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We are always busy here at St. Joseph's. Have a look at some of the things that have been going on in school recently ...
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Year 1 visti to Essington Fruit Farm
Thu 20 Jul 2023Year 1 visited Essington Fruit Farm today as part of their learning in Science and Design & Technology. They are learning where food comes from and how it is grown. The children enjoyed picking their own punnets of strawberries from the farm and are looking forward to sharing them with their families later. Well done Year 1!
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Y3 visit Birmingham's Progressive Synagogue
Tue 18 Jul 2023Last week, Year 3 visited Birmingham Progressive Synagogue as part of their learning in PSHE about being tolerant of different people's beliefs. They were made very welcome and enjoyed looking around and learning about more about how Jewish people pray. The children's behaviour was exceptional during their visit - well done, Year 3!
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Reception Family Learning Workshop - Under the Sea fun!
Wed 12 Jul 2023Thank you to all of the parents and family members for coming to join our wonderful Reception children in their under the sea workshop today. The children have really enjoyed their learning over the last few weeks and also loved sharing it with their families this afternoon.
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Reception Class visit to SeaLife, Birmingham
Fri 07 Jul 2023Our Reception class had the best day at the Sea Life centre in Birmingham today. They enjoyed seeing penguins, otters, jellyfish, sharks and many more wonderful animals. Our children were, as always, polite and well behaved. Well done Reception!
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Y4 DT - Musical instrument project
Fri 07 Jul 2023Year 4 made musical instruments in their DT unit this half term. They then decorated either a drum, a guitar or a castanet with their parents. The children did a great job, using patience, resilience and teamwork to create their final product.
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Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation
Wed 05 Jul 2023Congratulations to everyone who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last night. May the Holy Spirit inspire you, guide you and fill you with the joy of Jesus Christ throughout your lives.
It was a really beautiful Mass. Thank you Fr Craig and everyone else involved in making it such a wonderful celebration.
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Year 5 Orienteering workshop with parents
Wed 05 Jul 2023Year 5 worked with their parents this afternoon to complete an orienteering quiz. They used a map to find quiz questions about their learning during their time in Year 5. The answers gave letter clues to an anagram about one of their Geography Topics. Well done to everyone who took part!
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Year 3 prayer time inspired by Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi.
Wed 05 Jul 2023Year 3 led a prayer service for their parents and grandparents yesterday. The children chose the theme of saving our planet. They dedicated their service to St. Francis of Assisi who dedicated his life to the poor as well as caring for nature and animals. The children are eager to spread the message from Pope Francis' message in Laudato Si' of caring for our planet. Well done, Year 3
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Poetry fun in Year Two
Wed 05 Jul 2023Over the next few weeks, Year 2 will be writing some poetry based on The Garden Year by Sara Coleridge. 🌸🌻 In our lesson today, children predicted what they thought the poem would be about based on the title. They then learnt about the vocabulary in the poem before we read it tomorrow. Then worked together as a group to match the words to the correct meaning.
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Year 6 perform 'Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits'
Tue 04 Jul 2023Year 6 put on a fantastic performance of 'Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits' for their leavers' play. They sang amazingly, learnt all their lines, made all the props and scenery and really wowed their audience with their spectacular show. Well done Year 6, you should feel really proud of yourselves.
More photos can be found on the Year 6 class page.
https://www.st-josephs.walsall.sch.uk/year-6-leavers-play/
