On Monday the 20th of March pupils in Years 5 and 6 along with our pupil leadership groups (Chaplains, Eco-Warriors, Digital Leaders, Librarians, Safety Leads and Sports Ambassadors) hosted stalls to support charities such as…
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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 5: Crazy Comic Creations
We have had an exceptionally exciting week in Year 5, with lots of great opportunities to be creative and experience things we wouldn’t usually do in our school week. We had an entertaining visit from…
Read MoreNursery’s New Theme
Nursery settled wonderfully well after the half term break, and are already excited about their new theme: ‘Growing up!’ This week we started talking about ourselves and how we have grown. We were very excited…
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Year 5 has worked hard this week, beginning their period of preparation leading up to Easter. On Wednesday we had our Ash Wednesday mass. The children reflected on what this time of year means for…
Read MoreNursery’s Caritas Day
On Friday we spent the day doing our ‘Caritas in Action’ work. The theme this time was ‘Solidarity and the common good’. In the morning we learnt about how special our friendships are, and how…
Read MoreEmerald Class Assembly
Today Year 3 Emerald Class put on a wonderful performance of ‘How does your garden grow?’ exploring what plants need to grow and the links between growing and the weather. The Eco-warriors explored ways in…
Read MoreOrange Class Beautiful Liturgy Service
Mrs. Lynch, Ms. Connell and Father George could not be more proud of Orange Class for their beautiful Liturgy of the Word service this morning. The children each stood up and bowed before saying their…
Read MoreNursery’s Special Visit
Nursery were lucky enough to have a special visit from Father George this week. We shared our Christmas news with him and sang for him. We talked about Jesus and he taught us about the…
Read MoreYear 4: Exploring earthquakes!
This week Year 4 had their prayer services, which focused on the theme of racial and religious harmony. The children read the story of the Good Samaritan and then presented their own reflections on the…
Read MorePrayer for Pope Benedict XVI
On Thursday we watched the funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI and talked about his life and the organisation of the Catholic church. We then wrote some remembrance prayers in his honour. Here is one…
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