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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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Keeping Walsall tidy!
Mon 18 Sep 2023Our Key Stage 2 pupils were visited by Walsall Council today who spoke to them all about litter and the effects it has on our environment. The children are all looking forward to helping keep our environment clean, safe and tidy by not dropping litter and safely picking up any litter we see.
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Learning is fun in Nursery!
Fri 15 Sep 2023Nursery have had another fun filled day of learning!
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Making their own Owl Babies
Fri 15 Sep 2023In Literacy, Reception have been learning about the story, Owl Babies. They spent time outside and making some of their own owl babies using pinecones, feathers and lots of glue. It was lots of fun and a little bit messy!
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Rocket Powered Cars STEM Workshop
Thu 14 Sep 2023Years 5 & 6 also learned about breaking the land speed record and worked hard to design and build rocket powered cars today! After adding rocket fuel to their vehicles, they raced them outside on the playground, achieving speeds of over 50mph! They thoroughly enjoyed their learning and developing their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills (with a bit of artistic flare thrown in too)!
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Microbit computing in Years 5 & 6
Thu 14 Sep 2023Today, Year 5 & 6 took part in computing workshops using Microbits. They learnt how to use a Microbit and how to control the different variables. They had a fantastic time and really learnt a lot – they are looking forward to using Microbits in their computing lessons later this academic year.
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Virtual Visit to the British Museum for Year 4
Thu 14 Sep 2023Year 4 had a virtual lesson from the British Museum in London today, finding out about Temples in Ancient Greece.
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Archaeology at St Joseph's!
Wed 13 Sep 2023This week in school we are very excited to be working with Archaeology in Mind - AiM to help us understand the role of archaeology in History. A test pit has been dug in our school grounds and the children have been helping to sieve the soil to see if they can find any artefacts. We can't wait to see what we find over the next few days
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Nursery exploring outside
Wed 13 Sep 2023Today in nursery, the children went out in the sunshine to explore the outdoor area. They looked through binoculars to see what they could find, crawled through the tunnel and had fun drawing pictures of what they had found. It was lots of fun! Well done, Nursery.
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New 'Stay & play' for 2 & 3 year olds!
Mon 11 Sep 2023We are very excited to be starting a new Stay & Play session for 2-3 year olds soon! Please see the details below and share this post with your friends in the local area who may be interested in coming along!
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Reception first days at school
Fri 08 Sep 2023Our Reception children have also had a brilliant first few days at school!
