Our Year 5 pupils had the opportunity to showcase their class investigation projects at ESB’s Science Blast in the ICC Waterfront, Belfast.

The class projects were:

Can water Walk?

The Properties of Water

Both Year 5 classes presented their work with great confidence using appropriate scientific vocabulary and received lots of excellent feedback from the judging panels.  They were very impressed by the children’s knowledge and skills and how articulate they were in presenting their findings from their chosen areas of study.

Pupils also had the opportunity to view projects from other schools attending, meet Mark the Science Guy and enjoy some amazing science related workshops.

Great learning and fun was had by all.  Well done Year 5 on being such wonderful science ambassadors for St. Joseph's!

'The science of today is the technology of tomorrow'.

Edward Teller

This month's theme is Navigating Group Chats.

This video provides a quick overview on group chats, potential  risks, dealing with peer pressure and using the blocking and reporting tools.

Please click on the link below:

https://www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Group-Chats-May-2026.mp4

Please click on the link below to access the Online Safety Parent/Carer Session – May 2026

https://www.knowsleyclcs.org.uk/online-safety-parent-carer-session-may-2026/

Our Primary One children were treated to a fabulous picnic with so many new foods to try at their caterpillar's picnic. The boys and girls had a wonderful time nibbling at all the tasty pieces of colourful food on the table. What a wonderful way to spend a Monday morning as we begin our final week of Term 2.

“One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”
― Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Listen to the story by clicking on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

Today, 1st May, we marked the Feast Day of St Joseph, Patron Saint of our school. To celebrate this special occasion, Canon Colm, together with our Faith Group, led a prayer service in our St Joseph’s Garden.

During the service, we asked St Joseph to watch over our school community and our families, guiding us with his example of faith, care and service to others.

As part of the celebrations, Canon Colm also blessed our new school signs, which reflect our shared vision and values, making the feast day more special as we celebrated our faith and the values that guide us each day

Congratulations to the girls and boys in Mrs. O’Doherty’s Year 3 class and Mrs. Downey’s Year 6 class, who led our April Golden Assemblies.

Mrs. O’Doherty’s Year 3 children did an excellent job delivering an assembly on the importance of looking after our world, building on their learning around Earth Day. Likewise, Mrs. Downey’s Year 6 children shared an equally powerful message on the theme of ‘Mary, Our Mother’, which is particularly fitting as we enter the month of May, a special month dedicated to Our Lady.

Our assemblies also included the presentation of our Pupil of the Month certificates, as we gave thanks for the many wonderful talents and gifts of our children. We had a number of fantastic extra-curricular achievements to celebrate across the school this month.

We finished the assemblies by wishing all the boys and girls who had recently celebrated a birthday a very happy one. Let’s hope the sunshine continues as we move into the month of May

April was a busy and exciting month in Nursery as children explored mini‑beasts and fairytales, enjoying stories like The Very Hungry Caterpillar while developing counting skills and learning about healthy foods.

Shared Education with Crumlin Integrated included Forest School fun and drumming with James from Fun with Drums.

The children also practised the Take Five steps through connecting, learning and staying active.

Our Happy Healthy Kids session with Ronan from FitMinds supported fine and gross motor skills through energetic play.

What a fun‑filled month!

Congratulations to our Year 7 pupils who celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation in Mater Dei Church on Tuesday 28th April.

We pray that the Holy Spirit will bless and guide them today and in the days and weeks ahead, as they continue on their educational and spiritual journey.

Many thanks to Bishop Alan McGuckian and Canon Colm for a beautiful ceremony; to the Year 7 team for ensuring the children were so well prepared; to the boys and girls in the Year 6 choir for their wonderful singing; to Mrs McDonnell and Mrs Matthews for the lovely music; and to school staff for the preparation and the enjoyable celebration afterwards in the hall.

Well done everyone!

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you will renew the face of the earth.

Our school orchestra has been working extremely hard under the guidance of Mrs. McDonnell and Mrs. Lawlor, and we are delighted to invite family and friends to their annual Orchestra Recital.

The recital will take place in school on

Thursday 18th June at 1.30pm.

All are very welcome to attend

As part of our Nursery Healthy Kids Stay and Play, parents and guardians joined their children for a fun and active session led by Coach Ronan from FitMinds.

Children took part in catching and scooping games, fine motor activities such as pegging, and movement games that encouraged listening and following instructions. Parents and carers enjoyed valuable time in the classroom, playing and learning alongside their child. The session concluded with songs, dancing and the story Fitzy the Active Bear, celebrating nature and friendship.

Thanks to our Nursery staff for organising the event, to parents and guardians for attending, and to Ronan from FitMinds for facilitating such an enjoyable experience.