School is open as normal today. Please make sure your child comes in to school suitably dressed for this weather (coats, scarfs, hat and gloves). They will need to keep warm at playtimes as well as when coming to and from school. Also, on your journey to school please take care.

The new year got off to a sizzling start in the boys y5 & 6 cluster league. Team SJP welcomed Christchurch New Malden to St Joseph's and the game did not disappoint. Throughout the whole match it was end to end with both teams playing some fantastic football. There was lots of goals and lots of action as both teams conceded and then scored, this pattern continued all the way up to 6-6. 

 

Eventually Christchurch where able to score the winner with a low hit shot that found its way past the SJP goalie and into the bottom corner.

 

The game was played in fantastic spirit and both teams where allowed to express themselves and be creative. Team SJP now turn their attentions to face Burlington at Home in the cluster league.

Some of the children in year six have been working hard to put together the first edition of the school newspaper for this academic year. Copies have been distributed to each class so make sure to catch up on some of the headlines from this term! Thanks to the Autumn news team and we look forward to another edition of the newspaper next term.

 

To view it in full on the website, click on Children in the drop down menu at the top of the page and click on Children's News.

Christmas around the World

On the 14th of December 2017 we organised a food tasting event ‘Christmas around the World’ as part of the International School Award project. The food provided was from many countries including India, Poland, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Sri Lanka, Australia, the Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Turkey and England.

The children had a lot of fun and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Maths Mastery Parent Workshops on the 5th and 6th of December, it was a great turn out and everyone got really engaged in the practical activities alongside learning more about the Maths Mastery approach.

On Thursday 7th December our children performed in-front of their parents demonstrating all the skills they have learnt so far in their Piano lessons. They were excellent and should be very proud of themselves. Please click on the link below to watch the videos of their performance - amazing.

https://st-josephs-surrey.primarysite.media/

St Joseph’s Christmas Fair

Raffle Prizes Winners

Thank you from all at St Joseph’s PTFA for a wonderful Christmas Fair and your continued support throughout the year.

We wish you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 

St Joseph's sportshall athletics team competed in the Kingston borough qualifier on Wednesday 29th at Chessington Community College. The team which consisted of 22 children had been practicisng since September for this event. They had been working extremely hard on different field events, ranging from triple jump to Javelin. They also put in lots of practice on changing the baton over safely and quickly during relay races. It seemed the hard work and desire to do the best they can paid off, as Team SJP managed to come 1st in their qualifying event beating 6 other schools along the way. The event was very competitive with lots of races being won by the smallest of margins, every raced counted and the teamwork displayed by St Joseph children was amazing. After a busy afternoon of over 20 different events the scores where in. Everybody came together to hear the results. As the results where read out it was clear St Joseph's had done very well. It was only a matter of either 1st or 2nd. The difference between 1st and 2nd couldn't have been any closer and fortunately for us we managed to pip Lovelace by 2 points the equivalent to one position in a race. Well done to all the team and the hard work now begins for the borough finals after Christmas.

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary has been named Kingston Active School of the year.

The school was chosen at an awards ceremony in the Guildhall last week for “showing exceptional effort in promoting healthy, active lifestyles” and was praised for “focusing on different aspects of health, including emotional, mental, physical and nutritional”.

The school has lots of initiatives encouraging physical activity and healthy lifestyles, from the weekly Wednesday Wake Up session that attracts many children each week, to the termly KS2 fun runs around the Fairfield.

The award was presented by world champion runner and Olympic competitor Mark Richardson.

Six sports leaders, pupils who are ambassadors for promoting a healthy and active lifestyle at the school, were there to collect the prize, along with governors and head teacher Sarah Keefe.

Mr Ford, the PE coordinator at St Joseph's, said: “It is a remarkable achievement for our school and is evidence of the incredible journey we have been on to create an active healthy environment at our school and in the local community.”

Sports leader Josh O'Shea said: “It was great to receive a special award for all the hard work we do at being active.”

 

Local Newspaper Report

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/15673898.Kingston_primary_school_named_active_school_of_the_year/?lp=19&ref=erec

St Joseph's Year 5 & 6 Girls football team have been practising every lunchtime since September with Mr Ford & Coach Jamie from FA Lidl scheme.  On Friday 3rd November they took part in their 1st match of the season against a very strong opposition in Surbiton High School.  The girls were very excited and spirits were high as they put on the blue St Joseph's football kit for the 1st time. Every girl was excited at the prospect of representing their school on our home pitch against another school. The practice began to show through as St Joseph's took an early 2 goal lead, with goals from star striker Melanie & Jenifer. The football was fast and frantic and Surbiton began to grow into the game and eventually managed to get the score back to 2-2. The game was gripped and the excitement had attracted a very large crowd with children from St Joseph's and parents from both schools now taking up positions on the sideline. A good save from St Joseph's goalie Lys kept the score at 2-2. With just seconds to go,  Lys released the ball quickly over the heads of the surbiton defenders with speedy striker Melanie in pursuit,  she managed to latch onto the long ball and finish past the Surbiton goalie to make it 3-2 to St Joseph's. A cheer erupted from the onlooking crowd and St Joseph's managed to hold on to be victorious. The win will hopefully be the start of a great year of football for the girls team as they look to improve their skills further.