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

• Christmas Ballot

  Thu 20 Dec 2018

  FRIENDS OF ST. JOSEPH’S CHRISTMAS BALLOT

   

  	Winner	Prize
  1st Prize	Hannah Bell	Child’s Bike
  2nd Prize	Michelle Rooney	1 Night B&B at Oakfield (Ballinderry) and meal for 2 in O’Connors
  3rd Prize	Kay Connolly	Belfast City Bus Tour and Meal for 4 in Nandos
  4th Prize	Aleigha Neale	Ogah Beauty Voucher
  5th Prize	Pearl McGarry	Meal for 2 and bottle of Wine in Fiddlers Inn
  6th Prize	Margaret Gallagher	£25 Voucher for the Ballymac Hotel
  7th Prize	Colin Shields	Meal Voucher for Lily Johnston’s, Glenavy
  8th Prize	Sarah-Louise Shannon	£20 Chip Factory Voucher
  9th Prize	Paul McErlane	10 VIP Passes for Funky Monkeys
  10th Prize	Eamon Wright	£15 Meat Voucher for B Price Meats, Crumlin
  11th Prize	Kai Cheuk	Fruit Basket, Dan’s Fruit Shop

   

  

• Christmas Performances

  Wed 19 Dec 2018
  Congratulations to all our pupils who took part in performances over the Christmas period. Our Year 1 and 5 children entertained parents and the entire school community with their wonderful shows. Our Year 7 children, Orchestra and Choir were fantastic during our Carol Service in Mater Dei. Thank you to all involved with these special Christmas events. Our children were wonderful.

  

• Hamper Collection for the Homeless Action Group

  Fri 14 Dec 2018
  The volunteers from the Homeless Action Group were delighted today when they came to collect the Christmas Hampers.The charity feed the homeless every Sunday and work with refugee families locally (Belfast and Crumlin).  Altogether we presented the charity with 16 hampers of food. We were all delighted with this incredible response and thank everyone for their generosity and kindness.

  

• Nursery Trail

  Fri 14 Dec 2018
  A magical Christmas experience for our Nursery children. Many thanks to all who helped in any way with the Trail. Our children had a wonderful time walking though our magical forest to collect the fabulous work they had made for their families, meeting Santa, having stories read by  Mrs Claus, decorating cookies, toasting marshmallows, singing Christmas songs, collecting reindeer food and a party in the minor hall.

  

• Pupil Christmas Dinner

  Thu 06 Dec 2018
  Many thanks to Mrs Weldon and her staff for a wonderful Christmas Dinner! Beautiful food and a wonderful festive atmosphere, the children had a great time.

  

• Open Day & Night

  Tue 04 Dec 2018
  Many thanks to all those who came along to our recent Open Day and Night. The choir sang so beautifully and our Digital Leaders and Year 7 pupils showcased ICT to our prospective Year 1 and Nursery children and parents. Our Year 7 Tour Guides were just fabulous and gave our visitors an overview of life in our school.

  

• It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

  Mon 03 Dec 2018
  It looks very like the Christmas Season is in full swing here in school.  With the foyer decorated and rehearsals in full flow for our Christmas Shows and Carol Service it is indeed the season to be jolly!

  

• Pupil Council Webinar

  Sat 01 Dec 2018
  Our pupil council recently took part in a webinar. They composed questions to ask the panel and listen as the responses were made live on screen.