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

• Belfast City Marathon Fundraiser 2026

  Wed 06 May 2026

  On Sunday 3rd May representatives from St. Joseph’s staff, parents and our friends in St. James GAC proudly took part in the Phoenix Energy Belfast City Marathon to raise funds for our school. The relay teams showed fantastic teamwork, commitment and determination as they completed the course, supported throughout the day by a wonderful sense of community spirit.

   

  A special word of congratulations goes to our parent Mr. Fay and staff members Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Graham, who both took on the incredible challenge of running the full marathon – 26.2 miles! For both Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Graham completing their first ever marathon is a remarkable achievement and something they should be extremely proud of.

   

  The atmosphere throughout the day was uplifting, with families, friends and supporters cheering on all participants and providing welcome encouragement along the route. It was a day filled with positivity, camaraderie and shared achievement, making it a truly memorable fundraising event.

   

  We are very grateful to everyone who has taken part, supported and donated so far. If you would still like to support our fundraiser, donations can still be made by clicking the link below.

   

  https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_item?item_id=item.21ab64c7-4494-4eb3-89cb-6dc50c8894f0&share_token=Rx4DWpYBQb-5WQK_-IVylw&mode=share

   

  All funds raised will go directly towards enhancing school life for our pupils.

   

  Thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success!

   

  #BelfastRunningBeyondLimits #TeamStJosephs

  

• Science Blast at the ICC Waterfront Belfast

  Tue 05 May 2026

  Our Year 5 pupils had the opportunity to showcase their class investigation projects at ESB’s Science Blast in the ICC Waterfront, Belfast.

   

  The class projects were:

  Can water Walk?

  The Properties of Water

   

  Both Year 5 classes presented their work with great confidence using appropriate scientific vocabulary and received lots of excellent feedback from the judging panels.  They were very impressed by the children’s knowledge and skills and how articulate they were in presenting their findings from their chosen areas of study.

   

  Pupils also had the opportunity to view projects from other schools attending, meet Mark the Science Guy and enjoy some amazing science related workshops.

   

  Great learning and fun was had by all.  Well done Year 5 on being such wonderful science ambassadors for St. Joseph's!

   

  'The science of today is the technology of tomorrow'.

  Edward Teller

  

• May Online Safety Video: Navigating Group Chats

  Mon 04 May 2026

  This month's theme is Navigating Group Chats.

   

  This video provides a quick overview on group chats, potential  risks, dealing with peer pressure and using the blocking and reporting tools.

   

  Please click on the link below:

   

  https://www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Group-Chats-May-2026.mp4

  

• Online Safety Presentation for Parents/Carers

  Fri 01 May 2026

  Please click on the link below to access the Online Safety Parent/Carer Session – May 2026

   

  https://www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk/online-safety-parent-carer-session-may-2026/

• Year 1 Hungry Caterpillar's Picnic

  Fri 01 May 2026

  Our Primary One children were treated to a fabulous picnic with so many new foods to try at their caterpillar's picnic. The boys and girls had a wonderful time nibbling at all the tasty pieces of colourful food on the table. What a wonderful way to spend a Monday morning as we begin our final week of Term 2.

   

  “One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”
  ― Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

   

  Listen to the story by clicking on the link below:

   

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

  

• Feast Day of St. Joseph

  Fri 01 May 2026

  Today, 1st May, we marked the Feast Day of St Joseph, Patron Saint of our school. To celebrate this special occasion, Canon Colm, together with our Faith Group, led a prayer service in our St Joseph’s Garden.

   

  During the service, we asked St Joseph to watch over our school community and our families, guiding us with his example of faith, care and service to others.

   

  As part of the celebrations, Canon Colm also blessed our new school signs, which reflect our shared vision and values, making the feast day more special as we celebrated our faith and the values that guide us each day

  

• April Golden Assemblies

  Fri 01 May 2026

  Congratulations to the girls and boys in Mrs. O’Doherty’s Year 3 class and Mrs. Downey’s Year 6 class, who led our April Golden Assemblies.

   

  Mrs. O’Doherty’s Year 3 children did an excellent job delivering an assembly on the importance of looking after our world, building on their learning around Earth Day. Likewise, Mrs. Downey’s Year 6 children shared an equally powerful message on the theme of ‘Mary, Our Mother’, which is particularly fitting as we enter the month of May, a special month dedicated to Our Lady.

   

  Our assemblies also included the presentation of our Pupil of the Month certificates, as we gave thanks for the many wonderful talents and gifts of our children. We had a number of fantastic extra-curricular achievements to celebrate across the school this month.

   

  We finished the assemblies by wishing all the boys and girls who had recently celebrated a birthday a very happy one. Let’s hope the sunshine continues as we move into the month of May