This week in Pre-Nursery we have been reading the story ‘Wow said the Owl.’ The children made their own owls using paint and forks. In Little Gems they made owls using playdough, adding feathers, sticks…
Read MoreCatholic Social Teaching
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 3: A Reflective Week
We have been busy in Year 3 preparing for our class assemblies about ‘Weather and Climate’. With this in mind, our classes thoroughly enjoyed reflecting on their role in Creation during their class liturgies. We…
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Today, our Year 4 pupils led their very own Celebration of the Word, a special moment they planned entirely themselves on the theme of Remembrance. They invited their classmates to reflect deeply and prayerfully, asking…
Read MoreYear 1: Lambeth Palace
We went on our first trip of the year this week! We travelled very sensibly on the tube and got the Northern Line to Waterloo Station. Then, we had a short walk to Archbishop’s Park,…
Read MorePre-Nursery-A Busy Week!
This week in Pre-Nursery the children have been super busy with all their learning. They made poppies at the beginning of the week for Remembrance Day We have been learning all about the day and…
Read MoreReception: Fireworks and the Festival of Light
This week we have been learning all about Diwali, we learnt the story of Rama and Sita and acted this out using props. Some children in our class celebrated Diwali and their Grandparents came to…
Read MoreYear 1: Senses!
Our first week back after the half-term has been an exciting one! We have dived into our new book for English, this term we are looking at the story: Rapunzel. We started the week off…
Read MoreYear 4: Blessed Carlo Acutis
We’d like to express our heartfelt thanks for working with your children over the Autumn half-term to research Blessed Carlo Acutis. Your support has been invaluable, and it’s been wonderful to see the creativity and…
Read MoreYear 2: The Annunciation of John the Baptist
This week, Year 2 students had an exciting visit from Father George, who talked to them about the Annunciation of John the Baptist. He explained why this event is important in the Christian faith and…
Read MoreYear 4: Caritas Poetry
This week, we have been exploring the theme of Dignity of the Human Person and how treating someone with dignity is to treat them with love, kindness and fairness. Through class and partner discussions, they…
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