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

• REACH Programme

  Tue 21 Nov 2023

  REACH (Resilience Education Assisting Change to Happen) is a dedicated youth work programme which supports pupils, teachers and parents within schools across Northern Ireland to improve the emotional health and wellbeing outcomes for our children and young people.  Over the past number of weeks we have been very fortunate to have had Mark from REACH working with a number of our pupils on both class and small group programmes under the themes of; Wellbeing for All and Early support.  The children and staff involved have thoroughly enjoyed participating in the various programmes and were presenteed with  Wellbeing Programme Certificates for taking part in the Youth Service REACH Programme. 

   

  Again many thanks to Mark for the delivery of the programmes and we look forward to continuing to work with the service in the future.

  

• Ice Cream Treat for Children in Need

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  Many thanks to Mr John Duff from Coco Ice Creams who must have broken a record as he delivered an Ice Cream treat to all the boys and girls (and staff) in our nursery unit and school today.

   

  It was all for a very good cause with a donation being made from St Joseph's to 'Children in Need' which is celebrated today Friday 17th November!

  

• SW Antrim Boys' Indoor Football Tournament

  Thu 16 Nov 2023

  Congratulations to The Boys' Football Team who were Runners-Up in the recent SW Antrim Primary Schools Indoor Football Tournament.  Great skill, team work and determination was on display today and the boys did an exceptional job representing their school today.  We are very proud of them!

  

• St Joseph's Christmas Cards 2023

  Thu 16 Nov 2023

  Congratulations to Erin (Year 3) and Oisin (Year 7) whose Christmas Card Designs have been choosen as the official cards to be sent from St Joseph's Primary School and Nursery Unit this year.

   

  Well done Erin and Oisin - your cards will be dropping through letterboxes this Christmas bringing good wishes and blessings from all at St Joseph's! 

  

• Anti-Bullying Week Assembly

  Wed 15 Nov 2023

  Many thanks to Mrs Wray's Year 6 class for their wonderful Anti-Bullying assembly this week, performed to all pupils from Year 1 - Year 7.  The children recited, performed drama and sang 'Our Community'. 

   

  Collectively they did a great job delivering and reinforcing a very important message on the importance of the need to 'Make a Noise About Bullying' if and when necesasry and who they can reach out to. Well done girls and boys!

  

• 'Odd Socks Day' to begin Anti-Bullying Week

  Mon 13 Nov 2023

  We started Anti-Bullying Week with an ‘Odd Socks Day’. Children and staff wore a variety of odd socks to school. The emphasis was all about fun, expressing ourselves and celebrating diversity.  Thumbs up for a great start to the week.

  

• Year 6 Attend Business Masterclass at Mossley Mill

  Mon 13 Nov 2023

  Our Year 6 pupils travelled to Mosley Mill on Wednesday to attend a Business Masterclass. They learnt about the supply chain for apple juice and the importance of branding and packaging. They also learnt that higher prices don't necessarily guarantee better taste! They are now in the process of designing their own juice cartons which they will be completed over the coming days and sent back for judging.  Well done and good luck boys and girls!

  

• Please Nominate St Joseph's

  Sun 12 Nov 2023

  As we enter the season of Christmas the girls and boys would love to enjoy a hot chocolate and cookie and have a storytelling morning for all our children!

   

  Please take the time to nominate St Joseph's PS and Nursery, Crumlin
  15 Glenavy Road, Crumlin BT29 4LA

   

  Please click on the link below.  Thank you!
  https://moyparkchicken.com/make-magical-moments/ 

• Big Bedtime Read in the Nursery

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  The Nursery children enjoyed their Big Bedtime Read 2023. Thank you to Claire from Crumlin Library for her interactive story session. The children listened intently to all her stories, predicted what would happen next and joined in with repetitive phrases. Our session concluded with delicious hot chocolate, pancakes and cookies!

  

• INTO Film Workshops

  Thu 09 Nov 2023

  The Primary 5 and Primary 6 classes were visited by Naomh from INTO Film where she demonstrated their StoryBuilder resources. StoryBuilder enabled the children to develop their understanding of the basic building blocks of film - the 3Cs and 3Ss of film; colour, character, camera, story, sound and setting before creating imaginative narratives of their own.

   

  Once all the children's work has been completed it will be sent back to INTO Film where it will hopefully receive a prize. Good luck everyone and many thanks to INTO Film for facilitating these wonderful workshops.