Amazing News!!! 3 of our girls now cycling independently ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

Thank you to the pupils and staff who walked with us this morning as part of Walk to School Week @stjosephsps.bsky.social @mrsgallacherstjoes.bsky.social @mrsevansjoe.bsky.social

We have been learning about the layers of the ocean. We made our own oceans in a bottle. Investigating liquids. #thestjoesstory

This week is walk to school week. We talked about the importance of walking. Many take the car. We spoke about trying to park further away and walking. We will be walking on Thursday from the ‘Pad’ Hope to see a lot there. 🥰

Well done to all the children who performed at the St Joseph’s Talent Show today. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

Well done to J who performed at the talent show today. Congratulations on winning 2nd place! @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

Well done to A who performed at the Talent show today @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

It’s St St Joseph’s Day which means… St Joseph’s Got Talent. Well done to O who performed @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

First week of our new block of Skills Academy. Orienteering for this group. They thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you to P7 O, K and R for leading this group. #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Last block of our skills academy this week. Well done to M and M from P7 who led Lego. 🥰⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Well done P2 creative Cassidys we’re very busy in class creating our wall display. 🐡🐠🐬🌊🐳🐙 #thestjoesstory

Team building activities today in P.E

Music today with Mrs Aitken. Following beats and playing them on percussion instruments. #thestjoesstory

We were very busy making our model rock pools on Monday. #creativeCassidy #thestjoesstory

On Monday P2 we’re all creative Cassidy’s!! We made models of rock pools. We included Anemones and muscles to name a few!!! We used lots of materials. #thesstjoesstory

Please find a letter in homework folders for those who haven’t handed back bike lesson forms.

World Book Day. P1-P3 rotated around the classes and heard stories on the theme of sustainability. In my class we listened the story ‘Odd Fish’ 🐠 We then cleaned the ocean, coloured pollution pictures and sorted cards into pollution and good for the earth. #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Outdoor learning tomorrow for an hour. Please bring sensible footwear and jacket. @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Music with Mrs Aitken today using percussion instruments following the beat, learning rhythm @stjosephsps.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

This weeks sound is ‘igh’ M brought in this magnificent creation from home. Inspired by ‘igh’ He had made knights fighting in the castle at night! What a creative Cora M and his mum are! Thank you for sharing! #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Week 7 of our skills academy. Winners of the challenge this week were A with a house and SP with the Turkish 🇹🇷 flag. #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Showing the moon travelling around 🌍 #thestjoesstory

This afternoon we were Moon Hunters. We worked with a partner to show how the moon travels around the spinning Earth. We threw different sized ‘asteroids’ into mud puddles and talked about gravity.

“Mrs Dennis I’m a creative Cassidy!” #thestjoesstory

Nook time this afternoon means more Skills for life!!! #thestjoesstory

Today we worked with a partner to study space. We used Meta SkillLeading Li and Collaborating Cora. Each pair was given a space word to find 3 facts about. We used iPads and books. We drew a picture and wrote the facts. #thestjoesstory

The Rights Respecting School Ambassadors took assembly today to discuss ‘Article of the week’ The group made a poster for our wall. We discussed children’s rights 17 and 19. We learned about internet safety. Please see ways parents can help keep their child safe on the internet. #thestjoesstory

During Lent we will be supporting SCIAF’s WEE BOX appeal. Children can bring any ‘loose change’ you can spare to fill our WEE BOXES in school. Thank you for your support #thestjoesstory @sciaf.bsky.social

Learning money. We have been using our meta skills. Some activities involved collaborating we used some of our thinking classroom rules to work together. The person that holds the pen doesn’t do the thinking. #thestjoesstory

Reading book only for homework this week as it is a short week. @stjosephsps.bsky.social

Week5 of Skills Academy. L is explaining to the group her build. #thestjoesstory

Week5 of Skills Academy. Our Lego Champion winners #stjoesstory

Week 5 of Skills Academy. Lego Club worked in pairs. They enjoyed the Lego challenge #thestjoesstory

We are having some Rich Play time in the Nook. G is teaching the boys how to play Rush Hour. M also enjoyed a try of the weighted blanket. He said it was 🤩 amazing. #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

This morning we are the teachers. We have to fix the punctuation mistakes. We are working collaboratively and leading our learning. #thestjoesstory

This weeks Skills Academy Lego challenge winners built an aquarium and arcade which included a place to eat. #thestjoesstory @skillsdevscot.bsky.social

Week 3 of skills Academy. Lots of creativity, building the Lego challenge set by our P7 leaders #thestjoesstory @skillsdevscot.bsky.social

Star writers today ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📝📝📝 #thestjoesstory

Amazing partner work today testing each other counting in 2s 3s and 4s #thestjoesstory

Rich play this afternoon in the Nook. We used our Metaskills, even Mrs Dennis. Nessie was hard work!!! J and I preserved. Critical thinking and Adapting!! @skillsdevscot.bsky.social #thestjoesstory @stjosephsps.bsky.social

More thinking classroom today. Talking about our thinking. Being Critical Chris Collaborating Cora and Communicating Cate. @skillsdevscot.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

More thinking classroom today. Talking about our thinking. Being Critical Chris Collaborating Cora and Communicating Cate. @skillsdevscot.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

Our Values Awards last week at assembly recognised these two super stars! Always kind and respectful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#thestjoesstory

Last week these children were our homework champions. I wonder who it will be this week. #thestjoesstory

star writers ✍️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#thestjoesstory

Skills Academy. P7 leading the learning. Identifying the Meta Skills @skillsdevscot.bsky.social #thestjoesstory

Term 3 Skills Academy has begun. Leading the learning this time are our P7 pupils. This is the Lego room where the children successfully identified the Meta Skills we will be using #thestjoesstory @skillsdevscot.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thinking classroom. Working collaboratively. Talking about our thinking. #thestjoesstory @skillsdevscot.bsky.social

We wrote about the Loch Ness Monster. Well done to do these 3 star writers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#thestjoesstory

Well done to our Curriculum achievers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #thestjoesstory