St. Joseph’s has received a certificate from Trócaire in recognition of raising an incredible £950 for their vital work.

What a wonderful way to begin the new year—knowing that, as a school community, we have made a meaningful difference to those less fortunate than ourselves. This achievement reflects the generosity, compassion, and spirit of care that define our school.

thank you to our pupils, parents, and staff member for your kindness and continued support. Together, we are helping to bring hope and change where it is needed most!

We are delighted to begin our New Year by announcing that the Down and Connor Catholic Schools' Support Service have been in contact with us to inform us that we have been awarded the Spirit of Catholic Education Award.

We are so proud of our school.  Our caring and inclusive Catholic ethos puts our children at the centre of all we do - what lovely news to begin 2026!

The Epiphany is a special date when we celebrate how a star led the Magi - also known as the Three kings or the Wise Men - to visit the baby Jesus after he had been born.  On the Feast of the Epiphany members of our Faith Group added the Three Wise Men to our school crib to mark this special occasion. 

A prayer for this Special Day:

Father of light,
Today you reveal to people of faith your Word made flesh.
Your light is strong, your love is sure.
Draw us beyond the limits of this world into your eternal life.
We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Please find below a link to our Christmas News @ St Joseph's for 2025.

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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 2026!

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 with representatives from the pupil council and the Friends of St Joseph' s to draw the lucky winning tickets. 

The winning tickets were:

1^st Prize: Bike: Oaktree Day Nursery  – Caolan McCarthy

2^nd Prize: £50 Smyths Toys Voucher -Lisa Logan

3^rd Prize: £50 Amazon Voucher – Emma Lockard

4^th Prize: £25.00 Lily’s Voucher – Kevin Lenaghan

5^th Prize: Nando’s Voucher -  Orla O’Reilly

6^th Prize: £30 Goodie Bags PetZone – Agata Roter

7^th Prize: Full body Massage – Siobhan McAuley

8^th Prize: £30 97 Flavour Street Voucher – Michael McDonnell

9^th Prize: Fruit Basket Dans Fruit and Veg – Eoin Barry

10^th Prize: £30.00 Kingdom Castles Voucher – Emma Morris

11^th Prize: £15.00 Blades and Braids & £10 Holiday Nails Voucher – Nadine Galloway

12^th Prize: Wine and Cheese Hamper – Darragh Close

13^th Prize: £30.00 Hair By Donna Crookes Voucher – Anna McLoughlin

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.

St. Joseph’s sparkled with Christmas glamour today as pupils and staff showed off their festive jumpers and accessories, spreading cheer throughout the school! The day began with a very special visitor from the North Pole – Santa himself – followed by our Christmas Ballot draw, a delicious party box lunch from the canteen, the last of our Christmas cards being dispatched, and plenty of class parties. With only six sleeps to go, the festive spirit is alive and well at St Joseph’s!

#onlysixmoresleeps

Santa’s sleigh is getting ready for the big night on Christmas Eve, so today he arrived in style thanks to Winters’ Car Company! He spent time chatting with the boys and girls, and left with a big smile – because every single one of them is on the Nice List!

Our Year 3–7 Christmas Disco was full of festive fun and fabulous moves!

Our talented DJs kept the dance floor buzzing with a mix of modern hits and Christmas classics, while Mrs. Claus and her penguin friends led the fun and ensured everyone had a fantastic time. Thank you to all who helped make this a memorable day of music, laughter, and festive cheer!

#DJPlayMySong #BoogieOnDown #ChristmasDisco #SchoolSpirit

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 special assemblies included:

• Presentation of Term 1 Subject Awards.
• December Pupil of the Month.
• Principal’s Endeavour Awards.
• Accelerated Reading Certificates in Years 5-7.
• Celebrating Extra-Curricular Success.

Our Golden Assemblies were also a wonderful opportunity to remind everyone about the importance of staying safe during the Christmas break, and to wish all pupils and staff a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

Well done to everyone – what a super talented bunch of children we have here at St Joseph’s