St Joseph's News and Events

• Box Up Crime Workshop - Steven Addison

  Thu 16 Jun 2022

  On Wednesday, Year 6 were lucky enough to take part in a boxing workshop hosted by Steven Addison, an inspirational boxer from Barking who runs Box Up Crime.  Steven spoke to the children about how to stay motivated, follow their dreams and to never give up when things get tough.  The children were very lucky to learn the six basic boxing moves and tried these out on Steven (don't worry he had pads!)  What a fantastic afternoon that was enjoyed by all!

  

• Collective Worship Wednesdays - EYFS

  Wed 15 Jun 2022

  The children in Reception spent Wednesday morning in prayer with parents. The children contributed towards a short Collective Worship session and sang their favourite hymn 'If I were a butterfly'. The piece of scripture that they focused on during the session was from John 13:34. After discussing Jesus' rule to love each other,  children decided that they would 'go forth' by ensuring they show 'love' to others even when it is difficult to do so. 

  

• Catholic Social Teaching Workshops by CAFOD

  Wed 15 Jun 2022

  We welcomed two lovely CAFOD volunteers, Margaret and Angela, to our school this week. They held Catholic Social Teaching (CST) workshops for all the children in Year 1 to Year 6. Within the workshops, the children learnt more about the origins of the CST principles and they discussed the meaning of each principle in more detail.  The children were able to talk about how they could apply the CST principles to their day to day lives. 

  

• 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'.