here are the P7 pupils from St Joseph’s who were Confirmed.
Congratulations to those who celebrated their First Communion
On Saturday 1st of June pupils from St Joseph’s Primary with their families and friends celebrated their First Holy Communion.
Eco-sySTEM’s – Polkemmet Park
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are pleased to announce that the Polkemmet Park trip has been rescheduled to take place on the 5th and 6th of June.
5th June
P5P, P5G, P6, P6/7 and P2/3
6th June
P1,P1/2, P3/4, P4 and P7
Please note that all current EE2 forms will remain in place. However, if you have changed your mind about your child attending the trip, please notify us by 03/06/24.
All children should bring a packed lunch on the date on their trip. If your child requested a packed lunch from school on the original date we have automatically requested another one to be made for the rearranged date.
Please dress your child in comfortable clothing and shoes suitable for outdoor activities. Apply sunscreen to your child’s skin before leaving. Your child will need to apply throughout the day as needed. If your child has a known allergy or has issues with hay fever, please ensure they have taken their anti-histamine medication as directed by their doctor or pharmacist on the morning of the trip.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have cause and appreciate your understanding as we adjust the dates. We are excited to still make this trip a memorable one for all involved!
Best regards,
Mrs Thomas
Pope Francis Faith Award – Congratulations Primary 7
Recently at our school mass Fr Sebastian was delighted to present the Pope Francis Faith Award to 22 of our P7 students.
The PFFA begins in Primary 6 and involves regular reflection on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Each pupil then records how these gifts show themselves in action in school, at home, in the local community, and in their church.
Please support our present P6 and next year’s P6 and P7 as they work through the programme.
St Joseph’s Equity team
Now, more than ever, there are severe financial pressures on families in our community. Every year in the UK, £15 billion of welfare payments and financial support go unclaimed.
If you are in need of information or advice, St Joseph’s Primary School has contact with external organisations who may be able to advise you on benefits and/or financial support which is available. In order to sign-post you towards an organisation that can offer support, please complete our ‘Equity Form’ by clicking on the link below, or by scanning the QR code. For example, many people benefit from advice on budgeting, help with energy bills, school uniforms as well as other issues.
https://forms.office.com/e/g8pEXhHy4z
This week at St Joseph’s, we started our Project Based Learning sessions. As part of this approach, learners will chose skills to develop then decide on a project which will help them to further develop these skills. P6 have chosen to develop their creativity, team working and communication skills by taking part in a range of activities such as creating an art portfolio, sewing clothes for toys, plasticine models, keyboard skills and creating their own comic book stories.
Parent Speaker Visit
Thank you to Mrs Haigh who kindly came in to speak to us about her work in engineering and bridge construction. We learned about ways that bridges are transported and how engineering can change peoples lives.
STEAM Week – Thursday
Our STEAM week continued on Thursday with our P5-P7 classes taking part in lots of fun activities within the school. We did some work on team construction, ‘gutterball’, bottle flip challenges, Building Thinking Classrooms and coding using BBC Microbits.
West Lothian College – P1’s Wonderful Woodwork
We were joined by Graeme Binnie from West Lothian College, who kindly delivered his award winning woodwork workshop with our P1 class. Children had the opportunity to draw a picture then, under adult supervision, use woodworking tools and timber to turn their drawing into a woodwork sculpture.
STEAM Week Activities
Despite the weather, St Joseph’s STEAM week continued today with our P1-P4 classes taking part in school based EcosySTEM activities. We constructed some shelters which animals could live in, we created ‘gutter runs’, we had coding activities in the library and some classes even created spaghetti based construction models.
