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Prayers for Pope Francis
Year 5 took the time to write individual prayers for Pope Francis during their RE lesson. They reflected on his leadership and his role...
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Draeger Workshop
Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to work with Vicki Stone from Draeger, a company that creates safety and medical technology. Over the...
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Canny Friday
A big thank you to everyone who contributed donations to our local food bank last week and supported the Mini Vinnies in turning concern...
May 71 min read


Science Week – Invisible Ink investigation.
During science week, year 5 had the opportunity to write their own secret message in an invisible ink solution made up of lemon juice and...
Apr 41 min read


Science Week – Building geodesic domes!
As part of science week, Year 5 made geodesic domes using cocktail sticks and gummy sweets. Their task was to evaluate how sturdy their...
Apr 41 min read


Year 5 Mini Vinnies with Canny Friday on Friday 7th February.
Thankyou so much for supporting Year 5 Mini Vinnies with Canny Friday on Friday 7th February. This is us delivering the foods to...
Feb 211 min read


Year 5 Robotics Club
Children in Year 5 have been taking part in a VEX IQ Robotics Club. Funding was awarded to purchase a set of robotics building equipment...
Feb 71 min read


Year 5 Computer Club
Year 5 computer Club Year 5 children had the opportunity to attend an after school computer club to consolidate their class learning and...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


The Anglo-Saxons Workshop in Year 5
Staff from Durham University visited Year 5 to introduce our history topic – The Anglo-Saxons. Year 5 learned many interesting facts...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Year 5 at STEMFest
Last week, Year 5 had an unforgettable time at STEMFest, where they explored interactive exhibits, enjoyed captivating demonstrations,...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Year 5 Mini Vinnies Commissioning Ceremony
On Friday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Michael to our school for Year 5’s Mini Vinnies commissioning ceremony. Mini Vinnies...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


We Are Primary Engineers!
All of our Year 2 and Year 4 children worked collaboratively on the special Primary Rail Engineers Project. It was an intense couple days...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Catholic Social Teaching
The pupils at St Joseph’s were introduced to Catholic Social Teaching through a CAFOD workshop, which took part from EYFS to Year 6. The...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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