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

• Green Day Celebrations

  Fri 14 Mar 2025

  Today we celebarted the feast day of our patron saint, St Patrick - there was an amazing sea of green throughout the school and much fun had!

   

  Happy St Patrick's Day from Everyone at St Joseph's!

   

  Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!

  

• Year 7EA Shared Education

  Thu 13 Mar 2025

  A morning of learning and fun with our shared education partners!

  

• St. Joseph's Chess Tournament

  Thu 13 Mar 2025

  This week we saw 42 children from Year 5 - Year 7 think critically, evaluate alternatives, and use logic to assist in their decision-making during the heats of our school Chess Tournament.  We are now down to the last 12 competitors who will compete in the finals round to be held next week.  Who will lift the winner's trophy - we will keep you updated.

   

  Well done to all who have taken part so far and good luck to those who have made it to the finals round!

  

• Year 2 St Patrick's Day Concert

  Thu 13 Mar 2025

  An amazing concert for St. Patrick's Day from our Year 2 children and Irish Dancers. The atmosphere over the three shows was unbelievable and really made us feel very proud to come from Ireland and celebrate our national saint in style.

   

  Well done girls and boys - what dancing, singing, reciting and acting.  Indeed, what a show! 

   

  #superproudofyouall

  

• Healthy Happy Kids Nursery Stay and Play

  Wed 12 Mar 2025

  The children showed great excitement when their parents, grandparents and carers joined them for a morning of fun and games with Coach Paul from Sonal Sportz and playtime in their classroom.

   

  Everyone participated enthusiastically in a variety of games aimed at developing the children’s spatial and body awareness, throwing, catching and kicking skills. Back in the classroom parents and carers gained an insight into the preschool curriculum and the value of play as a tool for learning.

  

• Transport and Logistics Industry Masterclass

  Tue 11 Mar 2025

  Mr. McCarthy’s Year 7 class attended the Transport and Logistics Industry Masterclass in Mossley Mill Newtownabbey. Pupils spent a fun packed day learning about the Transport and Logistics Industry, a vital industry in the local area and Northern Ireland. During the day pupils met a variety of people from the industry, learnt about career paths and took part in interactive workshops, for example:

  · A driving simulator

  · International journey planning

  Throughout the day the pupils developed an understanding of the variety of careers and different routes to employment in the industry and had the opportunity to quiz experts from the industry. 

   

  A very enjoyable day was had by all.  Thanks to Antrim and Newtownabbey Council for the invite - and for the treats during the day as well!

  

• Fairtrade Fortnight

  Tue 11 Mar 2025

  To raise awareness the Pupil Council have been visiting classes to talk about Fairtrade and what exactly it means for us in St. Joseph's.  They have also shared a number of resources with the teachers which can be used to further promote Fairtrade in each classroom during the course of Fairtrade Fortnight.  

   

  More information on Fairtade can be accessed at:

  http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools

   

  Our Year 6 Pupil Council members also hosted a Banana Break Fairtrade Tuckshop to celebrate ‘Fairtrade Fortnight.’   Children in Year 6 were very pleased to be able to purchase a Fairtrade banana to help support farmers in developing countries.  Well done to our Year 6 Pupil Council for hosting this very meaningful event which helped raise awareness of the importance of Fairtrade products within their year group.

   

  

• Engineers Ireland - STEPS Programme

  Mon 10 Mar 2025

  The Engineers Ireland STEPS programme gives children the opportunity to discover engineering with the main aim being the promotion of engineering.  Today our Year 7 pupils were fortunate to have Carly and Charlie in school to complete a series of workshops and highlight the importance of the profession to the children.  Many thanks folks - much appreciated!

  

• More Credit Union Quiz Success

  Mon 10 Mar 2025

  We have some extremely exciting news and congratulations to share as our Primary 7 quiz team, made up of Jenna, Joseph, Sarah and Scarlett had another successful afternoon in Stranmillis University College Belfast at the Chapter Level of the Credit Union Quiz as representatives of Camlin Credit Union Limited.
  
  The team, who were competing against many secondary schools in the U13 Section, finished Runners-Up and therefore qualified for the All-Ireland Level of Credit Union Quiz to be held in the RDS, Dublin, on 6th April 2025!
  
  Huge congratulations to all 4 of the team - we are so proud of you!  Onwards to Dublin we go!

  

• Fire Service Visit Year 5

  Mon 10 Mar 2025

  Today two firefighters visited our Year 5 children to complete our annual Fire Safety Talk.  The children participated in discussions and educational conversations about how to prevent fire in the home.  In addition, they discussed with the Fire service, what measures to take in the event of an emergency fire situation.

  The firefighters gave the children TWO challenges:

  • To make sure they could remember their home address incase they had to make a 999 call and request the help of the Fire Service.
  • To make sure all smoke alarms were tested at home and were working properly.

  All children received a ‘Safety Team’ pack to discuss with adults at home.

   

  It is also possible to organise a Home Fire Safety Check.  A Home Fire Safety Check is a visit to the home to provide advice on how to stay safe from fire.  Each visit will be carried out by at least two staff from NIFRS who will be wearing NIFRS uniform and will carry a NIFRS photographic identification card.

   

  During the visit they will either fit a smoke alarm or show you how to test your existing smoke alarm, explain the potential fire risks in your home, provide fire safety advice and explain the importance of having a night time fire safety routine and a fire escape plan.

   

  The visit will take up to 40 minutes. Sometimes it is useful for a family member, friend, neighbour or care worker to also be present so that they can assist with the advice.

   

  To apply for a Home Fire Safety Check please follow the link below to complete the form.

  https://www.nifrs.org/home/staying-safe/community-safety/home-fire-safety/home-fire-safety/