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Year 5 Success at Area Sports!

Thu 26 Jun 2025 Mr Fisher

With all of of our Year 6 children attending secondary school transition this week, it was up to our Year 5 representatives to fly the St Joseph's flag in this year's Area Sports held at Brymore School, Cannington.

With the whole team of 8 girls and 8 boys competing a year under age, the task was always going to be a difficult one but the St Joseph athletes did not disappoint! Each member of the team competed in a 75m hurdles race, a 400m race, a 75m sprint, a standing triple jump and a vortex howler throw! The event ended with team relays and some very tired children!

Spirits were high throughout the competition and it was great to see such comradery coming from everyone in the group. We were competitive in all the events which is quite remarkable considering we were competing against much older and bigger children! A magnificent team effort saw us finish in 6th place out of 8 teams and sets the foundations for next year's event when the team will be a year older and a year stronger. Brilliant effort from all of you!!

Year 6 Rounders Success!

Fri 20 Jun 2025 Mr Fisher

For the first time in the history of St Joseph's, we sent a team of Year 6 children to compete in the Sedgemoor Area Rounders competition. As a school, we've always allowed children access to a wide range of curriculum sports rather that focusing on just the chosen few! At St Joseph's, the children only learn to play Rounders in Year 3 and Year 5 but have access to other sports in between.

Sadly, this does put us at a slight disadvantage against other schools who prioritise this one sport. Having said that, at this year's competition you would never have known that this was the case! The team of eleven girls and boys were just brilliant and showed off their true sporting ability; they were competitive throughout the competition against some very strong schools that are well over three time the size of ours!

Both Mr Fisher and Mr Franklin were so very pleased with how the children conducted themselves throughout the competition. It's always good to be given a new sporting opportunity and this team of remarkable Year 6 children embraced it and were once again a credit to the school!

Year 3&4 Athletics Team Finish Runners Up In Area Sports!

Wed 11 Jun 2025 Mr Fisher

More sporting success for the children of St Joseph's! This week it was the turn of our Year 3&4 Athletics team who secured a magnificent silver medal in this year's Sedgemoor Area Sports. With 13 schools participating, the team of 8 girls and 8 boys had to compete in 6 separate events; a 75m spring, a 400m long run, a 75m hurdles, the standing long jump, a vortex howler throw and a final relay to end off the afternoon!! There wasn't a moment to spare throughout the whole day and to come away with recognition of your hard work is always a bonus. Credit goes to all of the children who displayed a brilliant attitude throughout the competition and were once again a credit to St Joseph's. It was particularly lovely to see the team supporting each other in such a positive way. WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!

Boys And Girls Cricket Teams Triumph In Area Competition!

Fri 23 May 2025 Mr Fisher

Another week of sporting success for the children of St Joseph's! This week it was the turn of our girls and boys cricket teams! An area competition held at Wembdon Cricket Club always draws in the crowds and the fine weather ensured that the event was incredibly well attended by schools from around the area.

First up were our boys who were amazing, winning two of their games and losing two! Out of the six teams in their pool they finished a very credible 4th place, just losing out on 3rd place due to run rate!

The girls were also magnificent and remained unbeaten across the whole competition! Their batting, bowling and fielding was phenomenal and the winning result secures them a place representing the area (and our school) in the prestigious County Finals next month!

Overall this was another great St Joseph's performance. Well done to everyone who represented the school today.....you were all brilliant!

Year 5/6 Swim Team Finish 2nd In Area Gala!

Fri 23 May 2025 Mr Fisher

A huge well done to the children from Year 5 and 6 who represented the school this week in this year's Area Swimming Gala. Travelling all the way to Chilton Trinity Sports Centre (1610) to compete against the best swimmers in the area, the team of 21 children were just remarkable! Individual and relay performances were just brilliant but I was most impressed with the sense of team spirit throughout the competition. In my 28 years at the school we have never won an Area Gala and this year was the closest we have ever got; a magnificent 2nd place and just one point behind the winners!!! Well done Team St Joseph's!

Aaraf and Inaya proudly showed off their intricate 'Mehndi' designs created with henna. This was to celebrate the festival of 'Eid.'

Fri 04 Apr 2025 Mrs R Williams

Eid Mubarak is an Arabic phrase that translates to "blessed feast" or "happy feast," and it's a common greeting used by Muslims worldwide during the two major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Year 1 Football Festival Fun!

Thu 27 Mar 2025 Mr Fisher

This morning all the Year 1 children from St Joseph's travelled on an adventure to Bridgwater College where they enjoyed two hours of football skills delivered by the Young Sports Leaders. Participating in a carousel of 8 activities, the children worked their way around each of the stations with a smile on their face! The quality of coaching on offer was exceptional as was the behaviour and focus displayed by all of our children participating. It was great to see interaction between schools and everyone I observed throughout the morning appeared to be having a huge amount of fun! It was a pleasure to see so many children active in what was an extremely well-organised and enjoyable event.

Tag Rugby Success for Year 6 Superstars!

Wed 26 Mar 2025 Mr Fisher

This afternoon, a group of twenty Year 6 children travelled all the way to Bridgwater to play some friendly games of Tag Rugby against three other schools from the surrounding area. The boys and girls seemed to really enjoy this opportunity and it was evident that their rugby skills improved with every game. It was nice to see both our teams celebrating wins as well as congratulating the opposition when they lost. All the games were played with a really positive spirit and it was lovely to see such strong cohesion amongst this St Joseph's cohort, even when they had to play each other!! It was a very enjoyable way to spent a few hours outside of the classroom.

Year 3/4 Gymnasts Perform Brilliantly In Area Competition!

Wed 19 Mar 2025 Mr Fisher

Today our Year 3/4 Gymnastics team travelled all the way to compete in the Sedgemoor Area Gymnastics Finals in Bridgwater. Performing a fairly complex routine in front of judge, the children were just magnificent and credit to the school. The competition was incredibly competitive with over 80 children representing their schools from around the area. It was great to see the children of St Joseph's performing in such a confident and cheerful manner. Well done team, you were all amazing!