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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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Walsall Community Litter Watch Year 6
Mon 21 Oct 2024As part of their sustainability topic in Science and linked to our aim to be stewards of God's creation, Year 6 went on a litter pick today around the local area. They collected a shocking 26 bags of rubbish! Well done to Year 6, and the staff and parents who joined in, for making a positive contribution to their environment. Thank you Walsall Community Litter Watch for helping us today!
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Year One trip to Dudley Zoo
Mon 21 Oct 2024Year One had a brilliant time on their visit to Dudley Zoo to help them with their learning in Science about animal classification!
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Year 2 Guy Fawkes Workshop
Fri 18 Oct 2024Year 2 had a fantastic day taking part in a Guy Fawkes workshop. They learnt all about The Gunpowder Plot through a range of activities including drama, freeze frame and art work. Excellent work Year 2!
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Get Cycling in School
Tue 15 Oct 2024St Joseph's have taken part in an exciting Get Cycling in Schools programme run by the Bikeability Trust. As well as some fantastic training for some of our staff team, we were gifted six balance bikes and helmets. This week the children in Reception have been trying them out and have really enjoyed using them in our outdoor area.
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Year 4 Art Morning at St Thomas More
Tue 15 Oct 2024Year 4 visited St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall this morning and created clay tiles with fruit patterns on them. They were inspired by the artist Cezanne. They worked really hard and were a credit to our school. Well done Year 4!
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Transport Survey Year 5
Tue 15 Oct 2024Year 5 walked to 2 different streets in the local area and completed a survey of the different modes of transport which pass through Darlaston. They noticed lots of cars and pedestrians but not many motorbikes on this particular afternoon. They behaved very sensibly and collected some excellent data.
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Guinness World Record Attempt
Thu 03 Oct 2024The children took part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest poetry lesson online. The children, along with many others around the world, worked with a poet to create a collective poem. The poem will be published and we look forward to sharing it with you soon! Well done everyone!
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Harvest Mass
Tue 01 Oct 2024On Tuesday, Key stage Two pupils joined the parishioners at St Joseph's Church, Darlaston for a special Harvest Mass. The children read beautifully and sang with great enthusiasm. Fr Craig helped us all to think about the importance of sharing our food with our global neighbours so that everyone has enough to eat. During Mass, we prayed for the work of CAFOD and The Good Shepherd, Wolverhampton.
Many thanks to everyone who joined us for Mass and to everyone who donated food for The Good Shepherd.
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Reception Falconry Visit
Thu 26 Sep 2024Reception have been reading the story ‘Owl Babies’ and learning about owls. We thought they needed to meet some owls to help them understand even more about them!
Steve from Shropshire Falconry came to visit the Reception children this morning. The children were so well behaved and kind to the owls. They loved all of our special visitors, especially Florence the Verreaux Eagle Owl and Beanie the tiny Little Owl!
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Nursery Parent Workshop
Fri 20 Sep 2024Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended our Nursery Parent Workshop yesterday. The children really enjoyed having you in school to learn and play with them.
We hope the workshop supported you in understanding the importance of reading lots of stories, talking to your child about the story and helping the children to use their imagination.
