Next week, we will be taking part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In preparation for this, Sister Anne joined us today to deliver a retreat for both classes. Sister Anne shared a beautiful song with…
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At St. Joseph's, we are deeply committed to living out the values of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) in all aspects of our school life. We use the Caritas Westminster: Rooted in Love framework as the foundation for our approach to CST. This framework helps us inspire and guide our pupils and staff in building a just, compassionate and inclusive community.
The six core principles of Rooted in Love are:
- Human Dignity – Every person is made in God’s image and should be treated with love and respect.
- Solidarity and Peace – We should all work together to bring peace and harmony to our communities.
- Dignity of Workers – Every worker has the right to be treated with fairness and respect.
- Preferential Option for the Poor – Jesus calls us to care for the poor and vulnerable, giving them special attention.
- Community and Participation – God calls each of us to contribute to the good of others.
- Care for Creation – We honour God by protecting and caring for His creation.
These principles guide our mission to educate not only the mind but also the heart, encouraging our children to live out the Gospel message of love, service and justice in the world.
Year 4: Anointing of the Sick
This week, Father George visited both classes to discuss one of our upcoming lessons on ‘Anointing of the Sick’. Father George shared many beautiful stories of how he has helped people in our parish. It…
Read MoreYear 5: Music and CAFOD
For the past few weeks, Year 5 have become avid music historians. They have learned about three composers from the Romantic Era: Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, and Fanny Mendelssohn. After a few lessons of diligent…
Read MorePerforming miracles in Year 3!
Year 3 has had an exciting first week back. They have become thespians, devising roleplays about Jesus’ miracles in the Gospels, which they performed in front of their class. Additionally, they attended an assembly about…
Read MoreYear 6: CAFOD
This week, our Year 6 pupils were invited to a very special assembly, led by Sister Anne. The topic of the assembly was CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) and CST (Catholic Social Teaching). CAFOD…
Read MoreYear 4: Prayer Service, Volcanoes, VR Headsets and Poetry!
A busy week to end this half term in Year 4! We began our week with a harmonious Prayer Service, the children read beautiful and thought-provoking prayers. The Prayer Service focused on the theme of…
Read MoreYear One: Liturgy of the Word and Marvellous Mathematics!
This week in Year One, the children took part in their Liturgy of the Word with their classmates, and invited their families to join in with them in prayer. Year One would like to thank…
Read MoreYear One: Greatest Explorers and Prayer Chain.
This week Year One have started their new History topic “Greatest Explorers”. Year One focused on what an Explorer is, what they did, what equipment they would use and what kind of characteristics they would…
Read MoreYear 2: Amazing artists
This week, the Year 2 pupils finished their second RE branch ‘Prophecy and Promise’ by creating beautiful artworks depicting the birth of Jesus according to the Gospel of Luke. The children recalled characters from their…
Read MoreBack in the swing of it!
The Year 3’s started off the Spring term with a bang! These beautiful illustrations In Science, introduced our new topic ‘How Does Your Garden Grow’. Over the coming weeks students will be doing a number…
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