School Blog
Joseph’s Jigsaw visit Pilgrim’s Pond
Joseph’s Jigsaw visited Pilgrim's Pond as part of their Season Of Creation activities. They all really enjoyed looking around and ticking off what they could find on the checklist.
Year 4 Mass
Thank you to Year 4 who led our whole school Mass this morning. Fr Samy spoke to us about the importance of listening to Jesus and following his word. This is something we especially want to do during our MVVP week in school.
Year 5 think about caring for Creation
Year 5 visited pilgrims pond this week, during the season of creation we have been thinking how we can follow Catholic social teaching looking after our world. The children drew a sketch of the pond and then added a way we could care for creation thinking of our...
Year 3 enjoy God’s Creation
Today, we visited Pilgrims Pond as part of the Season of Creation. A group of them became creation detectives observing things that move, grow, make noise and what we need to protect. Another group were thinking about how we can protect God’s creation and how to look...
Year 1 visit Pilgrim’s Pond
Year 1 enjoyed their time outside appreciating God's wonderful creation by visiting Pilgrim's Pond to try and spot some of the creatures living there!
Reception at Pilgrim’s Pond
Reception were appreciating God's Creation by visiting PIlgrim's Pond!
Nursery enjoying God’s Creation
In the Season of Creation our Nursery children have had fun visiting our outdoor spaces! Here they are enjoying Gabriel's Garden.
Year 5 Mass
Thank you to Year 5 who led our school Mass this morning. Fr Samy reminded us how we should try and be like Our Lady and care for others especially today on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Foundation Governors
Could you be a Foundation Governor and support Catholic Education? Please take a leaflet at the end of Mass from the back of our church this Education Sunday!
Happy Birthday Mary!
Year 6 did a wonderful job of leading the first Mass of the school year. An extra special Mass as we celebrated Mary's birthday! We calculated that if we all pray a decade of the rosary today, we'll be sending Our Lady nearly 2000 roses!
Meet and Greet
A BIG thank you to all of the families that were able to join us for our teacher meet and greet session yesterday. The children were all so excited to show off their new classrooms!
Celebrating Creation
It's been an absolute pleasure to welcome everybody back to St Joseph's after the summer break. The children have returned and settled back into school wonderfully! Following a settling session we gathered together to pray, and kept our promise of praying for last...
Year 6 Graduation!
Today’s Year 6 Graduation was superb. A wonderful celebration of each individual member of Year 6, where their talents and qualities were recognised and shared. We’re SO proud of each and every one of them!
Trip to the Zoo
Children from Joseph’s Jigsaw enjoyed a lovely trip to Dudley Zoo today. The children had great fun and had a wonderful time looking at the different animals!
Gabriel’s Garden
We wanted to create a Sensory Garden for the children to enjoy. So, Mrs Chapman and Mrs Buckley got their gardening clothes on and made it happen - Welcome to Gabriel’s Garden!
Celebration
Today, we were able to celebrate as a whole school family our wonderful Year 6 children. It was a Confirmation celebration and Leavers Mass combined! Fr Samy gave our Year 6 children valuable advice for the future and reminded them that they will always be part of the...
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Congratulations to Reception class who raised a fantastic £248 for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Charity by hosting a Teddy Bear's Picnic. Everyone had a lovely time which was made extra special by knowing they are making a difference to others.
Discipleship Week
We started our special Discipleship Week by learning about Pope Leo’s Encyclical Magnificat Humanitas. This week we’ll be thinking about what being a disciple means and how God calls us to live out the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
Pupil Survey Results
It was great to share the results of our pupil survey this morning! We’re proud to share that 100% of our children feel safe at school, feel that we help them to be close to Jesus and would recommend our school to others!
Discipleship Dances – Part 2
Years 3,4,5,and 6 shared their Discipleship Dances this afternoon. Yr 3's disciple was Simon the Zealot, Yr 4 was Simon, Year 5 had Judas and Yr 6 showcased the meaning of Discipleship. Wonderful dances where pop music and the characteristics of Disciples came together!