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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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Crime and Punishment - Now and in the past
Fri 18 Nov 2022Yesterday, Year 6 were visited by the police force as part of their learning about crime and punishment in History and linking with our understanding of British Values. The police talked to them about staying safe, crimes from the past compared to now, how the police force started and how crimes are dealt with. The children asked lots of amazing questions. Well done Year 6!
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STOP PRESS! St. Joseph's pupils celebrate after achieving musical distinction!
Wed 16 Nov 2022We are delighted to announce that all 140 students St. Joseph's pupils from Year 2 to Year 6 from were awarded Distinction in their exam work with the London College of Music!
Each year group was examined at different stages, from Ensemble Step 2 for Year 2 students through to Ensemble Level 4 for Year 6, and required every child to learn to play a variety of instruments including keyboards, steel pans, drums, glockenspiels and the ukulele, as well as a range of other percussion instruments. Each class worked together to play as a whole class band.
For the exams themselves, the children were asked to play a medley of songs by different artists, including songs by the Beatles, Ed Sheeran and Queen.
The hard work of the pupils, who were led by music teacher Lizzie Scoines from "Rock it Music Projects" and school music leader Louise Evans, paid off as each student achieved a distinction and they all received their certificates at a special school assembly on Friday 11th November, 2022.
St Joseph's headteacher Kathleen Hinton said she was incredibly proud of the success of the pupils and spoke about the importance of music in the school
Click on the link for the Express & Star Article.
Photograph courtesy of The Express and Star.
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Reception & Year 1 visit local Mandir
Sun 13 Nov 2022YR and Y1 visited a local Mandir today. We looked at different articles used in Hindu prayer and celebrations. We learnt about Diwali and how it is celebrated. The children enjoyed playing instruments
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Remembrance Day in Nursery
Fri 11 Nov 2022Today the children in Nursery talked about Remembrance Day and watched a reflective video whilst observing two minutes silence. The children were very respectful. They made some beautiful poppies with their hand prints and finger prints and turned some into a wreath.
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Y5 Geography fieldwork
Fri 11 Nov 2022Year 5 carried out some Geography fieldwork today by conducting a traffic survey on Rough Hay Road. They found out that the most common mode of transport was walking and using cars. There were also lots of people using buses, but they saw no motorbikes or lorries.
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Remembrance Prayers
Fri 11 Nov 2022During our whole school and class prayers this week we have been praying for all those who have died in the service of our country. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
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Prehistoric Britain - learning about chronology using timelines
Thu 10 Nov 2022The children in Year 3 enjoyed their first History lesson about Prehistoric Britain today. They ordered events in chronological order on timelines.
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Celebrating Food for Life
Wed 09 Nov 2022Today, ten children from Years 2-6 visited The Forest Arts Centre to celebrate 'Food for life'. They enjoyed taking part in lots of different activities such as painting plant pots, decorating stones for a vegetable garden, making bird feeders and lots of planting. They also tried lots of delicious, healthy food. A great day was had by all!
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Nursery explore Autumn at Walsall Arboretum
Mon 07 Nov 2022Nursery enjoyed a visit to Walsall Arboretum today. The children learnt about some of the different trees in the park and what happens to the leaves during Autumn. They also had an opportunity to feed the ducks and geese and went on an Autumn trail hunt: collecting different, leaves, conkers and acorns. The children enjoyed spotting the squirrels in the park. After all that exploring, they enjoyed their snack and talked about some of the things they had seen. The children were a credit to the school and their behaviour was impeccable. All the adults were super proud of the children! Well done Nursery!
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Solids, liquids and gases
Mon 07 Nov 2022In their science lesson today, Year Two were exploring solids liquids and gasses. The children pretended to be particles and showed how the particles are different in a solid, liquid and gas.
