St Joseph'sCatholic Primary & Nursery School
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Cross country super stars at it again!
Thu 02 Nov 2023With the races condensed into one afternoon due to some fairly awful weather, a slightly depleted number of children decided to brave the elements and compete for the school in the first cross country of the 2023-24 season!
The children of St Joseph's never cease to amaze me and once again there were 27 fantastic performances with points accumulating from EVERYONE that raced! We are currently sitting in 4th place out of 16 schools (Brilliant effort).
There were too many racers for me to mention everyone who attended the event but a special mention must go out to Ethan in Year 5 with a gutsy 14th position in an incredibly strong field and to Ciara (also in Year 5) who battled all the way to the end and earned some well deserved points for the school.
There were of course a number of other amazing results, including top ten finishes for Rowan, Freya, Lilah in Year 3, Molly, Emma, Ava and Oscar in Year 4, Emily in Year 5 and finally Harry and Jolie in Year 6!
WELL DONE EVERYONE and I look forward to watching you all race again on Wednesday 13th November (Years 3 and 5) and Thursday 14th December (Years 4and 6) at Bridgwater College Academy.
Team results after the first race are below:
1st Cross Country October 2023
Brymore Academy
The Stats
Total Athletes: 358
Number of Girl Athletes: 143
Number of Boy Athletes: 215
Total Schools Entered: 16
School
1st XC
2nd XC
3rd XC
Total
St Mary’s
1762
Somerset Bridge
1063
Enmore
857
St Joseph’s (BOS)
791
Nether Stowey
636
North Petherton
608
North Newton
497
St Joseph’s (BW)
478
= Kingsmoor
473
= St Andrew’s
473
Eastover
439
Cannington
379
St John St Francis
182
Hamp Academy
67
Churchfield
18
Otterhampton
6
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Battling Boys Perform Brilliantly In Area Football Tournament
Fri 20 Oct 2023It was a pleasure to watch both our boys football teams put in a battling display as they competed in the Sedgemoor Area competition. With a huge amount of determination on show there were wins, losses and draws for both teams! All the games were remarkably close and the boys should feel very proud of the effort and energy that went into each match. One of our teams finished the competition in 3rd place with the second team hot on their heals and just behind in the overall standings! Well done boys and I look forward to seeing you in action again in a few weeks time!
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Girls Futsal Team Crowned Sedgemoor Area Champions!!
Wed 04 Oct 2023Well, what a remarkable two hours of football that was!!
This evening I had the pleasure of accompanying and managing a squad of 8 St Joseph girls at the Sedgemoor Area Futsal tournament. Pitted against ten other school from the around the region, our girls were truly amazing! The teams were split into two pools of five with the winning team in each pool making their way to the final.
Our girls started their journey with a confident 4-0 win against Otterhampton and followed that with another convincing 5-0 win against BCA. Further wins against St Mary's (3-1) where we showed real resilience to come from behind and a final group stage win against St John and St Francis (1-0) meant that the girls made their way into the final! Playing an extremely competitive final match against last year's champions St Joseph's from Bridgwater, I'm pleased to say that the Burnham-on-Sea squad emerged victorious thanks to a last second winner! WELL DONE GIRLS, YOU WERE ALL JUST BRILLIANT!!
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Great Numbers Attend First After School Football Session
Wed 27 Sep 2023There was a huge turn out at after school football this week from both the boys and girls of St Joseph's. On Monday night there were 23 girls attending the club and Wednesday evening saw 39 boys at the session. The weather has been really kind to us since we returned from the holidays so with any luck the numbers will continue to be high as the season progresses.
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SportsHall Athletics Training for Teachers!
Thu 21 Sep 2023This term the Junior teachers are receiving a block of Sports Hall Athletics Training delivered by John Irish who is local PE specialist. The training will hopefully help to build teaching confidence in the subject area and is a great use of the Sports Premium Funding we receive from the Government.
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Fabulous 6th In Area Sports!
Mon 10 Jul 2023Today, a team of 20 children from St Joseph's travelled all the way to Brymore Academy in Cannington to compete in this years Sedgemoor Schools Area Sports! With around 200 children congregating on the Brymore sports fields, the standard of competition was immense! Each of the children had to compete in a 400m, a 75m sprint, a standing long jump and a vortex howler throw against nine other children from the other schools taking parts. If you finished in the top four you were rewarded with a certificate and earned points for your school! Every single child from St Joseph's finished in a top four position in at least one of their events and many of the team had multiple top four finishes! The competition ended with relays and a presentation in a nearby marquee. With a 6th place finish, the children of St Joseph's should be very proud of themselves. Many of the schools competing today are at least double the size of our tiny school and well over half of the St Joseph's team were from Year 4 or 5 and will be eligible to race again next year! A great all round performance from everyone and I look forward to next year's competition.
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Sports Day 2023
Fri 30 Jun 2023Despite needing to postpone the morning flat races and relay races due to rain and a greasy running track, we were fortunate enough to make it out onto the field after lunch for the afternoon activities. The children had great fun exerting themselves and burning off lots of that stored up energy from a morning spent in the classrooms!
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Cricketers Finish 3rd in County Finals!!
Tue 20 Jun 2023A magnificent performance today from our Cricket team saw them place 3rd in the County Cricket Finals held at Wembdon Cricket Club in Bridgwater. Representing the Sedgemoor Area, this team of 8 batted, bowled and fielded their way to a County bronze medal! In total, the team played 5 games against the best representatives from Somerset and North Somerset! They finished the day with three wins and two very narrow loses in what turned out to be a very close competition.
There were many highlights and some of the cricket on display was just brilliant! However, there was a magical incident that caught my eye in our penultimate game which highlights the empathetic nature and true spirit we look to endorse here at St Joseph's. An opposition player had been hit and hurt by the ball while batting and was 'out' and quite clearly distressed and in discomfort. The whole St Joseph's team were generally concerned and raced over to check that he was alright and proceeded to ask the umpire to disregard the wicket and replay the ball again.....that moment made me the proudest teacher in Somerset! The team deserved that bronze medal, but in my eyes they will always be winners, especially if they maintain such a positive approach to sport.
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Key Stage 1 Sports Fun!
Fri 16 Jun 2023Today 70 children from Key Stage 1 had great fun at a Sports Festival at St Joseph's School in Bridgwater. The children were grouped into teams, mixing with other children from the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust. They participated in a carousel of fun sporting activities!
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Wimbledon Watch Out!!!!
Thu 15 Jun 2023What a glorious way to spend a Thursday afternoon! Today 20 boys and girls from Year 3 and Year 4 travelled down the road to 'The Avenue Tennis Club' to take part in a local area tennis tournament.
The children have been attending Mr Fisher's after school club for the last 3 or 4 weeks and this was an ideal opportunity to put into practice all that they had leant as they competed against other schools in the Sedgemoor area.
The children had a brilliant time in extremely hot conditions and the standard of tennis being played seemed to get better and better with every game!
Each team was made up of four children (two boys/two girls) and everyone played a series of matches against children from other schools. Points were added up and out of the two pools of schools, the top two teams contested the final. I'm pleased to say that one of the St Joseph's teams were in the final and won 3-1 against some strong opposition from neighboring St Andrew's.
Overall this was a fantastic experience for all the children and it was a great opportunity to experience tennis in a club environment. The organisation of the event by Head Coach Tim Seymour was just great and it was very kind of him to deliver ice creams to all the children participating half way through the afternoon!
Like I said at the start of this article, it was a glorious way to spend a Thursday afternoon!
