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

• Boys' Success at Creggan Footbal Tournament

  Fri 21 Apr 2023

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

  There was great team work and skill displayed and the boys did St Joseph's proud and won the Football Shield. 

  Thank you to Mr McMullan and Mr McCullagh for the work which they do in promoting and developing Gaelic sport in St Joseph's.  Also thank you to Creggan for hosting such a great tournament.

   

  Well done boys - Congratulations!

  

• Year 6AW Shared Education Visit

  Thu 20 Apr 2023

  Our Year 6AW pupils met up today with the children from their Shared Education Partnership at Crumlin Integrated Primary School.  They enjoyed the time spent together practising their ball skills and playing a few friendly games.  The sunshine was an added bonus and they look forward to their next meeting. 

  

• A Fabulous £2,350 to Spend on New Books!

  Thu 20 Apr 2023

   A Book is a Dream You Hold in Your Hand!

   

  Thank you to all who supported our recent Scholastic Book Fair in school.  We now have £2,350 to spend on books for our children.  How amazing is that?  We will spend the money supplementing our school reading scheme, adding to our bank of books for the Accelerated Reading Programme and on the purchase of books for the lending library in our Nursery Unit.  Well done and many again many thanks!

   

  Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader.  Read to Succeed!

   

   

  

• St Joseph’s Awarded ‘Living Places and Spaces’ Grant

  Wed 19 Apr 2023

  We are delighted to announce that we have secured the grand total of £9,500 from ‘Living Places and Spaces Fund’ delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund. This money will be used to develop more of the outdoor learning environment in our school.

   

  Mr McKenna and Mrs Downey will be working together with some of the children in the school to see how we can create additional exciting outdoor space for our learning. After the successful development of our Science Courtyard, Sensory Garden and Forest School area, we are very excited about the opportunity to develop other areas in our school for use by everyone.

   

  There will be areas of planting, investigative work, Forest School activities as well as encouraging more wildlife to our school. We will also be able to use these areas for the Eco team and with our Shared Education partners.

   

  We look forward to working with our local community to help create this space for us all to enjoy!

  

• Year 7 Leavers' Hoodies

  Mon 17 Apr 2023

  Our Year 7 pupils begin their last term in St Joseph's today.  To mark this occassion they were presented with their Leavers' Hoodies which they can wear to school throughout Term 3.  Don't they all look so well?  Enjoy your final term girls and boys - there's lots to look forward to!

  

• Easter 2023 Sway News @ St Joseph's

  Thu 06 Apr 2023

  Please find below a link to our Easter 2023 SWAY News @ St Joseph's

  https://sway.office.com/NG1Hpj6JmSzcON2X?ref=Link

   

   

  We would like to wish our school community a very Happy and        Egg-citing Easter Break.

   

  From all at St Joseph's!

   

• Year 6 Present 'The Stations of the Cross'

  Wed 05 Apr 2023

  Many thanks to our Year 6 children on their Easter assembly. They presented 'The Stations of the Cross' to the children in Years 3-7 and to parents, family and friends. Thanks also to the Year 6 staff who guided the children in what was a very poignant and reflective ceremony for all who attended.

  

• Easter Charity Campaign

  Wed 05 Apr 2023

  We launched our Hope Mission Zambia Charity Campaign at the beginning of Lent with our Copper Coin Challenge.  Throughout Lent all classes were collecting 1p and 2p coins.  We have been amazed at the response with a fantanstic £672 being raised in coppers in only five weeks.  Congratulations to all the classes on such a sterling effort.  A special congratulations to Mrs Haughian/Ms O'Brien's Year 4 class and Mrs Matthew's Year 5 classes who were the highest collectors in the school and will be awarded with a class party supplied by Mr Traynor.

   

  During Holy Week our charity campaign continued.  There were lots of activities organised to include Colouring Competitions, Bring a Toy Day, Nursery Easter Bonnet Parade, an Easter Bun Sale and Name the Duck - this year it was called 'Puddles' and was won by Dillon.  Our Year 7 pupils were amazing and organised a host of stalls making, decorating and selling a variety of products.  They were just amazing - fabulous creativity and entrepreneurial skills on display.  Total raised, a fabulous £705!

   

  We look forward to announcing our final total when we return to school after the Easter Break.  Well done to all and thank you for your continued genorisity and support!

  

• Art and Design Factory Easter Art Lesson

  Tue 04 Apr 2023

  Many thanks to Sinead from the Art and Design Factory for enabling our Year 3-7 children join her online for an Easter Art Lesson.  The pupils had a wonderful time using paint and oil pastels to create lovely Easter Basket scenes.  We were truly impressed with the excellent reults from all involved.  Thanks again Sinead @ the Art and Design Factory.

  

• Nursery Easter Bonnet Parade

  Tue 04 Apr 2023

  Such eggsitement in our Nursery Unit today with some 'cracking' Easter bonnets on parade. Congratulations to all who took part.  The Easter Bunny hid some very special treats along the way.  However, all the boys and girls searched very hard and managed to find where he had hidden all those lovely chocolate eggs! 

   

  Thank you so much to the parents who came along and took time to create the wonderful pieces of art the children wore.