School Blog
MAT Song Recording
Mrs Stretton and three of our wonderful children made the journey to St Austin's Church in Stafford very early this morning to be part of the recording of our two MAT songs! They had a wonderful time and sang beautifully! Thank you to the parents for helping us to get...
WWF Fund Raising
We are so proud of our Year 4 children for raising a fantastic £104.31 for WWF - their chosen class charity. The children created a W W F with pennies and small change on the hall floor!
Mission Mandala
Following our Mission Mandala competition the wining entry, which shows our CMAT and Archdiocese Mission Statement - 'Forming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope, with kind hearts, questioning minds, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for justice', has been made into a...
Year 2 Mass
Year 2 led our whole school Mass this morning celebrated by Father Samy! After releasing the Alleluia from it's box yesterday it was wonderful to celebrate our first Mass of the Easter season.
Happy Easter
ALLELUIA! He is risen, Jesus is risen! Today, Easter Sunday, we celebrate in Christ’s resurrection. Wishing all our children, families and staff a happy Easter!
Stations of the Cross
To end our Holy Week in school Year 6 acted out the Stations of the Cross. It was beautiful. We're so thankful for Jesus' sacrifice for us and take such joy in knowing how much He loves us all.
Palms
Today the children will be taking home a palm cross - a gift from the school. We hope they remember all of their learning about Holy Week and how much Jesus loves them.
Celebration Assembly
It was a very busy celebration assembly this morning - mission awards, attendance awards, ACE attendance and the house cup. It was lovely to be joined by so many parents this morning too.
Mission Mandala Winner
Today, during our celebration assembly we congratulated our Mission Mandala winner. Mrs Parkes had the difficult job of selecting a winner. Well done to the winning Mandala that shows our CMAT and Diocesan Mission of - Christ-centered pilgrims of hope, with kind...
Agony in the Garden
Thank you so much to Year 5 for sharing a wonderful Agony in the Garden assembly. The children reminded us of how, like Jesus, we can always ask God for help and support. We were sad to see Judas betray Jesus and see Jesus so upset, but we know that it was all part of...
Mission Team
Our Mission Team have been working hard looking through the latest Mission Award applications! We’ll find out who has been successful in tomorrow’s celebration assembly!
Our new grotto!
Our new grotto is now at the front of the school. The statue of Mary was donated to our school and we are so very grateful. An opportunity for the whole school community to ask Mary our mother, to pray for them.
Year 4’s Last Supper Assembly
Well done and thank you to Year 4 for sharing their Last Supper Assembly today. The children shared how Jesus washed the feet of the disciples before the Passover Meal. The children shared how Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him and Peter deny Him.
Palm Sunday
Year 3 started our special Holy Week assemblies today by acting out the events of Palm Sunday. We enjoyed the waving of palms and celebration as Jesus entered Jerusalem on a humble donkey. We know that there were people who didn't like Jesus - but today we were with...
Lent Litter Picking
Thank you to the ladies who went litter picking in the local community this morning. By giving their time the local community looks a little cleaner!
Year 3 Mass
Thank you to Year 3 who led our last whole school Mass during Lent celebrated by Fr Emmanuel. The children did a perfect job of acting, reading, bringing the offertory and making the music just perfect.
Lenten Service
It was lovely to be together as a school family in the Church this evening to act out the events of Holy Week. Thank you to the parents, children and staff for making it the perfect start to Holy Week at St Joseph’s.
BIG Lent Walk
Well done to everyone who took part in CAFOD’s BIG Lent walk today! The children did so very well and did lots of walking! We can’t wait to see how much sponsorship money we’ve raised!
Mission Team
Thank you to the Mission Team who helped prepare and give our Lent themed prayer bags to Year 2! We can’t wait to find out how the children have used them at home!
Year 6 in London
Year 6 have had an amazing day in London today! Visiting the Houses of Parliament - where the Lords were in session, seeing Buckingham Palace where HRH Prince Charles was at home and a trip on the London Eye! Huge thanks to the staff for giving their time to give the...