West Midlands Sports Active Camp
Join West Midlands Sports on their 3 day Active camp for some action-packed FUN where children will continue to be active throughout, taking part in a range of skills and games activities whilst making friends and memories along the way. For more information and to book your child's place please visit www.wmsd.co.uk
Year 1 Prayer Assembly
World Book Day
The teaching staff enjoyed dressing us as their favourite book character for World Book Day in school.
How can I support my child with their return to school?
Your child may have mixed feelings about returning to school and this is understandable in these uncertain times. There are many ways that we can support children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy. Helping children to identify and name some of their feelings and emotions and talk about them is really important.
Below are a couple of suggested activities to encourage children to reflect and talk about how they feel about returning to school.
Early Years/KS1 - you could try asking them to draw or paint what being back at school is like.
KS2 - try asking them what 3 things they are thinking about the most.
For more information and ‘top tips’ on how to support your child with the return to school on the 8th March, please visit:
www.nhs.uk/mental/wellbeing - ‘coronavirus and going back to school’
Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day Mass
Thursday 11th February and Friday 12th February
Please note that school is closed on these days due to a case of COVID-19
Key Stage 2 Playground
Our new playground equipment has now been installed...
Monday 25th January 2021
Please note that school is closed today due to adverse weather conditions.
Pupils will be able to access pre-recorded lessons and tasks on Google Classroom
School will reopen on Tuesday 26th January for those children due to attend.
School Closure
Following the Government announcement of 4th January, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School will be closed from 5th January 2021 to all pupils other than to vulnerable children and critical worker children.
An individual text message (based on our original list of families that fall into the vulnerable/critical worker category) will be sent confirming eligibility to attend school on 5th January 2021.
For those families whose circumstances have changed since the first lockdown, please complete the critical worker audit below if you feel that you now fall into the critical worker category and you wish to send your child to school on Thursday 6th January. New parents to school including Nursery and Reception are asked to complete the audit if applicable.
Please return your audit by 3pm on 5th January 2021. School will review audits on 5th January 2021 and advise eligibility to attend via text message.
Remote learning for none critical worker children will be made available as soon as possible. Further communication will be sent out shortly.
Year 5 Topic Assembly
Friday 4th December 2020
Anti-bullying Week
16th - 20th November 2020
Reception Class -
YEAR 3 -
We have had a wonderful week thinking about friendship and how we can make our lives happy and contented. We made a poster together, joining our ideas through PSHE and RE
YEAR 5 -
1) We created a class 'friendship chain' - each pupil picked a name from a hat and wrote a positive message for that person on a strip of card. Then we assembled the messages to form a friendship chain.
2) We looked at the qualities needed for a good friendship and then wrote recipes for the perfect friendship in creative writing.
3) We looked at the impact of different types of bullying and how we as a school can work together to make sure bullying does not happen.
YEAR 6 - During Anti-Bullying/Friendship week, we have spoken about what a good friend looks like in small groups and shared some ideas on how we could show that we care for each other in the classroom. The children have created a jigsaw puzzle each detailing their aim to unite with each other to put a stop to bullying. This activity was created after looking at different scenarios and discussing what our role would be in combatting any bullying issue
Year 2 Topic Assembly
Friday 20th November - this has been postponed and will take place in the spring term.
Reception & Year 6
Special Friend's Assembly
Friday 13th November 2020
Our Harvest festival food collections that have been donated to a local food bank
Year 6 Prayer Assembly
Friday 9th October
Year 5 Prayer Assembly
Friday 25th September
Reception Class Parent Welcome Meeting
Year 4 Prayer Assembly
Friday 18th September
September 2020
Please find below a parent guide for children returning to school in September, together with information sent to parents in July and a pupil Q&A document
During lockdown we have replaced the sinks and vanity units in the key stage 2 toilets.
WOW - 'What Outstanding Work'
As we are unable to celebrate WOW assemblies at the present time with our parents, we will share these with you here.....
Friday 7th May
Reception Class
Evie & Tilly - they are working really hard in their phonics lessons. Their sound recognition has really improved, and we are super proud of them! Keep it up!
Year 1
River-Levi - For working really hard in maths and absolutely smashing ordering numbers to 50. Well done!
Carter - For working really hard in maths and working out which is the greater number. Well done!
Year 2
Esme & Fabian - for their super understanding and contribution in our maths lessons, learning how to count and read in negative numbers.
Year 3
Mia - Mia has worked really hard since returning after Easter. She is engaged with learning and constantly has her hand up to join in with class discussion. She is producing some amazing work.
Jack - Jack has been working on improving his handwriting, he is trying really hard. Mrs Malpass is also really happy with his new job role of master librarian.
Year 4
Jack & Jessica - for their excellent work and determination when solving decimal problems.
Year 5
Archie & Harry P
Year 6
Daisy: The quality of the writing that Daisy produces has improved massively. She is taking on board each piece of advice given and showing her determination to progress. It is a pleasure to read the writing that she is producing.
Kian G: Kian does not find Maths easy but is working really hard to get better and better. His face lights up when he sees a page of green ticks and he deserves this acknowledgement so that he knows that he is capable. Keep showing such great resilience, Kian - it will pay off in the end.