It is ‘Friendship and Kindess Week’ so in Year 2 we spent some time thinking about the lovely things that make us unique. Following a discussion about the terms ‘banter’, ‘bullies’ and ‘buddies’, we wrote about our own...
Lest We Forget Remembrance Day is 11 November every year, the same day that World War I ended. It is also known as Armistice Day. Poppies became a symbol of World War I because they have grown around some of the places where battles were fought. Year 1 children made...
Talk Boost Some children in Year 1 have been taking part in an intervention called Talk Boost. Talk Boost helps to develop communication skills through practical activities. The skills reinforced are: Attention and listening Vocabulary Building sentences Telling...
Blue Cross for Dogs The children at St Joseph’s were very lucky to have a member of the team talk to them about ’dog safety’. The talk engaged and inspired the children to have a positive and successful people-pet relationship. The vision of the Blue Cross is that...
Year 3 have completed their topic ‘Promises’ focusing on the promises made at baptism. We finished the topic by creating graffiti walls and decorating a pumpkin to give examples of how we will follow Jesus.
Year 3 are enjoying reading ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ by Roald Dahl. The children used fantastic adjectives to write a charcter description for George and his Grandma. The children really enjoyed applying new vocabulary and they did a great...
