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• Chinese New Year Circus

  Fri 15 Feb 2019
  It started with plate spinning and ended up with giggles, laughter and fun as the children learnt about Chinese New Year and enjoyed their circus skills workshop.  This was followed by a special Chinese New Year lunch.

  

• Water Walk

  Fri 15 Feb 2019
  Despite being postponed because of the snow, the children managed to undertake their sponsored walk and raised £1050 for Water Aid.  As they looked at dirty puddles and the local brook they began to understand how lucky we are to have running clean water.  Parents were really supportive and got colleagues, family and friends to sponsor the children to achieve this fantastic result.

  

• Shakespeare Workshop Spring Term

  Fri 25 Jan 2019
  Please enjoy our photographs of our Shakespearean workshop; the children engaged, through drama, and learnt the story of A Midsummer's Night's Dream.  The whole school came together for a performance at the end of the day.  Staff also noticed the children role playing the story in the playground.  Hamlet next!

  

• School Orchestra

  Thu 17 Jan 2019
  The children took part in a junk orchestra sounding harmonious and having lots of fun experimenting with different instruments made from recycled objects.  Next time the orchestra meets the children will be making their own instruments for a performance in front of parents! 

  

• Art Workshop

  Fri 11 Jan 2019
  Collaboration and team work were the focus when the children of St Joseph's came together to make a life sized sculpture of Nelson Mandela.  His story is an inspiration for every person and the impact he had demonstrates that we can all make a difference.

  

• Christingle Service

  Fri 21 Dec 2018
  Today in school the whole staff and children came together to celebrate Christmas with a Christingle Service.  We lit our Christingle's, sang together and used the time to think of others and the meaning of Advent.

  

• Playground Mural

  Tue 18 Dec 2018

  St. Joseph’s Catholic Infant School has been reflecting on their Growth Mindset to improve resilience and learning. To support the children a mural was commissioned and the children watched our Artist Mia develop this over a week.

   

  Our Mural focuses on our Growth words which we explore and use at school. Please try to remember to use them at home.

   

  Remember:-

   

  • Encourage deliberate practice and targeted effort
  • Encourage high challenge tasks to grow those brain cells!
  • Discuss errors and mistakes and help your child to see them as opportunities to learn and improve
  • Encourage family discussions about mindset and which mindset they (and you?) are choosing to use
  • Teach children to think positively and to believe in themselves
  • Praise carefully – not for intelligence but for effort (i.e. process not outcome)

   

  Effort is…

  Effort is…the secret to getting smarter. The more targeted effort you put in, the more you’ll get out. You can help your children to focus their effort and attention and encourage them to practise. Regularly recognise this effort with effort praise.

   

  Difficult…

  Difficult is…challenging – an exciting opportunity for risk-taking and having a go. Create excitement with your child as they take on a new challenges and push outside their comfort zone. Recognise each achievement and point out to them how much they’re learning.

   

  Mistakes…

  Mistakes are… learning opportunities. Help your children to see that mistakes are feedback (not failure). Recognise that when working outside their comfort zone, they are likely to make mistakes that they can learn from.

   

  Yet…

  A small and empowering word, “YET” shifts thinking from a fixed to a growth state instantly. Use it in conversation with your child.

  When you hear… “I can’t do it”…

  Rephrase and add “yet”: “You can’t do it yet, is there anything I can do to help you?”

  When you hear… “I’m rubbish at this”…

  Rephrase and add “yet”: “You haven’t found the best way to learn it yet. What could you do next?”

   

  Don’t forget:-

   

  FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

  

• Year 1 Christmas Show

  Thu 13 Dec 2018
  The true meaning of Christmas is the Nativity.  A time to remember and a time to share with family and friends

  

• St. Joseph's Travelling Crib

  Mon 03 Dec 2018

  To help us remember the Christmas Story we would like to invite you to join our special project called “The Travelling Crib”. This is to help us remember the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem, and as a family take time to stop and think about the true meaning of Christmas.

   

  The night you have the crib in your house please:

   

  Unpack the box and set up the crib scene.

  Choose an activity to share with your child – this is a special family project.

  In the morning pack away the crib as it was when it arrived with you; place it inside the box and return to school for the next family to take it home.

   

  Dear God

  Please bless our home and family on this special night as we remember the journey to Bethlehem where Jesus was born.

  Help us to cherish this special time together and to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

  Amen.

  

• School Blessing after our Refurbishment

  Mon 26 Nov 2018
  St Joseph's Catholic Infant School were delighted to welcome Bishop Alan to our newly refurbished School.  Not only did the Bishop bless the school, he visited every class and spoke to the children.  We were also joined by local dignitaries and members of the local council.