St Joseph's PS Whitburn

Rookie Rockstars will be performing with our pupils on Thursday  9th May. All pupils are expected to attend and arrive in school at 6.00 pm.  Doors will open at 6.15 pm.  Children and family members are encouraged to dress as  rockstars and join in the fun.

Merchandise will available at the concert – wristbands for £3, hats and t-shirts for £10 each or £15 for a hat and a t-shirt.  CDs of the children performing can  be ordered on the night at a cost of £5.00.

There are still a few tickets available from the school office.

We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

Mrs  Burns

 

 

We have been learning:

• to be Rookie Rockstars!
• to represent and interpret data using Carroll diagrams and bar charts
• to read and spell words with the sound ‘kn’

 

Do you have your tickets? Are you ready to rock? St Joseph’s will rock on Thursday 9th May at 6.30pm (All pupils should arrive by 6.00pm)

Below are some images of the CD being recorded! Can you spot the big boom mics? Now it is off to Neil the sound engineer who will put it together. Make sure you order a copy at the show!

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Curriculum Planning event last night.  We appreciate your continued support in helping us deliver the best experiences for our children.

 

Patricia Mooney

It is with great sadness that we bring you news of the passing of Miss Mary Prior, former Head Teacher of St. Joseph’s Primary.  Miss Prior spent most of her teaching career here in St. Joseph’s and was fully devoted to the education of our children.  Please remember her and her family in your prayers.

 

Frances Burns

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£250 benefit starts Monday and will be fourth new social security benefit.

A brand new benefit for low income families opens for applications on Monday 29 April.

The £250 Early Learning Payment is for children aged between two to three and a half and can be used for anything from children’s clothes and shoes to toys, books or days out.

This payment is part of the Scottish Government’s new Best Start Grant package. This financial support includes the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, which has been open for applications since December and the Best Start Grant School Age payment which will open in June.

 

Full details can be found here:

https://news.gov.scot/news/new-best-start-grant-payment-to-open

The following is the link to the Social Security Scotland Web page where applicants can apply online for both Pregnancy and Baby Payment and Early Years Payment

https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant/

The final Payment for School Age children is still scheduled to go live on 3/6/19

Today Primary 5 took on the Titanic Building Challenge.

Building the Titanic Challenge

We learned about the size and structure of the Titanic and to work together as a team.

Success Criteria

To be successful we had to

• Create a large picture of the Titanic on the wall
• Include all features of the real Titanic
• Make the size of the features and the ship in proportion
• Listen to each other
• Make decisions and solve problems
• Make sure everyone had a job to do

We had a very successful afternoon.

 

We have been learning:

• about multiplication as an array of numbers
• to read and write words using the sound ‘ff’
• to draw our favourite toys using chalk

Welcome to the Summer Term, I hope you had a lovely Easter.  Already the diary is beginning to fill up with school events , excursions and activities.   We would like parents to become more involved in planning exciting learning opportunities.   On Wednesday the first of May from 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm the teaching staff will be hosting a drop- in session  to share the topics being covered by their class this term.
We value your involvement and  would love you to contribute any new ideas and suggestions.   Please come along and join in this new joint venture.

Regards

Mrs Burns