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

• Odd Socks Day to Begin Anti-Bullying week

  Mon 14 Nov 2022

  We started Anti-Bullying Week with an ‘Odd Socks Day’. Children and staff wore a variety of odd socks to school. The emphasis was all about fun, expressing ourselves and celebrating diversity.  Thumbs up for a great start to the week

  

• Digital Leaders Explore Adobe

  Fri 11 Nov 2022

  On Thursdy 10^th November the Digital Leaders took part in online training on the use of Adobe Express. They each used a Chromebook to follow along with the online trainer. We explored how to use Adobe Express to create a website and a poster. All activities centered on promoting Anti-Bullying week. We will be sharing some of our pieces of work over the coming days.

  

• Year 3 Service of Enrolment

  Thu 10 Nov 2022

  Year 3 celebrated their Service of Enrolment with a special service lead by Canon Colm and attended by their teachers, classroom assistants and family and friends in Mater Dei Church.  The boys and girls were excellent and are ready to progress on the journey of preparation to celebrate the sacraments of First Confession and First Holy Communion.  Well done girls and boys!

  

• Shared Education

  Wed 09 Nov 2022

  Today we had a workshop with Lauren from Conradh na Gaeilge  where we learnt about the history of Irish place names and how they have been modified over time. We found out that English had a great influence upon Irish place names being changed to the names we know today. We worked in teams with our new friends from Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach, Crumlin Integrated College and Crumlin Integrated PS to try to recognise some of the original Irish names using our knowledge of landscape and history of our local area. 

   

  

• Peace Proms Rehearsals

  Tue 08 Nov 2022

  On Tuesday 8^th November, the choir attended a rehearsal in the SSE arena for the upcoming Peace Proms Concert.  The choir were able to see where they will be performing and they met their conductor for the concert Mr Greg Beardsell.  A fabulous experience for our children and they are truly excited for the concert in February.  

  

• Holy Souls Prayer Service

  Tue 08 Nov 2022

  Thank you to all of our Year 4 pupils who created a beautiful Holy Souls Prayer Service to celebrate the Feast Days of All Saints and All Souls.  The Prayer Service has been recorded and watched virtually by all of our pupils and has been forwarded to parents and guardians via SeeSaw to view.  Welld one girls and boys.

  

• Year 7(MMc) Visit the Titanic Belfast

  Tue 08 Nov 2022

  Mr McCarthy's Year 7 class had a wonderful time at Titanic Belfast as part of our partnership project.  Pupils got to experience a new guided tour of the SS Nomadic (the original tender ship to RMS Titanic) and two newly updated workshops entitled 'Get the Message' and 'Abandon Ship'.  This was in addition to a guided tour of the Titanic Experience 'Full Speed Ahead'.   

   

  The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience with the expert crew learning all about the Titanic from its origins inside Belfast's dock all the way to how the wreck was discovers by Dr Robert Ballard.

   

  Thank you Titanic Belafst for a very informative and most enjoyable day trip.

  

• Accelerated Reading Success

  Mon 07 Nov 2022

  Congratulations to all the children who have read 500,000 words

  or more:

   

  Year 5: Ava Matthews

   

  Great achievement by these pupils who have now read 100,000 words or more:

   

  PRIMARY 7
  Phoebe Jordan	Grace Carson	Olivia Boyd
  Cayden O’Neill	Isabella Logan	Ella Mulholland
  Santia Suharevska	Olivia Mc Ardle-Fullerton	Sophia Wilson
  Sherry Wang	Avril Dean
  PRIMARY 6
  Aoife Lyttle	Hannah Hamill	Leon Tierney
  Alfie Nolan	Niall Mc Mullan	Casie Crane
  Isabelle Wordsworth-McCourt	Odhran O’Dornan	Molly Mc Caffrey
  Karol Downey	Anthony O’Kane	Jacob McCormick
  Enola Hughes	Finn Mc Grady	Cara O’Hare
  Aidan Regan
  PRIMARY 5
  Lucy Campbell	Ava Matthews	Scarlett Collins
  Emily Mulholland	Oisin Dornan	Michael McVeigh

   

  Congratulations to Mrs Lawlor's Year 6 Class who are class leaders this half term and were rewarded with a class party.

  

• Hallowe'en Celebrations

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  Watch Out .... lots of spooky things going on in St Joseph's today!  

  HAVE A SAFE AND RELAXING HALLOWE'EN BREAK!

   

  PS Our witch was called Glinda this year!

  

• 'Drop Inn' Shoe Box appeal

  Thu 27 Oct 2022

  Congratulations and thank you to everyone who made a shoebox for our recent 'Drop Inn' Appeal.  The 'Drop Inn' charity was just bowled over by your generosity. Thank you!