Many thanks to Run Anon for their very generous donation of £400 towards our school funds after their recent 5k/10K run.  The money donated will be used to purchase additional reading books for the school.  Again many thanks!

When Mrs Sheppard’s class arrived to school on Monday morning there was a mysterious box waiting for them. The children enjoyed guessing what might be inside… some children thought it might be new books for the class or thought tickets to a school trip. Someone even thought it might be a new hat for Mrs Sheppard. Even after the excitement of opening the box, the class were still left guessing. Most of the children were convinced what lay inside, was a mould made out of Weetabix!

Luckily the box came with a note explaining that Mr Grant (Chairperson of the Board of Governors) had come across an empty wasp’s nest in a roof space. He had carefully brought it to Primary 5 for their interest. The children enjoyed researching wasps and their nests, exploring the National Geographic website and some of the documentaries and time lapses of how wasps build their nest.

The children were so grateful.  They invited Mr Grant to come and hear all about what they had learnt and to thank him personally for a great morning of discovery learning.

There was lots of festive spirit in school today. Everyone looked so well in their Christmas attire - a great selection of socks, dresses, jumpers and hats to name but a few were on display!

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 with 10 Year 7 pupils from Miss Walsh's class drawing the lucky winning tickets.  Mrs Jennifer Kerr  form the Friends of St Joseph's was there alongside a special surprise visitor who made his way around the school to see the boys and girls after the draw had taken place.

The winning tickets were:

1^st Prize           Aisling Dean               Apple Ipad, Oaktree Day Care

2^nd Prize          Eoin Hamill                Crooked Glen Meal  & 1 Overnight in Oakfield

3^rd Prize           Amelia Mulholland     £100 Cash

4^th Prize           Holly Largey               Nando’s Family Meal & Omniplex Pass for 4

5^th Prize           Robert Kennedy         Air Fryer & Bottle of Spirits, Tesco

6^th Prize           Fiona Bell                   Meal for 2, Fiddlers Inn

7^th Prize           Mary Marley               Gel Polish and Spray Tan, Ogah Beauty Voucher

8^th Prize           Amanda Logan          Luxury Christmas Hamper, Eurospar

9^th Prize           Beth Mc Cann            Beauty Voucher, Colleen Mahoney

10^th Prize         Holly McKenna          £30 Voucher, Ross Farm Supplies

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. 

Indeed just this week the Friends of St Joseph's were able to make a very kind donation of a flourscent jacket to each child in school to help ensure their safety on the way to and from school.  These should come in very handy indeed over the Christmas period!

The children in the Nursery Unit had a great time at their recent Christmas Zumba and Balloon Party in the main school hall.  There are certainly a lot of very excited boys and girls waiting patiently for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve!