School Blog
Bye for now!
As we’re not together in school for the start of Lent we did an important job together today and put the alleluia away! Alleluia is a word not used during Lent so we’ve put is safely in a special box and look forward to letting it out after Easter!
Prayer Bags
Our Mission Team gave out Prayer Bags to the Year 1 children today - a gift for them to keep! We can’t wait to hear how they’ve shared them at home with their family!
Poetry Recital
Our Poetry Recital was AMAZING this morning! It was wonderful to see such confident and eloquent children from Nursery all the way to Year 6 performing! The children listened to each other with love and encouragement.
Ending our retreat day together!
Our beautiful retreat ended together in the hall. Thank you to One Life Music for a wonderful day and helping to open our hearts to see how we can make a difference in the world.
On Retreat!
We are having a wonderful day on retreat with One Life Music! The retreat is called A Heart That Sees and everyone has enjoyed singing, meditating and just being together as the family of St Joseph's!
Mental Health Week
This week we have been focusing on the importance of mental health and the children have completed lots of activities and had lots of discussions. Some of the children have been thinking about their own individual places where they feel they belong and where they feel...
Secretary of State Letter!
We are very proud of our special letter from Bridget Phillipson the Secretary of State for Education! The letter congratulates us on our excellent outcome for disadvantaged pupils!
Year 2 Mass
Thank you to Year 2 who led our whole school Mass this morning, celebrated by Fr Emmanuel. The children did a wonderful job of reading, acting and playing instruments to make Mass very special.
Creation Guardians
Creation Guardians have been busy planning and preparing for Spring in the Bible Garden. We talked about what we’d like to plant and today the seeds have arrived. Next week we’ll get our wellies on and start preparing the soil!! Screenshot
Safer Internet Day
For Safer Internet Day this week all of the children thought about how to stay safe online and how we can use AI safely and responsibly too!
NSPCC Rocks
Our children have been taking part in the NSPCC Rocks on TTRockstars challenge today! The children have 60 minutes to test their times table knowledge in the nationwide competition! Good luck everyone!
New School Award
We launched our new look school award this week! 'Forming Christ-centred pilgrims of hope with kind hearts, questioning minds, a thirst for knowledge, and a hunger for justice.
Year 1 Assembly
Thank you to Year 1 who led our assembly this morning. The children shared the Parable of The Lost Sheep and reminded us how we are all special, important and loved by God.
Mission Team
Our Mission Team conducted a school walk this week and gave feedback on the new additions to the Catholic Environment, The children think the new logo for St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is 'really cool!'
Loudmouth – Helping Hands
Year 6 took part in Loudmouth Education and Training's Helping Hands workshop this morning. The children were learning about how to stay safe online and in person, and who to turn to if they need help.
Pupil Led Worship
What an AMAZING job our Year 6 group did of leading worship in KS2 today! Planned, prepared and delivered entirely by themselves and some excellent responses from the children - certainly school leaders of the future!
Year 3 Mass
Thank you to Year 3 and Fr Emmanuel who led our whole school Mass this morning. We reflected on the Gospel of Jarius' daughter and how that with God, nothing is impossible.
Candlemass
Well done and thank you to Year 2 who shared their assembly all about the Feast of Candlemass. The children read, acted and shared beautiful prayers perfectly.
Inspiring People
Our talented artists have completed the new additions for our Inspiring People gallery in the school hall. We have added St Faustina, Prince William, Ellie Simmonds, Pope John Paul II, Floella Benjamin, Benjamin Zephaniah, St Carlo Acutis and Malala Yousafzai.
Coding Workshop
A MASSIVE thank you to Primary Coding League who visited our school today! All of the children enjoyed their workshop and using their programming and coding skills!