Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Christmas Craft Morning
Thu 17 Dec 2020Across the school today the children have been creating some wonderful pieces of art which they will be bringing home to share. Here is a sneak preview of some of their masterpieces.
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Christmas Dinner
Wed 16 Dec 2020Yesterday children across the school had their Christmas dinner. The meal was beautifully prepared by the wonderful kitchen staff with the additional help of Mr Davies washing dishes. A big thank you to the kitchen and lunchtime staff for all your hard work.
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A Visit From the Mayor and Mayoress
Wed 09 Dec 2020This week we were honoured to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral to St Joseph's. A few weeks ago we were approached by the Mayor and Mayoress and asked if our school would run a competition to design the Mayor's Christmas card. Miss Ridgway organised the event and children from across the school worked hard to create designs that reflected the true meaning of Christmas. Once the designs were finished we asked our Head Boy and Head Girl to judge some of the entries (not from their own phase), these were then passed to the Mayor and Mayoress who selected a finalist from each phase and the overall winner. Yesterday the Mayor and Mayoress visited the school to announce the winners and present prizes. This was a very different experience to their previous visit but it was still a very special occasion and the children were able to share some of the songs that they have been preparing for the virtual carol concert. It was a wonderful morning and we were so proud of the children for performing their songs so beautifully. A huge thank you to the Mayor and Mayoress for taking the time to visit our school, we were delighted to be chosen to design your official Christmas card and we are looking forward to receiving our very own virtual card.
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School Daze- 2018 Key Stage 2 Production
Fri 13 Jul 2018Once again our children have amazed us. This week children in Key Stage 2 performed the show 'School Daze'. St.Joseph's really does have so much talent- what amazing singers, dancers and actors we have. The children and staff have worked unbelievably hard and it has well and truly paid off. We have been overwhelmed by the positive comments from all those who have watched the production- we are delighted to hear just how much the show has been enjoyed and we are incredibly proud of all the children. Year 6 were amazing, what fabulous talent and what a way to end their final year at our St.Joseph's. A huge thank you to everyone who came to watch the show, as always your support is greatly appreciated.
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Freya Anderson- Junior European and World Swimming Champion
Fri 29 Jun 2018Today we welcomed ex-pupil, Freya Anderson, to our school to lead an assembly about her career as a swimmer. We were so inspired to hear her story and to learn about all she has achieved. The children were so enthusiastic and had an abundance of questions to ask Freya about her career. We watched a clip of her winning Gold in the 2017 World Junior Championships and were so proud to know that she was a former pupil.
Freya Anderson
Commonwealth Bronze Medallist 100m & 200 m Freestyle relays
British Champion 100m Freestyle
World & European Junior Champion 100m Freestyle
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F2 Book Swap and Story Sharing Workshop
Thu 01 Feb 2018It was wonderful to welcome so many parents and grandparents to join us in our Book Swap and Story Workshop today. We explored how books inspire us to learn across the whole curriculum. Children performed "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" and two songs linked to stories we have shared. What made the morning magical was the amount of parents and grandparents who read to the children. Children were so engaged in the different stories that were shared. At the end of the session, the children all had the opportunity to swap a book that they had brought from home for a new book. Children were also presented with the book "Bumblebear" from the Booktrust scheme. The children were all so excited to take their new books home. We have had a wonderful morning are are looking forward to sharing many more stories in class and at home.
For those of you who missed the morning, the presentation used can be found by following this link. Within the presentation are examples of some of the books we explore in EYFS. http://www.stjosephs-upton.co.uk/class-f2a-mrs-anderson/
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Health Week
Thu 23 Nov 2017This week we have celebrated Health Week across the school. At the start of the week we welcomed Freddy Fit back to our school, all classes participated in Freddy Fit workshops, in addition to the fitness activities children (and staff) all had the opportunity to reflect on how to live a healthy life. After school on Monday we held our annual Health Workshops, a huge thank you goes out to all the staff and the School Council. Without their hard work and support this event would not have been able to take place. What was particularly impressive this year was observing how children, parents and staff were determined to improve their personal best when accessing the fitness challenges. We have amazing speed bouncers in our school who just kept on improving their score. What determination!
Throughout the week we have spent lots of time reflecting on our emotional well-being. We are adapting a whole-school approach to this and we are using the idea of "bucket filling" to reflect on our own feelings and the feelings of others. Each class has used the book "Have You Filled Your Bucket Today?" to develop an understanding of this. This heartwarming book encourages positive behaviour by using the concept of an invisible bucket to show children how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, love and appreciation by "filling buckets".
Please take time to look at this wonderful book by clicking on this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2r9pAd4bE8
You should of received a letter about how we hope to develop the idea of "bucket filling" at home, attached to the letter there is a set of certificates. If you do need more certificates then click on the link or speak to your child's class teacher. They will be so happy to help. https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-upton/UploadedDocument/7ce2d495aa644d5ab010cb8df9501411/home-certificate-pdf.pdf
A big thanks goes out to the PTA who have provided fruit cups to all children. What a delicious treat for a Friday afternoon.
And finally a big thank you to all our children for all your hard work this week. You have been fabulous.
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Open Evening - 18th October 2017
Mon 09 Oct 2017
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SEND Information Morning
Wed 04 Oct 2017It was wonderful to welcome so many of our parents and carers to the SEND information workshop on Wednesday morning. We were delighted that so many of you were able to attend and found the session to be informative. Sally Tittle, the Local Offer Communications Officer led the morning and provided a wide range of supportive information. We were also joined by Sue Calveley from Edsential who spoke about how she is supporting our school in improving the SEND provision. If you missed the session then please take a look at the presentation used during the morning, this can be found in the Key Information area of the website or by clicking the link below. As always, if you do have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact school.
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Wirral Globe Article
Mon 10 Jul 2017We are delighted that the Wirral Globe have featured a story about The Spinney on their website. Once again a huge thanks to all those who have been involved. Click on the link to read the story. http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15400321.Unused_land_transformed_into_learning_space_for_Wirral_primary_school_pupils/
