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

• Athletics Success at St Joseph's!

  Fri 19 Jun 2015
  On Monday 15th June a team of 32 children from Year 3-6 travelled to Robert Blake Science Academy to compete in the Area Quad Kids Athletics Championships. Each member of the team was required to complete a sprint, a throw, a standing long jump and a longer run. Points were awarded for times and distances and at the end of the competition the team winners were announced. I'm very happy to say that our Year 3/4 team of girls and boys finished in a magnificent second place with our Year 5/6 team going one better and winning their competition. A team of team of Year 3/4 and 5/6 will now be selected to represent the area in the prestigious School Games County Finals being held on Thursday 2nd July. A huge well done to everyone who was involved in this event and good luck to those that are selected to compete in the County Finals. Please find more pictures of this event in the Gallery.

  

• Sports Day - St John's (Green Team) success

  Tue 09 Jun 2015
  Congratulations to St Johns team who won sports day last Friday (5th June). Thankfully the weather was kind to us.  Please see the Gallery for photographs on the day.

• Pentecost Lunch Celebration

  Fri 22 May 2015
  On Thursday 21st May the whole school celebraterd the Feast of Pentecost. We all had Birthday Cake to celebrate the churches birthday.

  

• Year 6 Boys Finish 3rd in Area Cricket Finals

  Thu 21 May 2015

  A fantastic performance today saw our Year 6 Boys finish third out of nine teams in the area Kwik Cricket finals held at North Petherton Cricket Club. Losing just the one game, the boys narrowly missed out on a place in the final. Bowling, fielding and batting improved with each game and the team spirit and camaraderie were tremendous. Considering the majority of the team have played no competitive cricket before, this achievement is even more extraordinary. A huge well done to Ethan, Ben, Kieran, George, Jude, Harrison, both the Olivers and Daniel. You all played some magnificent cricket. Once again, the school (and Mr Fisher) are very proud of you!

• First Holy Communion

  Sun 10 May 2015
  A happy occasion for Will, Jack, Patrycja and Harry as they take their First Holy Communion at the church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs. The boys all looked very smart and Patrycja looked beautiful in her special dress. You all read very well and I'm sure your families and the parish are very proud. 
  
  Many thanks to Mrs Tregale who took the picture.

  

• Maypole dancing at Marine Cove

  Tue 05 May 2015
  The country dancing club was again shown a very warm welcome at the annual Mayday celebration at Marine Cove on Monday. The girls performed a variety of Maypole and other folk dances for a large crowd and their efforts were very well received! Well done everyone who 
  participated.

  

• Hosts for Kenyan choir

  Fri 01 May 2015

  Many thanks to all parents who have already very kindly offered to host one or two children from the Jolaurabi school choir. We are still looking for one or two more host families for one week in July during their visit to Burnham. If you are able to help out, or would like more details, please see the letters on this website, or contact Mrs Mills as soon as possible.

• Cricket team finish runners up in Area Finals

  Thu 30 Apr 2015
  A gilt edged performance today saw our cricketers finish runners up in the area Kwik Cricket finals held at North Petherton Cricket Club. Winning all of their group games and finishing top of their pool, the boys went on to play against Somerset Bridge (a school over twice the size of ours) in the final. A closely fought game saw the boys narrowly miss out on victory by just 16 runs. Bowling, fielding and batting improved with each game and considering the majority of the team have only just been introduced to competitive cricket this week, this achievement is even more extraordinary. A huge well done to William, Sam, Samuel, Leo, Isaac, Archie, Adam and James. You all played some magnificent cricket (the catch taken by Sam in the final game of the afternoon was like something you would expect to see at Lords in a 20/20 final)!!! The school (and Mr Fisher) are very proud of you all!

  

• Super seven represent Sedgemoor in the County Cross Country Finals

  Thu 30 Apr 2015
  On a cold and windy Tuesday evening, seven children from St Joseph's battled against the elements in the County Cross Country Finals held at RAF Ilton, near Langport. The children were selected as part of a 60 strong team sent from the Sedgemoor area to compete against the best runners in the County.
  Charlotte, Isabelle, Dorothy and Abbie were first to race over the challenging 1.1 mile course! They were magnificent, battling hard to the very end. Next up was James, running a year under age (he has another year in this age group). He was soon into a rhythm and finished like a train!! The final two races of the evening were the Year 5/6 Girls, followed by the Year 5/6 Boys. With this tough, 1.6 mile course, Katie-Rose and Daniel Maydew were fantastic, galloping over the knee length grass they even managed to catch breath and pose for a photo in the finishing funnel.
  This is an incredible achievement for all concerned and the children should be very proud of themselves. To be selected to represent the area is fantastic, but to then compete with such effort and determination is an even better achievement. Well done to all of you!

  

• 'The Stylist of Somerset' opera

  Thu 23 Apr 2015
  Tonight, thirty nine of our pupils were involved in a truly memorable event when they took part in an opera led by Jackdaws OperaPLUS Music Education Trust, with seven professional opera singers. See our gallery for information and photographs.