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

• Friends of St Joseph's January 100 Club Draw

  Fri 31 Jan 2020

  100 Club Draw off to a Flying Start in 2020!

  We drew the winners of our January 100 Club Draw at our Year 1 Grandparent's Day. 

  Thanks to Mr Terry McNeill for drawing the winning tickets.

  Congratulations to the winners of our January Draw. 

  They were:

  1st Prize                 £250              Clara Traynor

  2nd Prize               £150               Rosie McMullan

  3rd Prize                £120               Joanne Falloon

  Thank you to all you have signed up for the 100 Club Draw to date. 

  You can still join for the remaining 7 months. 

  Simply contact the school office and register your interest. 

  Our next Draw will take place on Friday 28th February.

  Remember if you’re not in, you can’t win!

   

   

  

• Year 1 Pupils Celebrate Grandparents' Day

  Fri 31 Jan 2020

  A big thank you to all our Year 1 Grandparents, extended family and friends who came into school on Friday 31st January to hear the beautiful singing, storytelling and poetry of our children.  Visitors were then invited to spend some time with the children in their classrooms.

  Thank you to Mrs Weldon and her team for the beautiful scones.

  Also, a big thank you to the Year 1 teachers and classroom assistants for the beautiful gift the children made for their Grandparents.

  Well done all.

  

• Year 6 make St. Brigid's Crosses

  Thu 30 Jan 2020
  Miss McAuley came back to school on the feast of St. Brigid to help our Year 6 children make St. Brigid's crosses. A wonderful tradition to pass on during Catholic Schools Week.

  

• Year 7 Service of Commitment

  Wed 29 Jan 2020
  Congratulation to our Year 7 pupils who celebrated their Service of Commitment at our January Mass for Catholic School's Week.  We look forward to celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation with the children on Thursday 7th May at 11.00am in Mater Dei.  Well done boys and girls.

  

• Year 6 and 7 NSPCC Workshops

  Tue 28 Jan 2020

  Thank you to the NSPCC who delivered an assembly presentation and a number of workshops to the Year 6 and 7 pupils.  The focus was ‘Speak Out, Stay Safe’.

  A sack of worries task was done by the children and how it’s important for them not to have these worries. They were also informed about many forms of abuse.

  A very important message for all the children is ‘Abuse is NOT OK’ and it’s is always important to tell an adult over 18 years and who you can trust.

  The pupils watched a Childline video and made them aware that help is also available through the Childline Contact Line 0800 1111

  Remember the message from Buddy the NSPCC mascot,

  ‘Speak Out, Stay Safe’.

  

• PSQM Celebration Event

  Mon 20 Jan 2020

  On Friday 17th January Mr Traynor and Mrs Downey (PSQM Co-ordinator) travelled to the Dunsilly Hotel in Antrim to officially receive our PSQM Award which the school had been notified about in June.

   

  The evening represented an excellent opportunity to celebrate the excellent science work which has been going on in schools and we were delighted to be acknowledged as one of only 9 schools across Northern Ireland to have received the award during the school year 2019-20.

   

  Attending the presentation were representatives from EA (Education Authority), CASS, ASE (Association for Science Education) and ETI (Education and Training Inspectorate).  A very enjoyable evening was had by all who attended.

   

  We also held our own celebration event in school where representatives from each Year Group came along to Mr. Traynor's office for some celebratory cake.

   

  Many congratulations to Mr Downey who co-ordinated the project, to all of our staff for providing such interesting, imaginative and varied science opportunities and to all of our wonderful pupils for all their scientific endeavours.

   

  Science and Technology is alive and well at St. Joseph's!

  

• Year 5 Dairy Council Visit

  Wed 15 Jan 2020

  As part of our healthy lifestyles programme two representatives from the Dairy Council visited our school and delivered 'Food and Fitness' workshops for Year 5 pupils. The children enjoyed learning the raps taught and taking part in the healthy lifestyle activities that were planned and delivered.