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P1 Celebrate Valentines Day! 
           P1 had a great day on Thursday 9th February
when they invited their parents to celebrate
Valentines Day with them. The mummies and
daddies helped their children to make some
lovely Valentines cards and flowers.
They even got to decorate their own biscuits!

Click here to see more photos of P1 Valentines Activities in our Photo Gallery


St Joseph's Celebrate the
100th Day of School! 

           We had great fun in St Joseph's on Wednesday 8th February, when we celebrated the 100th Day of School! Throughout the day, each class completed different maths activities relating to the number 100. Our P7's took lots of photos to record what happened in each classroom.

Click here to see more photos of the 100th Day of School Activities in our Photo Gallery


Catholic Schools Week 2012 29th January - 4th February
       

The theme of Catholic Schools Week this year, ‘Christ’s Living Body Active in our World’  seeks to highlight how we should show the love of God in our daily relationships with each other. It should be visible through the care, respect, understanding and support we show to each person we interact with in our day to day lives. As a school we develop these values through our Curriculum for the children, but we want each person who visits our school either parent or visitor to leave our company feeling respected, listened to and cared for.

   

Pupils in Miss Delaney’s P1 class made their grandparents so proud when they invited them to come into St Joseph’s Primary School to hear their tribute to them this week. As part of Catholic Schools Week St Joseph’s recognise the important role which grandparents have in supporting the parents of their pupils in ensuring that the values and principles of the Catholic faith are handed on to this generation of children.

In the words of the prayer written by St Teresa of Avila: ‘Christ has no body now on earth, but yours’. We are the body of Christ here in St. Joseph’s P.S. You are The Body of Christ visible in your family.

Click here to see more photos of our P1's with their Grandparents in our Photo Gallery.



 Carol Service 2011
      Christmas came early to St Joseph's on Tuesday night, 20th December, when we held our annual Carol Service in St Patrick's Church Lisburn. Our Primary Four children reminded us about the true meaning of Christmas when they performed a magnificent Nativity play.
 The school choir also sang some beautiful carols to truly put us in the Christmas Spirit! Some wonderful soloists really added to the performance on the night. The choir were also joined by our great instumentalists who played some lovely Christmas Carols for us. Well done to everyone involved for putting on a great show!

Click here to see more photos of our Carol Service 2011 in our Photo Gallery


St Joseph's Choir sing on
Radio Ulster!

     Our school choir brought some Christmas cheer to Radio Ulster on Monday 19th December, when they were asked to sing on Hugo Duncan's radio programme live from Bow Street Mall! The choir performed a fantastic Christmas Medley of I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Jingle Bells. They finished off with a wonderful rendition of In the Bleak Mid Winter!
 Some of the choir were even interviewed by Hugo on the radio! Well done to all the children involved and to Mrs O'Hare for preparing them so well.

Click here to see more photos of our choir singing on Radio Ulster


Shoebox Appeal 2011
     Seamus Quinn, Principal of St Patrick's Acadamy, Lisburn came to the rescue last Friday! Mr Quinn helped Mrs Gough and Brendan transport hundreds of shoe boxes to Antrim. The shoe boxes were created by our very generous parents for children in Eastern European Orphanages.
This generosity will bring a big smile to a child this Christmas. Thank you to everyone who donated a shoe box for this very worthwhile appeal.


Book Fair 2011 
     Last week we celebrated our love of reading by holding
our annual Book Fair. P7 children were very professional
in their organisation of the event. Stock controllers and marketing assistants along with the cashiers, helped to make the book fair a huge success.
The Book Fair attracted lots of visitors throughout the week and everyone enjoyed browsing or buying books for friends and family. The marketing team ran a poetry competition and the winning poets each received a prize.
 We raised a staggering £2,039.71 and so are hoping to buy sets of books for each class to enjoy.
Thank you to everyone who supported the Book Fair and well done to the P7's for making it a very successful event.


NI author visits P6 and P7! 
    P6 and P7 were recently treated to an inspiring visit from top NI author Colin Bateman. He shared his experiences of writing and publishing books with the children. The children had an opportunity to ask him questions about his work and how he became a writer. He left a selection of his latest book which he has signed! Pictured with Colin are Molly and Helen who asked Colin to sign a copy for their mum, who loves to read his books!

Click here to see more photos of Colin's visit in our Photo Gallery.


Genevieve the Goat Visits
P1 and P2

     It's not every day a life size goat visits our school, but that's what happened on Wednesday 9th November, when Genevieve the goat visited the P1 and P2 children of St Joseph's! Genevieve works for the Ulster Cancer Foundation and has been employed to help educate children about keeping fit and eating healthily. The P1 and P2 children listened to a story about healthy eating and learnt alot about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

Click here to see more photos of Genevieve's visit to St Joseph's in our Photo Gallery


Fitness Freddie comes to
St Joseph's! 

    Fitness Freddie came to St Joseph's on Friday 28th October to do some exercises with us and have some fun! Each class got a 30 minute dance and exercise session with Freddie and Stephen. Some of the teachers even joined in too!

Click here to see more photos of Fitness Freddie 2011 in our Photo Gallery


Halloween in St Joseph's! 
     Halloween came to St Joseph's on Thursday 27th October, when we had our annual Halloween Fun Day. Every child came to school dressed up. There was an amazing array of costumes on display.
The P1-P3 children had a wonderful spooky walk in Castle Gardens and then joined P4 to P7s for a parade in the playground.  It would have been impossible to pick winners so every child got a packet of sweets for dressing up.
 Each class also got to take part in Halloween Art workshops which were organised by Therese Gorman and her wonderful team of helpers. Frankinstein masks and lanterns were amongst some of the spooky things created by the children!

Click here to see more photos of Halloween Fun Day 2011 in our Photo Gallery



P1 Visit Pizza Express
     Both P1 classes had great fun recently when they visited
Pizza Express on the Lisburn Road.  The staff showed the children how to make a pizza and each child returned to school with their own creations!
We would encourage you to use this company if you are in the area, as the workshops they provided for the children were fantastic!
Thank you to all the staff at Pizza Express for giving the children this great opportunity.

Click here to see more photos of Primary One at Pizza Express


P2 Visit the Doctor 
    P2 became doctors recently when the parents of Akshara in Mrs Awada's class came to visit! Akshara's mum and and dad are doctors in the City Hospital in Belfast. They told the children all about their jobs. Akila is a woman doctor and her husband is an anaesthetist.
The children had great fun listening to their heartbeats using the stethescope and they each got a chance to visit the doctors surgery!

Click here to see more photos of P2's Doctor Visit in our Photo Gallery


Lisburn Sports Personality
of the Year 

     Congratulations to P7 pupil Charlotte who 
was runner up in the Lisburn Council Sports Personality of the year. Charlotte was the youngest ever person to be placed.

Charlotte is the current British U10 fencing champion and has just been invited to receive a Sports Award at the SEELB Awards Night in November.

Congratulations Charlotte - we are all very proud of you!



P6 Pupil Brad Boman is a 
Star! 

    P6 pupil, Brad is currently appearing in the Doherty's Sausage advertisement on UTV. Look out for him!!!!


P5 and P6 Choir sing at
Relaunch of Parenting NI

   Congratulations to our Primary 5 and 6 choir and our Folk Group who performed at the relaunch of Parenting NI at the Grand Opera House in Belfast on Tuesday 13th September. The Health Minister Edwin Poots, Lady Eames and Pip Jaffa were the Keynote speakers. The Traditional Group entertained guests as they arrived and the choir opened the event with Can you feel the love tonight? They closed the event by singing We're the Future of Tomorrow. Lady Eames referred to the children's singing and playing as being enchanting and indeed it was!
Pictured are Aoife and Robbie with Lady Eames.


 P7 Prize Night
  It was an emotional occasion in St Joseph's on Tuesday night, 28th June, when we said goodbye to our Primary Sevens at their Prize NIght. Stella Drayne presented the awards to the prize winners. The prize winners were:
Academic Achievement:       Niamh O'C
Artistic Achievement:             Rustams
Drama Award:                          Rebecca                   
Mary Smyth Music Award:    Thomas
Sportsman of the year:          Conor
Sportswoman of the year:    Beata
School Service Award:          Conall
                                                      Ryan
Sacred Heart of Mary:            Aoife
Netball Player of the Year:    Annie
Most Improved Netballer:      Rachel 
                                                      Cenka
Click here to see more photos from Prize Night in our Photo Gallery
   
The children also received their Records of Achievement from Miss Ferris and Mrs McCambridge, and Mrs O'Hare presented them with ties for their new schools.

There were lots of tears at the end of the night when everyone watched a photo presentation about the Class of 2011!

We wish all our Primary Sevens good luck and we hope they all have great success in the future.

Click here to see some photo memories of the Class of 2011 in our Photo Gallery.



Cash for Clobber 2011 
 St Joseph's had another successful Cash for Clobber day
on Thursday 23rd June. The school Eco Council
appealed for everyone to bring in bags full of old clothes
and textiles and drop them off at the back car park or top
of the lane. Each bag will help to raise money for school
funds. Thank you to everyone who contributed and to the
Eco Council and Mrs McCambridge's class for
organising the event!

Click here to see more photos of Cash for Clobber in
our Photo Gallery


P6 are U105 Class of the
Week!

   
M
egan recently nominated her Primary Six Class for ‘Class of the Week’ on U105fm. Miss Hanna's class were delighted to find out that they had won! As part of the prize, one of the presenters, David Johnson came to visit the class on Tuesday 21st June and read Megan’s winning letter. The weekly competition is sponsored by Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children so one of their fundraisers also came to visit. The children all received Goodie-Bags which included a Frisbee, balloons, pencils, wristbands and badges. A photo of the class will be posted on the U105 website! Congratulations Megan and all of P6!

Click here to see more photos of the U105 visit in our
Photo Gallery


P7 Bugsy Malone Show
   St Joseph's Assembly Hall was transformed into Fat Sam's 'Speakeasy' on Thursday night, 16th June, when our Primary 7 children entertained us with an amazing performance of Bugsy Malone. Congratulations to all the children and to their teachers Mrs McCambridge and Miss Ferris who produced the show!

Click here to see more photos from Bugsy Malone in our Photo Gallery


P3 Award Winning
Photographer!

 Congratulations to our P3 pupil Anton who won first
place in the Under 16 Belfast Parks photographic
competition!

Anton entered 3 photos into the competition in the
category 'People and Events'. He took his photos in Lady
Dixon Park.

Anton will be awarded his prize at a prize giving
ceremony in the Ormeau Bowling Pavilion on 21st June.

Well done Anton  - we are all very proud of your success!


Enchanted Evening and
BBQ 
 

    St Joseph's was transformed into an enchanted forest on Friday night, 10th June, when we had our annual PTA Treasure Hunt and BBQ. The theme of the evening was 'Enchanted' and started off in Castle Gardens with a family treasure hunt. Everyone then returned to school for
a BBQ and Fitness Freddie entertained the children.
Thank you to the PTA and staff for organising the event.
A wonderfully enchanting evening was had by all!!
 Click here to see more photos of the PTA Enchanted Evening and BBQ


P6 Fencing Star!
 Congratulations to P6 pupil Charlotte who won the
Under 10 British Youth Fencing Championships on 15th
May in Telford, Shopshire. Charlotte competed against
lots of girls from all over Britain and she remained
undefeated throughout the Championships. She is the
first person ever from NI to have won a medal at the
Championships.

Charlotte trains every Thursday night with Lisburn
Gladiators in St Patrick's Parish Centre.

She featured on BBC Newsline on Thursday 9th June, as
part of their series on Inspiring Sportswomen!

Congratulations Charlotte - everyone at St Joseph's is
really proud of your achievements!


NI Netball Finals
    Congratulations to our Netball team who have had a
fantastic season. They travelled to Limavady on
Saturday 4th June to take part in the NI Primary Schools
Netball Finals. The girls played amazingly well and
managed to reach the semi finals. Thank you to Stella Drayne and Mrs McCambridge who coach the girls and took them to the finals. Well done girls - you
are great embassadors for our school!

Click here to see more photos of the NI Netball Finals in our Photo Gallery


Girls Handball Champions!
 Our Girls Handball Team went to Assumption Grammar
School in Ballynahinch recently to take part in the South
Eastern Primary Schools Handball Finals. The girls
played 4 matches. They won the first 3 and drew the next, which took them into the overall final. The girls played amazingly and won the final to gain the trophy!
Congratulations girls - we are all very proud of you!


Swimming Gala 2011 
      

The gala this year went swimmingly for St.Joseph's!  All those who took part had a fabulous day at the LeisurePlex pool. The children took part in freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke and butterfly 25M races and took home 15 medals in total, 4 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze!! Congratulations to all and a special thanks to all the parents and relatives who came along to support us!

Click here to see more photos of the Swimming Gala in our Photo Gallery


Zoologica Visit P4 and P6 
 Our P4 and P6 classrooms transformed into the
Rainforest on Thursday 9th June, when Charlie from
Zoologica came to visit. She brought some very
interesting friends with her! The children were all
amazed when she showed them a snail, a cockroach,
2 hermit crabs, a milipede, and a snake. Charlie gave
the children the opportunity to touch all of the creatures
and they even got to see the 2 hermit crabs have a race!

Click here to see more photos of the Zoologica visit in
our Photo Gallery.


P5 Trip to Tutankhamun
Exhibition

 Our Primar y 5 children became historians for the day on
Thursday 9th June, when they went to visit the
Tutankhamun Exhibition at the RDS in Dublin. The
children have been learning all about Egypt and were
really enthused by what they saw!

Click here to see more photos of the P5 Trip to the
Tutankhamun Exhibition in our Photo Gallery


Key Stage 2 Sports Day 
     Our Key Stage 2 children battled through the elements on
Tuesday 7th June when they took part in their annual
Sports Day. Despite the weather, all the children
participated enthusiastically. Congratulations to the medal winners and everyone else for taking part!

Click here to see more photos of Key Stage 2 Sports Day in our Photo Gallery.


Foundation Sports Day  
 Our Primary One's and Two's had a great day on Friday
3rd June when they had their annual Sports Day.
Everyone participated really well and took part in lots
of different events. Well done everyone - you were great
sports!

Click here to see more photos of Foundation Sports
Day in our Photo Gallery


Make Up - Shake Up! 
     The ladies of St Joseph's were given a real treat on
Thursday night, 2nd June, when award winning make up
artist and parent Oonagh Boman gave a make up
demonstration and talk. Oonagh talked to everyone
about her work and her model for the night was our P3
teacher Mrs Connolly! Thank you to Oonagh, Clare and
Jane for giving us all such a wonderful night. All money raised from the night was donated to the school.

Click here to find out more about Oonagh's work on her
website.


 P2 Trip to Newcastle
 Our P2's had fun on the beach on Thursday 2nd June,
when they went to Newcastle on their school trip. They
collected lots of different shells, made sandcastles and
the day finished with a trip to Coco's Fun Park!

Click here to see more photos of the P2 trip to
Newcastle in our Photo Gallery


Key Stage One Sports Day 
 Our Primary 3 and 4 children had great fun on Thursday
2nd June at their Sports Day. Everyone took an active
part and participated in lots of different events including
the sprint, the hurdles, the potato and spoon, the bean
bag throw, the straight relay and the obstacle relay.
One of the hightlights of the day was the Dad's Sprint
race! Well done everyone - you were all great sports!!

Click here to see more photos of Key Stage One Sports
Day in our Photo Gallery.


Choir Perform at 'The
Magic of the Movies'

                                                                                     
Members of our school P4-7 choir did a fantastic job on Wednesday 25th May, when they represented St Joseph's at a concert in the Island Centre in Lisburn. The theme of the concert was 'Magic at the Movies' and the children sang 2 songs from the Lion King.

The concert was organised by the Parents Advice
Centre and all money raised from the night went to the
charity. Anne Holland from the charity, and two of the soloists from the night, came to Assembly on 10th June to present the children with certificates for taking part.  

Thank you to all the parents who came and supported the
children. A great night was had by all!


Belfast Giants Visit P6
       

Miss Hanna’s P6 class were head and shoulders above the rest last Thursday when the Belfast Giants came to visit! They were treated to a hockey demonstration with Craig Peacock – a real giant! P6 were able to try new skills and the session culminated in a mini tournament. They all really enjoyed the day and best of all, they got Craig’s autograph at the end!

Click here to see more photos of the Belfast Giants visiting P6 in our Photo Gallery.



 International Day 2011
   The community of St Joseph's celebrated the many
different cultures in our school on Friday 20th May, when we had an International Day. All children came to school dressed up to represent a country. During the week each class also researched a country from around the world and made a display for the Assembly Hall.
The children took part in lots of great activities to help them learn about countries around the world. 
Our Indian families treated the children to a presentation about India and they even got to taste some lovely Indian food. Food was also provided by our families from the Philipenes
     Detalina, one of our parents from Bulgaria told everyone all about the country and the children took part in art activities and games from around the world. They also got to play the African drums!
The day finished with a briliant concert in the assembly hall. Our choir, folk group and Irish Dancers were joined by P5 drummers, Bollywood dancers and Haiku dancers. Detalina, Valerie and Treyan performed a traditional dance from Bulgaria and 2 of our young girls from India finished the performance with an amazing traditional dance. Thank you to all the families and tutors who helped make International Day such a wonderful success!
Click here to see more photos of International Day in our Photo Gallery


 Manchester Trip 2011
     Our Primary Seven's had a fun filled week on their recent
trip to Manchester. They had an early start on Tuesday
10th May when they met at the Stena Line Teminal
to begin their journey! The children had a busy schedule. Lots of fun was had at Alton Towers and Old Trafford. Bowling, Swimming, Watersports and Rock Climbing
were some of the other activities that the children took
part in. They returned home on Friday night tired, but a
great time was had by all!
 Click here to see more photos of the P7 Trip to Manchester in our Photo Gallery


 First Holy Communion
 Congratulations to our Primary Four children who made
their First Holy Communion on Sunday 8th May in St
Patrick's Church, Lisburn. The children worked very
hard in preparation for their special day.
After the special celebration mass in the church with
Fr Mc Caughan everyone came back to school to
celebrate together.
 Click here to see more photos of First Holy Communion
celebrations in our Photo Gallery.


Cross Country Star! 
 Congratulations to Primary 7 pupil Beata who
came 5th in the recent Cross Country Regional Finals in
Dundonald. Mrs Gartland presented Beata with a trophy
she won in Primary School! Well done Beata,
we are all very proud of you!


Easter in St Joseph's! 
 The children in St Joseph's celebrated Easter this
week with Art Workshops again organised by our
wonderful parents Therese Gorman and Jana Drayne.
Each class made some lovely Easter gifts incuding
Easter lillies, flowers and decorated mugs!

     P1-3 also had great fun on their Easter Egg Hunt! Their
teachers hid some chocolate eggs and bunnies and
the children had to go and find them! Well done
everyone, we hope you enjoyed your eggs!!


St Joseph's says goodbye
to Mrs Dowds after 20 years!

       

It was a sad day in St Joseph's on Wednesday when we said goodbye to Mrs Emily Dowds, one of our 
Lunch Time supervisors. Mrs Dowds has worked at 
the school for 20 years and will be greatly missed.
Pictured with Mrs Dowds are her grandchildren, Ashleigh, Holly and Anton, Mrs Gough and Primary One pupil Enya.

Goodbye and good luck Emily from everyone at
St Joseph's!
Click here to see more photos of the children and staff
saying goodbye to Mrs Dowds in our Photo Gallery.



School Council Raise Money for Trocaire
 St Joseph's School Council raised money for Trocaire recently when they held a Bun Sale in Miss Hanna's class!  They raised £127.79 and would like to thank anyone who donated and those who bought! Well done to the School Council for organising the event so efficiently. Congratulations!


Mother's Day Art
Workshops

 P1-7 all got to make lovely gifts for their mums at the
recent Art Workshop for Mother's Day. The workshop
was organised by parents Therese Gorman,
Jana Drayne and their team of helpers. Some of the
gifts that were made included, brooches, flowers and
gift boxes.
Click here to see more photos of the Mother's Day
Art Workshop in our Photo Gallery
 
 

 P2 Celebrate Mother's Day
 P2 celebrated Mother's Day on Wednesday 30th
March, when they invited their mums into school. The
children brought their mums into their classrooms and
made some lovely gifts for them. The gifts included
cards and flowers, and they even got to decorate
biscuits!
Click here to see more photos of P2 Celebrating
Mother's Day in our Photo Gallery

 
Primary 7 receive the
Sacrament of Confirmation

  
Congratulations to our Primary 7 pupils who were
confirmed by Bishop McKeown on Friday 25th March
in St Patrick's Church, LIsburn

 
St Joseph's pupils
help to launch
Gaelic4Girls in Lisburn

          St Joseph's pupils Tierna and Monika recently helped to launch the
Gaelic4Girls initiative in Lisburn. Gaelic4Girls is an
8 week coaching course for girls between the
ages of 9 and 13 and aims to increase
participation in ladies' football. The first session
begins on Saturday, March 12th at Friends School
Sports Hall at 2-3pm. The cost is £8.
Pictured with Tierna and Monkia are Eliza Downey
(Ladies' Gaelic Football Union Programme Officer)
and Kevin Madden (Community Sports
Development Officer for Lisburn City Council)

 
St Joseph's get new Sports
Kits!

 Thanks to the generous sponsorship of parents, St 
Joseph’s have recently purchased

new kits for their Boys’ and Girls’ Gaelic,
Soccer and Netball teams.

Pictured with children from St Joseph’s are
sponsors representatives Angela Rice
(O’Doherty Dental Care) Peter Drayne
(Drayne’s Farms) Stella Drayne (Drayne’s Farms)
and Kieran Dixon.

 
 P4 Trip to Castleward
 

P4 had a great experience recently when they
went to Castleward to learn all about their
current topic World War Two. The children
pretended to be evacuees for the day. They
even had their lunch wrapped in newspaper and
tied up in string! Thanks to everyone in
Castleward for making the trip so memorable!

Click here to see more photos of P4 at
Castleward in our Photo Gallery

 
St Joseph's Celebrate
World Book Day 2011!

 Everyone had a great day on Thursday 3rd
March when we celebrated World Book day in
St Joseph's! Miss Hanna's class organised a
Book Swop Shop for P4-P7. Children brought
in books that they had read and then
exchanged them for tokens. They were then
able to choose other books to take home and
read from the Book Swop Shop!
 P1-4 came to school dressed in their Pyjamas,
ready for a Bedtime Story! Buddy reading time
also took place with our Buddies from other
classes.

Click here to see more photos of World Book
Day Celebrations in our Photo Gallery

 
Cross Country Team
at Stormont 

             Our Cross Country Team took part in a race at
Stormont on Saturday 26th February.
The boys team were:
Tom, Aaron, Conall, Daniel, Adam, Matthew and Cormac.
The girls team were:
Beata, Caoli, Jemma, Cenka, Ellen and Nadia
Congratulations to everyone involved!

 
Under 11 Soccer Team
              Pictured is the Under 11 Soccer Team (missing
from photo Niall) who recently defeated
Meadowbridge P.S 3-2 in the Lisburn and
District Schools Cup.
The boys twice had to come from behind to win
and did so with goals from Salvijus,
Christopher & Conor.

The team will now face Knockmore PS or McKinney PS in the next round.


 
Gaelic Team play at
Casement Park!

 On Saturday night, 26th February 11 lucky
children were given the opportunity to play
during half time at  the Antrim versus Meath
game at Casement Park. The children
helped Antrim emphasise the importance of
respect for others during their game by
wearing special kits and the children also
provided a guard of honour for the two
counties involved. The night was a
great achievement for all the children, some
of whom will be hoping this is not their last
visit to Casement Park! Well done everyone!

Click here to see more photos from Casement
Park in our Photo Gallery


 
P4 Plant Crocus Bulbs
for Lisburn Rotary Club

  Miss Clarke's class were given a very special
 job recently by Mrs Gough! They were asked
 to plant crocus bulbs which were donated by
 Lisburn Rotary Club. The class are going to
 water the plants every day and can't wait until
 they start to grow!
 Click here to see more photos of P4 Planting
 Crocus Bulbs in our Photo Gallery
 
  P1 Celebrate
 Valentines Day

 P1 had a great day on Wednesday 9th February
when they invited their parents to celebrate
Valentines Day with them. The mummies and
daddies helped their children to make some
lovely Valentines cards, flowers and necklaces.
They even got to decorate their own biscuits!

Click here to see some more photos of P1
Valentine Celebrations in our Photo Gallery.




  P6 visit the Titanic                                                                                                                                                   
    P6 had great fun recently at the Titanic Quarter. They got to visit the place where the famous Ship was built. The two classes are currently learning all about the Titanic in school.  

Click here to see more photos of the P6 trip in our photo gallery.
                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Carol Service 2010
 Carol Service 2010        

A great celebration was held in St Patrick's Church, Lisburn on Thursday night, 16th December, when we had our Annual Carol Service. The Junior choir, Senior Choir, Folk Group and Clarinet and Flute players treated us all to excellent performances.

 The Primary Fours also performed a wonderful Nativity Play, helping us to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Click here to see more photos of our Carol Service in our Photo Gallery

Christmas Bazaar 2010
 
DSCF3565.JPGOur Annual Christmas Bazaar was a great success on Thursday 9th December 2010. Lots of things were for sale at all the different stalls and there was a special treat for the children when they got to meet Santa!
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An amazing total of £1,211.70 was raised. Thank you very much to parents, children, staff and PTA for creating such a lovely atmosphere!

Click here to see more photos of our Christmas Bazaar in our Photo Gallery


Shoe Box Appeal
 
7.jpgBrendan and Mrs Gough loaded their cars to the roof with 155 boxes created by our parents for children in Eastern European Orphanages. This generosity will bring a big smile to a child this Christmas.
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'We care so we share' is our motto, it is alive and well in St Joseph's!


Olympic Handball Champions
 
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St. Joseph's P.S. lifted not one but 2 titles on 1st December in the P6 City of Lisburn Olympic Handball Competition organised by Neil McGivern SEELB. Having played 6 games in the Boys Competition, the boys won all 6 of their matches in this 10 a-side competition. Then to match them, the girls won all 6 of their matches and ran out worthy winners of the shield.
boys handball champions.jpgCongratulations to the Boys' Team: Michael, Tom, Christopher, Conor, Aaron, Dillon, Daniel, Louis, Adam and Matthew and the Girl's Team:Caoli, Monika, Ellen, Kayleigh, Bintou, Charlotte, Ciara, Lucie and Angelica

Odhran Daye receives a Child of Courage Award
 
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Primary Seven pupil Odhran was awarded a SEELB Child of Courage Award which he received at a Gala event in Lisburn Island Centre on Friday 25th November 2010. Odhran has had 7 ear operations over the past year and he returns to school 3-5 days after each one and gets on with his work.
odhran10.jpgDonna Traynor (BBC Newsline) and a past pupil of St Joseph's herself, presented Odhran with his prize. Odhran is an example to all of us here in St Joseph's as he coped with his hearing loss for years before the cause and the disease were detected. Congratulations Odhran!

P6 Attend Wallace Park Opening
 
wallace park.jpgSome children from Miss Hanna's Primary 6 class attended the official opening of the Wallace Park play park recently. The weather was kind to them and everyone enjoyed the day. We all hope to avail of the opportunity to visit the play park in the months and years to come!

P2 At the Post Office
 
postman1.jpgMiss McQuillan's Primary Two class had great fun on Tuesday 16th November 2010 when Gerry, a postman, and Morgan's granda came to visit and tell everyone about his job. He told them about the sorting office, addresses, what he does and how early he gets up in the morning - very early!
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Gerry gave all the children a pack each with rulers, pens and little books. He even left a DVD called Lenny the Letter which the children have loved watching!

Opening of Cool Kids Climbing Frame
 
climbing frame1.jpgThe children who attend our after school child care programme 'Cool Kids' had great fun on Wednesday 10th November 2010 when their new Climbling Frame was opened for the first time.

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Halloween Fun Day
 
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On Friday 22nd October 2010 we had a Halloween Fun Day in school. We all dressed up and had a Fancy Dress Competition. We had a Fancy Dress Parade in our playground using our new ramp.

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Primary 1-3 also went on a spooky walk to Castle Gardens and had lots of fun. Primary 4-7 had a cinema morning where they watched a film in the assembly hall using our new data projector and screen. Each class also played traditional Halloween games in their classrooms.

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Freddie Fitness Day
 

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On Thursday 21st October 2010 Freddie came to our school to do lots of exercise with us. We had lots of fun dancing and exercising to lots of our favourite songs.

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The teachers even joined in too!!

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Halloween Art Workshops
 

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We had lots of fun in our art workshops with Jana Drayne, Therese Gorman and their team of helpers. Each year group made something different.


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Some of the spooky things created included spider webs, witches fingers and ghosts!