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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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Culture Day
Fri 20 Dec 2024At St Joseph’s, we pride ourselves on our diversity and vast cultural community and it was lovely to see so many children and staff dressed in their cultural clothes today. The children have had a wonderful day celebrating all of our different cultures and finding out new and exciting facts. All children have placed their St Joseph’s sticker on the school world map to celebrate our fantastic diverse community.
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Year 3 and Year 4 Advent Stay and Pray
Tue 17 Dec 2024Thank you to everyone who came to the Year Three and Four Advent stay and pray. It was lovely to see the prayer service planned by the liturgy leaders. They thought carefully about the aspects of gather, listen, respond and go forth and reminded us that during this busy time of time of year we need to stop and reflect and prepare our hearts to welcome Jesus.
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Year 5 trip to Leicester Space Centre
Tue 17 Dec 2024Year 5 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Leicester Space Centre last Thursday. They watched a show in the planetarium which was very interesting about how astronauts prepare for a space launch and how they stay healthy while there. After lunch, the children had some free time to explore the rocket tower - a 144 step climb to the top - and all the exhibits. They were fascinated by the Mars Rover, the machine to test for space sickness and the example of how heavy a tin of beans would be on each planet, the sun and the moon. Their behaviour was excellent as always - they did St Joseph's and their families proud! Well done Year 5!
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Christmas Fair
Tue 17 Dec 2024Thank you again to all who supported our Christmas Fair! It was lots of fun!
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Year 5 and Year 6 Advent Stay and Pray
Mon 16 Dec 2024Year 5 and 6 liturgy leaders planned and prepared a wonderful liturgy today. The children and their family members made Christingles, thinking about the meaning of the different symbols and then used these as a focus during their prayer time.
The liturgy leaders shared readings about the Wise Men and the gifts they brought for Jesus, and read prayers they had written before asking us all to join in singing 'We Three Kings'.
The lit Christingles created a beautiful prayerful atmosphere, reminding us all to allow the Light of Christ to enter our lives this Christmas .
Well done, children and thank you to all the families who attended!
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Mini Vinnies in action
Mon 16 Dec 2024Many thanks to the representatives of the Mini Vinnies from Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy and St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School for helping us pack over 100 bags of goodies which have been collected this Advent for the Good Shepherd Services.
The bags have been collected in our parish and some of the parish schools and contain socks, gloves, toiletries, food, chocolates and most of all love and prayers for those who will receive them.
The hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows helped us keep going
Great team effort folks!
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Nativity Diorama competition entries
Mon 16 Dec 2024It’s been very difficult judging the Nativity Diorama competition entries. Have a look at some of the fantastic designs!
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Nursery and Reception trip to Cannock Chase
Fri 13 Dec 2024Nursery & Reception had a lovely time on their Christmas Wishes Trip to Cannock Chase Museum.
They had lots of fun doing different Christmassy activities…
making bird feeders
making a paper Christmas tree
writing letters to Santa
making reindeer food
They were all on their best behaviour too, so we think Santa will be pleased.
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Year 3 DT day at St Thomas More
Fri 13 Dec 2024Year 3 visited St Thomas More School for a bread making workshop linked to their D&T work about Healthy Packed Lunches and their Healthy Eating topic in Science.
After washing their hands to follow food hygiene rules, the children weighed their flour, added water and mixed their ingredients until it became a soft dough.
After a short run around outside on the playground, as the dough was baking into bread, they returned to collect their finished products. They children really enjoyed tasting their bread!
The children's effort and behaviour were outstanding - well done children! Thank you to St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall for helping us with our learning!
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Year 1 and Year2 Advent Stay and Pray
Thu 12 Dec 2024Thank you to all the parents who came to the Year 1 and Year 2 Advent stay and pray. The children worked hard with the liturgy leaders to plan and deliver a reverent prayer and liturgy service. The readers read eloquently and the singing was beautiful. The children reminded us all that during this extremely busy time of the year we need to open our hearts to Jesus.
