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

• Dogs Trust Visit Year 4

  Tue 23 May 2023

  Julie from the Dogs Trust in Ballymena came and visited all the classes in Primary 4 today.

   

  The children had a very informative visit.  Julie talked about when it is best to leave dogs alone and when we should give them space, she talked about how we show dogs that we love and care for them and also how we model safe and positive behaviours around dogs.  We chatted and talked through different scenarios and learned what to do if a dog runs towards you and what to do when you meet a dog that you don’t know. We learned so much about how we can help dogs which is really really important.

   

  We all had a great day and got some puppy cuddles at the end!

  

• Roots Of Emapthy Baby Visit

  Tue 23 May 2023

  Mrs Downey's Year 5 class are loving their visits from our tiny teacher Eoghan through our Roots of Empathy programme. They have watched him reach many milestones and cannot believe how many things he can now do compared to when we started having visits with him in October. He really is the favourite event in the class timetable and the children are learning so much about empathy through these lessons.

   

  

• Year 4 First Holy Communion

  Mon 22 May 2023

  Congratulations to our amazing Year 4 pupils who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday 20th May in Mater Dei Church.  They all looked fantastic and played their parts so well. 

   

  Thanks to our school choir and staff for their lovely music on the day, to Canon Colm for a beautiful service, to all our staff and the Friends of St. Joseph's who helped with refreshments in the school hall after the service and to our Year 4 team for all their hard work in preparing the children.  A very special and memorable day for our wonderful Year 4 girls and boys, their familiies and our school community! 

  

• New Sports Kit for St Joseph's

  Fri 19 May 2023

  We are delighted to introduce our brand new sports kit.  Many thanks to the Friends of St Joseph's and Marty from Finnegan Fitness for their sponsorship.  We know our children will wear this kit with pride, great sportmanship and give of their best at all times!

  

• Year 1 Hungry Caterpillar Picnic

  Fri 19 May 2023

  Our Primary One children were treated to a fabulous picnic with so many new foods to try at their caterpillar picnic. The boys and girls had a wonderful time nibbling at all the tasty pieces of colourful food on the table. A great time was had by all and the weather was kind throughout!

  

• Erasmus Trip to Denmark Draws Closer

  Thu 18 May 2023

  Our Year 7 pupils who will be travelling to Demark in June as part of our Erasmus Project have just completed their pupil profiles.  These will be exchanged with the host families so that everyone can make contact and connect before we arrive on Sunday 4th June.  The boys and girls travelling are really looking forward to the trip .... so too are Mr Traynor, Mr McKenna and Mrs McDonnell who will be accompanying them.  Denmark here we come!

  

• Eurospar Sports Day Equipment

  Wed 17 May 2023

  Many thanks to Eurospar who donated some PE equipment towards our Sports Day activities.

  A reminder of arrangements for our Sports Days next week are below.

   

  Sports Day 2023 Arrangements (9.30 – 11.30am)

  Year 1 to Year 4 on Wednesday 24th May

  Year 5 to Year 7 on Thursday 25th May

   

  All pupils should come to school dressed in suitable PE gear and  bring their break and a drink.  Please send a packed lunch with your child in the event of Sports Day being postponed.  Our Sports Day will begin with a grand procession at 9.30am.  There will be a variety of non-competitive sports

  REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED MID-MORNING FOR PARENTS.

  Sports Day will end at 11.30am. 

  Pupils may go home following the event, if accompanied by a parent/guardian.

  Please note that in the event of changeable/bad weather the decision to postpone Sports Day will be at 9.00am on each of the days above.

  We will use our Parent Mail text service to inform you should this be the case.

  If due to adverse weather Sports Day has to be postponed, it will take place on the next suitably available date.

  available date.

   

   

  

• Great Display of Hurling & Camogie Skills at St Joseph's

  Tue 16 May 2023

  Wonderful to see so many of our boys and girls enjoying After School Hurling and Camogie in the lovely May sunshine!

  

• Friends of St Joseph's May Fun Run

  Fri 12 May 2023

  Many thanks to everyone who sponsored our children for the recent Friends of St Joseph's Fun Run. We had a beautiful day and all our boys and girls enjoyed the exercise as they lapped the playground to raise funds for school resources.  Many thanks to Shane and Catherine from Oaktree who donated the juice and refreshments for the children. 

   

  Sponsorship money can still be returned to school up to and including Monday 15th May.  Please remember every penny helps and will be spent directly on resources for all of our children.  Thank you - the support as always is much appreciated!

  

• Year 7 Trip to Belfast Activity Centre

  Thu 11 May 2023

  Our Year 7 pupils set off for the Belfast Activity Centre this morning for a fun-packed day.  Pupils had the opportunity to take part in a number of activities to include canoeing, mountain biking, orienteering, archery, bush crafts, rock climbing, caving and team games!.  The pupils (and adults) arrived back to school tired but all had a great day with lots of wonderful memories made!  A good night's sleep should be guaranteed for all!