This week we held our Reception Welcome Liturgy to welcome all the children into the St Joseph’s family. Father George joined us to lead this special service. Each child decorated a fish to place next…
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 4: Harvest Celebration
This morning, the Year 4 children performed a Harvest Celebration titled “Thank You for the Harvest,” where they expressed gratitude for the food we eat and the work that goes into growing it. The…
Read MoreYear 5 – The Ten Commandments
In Religion this week, Year 5 students have been learning about the importance of the covenants made between God and his people. We have discussed the significance of God’s covenant with Moses and the events…
Read MoreYear 1: Sentences & Laudato Si
During this week in year 1, our focus has been on sentence structure. We introduced nouns and adjectives, and the students created some wonderful sentences that included capital letters, finger spacing, and punctuation. Additionally, we…
Read MoreNursery: This is Me!
The general theme for this week has been ‘myself’. We discussed what we are like on the outside (our body and features) as well as the inside (our feelings, our preferences and personalities). We read…
Read MoreNursery’s First Theme
Welcome to Week 2! We’ve had another busy week in Pearl and White Class, where we introduced our theme for this half term, ‘Me and My Family’. This week the children have spent some time…
Read MoreNursery’s fabulous first week
Nursery have had a fantastic start to the school year, and the children have settled impressively quickly. We immediately got busy investigating the different areas our classrooms, as well as the exciting opportunities in both…
Read MoreYear 2: Our Fantastic First Week!
Welcome back to a new school year and what an amazing start we have had! The new Year 2’s have settled in wonderfully into their new classes and have already produced some outstanding work! In…
Read MoreReception : Our First Week!
We are delighted to welcome this years Reception children to St Joseph’s school. This week we have had lots of fun exploring the inside and outside areas, making lots of new friends and sharing stories….
Read MoreNursery: A Taste of India
Nursery: A taste of India. Pearl Class have been continuing their ‘Taste of the World’ adventures, and our focus this week has been India. On Monday Father George was invited to talk to us. As…
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