Some children in Year 5 have been taking part in a VEX IQ Robotics After School Club. Funding through the Reece Foundation has enabled the school to purchase a set of robotics building equipment which has offered children various STEM opportunities such as engineering and coding. The club has been fun and engaging and has allowed the children to design, code and build a robot from scratch. The children were able to test their engineering and programming skills both in the clu

This week in nursery, we continued our learning about birds 🐦. The children had lots of fun making bird models 🎨 and, in maths, counting the correct number of worms 🪱 to feed the birds. We also created our own bird feeders 🪹, which are now hanging in our outdoor area 🌳. In phonics, our older children learned the sound ‘t’  🔤, and our focus story for the week was The Go Away Bird  📖. We had so much fun and enjoyed a lovely week full of learning and creativity 😊🌟

This week in Nursery, we have been very excited as we prepared for Chinese New Year ! 🎉 We learned all about traditional celebrations and explored the different ways people come together to get ready for the festivities. In Maths , we played a fun game rolling the dice 🎲 and dishing out the correct number of noodles 🍜. We even practised using chopsticks , helping to develop our fine motor skills 🥢✋. We counted the correct number of pom-poms and focused on the number 5  ⭐.

This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming our lovely nursery families into school for a pre-phonics workshop 🏫💛. Together, we explored the different skills children need to support them on their phonics and early reading journey 📚🔤. We also shared and explored a range of fun activities that children can enjoy at home to help develop these important skills 🎲🎶. What a fantastic morning of learning and partnership with our families! 🌟😊

Children in Year 2 have been inspired by Picasso to colour and paint portraits. They explored his abstract paintings and developed the knowledge of primary colours in order to mix and use the colours they made. They also drew and painted various shapes using different brush strokes and markings seen in his paintings. The pupils were then inspired to draw a Picasso picture using an APP for painting. Application of skills •      Develop knowledge of the colour wheel •      Mix

Each class from St Joseph’s Primary School attends All Saints Church on a weekly rota. During these visits, pupils have the opportunity to participate in Mass and worship alongside parishioners. Father Maridas, our parish priest, leads the Mass. This week was the turn of Year 2.

Inherited traits are physical or behavioural features that are passed from parents to offspring through genes. Can you identify the inherited characteristics in Y6’s imaginary families?

In PE Year 1. have been developing movement skills by focusing on the big parts  of their bodies. Through playful exploration and guided activities, children have been learning how to move, balance and create shapes using areas such as their backs, tummies, shoulders and legs. A key part of the lesson involved listening carefully for the sound of the tambourine. Each time it was struck, children were challenged to freeze and create a still balance  using a big  body part. Thi

Today in Year 1, we had a fantastic maths lesson all about the number 10! Our challenge was: “How many different ways can we make 10?” To help us, we used tens frames and cubes. The children worked in pairs to explore number bonds like 6 + 4, 7 + 3 and so on. They recorded their ideas and shared them with the class. Once we had lots of examples, Mrs Wilson put them on the working wall – but one was missing! The children had to be detectives and spot which combination wasn’t t

This week Year 1 became history detectives ! Our big question was: “Who is George Stephenson and what does he do?” To find out, the children examined old photographs and paintings as clues. They looked carefully at details like clothing, objects and settings to make predictions about the person in the pictures. We asked questions such as: What can you see? What might this tell us about his job? Why is he important? Through our investigation, the children discovered that Georg

We explored an exciting science enquiry question this week:“Do the oldest children have the longest feet?” To investigate, the children worked in pairs and drew around their feet on large sheets of paper. Each child recorded their age and month of birth and we compared the results across the class.   The children were fantastic scientists! They noticed that while some older children had longer feet, it wasn’t always true – there were exceptions. This led to a great discussion

This week in Nursery, we have been busy learning all about birds! 🐦 Our focus story was Hooray for Birds , which helped us to recognise and talk about different colours 🌈. In Maths, we sang Five Little Ducks 🦆 to practise our counting and number recognition 🔢. In the creative area, we made bird crafts using primary colours 🎨 and explored a range of materials to create bird nests 🪹. We also used our fine motor skills ✂️👐 to make bird models. Our older children learned

In Year 6 science, pupils explored how the circulatory and respiratory systems function together to keep the body healthy. Measuring blood pressure and lung capacity are practical ways to investigate these systems. Pulse rates were also measured before and after exercise.

The children had a great day learning about the Romans and their army. They handled artefacts and looked at armour and weapons. They also made their own version of a Roman coin.

Year 4 used decibel meter readings to compare the sound level in different areas of the school. They collected their data and created a bar chart to show their results. The children also explored using different materials to test which was the best insulator of sound.

This week in Nursery, we have been busy learning all about dinosaurs! 🦖 Our focus stories were Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs  📚 and The Dinosaur That Pooped  collection, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. We developed our fine motor skills through dinosaur stomp paint printing 🎨, and in maths we played a dinosaur egg dice counting game 🥚🎲 to support number recognition and counting. The children also enjoyed dinosaur yoga 🧘‍♂️🦖, helping them to exercise the

Year 2 enjoyed visiting Seven Stories to watch a pantomime of Puss in Books!   ‘Once upon a time, in a land far away, resides Puss in Books – the most famous and fearful scaredy cat in all of Storyland. Puss in Books is strictly a library cat, risking all his nine lives through the safety of a good novel. But when he discovers his friends have disappeared is Puss brave enough to venture outdoors and into the deep dark forest to find them? The Cheshire Cat thinks Puss has what

This week in English, Year 5 explored the world of persuasive advertising! They analysed real adverts to uncover the clever techniques used to influence an audience, focusing on features such as rhetorical questions and adverbial phrases. Working in groups, the children identified persuasive language and shared their findings with the class, building a toolkit of strategies. Next, they’ll put their learning into action by planning and writing their own persuasive adverts. We

Fairground Wheel The children enjoyed designing and making their fairground wheels. Children needed to know various key skills: ·         Everyday objects have mechanisms. ·         Many things that move have parts inside to help them work. ·         Mechanisms usually limit unwanted movement. ·         Everyday objects utilise wheels and axles. ·         Wheels must be able to turn to work effectively. ·         Axles allow wheels to turn without falling off. ·         The f

Christmas Lunch The children enjoyed their Christmas lunch on Wednesday 10 th  December. A traditional Christmas dinner was served, catering to all children’s dietary and religious needs. This was enjoyed by all!