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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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The Nativity
Tue 10 Dec 2024The children's performance was absolutely fantastic! EYFS and KS1 had worked extremely hard to remember all of their lines and they spoke so eloquently and could be heard from the back of the hall. All the children sang beautifully.
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Nursery and Reception Advent Stay and Pray
Fri 06 Dec 2024To help guide us throughout our Advent journey, Nursery and Reception prepared a Stay and Pray liturgy to help us remind us to be hopeful and prepare for the birth of Christ and Jesus’ second coming. Parents were welcomed into our school to share this journey with us. Throughout the liturgy the children reverently reflected on what Father Craig had told us in his homily to be actively waiting. The Reception Liturgy Leaders were fabulous in organising the prayer focus and leading us in prayer.
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Panto Time
Thu 05 Dec 2024Year One to Year Six had a fabulous time at the pantomime. They all really enjoyed Beauty and the Beast.
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Year 6 DT Day
Wed 04 Dec 2024In DT yesterday, Year 6 were designing and using their sewing skills to decorate shopping bags. They looked at existing products, researched famous designers such as Louis Vuitton and designed their own bags. The children then spent the afternoon sewing and making their own tote bags to use when they go shopping. There were some excellent designs - we may even have the next fashion designer of the future! Well done Year 6, sewing can be very tricky but you all worked really hard.
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Whole School Mass
Tue 03 Dec 2024This afternoon we gathered in the school hall to celebrate a lovely Advent Mass together.
During his Homily, Fr Craig spoke to us about this special time of waiting as a time of being active in our preparations to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas.
The children suggested some great examples of the ways they can be active while they wait- sharing love and kindness with others, praying, supporting those in need and counting down using our Advent wreaths and calendars.
Fr Craig also blessed the beautiful Advent wreaths made by each class to help them with this important time of preparation and waiting.
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St Andrew's Day
Mon 02 Dec 2024Today we celebrated St Andrew’s Day! The children in St Andrew’s house led our assembly this morning, telling everyone all about St Andrew and why we celebrate him. During the afternoon, St Andrew’s house gathered together and took part in some Scottish dancing. They also designed their own tartan and coloured the national flower - a thistle. Every class also had a special Scottish treat - shortbread! All the children were amazing and did St Andrew’s house proud!
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Year Five Class Assembly
Fri 29 Nov 2024Year 5's assembly this morning was all about space and the solar system. They told us lots of facts about planets and other parts of space, sang a song about the 8 planets and used props to help us visualise as they spoke. Well done, Year 5, you showed real maturity preparing for, and delivering, this assembly. You took it extremely seriously and delivered it clearly and enthusiastically.
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Year One Parent and Child trip to Kingswood
Fri 29 Nov 2024The second half of Year 1 had a blast at Kingswood today! They toasted marshmallows on the campfire explored the sensory trail , met some friendly animals , and had fun building dens. Well done Year 1!
Thank you to The Kingswood Trust for providing our Year 1 class and their family members with this fantastic opportunity.
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Year 4 performance- Christmas Past and Present.
Tue 26 Nov 2024Year 4 are busy rehearsing as part of a choir made up of approximately 200 children from Walsall schools. They have had a fantastic afternoon and sound absolutely amazing! The performance of ‘Christmas Past and Present’ at Walsall Arena was fabulous. The children sang beautifully.
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Year Two trip to the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham
Tue 26 Nov 2024Year 2 had a wonderful time at Birmingham Botanical Gardens yesterday. First, they had a tour around the glass houses where they saw lots of different plants including cactus, tea plant and rubber plant as well as learning some interesting facts. In the afternoon, everyone enjoyed the animal handling workshop where they got to hold a stick insect, giant African land snail, bearded dragon and corn snake. Well done Year 2 for your excellent enthusiasm. You will find lots more photos on the Year Two class page.
