On Wednesday this week, Year 1 visited Broadstairs library! Some of the class got to use their very first library card and explore the wide range of books on offer. Children got to take some books home and it was lovely to see the children immersed in a book of their choice. Our topic this term has been 'Alternative Fairy Tales' so before leaving we found a different version of Goldilocks.

Thursday of Science week saw Year 6 investigate different areas of Physics with Knex. We split into 4 groups and were challenged to build different working models – a chainsaw, a seesaw, a balance and an egg whisk. Through the construction, the children worked with gears, levers, pulleys and fulcrums. They experienced friction, energy exchange, thrust and movement.

On Wednesday of Science week we investigated the pH level of a variety of household items.  We used indicator paper and red cabbage water to test the items and compared the test strips to the guide in order to determine whether the item was acid or alkali.

We then carried out a chromatography test, we placed a dot of felt tip ink on to the middle of a piece of filter paper and then added droplets of water.  We watched as the ink separated into the different colour pigmets.

To kick off Science Week 2022, Year 5 and 6 took part in a video call with other primary schools within KCSP to learn about an experiment.  The children were challenged to find the optimum amount of liquid to add to a 500ml bottle in order to be successful in flipping and landing right side up.

The children designed their own investigation, deciding how much liquid to use and how many times to flip their bottle.

They recorded their results and then wrote up their experiments before reconvening their video call after lunch in order to feed back our findings.

On Wednesday, our Year 5 and 6 Girls Football Team took part of in the World’s biggest ever girls football training session with schools all over the country taking part. We joined over 100 other girls at Ramsgate Football Club for our local event.

The afternoon started with a few friendly matches. Our girls worked hard an despite not letting in a single goal, they didn’t manage to score for the first few games.

In between matches we had a few tasks to complete including naming all the countries taking part in the UEFA Woman’s European Football Championship this Summer, right here in England. The girls had to identify the countries by their flags and despite a small Scandinavian debate, managed it admirably.

The other task the girls had to complete was to come up with their own team name and goal celebration. After a few ideas were shared, the girls decided on three different celebrations.

After a great skills session alongside St George’s we returned to the pitch for the final two matches. Palm Bay have been a very strong contender in every sports event recently but St Joseph’s girls defeated them 4:0 after winning an early penalty.

Our final match against Chilton, was even more challenging but still resulted in a 1:0 victory for St Joseph’s.

Final results were 3 draws and 2 wins with 5 goals scored and 0 conceded. Well done girls!

Did you know that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child's future success? That's why 'World Book Day' is so important! It enables our children to take part, understand and be part of something bigger than themselves.

Class dressing up themes yesterday were:

Reception, Year 1& Year 2

- Any character from their favourite traditional story.

Year 3

- Any character from ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘The Firework Makers Daughter’, or ‘How to train your Dragon’.

Year 4

- Any character from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’, or ‘Running on the Roof of the World’.

Year 5

- ‘Brightstorm’ (Aviation themed character) A character from ‘Matilda’.

Year 6

- An Evacuee, a Convict, an Angel, Frankenstein or a Pirate.

I hope you like our brilliant costumes? Thanks to all our parents and guardians that made them! Have a great weekend!

Year 3 & 4 Hockey at Chatham House

The Hockey tournament went off to a fantastic start with an amazing art goal from Benjamin securing our first draw.

The pressure began mounting through each match but the children’s confidence grew each time.

Bobbie, Evan and Benjamin made a great trio and showed their experience from the start but our Year 3 children really proved themselves over the course of the tournament at Chatham House Grammar School this week.

Nikolas showed incredible improvement from his first game and showed himself to be a formidable hockey player with incredible agility by the final match.

Keana started off  a little nervous but by the final match was making some brilliant saves in goal. Lacey caused great frustration to each opposition team by taking possession of the ball right under their noses.

Eryn and Paris both grew in confidence with Eryn finally making a brilliant tackle in the final match.

The teamwork was wonderful and once we adjusted to the constant player rotations everyone found their places. By the end of the evening everyone was happy to receive their bronze medals and get out of the cold.

Well done St Joseph’s.

Today, Friday 4th March,  Year 3 introduced their new Platy Fsh to the tank with the Zebra Danios.  Platy fish are really interesting as they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs.

The children took out and cleaned the filter and were amazed how dirty it had got.  They also added some more water to the tank and tested the water before topping up the friendly bacteria food.

The fish can't be fed on their first day but tomorrow they will enjoy their first meal taken in their new home at St. Joseph's

St Josephs battled back bravely after two early defeats to beat Newington and Chilton and draw with another school finishing with  record of:  Played 5, Won 2, Drew 1,  Lost 2,  scored 6 and conceded 6. James B scored all six goals, Olivia O and Oliwia P formed a fantastic partnership at the back, and Kashan showed some silky skills with Jacob P proving a hard obstacle to beat. The fantastic three, Faith, Teagan and Isabel stopped all that came through. A Newington pupil was heard commenting after a 2-1 win for St Josephs "Well , they are the best team we have played!!" We ended up finishing second in our group.

A massive well done to everyone who took part.