This week has been feeling very Christmassy in Reception and our Early Years area. We started the week off by learning about advent and that it is a time to wait and prepare for Jesus’…
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Year 4 are starting to feel the Christmas spirit and we warmly welcome this festive mood! This week, Year 4 began by comparing and contrasting the response to the Covid-19 outbreak by taking part in…
Read MoreVocation or vocare (to call!)
Our current topic in Religion is “Vocation and commitment”. Thank-you to all the families who let your children interview you over the weekend about your commitment to your chosen vocations. This week, we met Fr…
Read MoreYear 6 Ukulele Orchestra
Wow! Year 6 have left the St Joseph’s staff absolutely mind-blown with their musical talent. In less than a term, the children have learnt how to play the most fabulous songs on the ukelele! Some…
Read MoreBack in time to… The Stone Age
We had a fantastic Stone Age day this week, where we all travelled back in time and took a walk through the Stone Age. We did cave drawings, Stonehenge clay models, weapon creating, research and…
Read MoreHappy Diwali and super sounds!
This week in Reception, we have continued with Phase 2 Phonics, learning the sounds a, t and p as well as s. We have practiced writing our new sounds in as many places as we…
Read MoreSuper week in Year 2!
In Year 2 we have had a super busy week! We stepped in to the magical world of virtual reality using VR headsets. We explored and identified the reasons why the fire spread so quickly,…
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Year Four have done it again! Another outstanding week full of smiles, laughs, and enthusiasm. Well done to both classes for their continued hard work. We have been working hard all week, starting with science experiments…
Read MoreHappy Diwali!
This week in Nursery we have been learning about Diwali, the festival of lights. The children enjoyed learning the story of Rama and Sita as well as how people choose to celebrate Diwali. They made…
Read MoreA magical fairy-tale adventure in Year 1
On Monday Orange and Amber had the opportunity to take part in a fairy tale drama workshop. We met the Funky Fairy who told us that the Red Queen had stolen the book of fairy…
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