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INFANT AND JUNIOR GYMNASTICS TEAMS PERFORM BRILLIANTLY AT COUNTY FINALS

Tue 05 Apr 2022 Mr Fisher

Today a team of children from Year 2 and Year 5 travelled all the way to Yeovil to represent the school and Sedgemoor area in the 'County Gymnastics Finals'.

Working as a team of six, each child had to complete a movement based routine as well as a series of vaults. They were scored by a panel of judges and the points were accumulated to give an overall team total. Both our teams were just amazing and rose to the occasion! Although we did not finish in the top three positions, it was clear to see that there was not much between performances in both the age group competitions. ALL of the children should be very proud of their efforts ..........you were a pleasure to watch.

Year 5 Gymnasts Finish 2nd In Area Competition

Fri 11 Mar 2022 Mr Fisher

A huge well done to the team of eleven Year 5 gymnasts who travelled all the way to Bridgwater on Wednesday to compete in the 'Key Steps' Area Gymnastics Competition. Each member of the team had to complete a fairly difficult movement routine where they were scored against 5 other schools from the surrounding area. The scores were then added up and positions assigned!! The team should be extremely proud of themselves. They finished the overall competition in second place; a brilliant result and a true reflection of all their hard work. The result is even more impressive as the whole team are a year young and have another opportunity next year! GO TEAM ST JOSEPH'S!!!!!

WORLD BOOK DAY 2022 - Thursday 3rd March 2022

Thu 03 Mar 2022

World Book Day - 2022

In celebration of World Book Day this year our Nursery children dressed up as their favourite book characters.

The School had a theme of 'bedtime stories' so all of the children came to school in nightwear and enjoyed a hot chocolate treat!

We were also lucky enough to have a visit from Story Teller, Mr Cadwallader, who conducted a fun book themed workshop with every class!

Year 2 Gymnasts Compete In Area Competition

Wed 02 Mar 2022 Mr Fisher

A huge well done to the Year 2 Gymnasts from St Joseph's who travelled all the way to Bridgwater today to compete in the Sedgemoor Area Gymnastics Finals! The children were magnificent as they performed a short sequence of movement followed by a simple vault activity along a bench. Both the activities were scored and the team totals will be added together and sent back to the school in the next few days. The top two teams in the area will be selected to compete in the County competition next month which is being held in Yeovil..........fingers crossed for the St Joseph's team!!

Huge Numbers Compete For St Joseph's In Final Area Cross Country

Mon 14 Feb 2022 Mr Fisher

Last week saw the final Area Cross Country of the year held at The King Alfred School in Burnham-on-Sea. A local venue gave many children from St Joseph's another opportunity to compete against children from all over the Sedgemoor Area and I have to say I was quite simply amazed with the uptake! We had in total 68 children from our Key Stage 2 classes (that's over 50%) and the children were just magnificent! The course was flat, but long and all of the children raced extremely hard and with real determination! This was a great St Joseph's team effort with everyone that competed earning points for the St Joseph's team total. After the first couple of races the school was sitting in 4th place but after such a huge combined effort .....who knows where we will finish in the final standings. One thing is for sure, the children should be really proud of their efforts last week......JUST BRILLIANT!!!

BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE FROM THE ST JOSEPH GIRLS AT THE COUNTY FOOTBALL FINALS

Fri 28 Jan 2022 Mr Fisher

Today I had the pleasure of accompanying the Year 5/6 Girls Football Team to the ESFA County Football Finals held at Strode College in Street. The girls were representing both St Joseph's and the Sedgemoor Area at this prestigious event, pitted against selected other schools from across the County who had either won or finished runners up in their area competitions.

I'm pleased to say that once again the girls did not disappoint, performing brilliantly on the center stage. They were unlucky not to make the semi-finals but finished the day with just the two loses and three goalless draws - a magnificent achievement considering most of our competitors were either large Junior or Middle schools!

There were many memorable moments throughout the day. A penalty save from Maisie in the last couple of minutes of one game certainly brought a huge cheer from all the travelling parent spectators. But the stand out moments for me has to be the attitude of all the girls. It was such a spirited and determined performance and the girls never gave up, even when their legs were tired or they were losing. They were polite and well mannered towards officials throughout and respectful of the other girls they competed against. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL GIRLS - WELL DONE!!

Year 4 Gymnasts Thrive In Area Competition

Fri 14 Jan 2022 Mr Fisher

On Tuesday a group of boys and girls from Year 4 represented St Joseph's in the Area Gymnastics competition held at Monarch's Gym Club in Highbridge. Competing against 6 other schools from around the area, the team were extremely successful and finished a very credible 3rd, narrowly missing out on a place in the prestigious County Finals by just 0.1 of a mark!! The competition itself required each child to learn a routine and perform it to a panel of judges in front of all the other children competing (there were 60 of them). I was incredibly impressed with all the group. They performed magnificently under a huge amount of pressure. A special mention must be given to Layla who finished 2nd overall in the competition and to Ruby who was 5th.

Cross Country Stars At It Again!!

Fri 17 Dec 2021 Mr Fisher

A huge well done to the 23 junior children who braved the elements on the penultimate day of term and raced cross country at Brymore College in Cannington. These races were slightly different from previous opportunities with two year groups combining to race against each other. The children of St Joseph's were one again a credit to the school and they always surprise me with their energy, determination and spirit! Great effort from everyone who participated - You should be very proud of yourselves!!!

Boys football team end the year on a high!

Thu 09 Dec 2021 Mr Fisher

What a great set of results for our boys football team! Over the last few weeks the lads have been playing a string of league matches against other local schools in and around the Bridgwater area. With our goal keeper away due to illness, the boys had to share the responsibility and a special well done needs to go to Theo who did a fantastic job defending his net and to Reuben for a world class save in the last game which helped us keep a clean sheet! The boys played some fantastic football and I'm happy to say that they were unbeaten in all four matches with two wins (4-0 and 5-0) and two draws (0-0 and 2-2). All of the games were exciting to watch but in particular a last second equalizer from Harry in our 2-2 draw against Bridgwater College Academy had Mr Fisher dancing around on the side lines!! Many of the schools we play are well over twice the size of St Joseph's which makes these results even more special. Great job boys!