St Joseph's News and Events

• Chestnut Court Care Home

  Fri 27 May 2022

  Thank you to all the parents/carers for your beautiful flower offerings to Mary at our May Procession on Wednesday. All the flowers were donated to Chestnut Court Care Home in Dagenham on Thursday. They wanted to extend their gratitude for all the beautiful flower offerings to the parents and children of St. Joseph's!

  

• Planting for our Common Home

  Fri 27 May 2022

  To mark the end of Laudato Si’ week, each class planted their own plant or tree as a symbol of our pledge to care for our common home.

  

• Laudato Si' Week

  Fri 27 May 2022

  Laudato Si’ Week at St. Joseph’s has been a truly special event. This week, the children have been learning about Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’. The children have been thinking about the message Pope Francis has sent out to everyone on earth of caring for our common home. The children have been talking about the small steps they can take to play their part in caring for our planet. They have covered topics such as recycling and waste (EYFS), sustainable farming and fair trade (Year 2, 3, 4) and our responsibility towards the poor and future generations (Year 5 and 6).

  

• May Procession 2022

  Wed 25 May 2022

  The month of May is dedicated to Our Blessed Lady, Mary our Mother. During this month, Christians both in church and at home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration.

   

  Today, the children, staff and parents of St. Joseph's honoured Mary our Mother during out whole school May Procession. Our Pupil Chaplains read prayers that they had written about Mary to the whole school and a crown of flowers were placed on Mary's head. During the procession, each child in the school was able to lay a flower at Mary's feet with a prayer intention attached as a way of honouring Mary. 

  

• Streets Ahead - year 5 & 6

  Wed 18 May 2022

  This week, year 5 and 6 took part in an all-action performance workshop which allowed students to explore issues around road safety. We followed the main character Jordan through his experiences of travelling through the streets safely and the consequences of his actions. We were reminded of the green cross code as well as pedestrian behaviour and roadside discipline. Children brainstormed particular hazards on their journeys to school, where it is safest to cross the road and the different types of crossing. The children were very enthusiastic about the drama and some were brave enough to take part in acting themselves.

  

• Year 6 SAT's

  Wed 18 May 2022

  Year 6 successfully completed their SAT's last week. They all worked incredibly hard and showed such resilience. To celebrate the end of the week, an Ice cream van came to St Joseph's. The children were so excited to have ice cream together. 

  

• Catholic Citizenship Awards

  Wed 18 May 2022

  Well done to John Ekale in Year 6 who was invited to Brentwood Cathedral to be part of the Catholic Citizenship awards. John was presented his award by Bishop Alan. John received his award for: 

   

  'Being an outstanding role model both in and out of school. He shows great maturity, especially in regards to his younger sibling and with younger children around the school. He has an extremely caring nature. He can often be found reading with and taking care of the younger children in the school in his own free time. He demonstrates great care towards his younger sibling throughout the day, he always walks her into school and ensures she gets to her classroom safely. John is a credit to our school and our community, he is incredibly kind, caring and is selfless in his help and support towards those around him. Well done John, we are so proud of you'.

  

• Bishop Alan Williams Visitation

  Wed 11 May 2022

  It was our great pleasure to welcome Bishop Alan Williams to our school on Wednesday. He visited the children in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 and met all of the KS2 children during a special assembly. The children were given the opportunity to ask Bishop Alan lots of questions about his role as the Bishop of Brentwood. Afterwards, the children read out special prayers for Ukraine. During his tour of the school, we were very lucky that Bishop Alan was able to bless our prayer room. Our school Mini Vinnies were able to show him lots of our great learning as they walked around the school with him. Bishop Alan led the children and staff in prayer and blessed everyone at the end of the assembly. It was a wonderful occasion and one that the children of St. Joseph’s will treasure.