The Eco Team have got off to a great start this year, helping everyone to recycle their paper and plastic in the correct bins.

They have also started our Cash For Clobber initiative, where they are encouraging everyone to have a clear out at home and bring any unwanted or unused items of clothing or bed linen to school, so that we can recycle these and help our environment.  There have already been a number of bags brought in to school.  Everyone is encouraged to place their items in a black bag and return to school on or before Wednesday 15^th December for these to be collected. 

Switch-off Fortnight is also underway, with the Eco Team carrying out surveys around the school to see how well we are switching off unused devices.  They have been sharing this important message throughout the school and are encouraging pupils and staff to remember this important message to save energy and to switch off!

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

It's Friday and we have just finished the first few days of our 'Only Smarties Have The Answer' Friends of St Joseph's Fundraiser.  To date we have had 31 tubes of Smarties returned and a total of £310.20 collected.

Please keep collecting those 20p coins and returning those Smartie tubes.  Let's hit our target of £2,000.  And rememenber, it's not only Smarties who have the answer ....

ST JOSEPH'S HAS THE ANSWER TOO!

Many congratulations to Eloise Bell (Miss Agnew's Year 7 Class) who has just returned from the World Irish Dancing Championships in Killarney.  Eloise finished in an amazing 3rd place in her age category and returned to school today with her sash, medals and an amazing Irish Dancing Globe Trophy.  Well done Eloise - an amazing achievement!

Congratulations for our first WORD MILLIONAIRE this year:

Christian Mc Manus

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

Great achievement also by these pupils who have now read 100,000 words or more.  Well done everyone!

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who made a shoebox for our recent 'Drop Inn' Appeal. In total we collected 202 shoeboxes.  Amy fro the Drop Inn charity was just bowled over by your generosity. Thank you!

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 WILMA this year!

Today in St Joseph's we had our October Assembly delivered via Microsoft Teams.

Primary 1-3 and Primary 4-7 celebrated with wonderful performances from Mrs McConkey's Primary 2 class and our Year 4 pupils led our Holy Souls Prayer Service.  In addition to this Mr Traynor delivered some important messages and there was lots to celebrate with the presentation of our monthly awards.  Well done to everyone involved!