St Joseph's News and Events

• Helping Hands

  Mon 31 Oct 2022

  The school is looking a lot more vibrant after we had some lovely helping hands. We had over 15 workers on site painting the outside of the school and I hope you’ll all agree it looks so much brighter!

   

  We are extremely grateful and happy to have had them!

   

  

• Visit from The 2 Johns

  Thu 20 Oct 2022

  The children had a visit from The 2 Johns.

  The session focused on the children’s online activities, such as gaming, their use of social media and the effect these can have on their mental health.

  The children were encouraged to be aware of the nature of the possible threats that they could encounter whilst engaging in activity through the Internet; these could be security threats, protecting and managing your personal data and avoiding harmful or illegal content.

  They also covered more sensitive areas such as online reputation management, the possible exposure to indecent images and the accidental creation of indecent images, through their usage.

  The children were given advise on how to deal with these sensitive topics. But above all they were encouraged to discuss any concerns and issues they may encounter with the trusted adults in their lives.

  The children found the session eye-opening and informative.

  

• Canon Young classroom visits

  Thu 20 Oct 2022

  It has been wonderful to have Canon Young in school this week working with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. This week he has been able to impart some of his knowledge with the children about topics such as ‘Vocations’ and ‘Baptism’.

  

• Girls Football Match

  Tue 18 Oct 2022

  The Girls Football Team participated in a match against Eastbury Primary School. They played EXTREMELY well, showing great skills and determination to WIN! The girls WON 5-2.

  What a great ACHIEVEMENT! 

  

• One Million Children Praying the Rosary

  Tue 18 Oct 2022

  Today, St. Joseph’s along with many other schools across the globe, took part in a very important worldwide prayer initiative called ‘One Million Children, Praying the Rosary’. It was organised by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International). The main aim of the initiative is to show that the trusting prayer of children can fly straight to the heart of God and therefore has such great power. It was wonderful to see the children of St. Joseph's meditating upon the mysteries of the Holy Rosary with such reverence.

  

• Catholic Social Teaching Parent Workshop - CAFOD

  Mon 17 Oct 2022

  We were very lucky to have David Brinn from CAFOD in school today to deliver an insightful Catholic Social Teaching (CST) parent workshop. He also brought in some wonderful knitted CST characters such as Luc the Dear, Chikonde the Giraffe and Patariki the Penguin.

   

  Parents were able to discuss the CST Principles and apply them to real life situations. For parents who were unable to attend this brilliant workshop, please see the resources shared by David Brinn under the Catholic Life tab on our school website. 

  

• Boys Football Match

  Thu 13 Oct 2022

  The year 4 and 5 Football Team competed against Rush Green Primary School. Even though they didn't win this match they showed determination and did not give up and continued trying. We are very PROUD of them! 

  

• Movie Night

  Thu 13 Oct 2022

  Movie night was an AMAZING turn out! 

  The children really enjoyed being together in the main hall for Movie Night. It was the perfect setting to get cosy with their friends and eat popcorn whilst watching a movie all together as a family. It's safe to say they had a great time.

  

• Harvest Festival

  Tue 11 Oct 2022

  We had a wonderful Harvest Festival Liturgy on Monday. Our Pupil Chaplains lead prayers of thanks for the food we receive and the food that we have been able to collect for Barking Foodbank. 

  

• Girls Football

  Mon 10 Oct 2022

  Year 5&6 Girls played in a thrilling game against Godwin at Dagenham Goals. The team made a good account of themselves, showing great competitiveness and fantastic team spirit. They drew 1-1 but with the effort they put in it felt like a win.