A huge thank you to our visiting parent speaker, who kindly came in to share some of their experiences of STEAM areas. We heard lots about programming, space technology and even got to try out some scientific equipment.
St Joseph’s STEAM Week
This week in St Joseph’s we are celebrating STEAM week. Today we were joined by Tomasz, Ross and Gordon from West Lothian College. We learned about pneumatics and had the opportunity to create our own circuits using air powered compressors to use a piston. Our P3/4 and P4 classes learned about air powered cars and created their own moving models.
EcosySTEMS
Please note there has been a slight change to our EcosySTEMs event, which is due to take place on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May. P2/3 will now attend the park on Wednesday 22nd and P6/7 will go on Thursday 23rd. Please ensure your child has returned their permission slip to the school and is wearing weather appropriate clothing, including footwear.
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P6 had lots of fun taking part in our Active Schools Cross Country event at Whitburn Academy. We challenged ourselves to complete the course in our best possible time and enjoyed meeting children from other schools in our local area.
Reading Schools Award – Parent & Carers attitude to reading survey
We are working towards our first Scottish Book Trust Reading Schools Award. As part of this, we would like as many parents & carers as possible to complete a quick survey on their attitudes to reading. Click on the link below to fill it in.
https://forms.office.com/e/mugS5yjFh9
Thank you!
Eco-sySTEMS
Next week we are looking forward to our Eco-sySTEMS event. These are some of the exciting activities we have planned for the 22nd/23rd May. If you haven’t already done so please return your child’s EE2 form. In addition, please look ahead at the weather forecast to ensure your child is suitably dressed and has enough water for a full day of outdoor learning.
Easy Fundraising – Help raise funds for the school
On behalf of the Parent Council and the school, thank you to everyone who has signed up to Easy Fundraising!
For anyone who hasn’t heard, Easy Fundraising is a super simple way to help raise funds for the school. If you’re already shopping online, you can sign up to use Easy Fundraising and a percentage of every transaction will be donated to the school at no extra cost to you!
If you’re interested in helping out the Parent Council raise funds for the kids, this is definitely the easiest way to do it 
Follow the link below to get started
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/st-josephs-primary-whitburn
ATSSA Award Bronze Level Accreditation
We are delighted to share that we have been awarded our Bronze Level accreditation for the Attachment and Trauma Sensitive Schools Award (ATSSA) and now recognised as an “Attachment and Trauma Aware” school. This is an external sign of recognition of our commitment to develop a culture of compassion and nurture in St Joseph’s.
You can read our report, written by Jenny Nock (award creator) below. We were very happy to have been seen as having 8 ‘particular strengths’. We will continue our journey and hopefully achieve our Silver Award in September.
Share the Learning Event
A big thank you to everyone who was able to make it along to our ‘Share the Learning’ parent-pupil event yesterday. The children really enjoyed welcoming you to their classrooms, sharing their work with you and taking part in some fun activities together. Our next parent-pupil event will take place on Monday 17th June 2024.
