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

• Kitchen Building Works Update

  Tue 17 Mar 2015
  As you can see from the photographs below the kitchen is almost complete.

  

• Stargazing at St Joseph's - Friday 20th March 5-7pm

  Mon 16 Mar 2015
  Come and join us on Friday 20th March 5-7pm and use the telescopes to discover what is shining down on us. It doesn’t get dark till after 6pm but you can still come along and have a go on the telescopes and learn a bit more about astronomy.

• Playground Leaders in training!

  Wed 11 Mar 2015
  Today at St Joseph's 24 children from our Junior classes were involved in some exciting Playground Leadership training run by our School Games coordinator Nancy Murdoch 
   

  Playground Leaders set up and run simple games for younger children in the school playground during break and lunch times. This is a real opportunity for individuals to take a first step along the leadership ladder and become responsible for developing an important aspect of school life.

  The School Council has spent time selecting and purchasing a range of equipment ready to be used and today the children received  a morning session of coaching. The children were put through their paces and were shown how to set up, manage and where needed adapt a range of playground games.

  We hope that the introduction of such leaders will ensure that playtime continues to be an enjoyable and stimulating experience for all concerned. Well done to this team of 24 and we look forward to seeing your orange Playground Leadership caps floating around the playground hard at work!!

  

• Tag Rugby Team Triumph!!

  Thu 05 Mar 2015
  Yesterday a team of eight Year 5 and Year 6 children competed in the Sedgemoor Area Schools Tag Rugby Finals. There were at total of 15 schools represented from across the area and the children competed within a pool of 5. With games against Berrow, Huntspill, Bridgwater College Academy and Kingsmoor the children were victorious in two of the their games and very narrow losers in the other two games (there was just one point separating the teams). This was a fantastic team effort and the children not only played some fantastic rugby, but they also conducted themselves extremely well as representatives of St Joseph's School. Well done all of you - The school is very proud!

  

• National Science and Engineering Week

  Wed 04 Mar 2015
  Dear Parents,
  
  During the week commencing 16th March, the school will be holding a special events week to coincide with National Science and Engineering Week.
  
  During this week, there will be a number of special assemblies in which the children will learn about energy and observe science experiments. We will be looking at inventors, engineers and investigate the science behind moving. These activities will be closely linked to DT and the children will get the chance to design and make a contraption.
  
  Year 3 have created a questionnaire for any parents or family members with a job in science or engineering. You will be able to collect one of the questionnaires from your child’s teacher. If you could return the completed form to the school by Wednesday 18th, we will display these during our science fair.
  
  On Thursday 19th March, we will be holding a science fair in the hall during the afternoon. The children will be able to see what all the other classes within the school have been learning. This will hopefully be a chance to see a finished invention from each class.
  
  The PTA are organising a star gazing event which will take place on Friday 20th March from 5pm- 7pm. There will be a guest speaker and the chance to learn more about stars. Further information about this event will follow shortly.
  
  
  Yours sincerely,
  
  Miss F Duncan
  Subject Leader for Science

• Year 5 Boys Reach County Futsal Finals!!

  Thu 26 Feb 2015
  The Year 5 Boys stormed to victory last night in the Area Futsal Finals! Playing against the best teams in the Sedgemoor area they won two of their games 4-0 and drew the other 2-2. The boys have now earned themselves a place in the prestigious County Finals being held at Millfield school in April. Good luck to them!! 

• Cross Country Runners Finish 4th

  Wed 25 Feb 2015
  A huge well done to the children of St Joseph's who competed in the latest cross country race held at Brymore school in Cannington. This was a fast, but challenging course with plenty of uphill, down hill and even the odd hay bale to negotiate. The children all ran extremely well and should be very proud of themselves. With 38 children competing in the different age group races, I am pleased to announce that we have finished 4th overall in this years competition (there were in excess of 20 schools entered). This is a fantastic result considering two of the schools above us are twice the size of ours! A great effort from all concerned and I look forwards to next years competition.

• Kitchen Building Works - Update

  Fri 06 Feb 2015
  The building works for our new kitchen are underway and going well. Here are a few pictures to keep you updated with some of the changes taking place. We will regularly update this page with photos as the work progresses.  

  

• Severe Weather Advice

  Fri 06 Feb 2015

  Plans for Emergency Closure of the School 2014/15

  
  Now that winter is well and truly underway, we thought it would be useful to outline the procedures in place for any school closures during extreme weather conditions.
  It is the intention to keep the school open unless there are severe weather conditions i.e. snow or insufficient heating. During spells of extremely wet/snowy weather please send your children with Wellington boots (to be changed in school) and warm clothing.
  Should we experience icy or snowy conditions, every effort will be made to clear or de-ice the main entrances and footpaths into the buildings. Once in school pupils will be kept for the whole school day, unless conditions deteriorate. It is important that you are aware of the following ways we intend to communicate any school closures to you.

  
  Texting - we can text you as long as we have your up to date mobile phone number.
  School Website - www.st-josephs-burnham.co.uk

  
  Local Radio - Heart Radio 102.6fm\96.3fm www.heartsomerset.co.uk
                     BBC Somerset 95.5fm\1566mw www.bbc.co.uk/somerset 
                    Breeze FM 107.2fm  Bristol.thebreeze.com

  
  School closure information from the Somerset Learning Platform is at:https://slp.somerset.gov.uk/cypd/Lists/Emergency%20School%20Closures%20Today/ClosedToday.aspx
  We will endeavour to keep the school telephone manned if possible

   

• Year 5 Boys Through to Area Futsal Finals

  Thu 05 Feb 2015
  A huge well done to our Year 5 boys who made it through to the Area Futsal Finals yesterday evening. Playing a total of 4 matches, the boys won every game, scoring 19 goals in the process! They will now meet the winning two teams from the other Sedgemoor group on the 25th February as they compete for a place in the School Games County Final. Best of luck boys!