St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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Messages of Hope

Messages of Hope

Just as St Gabriel was a messenger of good news to others, Year 2 have been thinking about how they could be modern messengers of hope by creating text messages of hope!

Fairtrade Tea Morning

Fairtrade Tea Morning

Thank you the the lovely parents who supported our Fairtrade Tea Morning today. It was lovely to spend time together and share the message of Fairtrade.

Year 4 Prayer Service

Year 4 Prayer Service

Thank you to Year 4 who led our Prayer Service this morning. The children shared the Gospel and reminded us how Jesus taught us that we are all brothers and sisters. Thank you children.  

St Gabriel the Archangel

St Gabriel the Archangel

Today we begin our MVVP Week - Mission, Values, Vocation and Prayer - focus week. As we approach the launch of the St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust we have been thinking about St Gabriel. Year 1 acted out the annunciation and Year 6 wrote a diary...

Care for Creation

Care for Creation

This morning we continued to celebrate our beautiful world. We thought about Care for Creation and children thought about which other principle of CST it's linked too - they decided on Solidarity (as we all need to work together) and Rights and Responsibilities (we...

Creation Guardian Soup!

Creation Guardian Soup!

The Creation Guardians have been busy today! The children have made a lovely soup from the vegetables they planted and harvested and put the scraps in the compost bin! Lots of soup has gone home to be eaten tonight!

Year 5 Prayer Service

Year 5 Prayer Service

Thank you to Year 5 for leading our Prayer Service this morning. Year 5 shared the Gospel of how Jesus showed great compassion for the widow who had lost her son. A reminder that Jesus knows us, loves us and understands us.

Democracy Day!

Democracy Day!

What an amazing day we've had! Democracy Day was brilliant. The children all voted and the results have been announced! Congratulations to BLUE! Blue is the colour we'll all wear to school on Monday 22nd September!

Charity Visit

Charity Visit

A big thank you to Jay from Birmingham Children's Hospital and Charity who visited us today. Jay told us about the wonderful work the charity does to help children who are treated at the hospital. Our Year 6 children have now decided to support this charity for the...

CAFOD National Assembly

CAFOD National Assembly

Today we shared the CAFOD National Assembly during merit, prayer and liturgy. It gave us a chance to reflect on many things we take for granted and, that by working in solidarity, we can all play our part in building a better world.

Year 5 celebrate!

Year 5 celebrate!

Year 5 are enjoying being in their own clothes today to celebrate their class saint! The children are learning more about St Maximillian Kolbe, his life and sacrifice and how he can inspire us today.

Blue, green, red or yellow?

Blue, green, red or yellow?

Today we heard from each of our leaders as to why we should vote for their colour! The children spoke eloquently and confidently to convince us to vote for their colour! So, will it be blue - a colour we associate with Our Lady, green - a colour we associate with...

SAS!

SAS!

Our SAS Team are a great addition to lunch and playtimes! The children are supporting everyone to follow St Joseph’s Way, keep safe and are always there if you need to talk.

Year 6 campaign

Year 6 campaign

Year 6 have been campaigning in preparation for Democracy Day! Which colour will win - red - the colour of love, yellow - the colour of the sun, green - the colour of the trees or blue - the colour of the sky?

Creation Guardians

Creation Guardians

The Creation Guardians were in action today! The children harvested the vegetables from the Bible Garden. We have carrots, potatoes and onions to make into a delicious stew!

Year 6 Mass

Year 6 Mass

Thank you to Year 6 who led our whole school Mass this morning. Beautiful singing, prayers and acting. An uplifting way to start the day!