Representatives from St Joseph’s code club attended a Cardiff LA event at Cardiff City Stadium. They were demonstrating their digital skills and showing teachers and pupils from other European countries the digital work we have been doing in St Joseph’s Primary School. Our children were excellent ambassadors for our school and many comments were made about their manners and how knowledgeable and articulate they were.
First Holy Communion Mass
St Joseph’s Parish had a wonderful celebration on Saturday with the Mass where our pupils made their First Holy Communion.
Congratulations to them all as we as a community support them in their faith journey. Massive thanks to Mrs Houston for her dedication and tireless work with the children preparing them for this special day and ensuring it was a day to remember. Mrs Houston was assisted by Mrs Klommite and Mrs Murry George, who also gave up their time to support our children.
Thanks also to our teachers and governors who gave up their time to attend on Saturday showing their support to our faith community.
Mrs A. Riordan (Headteacher)
A Visit by PC Cadwallader. Dangers of Using Drugs. Impact of Cyber Bullying Today the children had a visit from PC Cadwallader. As children go to new secondary schools and as part of the Curriculum for Wales, the children are guided about the dangers’ drugs present to them and to society. Children were shown a series of illegal drugs so they know what they look like and the differences between legal and illegal substances. The children discussed the impact on peer pressure and to learn the importance of simply saying “NO!” The second workshop focused on the impact of cyber bullying and the impact it has on the victim. The children watched a video and discussed the emotional and legal ramifications of cyber bullying.
Health and Well - Being Project
Spectrum Workshops:
The children have engaged in three health and well- being workshops. We have focused on what constitutes healthy and unhealthy relationships. Children conducted practical activities and identified what objects felt safe and those that felt unsafe and to determine what is a need and what is a want in our lives. Pupils focused upon their rights, but also conducted collaborative learning activities on our responsibilities as a consequence of being privileged enough to enjoy these rights. We investigated parenting using baby dolls, identifying needs and linking to the appropriate roles of parents in meeting the needs of their children. Finally, children focused on abuse and that it can take the form of physical or psychological nature. Children explored the difference between the two and what they should do and the agencies they can turn to if they are afraid or need support or protection.
Ruben: I thought the workshops were grown up in contact and I found them very interesting.
Imogen: It was interesting to learn what abuse was.
Izzak: I didn’t know there were that many types of abuse.
Ava: I liked making the key change because each bead we used had a different meaning that was related to our learning on the project.
Ethan: I found the workshops interesting as we learnt about people who had suffered abuse and how they managed to escape it.
The children have engaged in three health and well- being workshops. We have focused on what constitutes healthy and unhealthy relationships. Children conducted practical activities and identified what objects felt safe and those that felt unsafe and to determine what is a need and what is a want in our lives. Pupils focused upon their rights, but also conducted collaborative learning activities on our responsibilities as a consequence of being privileged enough to enjoy these rights. We investigated parenting using baby dolls, identifying needs and linking to the appropriate roles of parents in meeting the needs of their children. Finally, children focused on abuse and that it can take the form of physical or psychological nature. Children explored the difference between the two and what they should do and the agencies they can turn to if they are afraid or need support or protection.
Ruben: I thought the workshops were grown up in contact and I found them very interesting.
Imogen: It was interesting to learn what abuse was.
Izzak: I didn’t know there were that many types of abuse.
Ava: I liked making the key change because each bead we used had a different meaning that was related to our learning on the project.
Ethan: I found the workshops interesting as we learnt about people who had suffered abuse and how they managed to escape it.
3.2.22 - Literacy Workshop – Year 5 and 6
25th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
J.K Rowling took six years to write Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the Harry Potter series. It was published on 26 June, 1997. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the writing of the book.
Many children in year five and six love the Harry Potter books. Consequently, Ms Beynon, our literacy leader, booked a Cardiff schools workshop on ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’
The workshop commenced with a storyteller reading an extract from ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ The children were required to listen carefully as they had to participate in a quiz at the conclusion of the reading. Safe to say, year five and six achieved full marks at the conclusion of the quiz.
Children then listened to another storyteller who read another extract from the text and this was followed by an art and craft activity to make a floating candle just like the ones that feature in the Harry Potter series.
Evaluation of the workshop:
Emilia: I thought the presentation was really good because it was fun and interactive and because I love the Harry Potter books.
Art and Design - The Work of the Welsh Artist Gayle Rogers
In class eight our context project is 'Water, water everywhere! How can we use it sustainably?' As part of our learning we have compared how Welsh artists have depicted water in different ways. We have compared the work of a local artist Gayle Rogers with the world famous Welsh artist Kyffin Williams. I hope you find the work produced as inspiring as I do.
Mrs Houston
The children in year six have conducted a science investigation on the absorbency of teatowels in different locations in the school environement. The children applied the following science skills: