The new School Council is now in place. Watch this space for updated photograph!
Missio: Year 2 Team meeting
Year 2 met today…
to decide on how they would like to look after our common world and on how we can love another.
Alfie, Sion, Lexi, Scarlett, Lacey, Nate, Vaughan and Paisley are in charge of monitoring water waste. They will be turning off taps.
Lights will be switched off by Darcie, Dakota, Paisley, Gracie and Tyler.
Recycling is the domain of Grace, Jenny Aaron, Josh, Eli and Kianna.
Harry, Josh, Megan and Scarlett will be working on how we can cut down food waste and maybe choose healthier options.
Aaron , Tyler, Scarlett, Lexi, Megan, Maddie, Lacey and Gracie want to develop a litter patrol.
Archie, Riley, Tate, Hudson and Noah plan to organise a beach clean.
WISH US LUCK! Maybe you could help us?
Have a look at some of our ideas:)
God’s gift to us- the Earth full of beauty and wonder!
Love of our Earth, Love of our neighbours
Whole School Missio Assembly
Children have reflected on ideas to answer Pope Frances’s call.
Websites to Support Learning
At St. Joseph’s, we use several websites to enhance literacy and numeracy activities. Please see below a list of websites that you and your child can use at home in order to enhance their learning.
HWB – an online tool full of activities and resources for children. Your child has their own username and password that they can use to log in. Please ask your child’s teacher if you have not received their log in details.
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Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for children, with great online reading games and activities. And it really works! Children love the games, songs, golden eggs and other rewards which, along with feeling proud of their reading, really motivate children to keep exploring and learning. Click on the link below to register for a free trial.
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Maths Seeds teaches children aged 3-9 the core math and problem solving skills needed to be successful at school with fun, highly interactive and rewarding lessons. Mathseeds combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements that keep children engaged and keen to learn. Click on the link below to register for a free trial
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Healthy Schools: an overview
Healthy Schools Scheme – Cynllun Ysgolion Iach
Health promoting schools are developing throughout Europe. The European Network of Health Promoting Schools (ENHPS) (now called Schools for Health in Europe) was formally inaugurated in 1992 as part of a collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Commission (EC) and the Council of Europe (CoE). It was set up to establish a group of model schools in each country that would demonstrate the impact of health promotion on the school setting and then disseminate their experience.
The Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes (WNHSS) was launched in 1999 to encourage the development of local healthy school schemes within a national framework. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises the WNHSS as playing a key role in promoting the health of children and young people, and the scheme has been rolled out across Wales since 2000.
Within the scheme, there are seven different health topics that schools need to address. These include:
- Food and Fitness
- Mental and Emotional Health and Well Being
- Personal Development and Relationships
- Substance Use and Misuse
- Environment
- Safety
- Hygiene
What is a health promoting school?
A health promoting school has been defined by the WNHSS as one which actively promotes and protects the physical, mental and social well-being of its community through positive action by such means as policy, strategic planning and staff development with regard to its curriculum, ethos, physical environment and community relations.
However you may find some of the following definitions informative too.
A health promoting school is…a happy school.
A health promoting school is…a caring community which is concerned with the health of all its members, pupils, teachers, non-teaching staff and all those who interact with it.
A health promoting school…encourages pupils to recognise that what they do counts – that we all affect one anothers lives
A health promoting school…recognises that health education is not just taught in the classroom, but is supported and re-inforced in the daily life of the school and local community
A health promoting school...provides all the information pupils require about nutrition, exercise, relationships, smoking, drugs and alcohol and encourages them to take responsibility for their own actions.
Easy ways to make lunchboxes healthier
Click below to download a leaflet with easy ways of making lunchboxes healthier:
September Family Mass – Education Sunday
We celebrated our first Family Mass of the academic year on Education Sunday.
MISSIO Ambassadors
Calling all would-be Missio Ambassadors!
Working with Canon Paul Watson, we will be developing the role of our Missio Ambassadors this term. Our first job is to select the new team. I will be holding discussions with Year 1 and Year 2 pupils to select our next group of Missio leaders. Please discuss with your child if they would like to be part of the Pope’s crew leading on – looking after our world and helping others, especially helping and praying for children.
Canon Paul will be joining us in school on Tuesday 2nd October. By then we hope to have our new ambassadors in place. They will be presented with their badges on that day and will help Canon Paul introduce the Missio theme.
Ms Beaumont