Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Mrs McDonnell's Year 1 Assembly

  Tue 29 Nov 2016
  Congratulations to our Year 1 children on their first big assembly in St. Joseph's. They were just fabulous.

  

• Road Safety Week

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  Many thanks to Sustrans who sponsored a high visibility vest for every child in Year 1-7. They were presented during road safety week and will certainly help to make our children seen as they walk to and from school.

  

• South West Champions

  Thu 24 Nov 2016
  Congratulations to our Indoor 5-a-side Gaelic Football squad who returned home champions. The boys played a hard fought semi-final beating Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Glenravel by one point and an equally challenging final against St. Comgalls in Antrim. The final went to extra time and the St. Joseph's boys were crowned as champions after they scored and defended superbly to secure their win.

  

• Fairtrade Workshop

  Thu 24 Nov 2016

  Our Year 6 children took part in a variety of Fairtrade workshops this week.  Year 6 children explored the difference between a 'need' and a 'want' and worked in pairs to discuss these ideas. Classes also had the opportunity to learn more about what Fairtrade means and how Fairtrade works in developing countries.  Children worked in groups to complete an important budgeting activity involving the cost of a jar of coffee! A big thank-you to David from Christan Aid who made the whole experience fun and enjoyable for our children.

  

• National Parliament Week

  Mon 21 Nov 2016

  To mark  ‘National Parliament Week’ in our school, our Year 7 children had a visit from a local councillor.  Mr Thomas Burns, a former MLA, had a ‘Question and Answer session’ with our Year 7 children in our Minor hall.  Mr Burns talked to the children about his role as a local councillor and about his experiences as an MLA at Stormont.  Our Year 7 children asked questions like:, What is it like to be a Councillor?, Have you ever met the Prime Minister? What issues are you working on now in and around Crumlin? and What are your thoughts on the USA election! Mr Burns helped to explain words like constituency, objective, assembly and manifesto.  Thank you so much to Mr Burns for helping our Year 7 children learn more about local politics!

• Year 6 Business Masterclass

  Wed 16 Nov 2016
  Our Year 6 children attended a business masterclass during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The boys and girls travelled to Mossley Mill and were welcomed by Mayor John Scott. The children found out about the supply chain and product design and packaging. They took home a project to design a Juice Carton and we look forward to seeing the creativity unleashed.

  

• Anti Bullying Assembly

  Wed 16 Nov 2016
  Many thanks to Mrs Wray's Year 6 class for their wonderful Anti-Bullying assembly. The children performed drama, created PowerPoints, drew Anti bullying posters, sang and delivered a very important message for us all.

  

• Bookfair Competition Winners

  Wed 16 Nov 2016
  Congratulations to all the boys and girls who were winners of our recent bookfair competition. Many thanks to Mrs Cunningham for organising this for the children.

  

• Year 4 WW2

  Thu 10 Nov 2016
  As the Year 4 children start into their new topic on WW2 they were treated to a special WW2 memorial day in the minor hall. The boys and girls learnt so much about what happened in Belfast at the time of the Blitz and of the lives of local people.