Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

• Tennis Success at the County School Games Finals

  Fri 08 Jul 2016
  A huge well done to the four girls and four boys from Years 3 and 4 who represented both the school and area at the Somerset School Games Tennis Finals held at Millfield in Street on Thursday 7th July. In a high class competition the children competed against other regional finalists from all around the County; they performed with passion, determination and real skill! The standard of tennis being played was magnificent with all the children winning at least one of their four games over the course of the day. Our teams eventually finished in 6th and 10th place overall which is a marvellous achievement for all concerned. Well done everyone!

  

• Give our school the chance to WIN 5000 pounds worth of book tokens for our School Library

  Fri 10 Jun 2016

  Enter here to give St Josephs the chance to win

   

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• Tennis stars reach County Finals

  Wed 08 Jun 2016
  Yesterday, a teams of 8 girls and 8 boys from Year 3/4 travelled to the Avenue tennis club in Burnham-on-Sea to compete in the Sedgemoor area tennis competition. The children were magnificent and seemed to improve with every game! With some fantastic play from all concerned, I'm pleased to say that two of our teams finished in first and third place and have now progressed to the prestigious County Finals which will be held at Millfield next month. A huge well done to all the children who competed in this competition.... you were all brilliant!

• Super star girls perform in area cricket finals

  Thu 19 May 2016
  Today a team of 9 girls from Year 5 and 6 travelled to North Petherton Cricket Club to compete in an area Girls Cricket competition. The St Joseph's girls who have very little experience playing cricket at competition level were magnificent and improved with every game! The batting, fielding and bowling was brilliant throughout. A huge well done to all concerned with a special mention going to Eleni and Kitty for a couple of blinding catches, Megan for a double wicket haul in one over, Isabelle and Dorothy for some great bowling, Kizzie and Rhiannon for some big hits, Abbie for her speedy running between the stumps and finally Holly for her powerful fielding throws! Great effort girls!

  

• 1st Holy Communion

  Sun 08 May 2016

  Today (8th May) saw Andre and Ellie from year three have their first Holy Communion at Our Lady and The English Martyrs church. It was lovely to see you looking so smart and enjoying your special day with your family and friends. 

• Teachers benefit from dance support

  Wed 04 May 2016
  The teachers at St Joseph's are currently benefiting from support in the delivery of curriculum dance. With the school using some of the Sports Premium Funding to employ a dance specialist to work alongside the teachers, everyone's a winner! The children receive high quality dance tuition and the teachers are supported in their delivery of this subject area. The dance ideas are current and inspiring and the children (and teachers) seem fully engaged in the process.

  

• Invitation to King Alfred E-Safety Parents Information Evening

  Thu 28 Apr 2016
  On Tuesday 10th May there will be a presentation at King Alfred School by the Avon and Somerset Police on how to keep your child safe online. This important event will be held between 6pm and 8pm, with the presentation only lasting from 6pm until 7pm.
  Parents will be given tips and hints to keep their children safe in todays digital world

• Basketball and Gymnastic team compete in County School Games

  Thu 21 Apr 2016
  On Friday 15th April, a team of 16 children from St Joseph's travelled to Millfield in Street to represent the Sedgemoor area (and the school) in the County Spring Games Finals. Five Gymnasts from Key Stage 1 and five from Key Stage 2 took to the floor and the spring board in an effort to be crowned County Champions! The teams competed with passion and determination and performed extremely well, especially as many of the children were a year under age. Although we did not manage to place as a team, one of the children did win an individual bronze medal, which is an achievement in itself considering the level of competition. A huge well done to all of you. A truly brilliant effort!
  
  In a separate part of the school, six of our very talented boys in Year 6 were competing in the basketball competition, once again looking to be crowned County champions! The boys played some of the best basketball I have seen in a very long time and despite loosing the first couple of games, they regrouped and rather than feeling sorry for themselves, galvanised into action, winning the next two games and drawing the following two......it was just brilliant to watch! They eventually ended the competition in 4th place, sadly just outside the medals but holding their heads high after a truly spirited performance!

• Magnificent three run at County Cross Country Finals

  Thu 21 Apr 2016
  A lovely sunny evening saw three children from St Joseph's selected to represent the Sedgemoor area in the prestigious County Primary Schools Cross Country Finals held this year in Yeovil. I had the great pleasure to go along to watch Lillie, Harriet and Fletcher all compete in the Year 3/4 separate boys and girls races. All three children were fantastic, running on a hard, fast course with real grit and determination. The level of competition in this event is extremely strong, with many of the athletes already training at local clubs. All three St Joseph's children are competing a year under age, so the future looks really bright for next years competition! Great effort guys!

• Swimming Gala Success

  Thu 21 Apr 2016
  A team of 20 children travelled to our local swimming pool this afternoon to compete in the area swimming gala. A fantastic team effort saw the team finish in 2nd place out of five schools (many of which are far larger than ours). The team spirit and camaraderie was second to none, not to mention the quality of swimming! A huge well done to everyone - I look forward to seeing a few of you in future Olympics!!