This week in Year One we have been getting prepared for the start of Advent. We attended the beautiful Advent assembly where we learned about how and why we decorate our Christmas trees to remember…
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.
Reception: Christmas is coming!
This week Reception visited the chapel to see the crib. We talked about the different people and symbols we saw and the children listened to the story of the Nativity. …
Read MoreNursery: Weddings and Visitors
Nursery have been learning about weddings this week. We have enjoyed sharing our experiences of participating in wedding celebrations, and we discussed traditions from around the world. We made wedding cards and confetti….
Read MoreYear One: Three Discovery Workshop
We have been busy in Year One this week. We were fortunate that we have had two visitors in to talk to us. We learned all about being safe when we are on the internet….
Read MoreNursery Makes a Cake
The children have continued their learning about birthdays this week. We have been making birthday cakes, cards and hats. We learnt about birthdays in different countries and had a go at singing ‘Happy Birthday’ in…
Read MoreYear 3: Let there be light!
This week in Science, Emerald class and Green class conducted an experiment which measured the intensity of light. Our observations concluded that the intensity or brightness of light can be impacted in many ways. Factors…
Read MoreNursery: Celebrating Diwali
Nursery have had an exciting week learning about the Hindu festival, Diwali. Our key text was ‘Rama and Sita’ and we had lots of fun acting out the story with the characters and masks…
Read MoreThis week in Year 3!!
During the mid-term break, Green Class and Emerald Class designed some wonderful displays for our upcoming topic in Geography, Weather and Climate. These wonderful creations show how much knowledge the Year 3s already have about…
Read MoreReception Welcome Liturgy
Reception ended their first half term with a wonderful Welcome Liturgy. It was a wonderful occasion shared with Father George who officially welcomed each of the children in our St Joseph’s Family. The children each…
Read MoreYear 5: A visit from Father George
This week has been an incredibly busy week for Year 5 with lots of different things going on, but one of the most special was a visit from Father George. Father George came to visit…
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