Do you remember Fable Robots that we have got? So this is our first project, ‘Throw a Ball’. It is specifically tailored for use during physical education lessons and breaks, enhancing children’s engagement in activities…
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Children’s Online Safety Test
and yet another fantastic website about Online Safety! Online safety with Virgin Media O2 ‘At Virgin Media O2, we want internet users of all ages to enjoy all the wonderful things the web has to…
Read MoreEducational modular robots for STEM learning – a 21st-century educational tool is now in St Joseph’s School!
As part of our STEM learning our school received two Fable robots that can be used for and by our students! Fable Explore comes with a Fable Joint module that gives the functionality of an…
Read MoreYear 4: Computing lesson. Adding your own content.
This week, in Computing the pupils learned what are the advantages and disadvantages of adding your own content. We had a fantastic discussion about the positive aspects of being able to share and communicate through…
Read MoreYour child has signed this!
We ask all children, young people, and adults involved in the life of St Joseph’s School to sign an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which is a document that outlines how we expect them to behave…
Read MoreComputing in Year 1
Year 1 students are very excited to use our learning platform called Busy Things. BusyThings combines fun and laughter with the highest quality of curriculum-linked content. This week children will get their QR logins that…
Read MoreYear 3: A week that ‘rocked’
This week the children have been diving further into their learning all about rocks. We have been trying to master the new challenging vocabulary ‘igneous’, ‘sedimentary’, and ‘metamorphic’. The children did a great job categorising…
Read MoreYear 1: Pause! Breathe! Finish Up! – How do you say goodbye to technology when you don’t want to?
Whether it’s watching TV or playing on a tablet, using tech can be super fun! Often, children find it hard to transition from an online activity to an offline one. Today in Year 1 we…
Read MoreFood for thought
Summer Holidays can result in too much ice-cream and screen time for children (and adults!) and a new term is a time families break bad habits and reset healthy diets all round. Every year group will…
Read MoreKick-start your summer adventures and hunt for nature’s hidden treasures.
Year 1 and 2 students have been working really hard on photography this year. Why not celebrate and use their skills by entering a photo contest?? The summer holidays are almost here and that means…
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