Please find below a link to our Christmas News @ St Joseph's for 2024.

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We would like to wish our school community a happy, peaceful and safe Christmas break and every blessing for good health and happiness in 2025!

From all at St Joseph's!

FRIENDS OF ST JOSEPH'S CHRISTMAS BALLOT

Many thanks to all those who bought tickets to support the Friends of St Joseph's Christmas Ballot. 

The draw took place in school today.  Santa's elves were present along with representatives from the pupil council and the Friends of St Joseph' s to draw the lucky winning tickets. 

The winning tickets were:

1st Prize – Bike (Hickland Cycles) - Oaktree Daycare: Scarlett Collins

2nd Prize - Omniplex Voucher and Nando's Voucher: Danielle Lavery

3rd Prize – Lily's Voucher: Tracy Herdmann

4th Prize – Greedy Goat Voucher: Clare Mallon

5th Prize – The Chip Factory Voucher: Sinead Doyle

6th Prize – The Flower Bee Voucher: Adam Bell

7th Prize – Swedish Massage Voucher: James McConaghy

8th Prize – Fiddler's Inn Voucher: Lucy Campbell

9th Prize – Family Photo by Mark McCullagh Photography: Anne Burnett

10th Prize – £25 Crown Paints Voucher - Ross Farm Supplies: Lucy Campbell

11th Prize - £30 Voucher - Donna's Hair: Ava Murray

12th Prize - £20 Meat Voucher - B. Price Butchers: Reuben Fee

Many thanks to all those who donated prizes - your support is much appreciated! 

And - many thanks to all those involved in the Friends of St Joseph's.  

All monies raised will be used for the benefit of all the children in the school. 

Children's Christmas Hampers

Congratulations to Brendan McGarry and Grace McPhillips, winners of the Children's Christmas Hampers.  Well done and enjoy!

Thank you for your continued support.  Happy Christmas!

What an array of glitz and Christmas glamour there was present in school today when both pupils and staff donned their Christmas jumpers, with lots of accessories to complete the look and add to the Christmas cheer!  

There was lots happening today in school with the day kicking off with a visit from Santa, our Christmas Ballot being drawn, a special Christmas party box lunch from the canteen, the last of our Christmas cards being dispatched and lots of Christmas class parties.  Two of Santa's elves also visited the children in their classrooms and helped draw the winning tickets for the Friends Christmas Ballot.  The Dairy Council even made a visit to our Year 5 and 6 children.

We certainly are getting into the festive spirit at St. Joseph's!

#onlysixmoresleeps

What an entrance Santa made to St Joseph's, all the way from the North Pole, for our whole school community on Christmas Jumper Day. 

Santa's sleigh was in getting repaired this morning for Christmas Eve so he decided to use the Winters' Car Company for that added touch of comfort and class.

Thanks Santa for coming along and meeting and chatting to the boys and girls - they loved it!  They have all been soooo good!

There were lots of disco moves pulled at the Year 4 - Year 7 Christmas Disco.  Led by our resident Year 7 DJ's the playlist included a range of Christmas classics.  Thanks to Santa, elf, reindeer and snowman for leading the girls and boys and making sure everyone had a good time!

#DJPlayMySong  # BoogieOnDown

Today our nursery children enjoyed a Christmas storytelling session with 'Make a Sound'. The story was brought to life when the tiny elf magically transformed into a much larger version of itself. The children were all delighted when Santa rang to say that they were all on the 'good list' and storytelling finished with an opportunity for the children to dance in the snow and have their photograph taken with the elves. 

On Tuesday evening the Friends of St Joseph's hosted a Christmas Movie Night for our children in Primary 1 - Primary 3.  There was great excitement arriving to school at night dressed in pyjamas and accompanied by their favourite teddy and blanket.  They all enjoyed a treat of hot chocolate and some delicious cookies before settling down in their classrooms to watch the movies. This certainly was an evening to remember! 

Thanks to the staff and Friends of St Joseph's and staff for facilitating this event. 

We celebrated the end of another very successful term with our End of Term Christmas Golden Awards for Years 1-3 and Years 4-7.

These assemblies included the presentation of Term 1 subject awards, December Pupil of the Month, Term 1 Principal Endeavour and Accelerated Reading Certificates.  Achievement in a variety of extra-curricular areas outside of school was also acknowledged and celebrated. Our Golden assemblies also provided us with an opportunity to sing some Christmas carols and songs from our Year 1 and 5 Christmas shows.  Mr. Traynor also spoke to us about the importance of staying safe during the Christmas Break and wished all the pupils and staff a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

Well done everyone - a super talented bunch of children we have here at St. Joseph's! 

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” — John 1: 14

Congratulations to our Year 7 pupils who led a beautiful Carol Service in Mater Dei. Those who attended were so impressed with the reading, singing, instrumental and dramatic talent of the boys and girls.

Thank you to the Year 7 team who organised the event and well done to all involved.

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old familiar carols play

And wild and sweet, the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good-will to men."

Another community singing event.  Today it was the turn of our Year 6 choir.

Here they are at Tescos also doing what they do best ..... singing their hearts out!