Reception have had a busy first week back at school. All the children returned with a smile on Tuesday! We visited the chapel to celebrate Epiphany and thought about how excited the wise men must…
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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.
Reception: Father Christmas, Gruffalo workshop and a visit to the chapel
This week Reception visited the chapel to see the Nativity scene. We read the Nativity story and talked about what we could see. The children thanked God for sending us his most precious gift, baby…
Read MoreYear 6 Caritas in Action: The Pride of St Joseph’s Awards
This week, during our Caritas in Action day, the children created their own Pride of St Joseph’s Awards. Inspired by the Pride of Great Britain Awards, this special event recognised the amazing contributions members of…
Read MoreReception: Caritas in Action and Christmas party!
Reception took part in Caritas in Action day. Our focus was Family and Community. We invited Gabriel’s mum in to talk about how Christmas is celebrated in Venezuela. We enjoyed some Venezuelan music and dancing!…
Read MoreYear 2: Caritas In Action – Family & Community
In our Caritas In Action lessons this week, we discussed which idea from the following is the best description of a community. A group of people who live near to each other A group of…
Read MoreReception: Fr George visit and decorations
Reception have been preparing for Christmas and this week received a very special letter! Father Christmas sent a letter asking them to make salt dough decorations for their families. He also sent us the recipe…
Read MoreYear 2: Yellow Class Prayer Service
On Wednesday last week, Yellow class had a beautiful prayer service. Our prayers were based on the Beatitudes, which show Jesus’ teaching about happiness. The children encouraged us all to think about happiness and understand…
Read MoreNursery learns about Diwali, COP26 and Bonfire Night
Welcome back. We hope you all had a lovely half term holiday. This week Nursery have been extremely busy doing lots and lots of learning. We started the week learning all about Diwali. The children…
Read MoreAmethyst Class Prayer Service
We had a very beautiful prayer service this week on the theme of unconditional love. The Amethyst children created a wonderfully solemn and serene atmosphere in the classroom. I think all those present found the…
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