by Sam Chapman | Dec 3, 2018 | Catholic Life, Celebrating Faith
On Monday 3rd December the children from Year 4 took home special prayer bags as a gift from the school. Each prayer bag – which is Advent themed – contains a purple cloth, a candle and an advent calendar for the children to create their own prayer area at...
by Sam Chapman | Dec 3, 2018 | Catholic Life, Celebrating Faith
On Monday 3rd December the children enjoyed looking at out lovely stable which has been placed in the hall. The stable is brightly lit, but at the moment only has the animals inside – we can see that Mary, Joseph and the donkey are on their way to the stable...
by Sam Chapman | Dec 3, 2018 | Catholic Life, Celebrating Faith
On Monday 3rd December (our first day in school during Advent) we celebrated the beginning of our school tradition – the Jesse Tree! Each day during Advent the whole school gathers together to learn all about Jesus’ ancestors. Following each story a...
by Sam Chapman | Dec 2, 2018 | Catholic Life, Celebrating Faith, Collective Worship
On Sunday 2nd December the families and staff of St Joseph’s came together with the Parish of Our Blessed Lady and St Thomas of Canturbury Church to celebrate Mass. The children read the readings, prayers, brought the offertory, sang in the choir and played...