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

• Santa's Silly Strings

  Fri 06 Dec 2019

  Today our Primary One, Two and Three pupils were treated to a fabulous performance by Mr Heron and his pupils.  "Santa's Silly Strings" performed Jingle Bells and Silence Is Easy and Mr Heron played a beautiful cello solo of Silent Night.  What a wonderful way for our younger children to see the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for them when they get bigger!  Well done to all Mr Heron's pupils for all their hard work.

  

• Christmas Dinner

  Fri 06 Dec 2019

  Many thanks to Mrs Weldon and her staff for a wonderful Christmas Dinner! Beautiful food and a wonderful festive atmosphere!

  

• Online Digital Admissions for 2020-2021 School Year

  Wed 04 Dec 2019

  If your child is starting pre-school or primary school in September 2020, you can apply online between
  Tuesday 7 January 2020 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 30 January 2020. 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

  https://www.eani.org.uk/school-management/ea-digital-admissions-online-resource-hub/videos-and-presentations

• Open Night

  Wed 04 Dec 2019

  Many thanks to all those who came along to our recent Open 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!

  Sun 01 Dec 2019

  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!

   

  And talking of reasons to be jolly, congratulations to the winners of the Friends of St Joseph's November 100 Club Draw.

   

  They were:

   

  1st Prize                 £250              Catherine Linskey          

  2nd Prize                £150              Kathryn Freeman

  3rd Prize                 £120              Jenny Kerlin

   

  Thank you to all you have signed up for the 100 Club Draw to date.  You can still join for the remaining 8 months. 

  Simply contact the school office and register your interest. 

  Our next Draw will take place on Thursday 19th December.

   

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

   

  

• P7 choir visit The Whins and Lakeview

  Thu 28 Nov 2019
  Our P7 choir members spread a little Christmas cheer by visiting our more senior neighbours and singing carols and Christmas songs for them. The children really enjoyed chatting afterwards and were treated to selection boxes and doughnuts! 

  

• Blessing of the Advent Wreath

  Wed 27 Nov 2019

  Fr. Colm visited our school today to bless our Advent Wreath. He spoke to the children about the symbolism surrounding the wreath and that Advent was a time of preparation and waiting.

  Fr. Colm also presented our Awards as this was a Golden Assembly. Many congratulations to all those children who received certificates, medals or trophies today

  

• Mr McGrattan's Year 2 Rights Assembly

  Tue 26 Nov 2019
  Many thanks to Mr McGrattan's wonderful Year 2 children on their amazing assembly about rights. The children used some excellent vocabulary and spoke so clearly to remind our boys and girls that they have the right to an education, to play, to learn, to a safe home, to be safe from harm and to have a name. The children sang a beautiful song and performed so well. Congratulations!

  

• Celebrating 30 years of Children’s Rights #UNCRC

  Mon 25 Nov 2019

  On Wednesday 20th November pupils from our Faith Council travelled to W5 in the Odyssey with Mr McGrattan and Mrs Saunders to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

  This convention in 1989 marked the beginning of a new era for children’s rights.

  Now, 30 years later, the voice of the child informs all of our decision-making in school... and rightly so!

  All of the pupils thoroughly enjoyed this celebration in W5 and went back home to their families feeling empowered and excited about what the future holds for them. 

  Sincere thanks to the Ken and the NICCY team for organizing such a momentous and memorable day.

  Back in School …….

  Back in school we celebrated the day with our very own balloon release which also marked the launch of our Rights Respecting School Reaccreditation Campaign.  We also created a lovely display of work where children from the Nursery to Year 7 looked at different rights of the child and created some fabulous work!

• Run Anon Presentation

  Fri 22 Nov 2019
  Many thanks to Run Anon for their very generous donation of £1000 towards our school funds after their recent 5k/10K run.