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

• Christmas Dinner

  Thu 09 Dec 2021

   

  Today our pupils had their Christmas Dinner in school.  Pupils enjoyed their meal in the school canteen in their class bubbles.  Many thanks to Mrs Weldon and all the canteen staff on catering for such a large number of pupils and serving up a great Christmas treat!  It was certainly enjoyed by all who attended.

  

• Open Evening

  Wed 08 Dec 2021

  Many thanks to all those who came along to our recent Open Evening.  There were a number of appointments throughout the evening and all those in attendance were taken on a guided tour of our school and its facilities by our excellent Year 7 tour guides.  Staff were on hand to answer any questions as our visitors moved throughout the school. Many thanks also to our Digital Leaders and Year 6 pupils who showcased a wide range of mathematical and ICT topics and skills.  We look forward to our prospective new pupils joining our school in September 2022. 

   

  Please Note:  If your child is starting pre-school or primary school in September 2022, you can apply online from  midday Monday 10th January 2022 to midday on Friday 28th January 2022. Please note that places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis and applications will only be considered after the closing date.

   

  Further information is available on the EA website under the Admissions section at:

  https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Christmas Cards to be sent from St Joseph's

  Mon 06 Dec 2021

  ‘Art Projects for Schools’ have processed all orders and these have been dispatched to all parents. 

  To date this scheme has raised £636 for school funds. 

  We thank you for your support!

  Congratulations to Katie O’Hare P3 and Olly Doran P6 whose Christmas Cards have been chosen as the official cards to be sent from St. Joseph’s this year.  Well done!

   

  

• St Joseph's Does the Daily Mile Santa Run

  Fri 03 Dec 2021

  Today, Friday 3rd December, St Joseph's joined over 500 schools from across Northern Ireland to take part in the Daily Mile Santa Run.  The Daily Mile currently has over 3 million children running a Daily Mile across 13,500 schools in 88 countries but this is the first national Santa Run event of its kind.   

   

  The children had a great time and puts lots of energy into ensuring they had a good workout #healthybody #healthymind

  

• Year 3 Decorate Dot Com Trolleys for Tesco

  Thu 02 Dec 2021

  Congratulations to our Year 3 pupils who decorated the Dot Com trolleys for Tesco in Antrim.  They look fabulous and the staff and customers love them!

  

• Cash for Clobber Collection

  Wed 01 Dec 2021

  Congratulations to our Eco-Council for promoting our Cash for Clobber initiative during the second half of this term.  Over 30 bags of clothing were lifed today weighing in at 220kg and generating £88 for the school.  The money will be spent on further promoting our eco-initiatives within school. 

   

  Well done Eco Warriors and thanks to all those who sent items in.

  

• Online Digital Admissions for 2022/23

  Wed 01 Dec 2021

  If your child is starting pre-school or primary school in September 2022, you can apply online from  midday Monday 10th January 2022 to midday on  Friday 28th January 2022.Please note that places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis and applications will only be considered after the closing date.

   

  Further information is available on the EA website under the Admissions section at:

  https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions

   

• Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

  Wed 01 Dec 2021
  

• Blessing of the Advent Wreath

  Mon 29 Nov 2021

  This Sunday 28th November marked the First Sunday of Advent.  On Monday 29th November, Father Colm called to school to bless our Advent Wreath.  We had a number of special reading from pupils in Mr McCarthy's Year 7 Class.  Mr McMullan videoed the service and it will be shown to all the children in school virtually this week.

  

• November Virtual Assembly

  Fri 26 Nov 2021

  This week in St Joseph's we had our October Assembly delivered via Microsoft Teams.

   

  Mrs McDonnell's Primary 1 class created a beautiful Advent Assembly for all classes in school to watch and enjoy.  It focused us all on how we can use this time in the build up to Christmas to prepare for the special day.  It reminded us of the importance of love, joy, hope and peace during this festive season. 

   

  In addition to this Mr Traynor delivered some important messages and there was lots to celebrate with the presentation of our monthly awards and some fabulous achievements in our Accelerated Reading Programme.  Well done to everyone involved!