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Barnet SACRE Interfaith Choir Performance at Interfaith Peace Vigil
On Thursday 25th January 2024, the Barnet SACRE Interfaith Choir, founded by Dr. Alan Shaw, of which St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are proud members of, had their first professional performance of the year.
Around 30 of our pupils within Years 4, 5 and 6 are members of the Interfaith Choir, and the vast majority of them performed a selection of songs at an Interfaith Peace Vigil at Middlesex University, alongside two other Primary Schools in the borough.
The event was organised jointly by the Barnet Multifaith Forum and Together with Humanity. The programme included talks by senior faith leaders from many religions, the Mayor and invited celebrities.
The choir had the opportunity to perform alongside Award Winning Singer Songwriter and BBC Radio 2 Playlisted Artist Tally Koren. Tally has been using her voice in the last few years to build bridges between different cultures with her UK tour 'Vision of Hope', with the message - "We all speak the same language through music."
Please click here for a short video of the performance.
Advent at St Joseph's 2023
Y4 Commonwealth flag raising
Pupil in Year 4 went to the Commonwealth flag raising this morning at Barnet Town Hall on 13 March 2023.
Year 4 are now part of history, as the flag is raised with a new Monarch, King Charles III on the throne.
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Guild Hall Maths Challenge - March 2023
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations - 27 May 2022
The children were very excited to celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee in school. To highlight this special occasion the children made decorations and had picnics or celebrated in their classroom.
St Joseph's Got Talent - 01 April 2022
On Wednesday the 1st of March 2023, four Year 5 pupils from St Joseph's joined students from 30 other schools at London's Guildhall to compete against each other in a series of mathematical challenges. Very well done to all those who took part.
World Religion Week at St Joseph's - February 2022
World religion week promotes interfaith understanding and harmony. It encourages all religions to recognise the similarities between them and it highlights that religion plays a role in bringing humanity together.
Every day, classes explored a different world religion including Sikhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam.
St Joseph's Christmas Carols 2021
Early Years Summer Fete
On Friday, 16th July the children in Nursery and Reception enjoyed their Summer Fete. They were able to enjoy face painting, snacks, cake decorating and played games such as Splat The Rat, Pin The Face, Lucky Dip. Everyone had a fantastic day!
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St Joseph's Day - 19 March 2021
Prayer of St Joseph
St. Joseph,
Foster father and guardian of Jesus,
Husband of Mary and patron of our school,
We call upon you to be our guide and protector.
As we follow your example,
Let us be caring, helpful and always prepared to do our best.
We pray for all who help us grow into the person God wants us to be.
We make our prayer through Christ Our Lord.
Amen
Walk to school week 14th - 18th of June and Clean Air Day
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Next week is Walk to School Week. This year it coincides with Clean Air Day which is on the 17th of June. Our aim is to raise the childrens’ awareness of the importance of clean air and the impact of car use on air pollution and the wider environment.
By walking, the children will become more aware of their local area. It is also a chance for you to teach them to become more aware of road traffic and safety conscious when crossing roads.
During the week, children will have the opportunity to participate in a number of activities to develop their understanding of the importance of our environment and the impact which we have upon it.
We also aim to teach the children that walking is fun, improves physical and mental fitness and is environmentally friendly.
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1S Class Assembly
World Book Day
This year the focus of our celebration of reading on World Book Day will be Judith Kerr, author of many amazing books for children of all ages.
The books we have been enjoying are:
Reception and Nursery- The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Year 1 and Year 2- A selection of Mog the Cat stories
Year 3 and Year 4 - The Curse of School Rabbit
Year 5 and Year 6 When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit
The children are invited to dress-up in pyjamas on the day, as part of our Bedtime Reading theme. In Reception we are looking forward to seeing fabulous tigers.
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The Tiger came to Tea in Reception
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A visit from Falconry UK
We had a visit from Faconry UK as part of Science Week. We met Bailey - the White Faced Scops Owl, Blu - the Blue Winged Kookaburra, Pickle - the Tropical Screech Owl, Rocco - the Pygmy Falcon and Brooklyn - the Verreaux Milky Eagle Owl.
This is what our children said:
'The owl is very big and heavy'
'It was so exciting to see the birds and learn about them'
'I was a little bit scared but then I loved it'
The gallery below shows what St Joseph's have been up to when Falconry UK visited:
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Jermaine Jenas came to visit St Joseph's
It was fantastic to host Jermaine Jenas at St Joseph's. He spoke to our children about striving for success by listening, learning and working hard at school. Brilliant role model for our young people.