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

• Year 4RH/EA Come Dine With Me

  Wed 22 Apr 2026

  Today was the first of our Year 4 Come Dine With Me days.  Many thanks to all the family members who joined our boys and girls in Mrs. Haughian/Miss Ayre's Year 4 class for a beautiful meal in the canteen.

   

  As always Rick and his staff had prepared a beautiful feast for everyone to celebrate and eat together before we celebrate the Sacrament of First Communion together on Saturday 16th May in Mater Dei Church.

  

• Celebrating Success in the Missio Ireland Competition

  Wed 22 Apr 2026

  Congratulations to Arlo (Year 2), Nevaeh (Year 5) and Nora (Year 6) on their fantastic achievements in the recent Missio Ireland Colouring Competition.

   

  Missio Ireland shared that they received thousands of entries, making the task of selecting winners extremely difficult. However, the entries submitted by our pupils stood out from the crowd and were chosen as winners in their respective age groups.

  • Arlo was the winner in the 4–5 age group
  • Nora and Nevaeh were winners in the 8–9 age group

  Each winner received a £20 book token in recognition of their wonderful work.

   

  Well done Arlo, Nora and Nevaeh — a fantastic achievement that we are incredibly proud of!

  

• Year 7 Service of Light

  Tue 21 Apr 2026

  Congratulations to the boys and girls in Year 7 who celebrated their Service of Light on Tuesday evening.  It was a beautiful service which added so meaningfully to the final preparations for the Sacrament of Confirmation which will be celebrated on Tuesday 28th April in Mater Dei Church.

   

  'Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.'

  

• St Joseph's Chess Tournament

  Mon 20 Apr 2026

  The excitement is building!   A fantastic 52 pupils from Years 5–7 stepped up to the board to compete in Round 1 of our Chess Tournament, and the competition is heating up.

   

  Today, the draw for Round 2 was completed, where 26 determined competitors will battle it out to become 13.  There has been a real buzz around school, with pupils squeezing in extra practice at lunchtime and sharpening their skills at home, all eager to make their next move count.

   

  The focus, strategy and enthusiasm on display have been wonderful to see.

  We wish every competitor the very best of luck in Round 2 – let the games begin!

  

• April Online Safety Video: Gaming Online

  Mon 20 Apr 2026

  Please click on the link below to access the April Online Safety Video on 'Gaming Online'.

   

  https://www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Online-Gaming.mp4

  

• SW Antrim Boys' Gaelic 7-a-side Tournament

  Fri 17 Apr 2026

  Congratulations to the Boys' Gaelic Football Team who travelled to Creggan GFC to take part in the SW Antrim 7-a-side Gaelic Football Tournament. 

  There was great team work and skill displayed and the boys did St Joseph's proud qualifying for the quarter finals of the Fee MacGorman Cup section of the tournament.

  Thank you to Creggan PS for hosting such a great tournament.

   

  Well done boys!

  

• A&N Boys' Soccer League

  Thu 16 Apr 2026

  Our Boy's Soccer Team embraced their first four games of Term 3 during this week’s round of the Antrim and Newtownabbey Boys' Soccer League with enthusiasm, sportsmanship and skill recording 2 wins and 2 losses.  The boys looking forward to participating in the next round of the tournament.

  

• Cycling Proficiency Scheme

  Thu 16 Apr 2026

  We are delighted to have commenced the off‑road Cycling Proficiency Scheme with our Year 7 pupils today. Under the guidance of Mrs Campbell and Mrs Downey, pupils are developing essential cycling and road safety skills through a carefully planned programme of both practical and theoretical learning.

   

  The off‑road, playground‑based sessions provide a safe and supportive environment in which children can build confidence, improve competence, and learn how to cycle responsibly. This programme plays an important role in helping pupils understand road safety and promotes healthy, active lifestyles.

   

  We look forward to seeing our pupils continue to grow in confidence as the scheme progresses.

  

• School Book Fair

  Wed 15 Apr 2026

  We are delighted to let you know that our School Book Fair will run from Thursday 16th April to Monday 20th April.

   

  All classes have been timetabled to visit the Book Fair during the school day, giving every child the opportunity to browse and enjoy the wonderful range of books available.

   

  You can view a selection of the books that will be available at our Book Fair by clicking the link below:
  https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/the-books

   

  Please note that books can be paid for online in advance or with cash on the day of the Book Fair. Unfortunately, card payments cannot be accepted in school.

   

  All money raised through commission will be reinvested directly into the school to purchase new books, supporting and enhancing our reading schemes and Accelerated Reading Programme.

   

  Thank you, as always, for your continued support in helping us to promote a love of reading within our school community.

  

• Easter 2026 Sway News @ St. Joseph's

  Thu 02 Apr 2026

  Please find below a link to our Easter 2026 SWAY News @ St Joseph's

  https://sway.cloud.microsoft/aG5zBO3VqzuXn510?ref=Link 

   

  We would like to wish our school community a very Happy and

  Egg-citing Easter Break.

   

  From all at St Joseph's!