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

• National Deaf Children's Society Roadshow Visits St. Joseph's

  Mon 07 Oct 2019

  On Friday 4th October we received a visit from the National Deaf Children’s Society Roadshow. The Roadshow is a mobile classroom which travels all over the UK supporting schools, local communities and youth groups to understand more about deafness, how it affects communication and the things we can all do to support deaf children and young people.

   

  On this visit to our school the National Deaf Children’s Society staff delivered fun and engaging presentations and workshops to our Year 4 pupils and Mrs Matthews’ Year 5 pupils.  These focused on the latest technology, ways to communicate and even gave children the chance to try a bit of Sign Language.

   

  If you would like any further information about the Roadshow bus or The National Deaf Children’s Society, please get in touch with their helpline via the contact details below.

  Email: helpline@NDCS.org.uk

  Free Phone: 0808 800 8880 (9am-5pm)

  Post: The National Deaf Children’s Society, Ground Floor South, Castle House, 37- 45 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4LS

   

  

• Friends of St Joseph's Fundraising Presentation

  Fri 04 Oct 2019

  A massive thank you to the Friends of St Joseph's who presented Mr Traynor with a cheque for £10,000.  The money raised last year through a number of fundraising ventures will be used for the purchase of 4 new interactive whiteboards.

  Many thanks to all our parents and friends in the wider community for supporting all these ventures - keep up the great work!

  

• MacMillan Coffee Morning

  Tue 01 Oct 2019

  Thank you so much to everyone who attended our recent Coffee Morning for MacMillian. We raised a fantastic £850. Thanks so much to Mrs Campbell and all the staff for organising the event and to the Friends of St. Joseph's for their kind support.

  

• Mrs Matthew's Year 5 Special Assembly

  Tue 24 Sep 2019

  Many thanks to Mrs Matthew's Year 5 class for the wonderful assembly on new beginnings. The children spoke out so well and reminded the boys and girls in Years 5-7 to stay positive about their learning and gave lots of practical examples of what to do. An amazing song to finish about not giving up really lifted everyone's spirits.

   

  Congratulations to our pupils of the month, accelerated reading award winners, music grade children and those who achieved 100% attendance last year on receiving their awards.

  

• Year 1 BBQ

  Thu 19 Sep 2019
  Many thanks to all our Year 1 children and their parents who came along to the welcome BBQ. The sun shone brightly and we had a wonderful sunny evening. Thank you to all the Year 1 staff, Mrs Weldon and the Friends of St. Joseph's who made the event so enjoyable. The children had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed Magic George afterwards.

  

• Pupil Council Elections

  Mon 16 Sep 2019

  It was election fever time in Years 4 to 7 this week as the children got geared up for our Pupil Council elections once again!  Lots of children applied using a specially designed application form where they had to explain why they would like a place on the Pupil Council.  After all applications were processed, candidates had to read out their manifestos to their class mates, urging them to vote!  Votes were then cast and posted into our ballot boxes! It was a tense time for many as the results came through, however, only one representative from each class could be successful! CONGRATULATIONS!! to all our successful candidates! We look forward to learning about the exciting ideas that you will be working on in this year! Watch out soon for the names of our successful candidates.

  

• St Joseph’s Awarded 5 Star GAA Status

  Mon 09 Sep 2019

  We are delighted to announce that we have received our official 5 star GAA status at an awards ceremony held in St. Mary’s University College, Belfast. 

   

  We look forward to continued support and collaboration from Gaelfast.

   

  

• Year 6 Attend the Fane Valley Art Exhibition

  Thu 20 Jun 2019

  Fane Valley, one of Northern Ireland’s leading agricultural companies gave our Year 6 children the opportunity of working together to design some animal sculptures in a creative educational project in association with Arts & Business NI and in conjunction with Arts Care.  Children from Mrs Wray’s class were invited to attend a celebration event at ‘Fane Valley Headquarters’.  Children received a goody bag and got to mix with other children to talk about their experiences and showcase their animal sculptures.  Well done Mrs Wray’s class!

  

• Year 7 Trip

  Wed 19 Jun 2019
  

• Magnificent Year 7 Show

  Fri 14 Jun 2019
  A massive congratulations to our Year 7 pupils on their outstanding production. Each and every child played their part in the wonderful evenings of music, dance and drama that we experienced. So many proud parents, staff and Board of Governors. Congratulations to one and all!