There will be an Open Morning in St Joseph's PS on Thursday 12th January at 10:00am.  All prospective parents and children are welcome to attend.  There will be a presentation by the Principal and Foundation Stage teachers. During the presentation the children will be able to participate in a supervised mini music and movement session with the current Primary One children in the school hall.  Any child whose 4th birthday falls on or before the 1st of July 2012 will be eligible to attend Primary One from 1st September 2012.  Please come along and see what a fantastic school St joseph's PS is.

There was lots going on in St Joseph's PS over the Christmas period, the festive spirit was strong throughout the school (especially after the Christmas Show!)  The children began preparing for Christmas at the end of November with auditons for the show taking place.  Christmas then arrived in full force on the 8th December as children celebrated The Feast of The Immaculate Conception by attending mass and then had their Christmas dinner in the school hall.  Everyone donned their hats or antlers and sang some carols after they had finished.  It was a lovely atmosphere and thoroughly enjoyable for everyone.

 

The following week the hard work by all staff and children paid off when the Christmas Shows were a huge success.  The parental support was fantastic as almost 300 people attended St Colmcilles.  On the night the children overcame any nerves to put on two wonderful performances.  The talent of the children in the school was there for everyone to see as the children sang, danced and performed their lines to a professional standard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the last few days before the Chistmas break children enjoyed a trip to the Grand Opera House to watch the pantomime Jack In The Beanstalk.  The first term then ended with a beautiful carol serice in the school followed by the Christmas draw.  Children and parents left for Christmas with their winning prizes and good wishes from the staff for the festive period. 

Christmas in St Joseph's is wonderful and the ethos of the school is particularly evident during this time.  Thank you to all the children, staff and parents for making this possible.  Happy New Year. 

Photographs are in the gallery of Christmas 2012.

St Joseph's PTA hosted an art exhibition in the school on Wednesday 7th December.  The children's masterpieces were framed and displayed for all to see. There were family pictures, Christmas scenes, landscape drawings and Andy Warhol inspired paintings.  During a relaxed atmosphere sipping on tea, coffee and mulled wine, parents were able to peruse the talent.   

Thank you to John Orsi for framing the pictures and the PTA for organising the event. 

St Joseph's Primary School took part in a Tree Planting Event on Tuesday 6th December at Kilmore Playing fields.  Nine Primary Seven children braved the cold weather to celebrate National Tree Week.  They helped Down District Council to plant 900 native trees.  These trees will provide food and shelter for local wildlife, including birds, mammals and insects.

The children spent the morning with boys and girls from Cedar PS and workers from the Down District Council.  In their wellies, hats and coats they planted 6 different species of tree and were rewarded with hot soup, sandwiches and sweets afterwards.

Well done the Eco-Warriors from P7.