Our Reception Class have been thinking about Remembrance day.

They used clay to make poppies and wrote a prayer saying thank you for our beautiful world and to please help us to stop fighting.

Harvest celebrations at St. Joseph’s Broadstairs.

The end of a glorious Indian summer was celebrated this week with our annual Harvest Festival, where pupils mark the end of the growing season and give thanks for a bountiful summer.  It is also time when our pupils remember those members of our local community who are not as fortunate by bringing in contributions of food which will be sent to our local food bank at St. Austen and St. Gregory in Margate.

As well as celebrating we also reflected on the links we have with our own Parish Church, Our Lady Star of the Sea by hosting a harvest tea for the elderly of the parish.  An afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones and cakes was provided for around 30 parishioners and older members of our community, all served by our Year 6 pupils.  Entertainment was provided by each year group who had prepared special songs.

Our Harvest Festival is always an opportune time within school to reflect on what we have, and the need for generosity and compassion for those who are unable to share in this fruitful season.

A bright sunny Saturday morning saw the first Cross Country event of the school calendar at Quex Park last weekend.  24 students across KS2 represented St. Joseph’s in this event and they all ran extremely well, with a standout performance from Year 6 pupil Eva Edwards   who finished 1^st in a race with over 100 other girls.  What a fantastic achievement!.  It’s so rewarding to see the children trying their very best when representing the school, and most importantly, doing it with a smile on their face.  We hope this success continues and students keep enjoying their sport.

Well done Eva and to everyone who took part.

Each day during the month of October, we are praying a decade of the rosary together. We think of a different intention each day. 

The Chaplaincy team are making simple rosary bracelets to give to all the children throughout the month.

Friday 29th September saw our first Charity event of the year when Lydia from Year 6 and her Mum Amanda organised a school cake sale for Macmillan Cancer Care.  Children were invited to dress in Green for the day and donate either cakes for the after school sale, or a monetary contribution.  Through the generosity of our parents and children we raised a total of £260 for this deserving charity.  Thank you to everyone who made the event a huge success.

Today our Chaplaincy Team joined all the other schools in KCSP to celebrate the New School Year Mass.

The children represented St Joseph's beautifully and we are incredibly proud of them.  The Mass was led by Bishop Paul and we got to meet children our other KCSP schools.  

After Mass we enjoyed a picnic lunch and were so pleased that the sun continued to shine on our lovely day.

The final week of term saw our Year 6 children perform their much-anticipated variety show "St. Joseph's Got Talent!"

They entertained the whole of the school from Reception to Year 5 in the morning and performed a gala show to their parents in the evening.

The children wrote and arranged the show themselves and were wonderfully supported in this by their teacher Mrs. Sproates, and Teaching Assistant Mrs. Hall.  The acts on show ranged from dances to singing, fitness demonstrations to comedy acts.  The wonderful compere for the extravaganza Dempsey, welcomed 15 acts to the stage where they performed to rapturous applause.  The special acts were started and ended with special choral perfomances by the children to well known hits from 'The Greatest Showman' and 'Six'.  The lyrics were specially written by Mrs. Sproates to reflect the children's journey in primary school and their anticipation for the next part of the academic journey. 

For their end of year outing, Years 3 and 4 from St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School had a fun day out at the Creed Outdoor Learning Centre in Teynham near Faversham.

The day began with a train journey and then a short walk through open pastures looking at farm animals before arriving at Millennium Woods for their exciting day of adventure.

Led by instructors from the Centre, children took part in many activities that they had never tried before including Archery, High Ropes, Team Building, Bush Craft (shelter building and fire laying), Low ropes, Obstacle course and climbing.  Tackling their fears some children set themselves personal challenges and learnt new skills.

Despite the inclement weather they all had an excellent time and enjoyed every activity with enthusiasm, energy and determination.

Year 3 teacher Shimona Sandwell explained “It’s wonderful seeing how our children have adapted to physical and problem-solving activities during our visit.  Every child has thrown themselves into each session with a smile.  We love that they were able to experience something unique as an end of term trip and that they could bring back their personal achievements to school”

Year 3 pupil Ted said about his day  “It was really good.  I enjoyed the climbing wall most and I was so proud to reach the top.  It was a really great day – the best school trip ever!”

Alana from Year 4 added “I enjoyed the rope and pole climbing activity the best – It was good fun to challenge myself.  The day was amazing fun”.

In science, Year 1 have been learning about Animals including humans. So far this term , we have learnt the name of common animals and their features, different groups of animals, why animals have different diets to one another and parts of the human body  

In Maths we have being learning about place value and looking a partitioning tens and ones and transferring this skill to solve problems involving addition.

In DT we are wonderful weavers . We have learnt how to twist , wrap , weave and plait different fabrics. 

Our religious studies have focused on the miracles of Jesus .We have explored the calming of the storm , the healing of the blind man and the turning of water into wine. 

We have even been o 20230630_123337.jpgn a fantastic school trip to Quex Park .We had lots of fun meeting the animals, riding on the tractor , playing mini golf and everyone's favourite bouncing on the bouncy pillows.   

We are a community underpinned by faith.  We love aiming high and achieving together.

What a wonderful way to start the week with our Crowning of Mary Service. 

Children were invited to bring a flower to school so that we could decorate our prayer corners.  Flowers were brought in abundance and proudly presented to Our Lady during the service.  The children were also able to bring along their own Rosaries for the celebration.

Our service began with the hymn Beautiful World, Mrs. Reid then led the children in prayer before Jenson and Zac were invited to crown Our Lady with the beautiful crown of fresh flowers.

Representatives from each class presented their flowers to Our Lady Mary and Mr. Pasola then invited Eva, Rachel and Benjamin from Year 5 to lead “The Decade of the Rosary”.

Mrs. Reid closed the service and we sang our final hymn ‘Hail Holy Queen’.