Missio – Highly Commended!
The quality of entries was so high Missio decided that 4 additional prizes should be awarded.
Congratulations!
Reception Runners up; Molly, Eva Lily, Francesca and Rhiannon
Congratulations Runners Up in Reception Tear 1- Mrs James’ Class
Ophelia, Carter, Elle, Mya Rose
Congratulations Year 1 and Year 2 Runners Up Mrs Turner’s Class
Violet, Tadhg, Tristan, Michael
Congratulations Year 2 Runners Up Mrs Owen’s Class
Brynley, Layla, Arlen, Mia
Missio Saint Joseph’s e-Christmas Card Competition
Missio Saint joseph’s invited every child in school to design a e-Christmas card to be shared with our parishes and on our school web site.
Our Missio group met with Ms Beaumont to select one winner and 4 runners up. It was a very difficult job to select just one winner. Well done to everyone for their hard work.
Congratulations to Oliver, Ivy, Charlotte and Isla!!!
Care for our common home – Nadolig Llawen Merry Christmas
Pope Francis-Care for our common home: Help save our environment this Christmas
Missio St Joseph’s have been thinking about caring for creation, which is as old as Genesis, as clear as the Sermon on the Mount.
Climate change is the greatest threat to life our Earth has ever seen. We have cut down the earth’s natural forests.
We have decided to be more eco- friendly this year by sending just one Christmas wish to friends and staff in school.
Please fill in the Star above with your Christmas prayer and messages, cut out, and return to School, with a donation. Missio St Joseph’s will display the in the Hall.
Many thanks,
Missio Saint Joseph’s: Edie, Ava May, Alicia, Jude, Mia, Emilia and Ava
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Missio Groups are now up and running in Year 2. Most pupils have chosen to be part of 4 groups:
| Missio
St Joseph’s |
Missio Prayer Partners | Missio Prayer
Leaders |
Missio World |
| Our local community, St Joseph’s and Our Lady of Margam & Briton Ferry | Setting up and helping to lead prayer partnerships | Leading and helping to collective worship in school | Working with the wider world |
Missio World Update: Our charities for this term are Sheler Cymru and Food Bank Port Talbot. Missio members chose potential charities and all classes voted. Missio St Joseph’s met with Mike Newell to share their imaginative ideas for a new prayer area in the school grounds. They will be organising an art competition open to all in the new year. Watch this space. Missio Prayer Leaders have shared a prayer inspired by Pope Francis
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Advent is here!
Dear Parents/Carers,
As we move into the season of Advent, we remember the four candles on the Advent wreath. Please take a moment to talk about the first candle, the first Sunday of Advent when we focus on Hope. This seems very fitting in these challenging times. Mark’s Gospel reminds us, ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come.’
As a whole school community we have revisited our school values. We want our children to be loving and to love God and the wider world.
The Birth of Jesus Please help your child make links in their learning and become faith filled. How? Take some time to read the nativity story with your child. Start with Mary’s good news and read the journey and the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Find time to pray. For traditional prayers, focus on one prayer at a time. Start with the sign of the cross, then the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be. Prayers from the heart. At bedtime and first thing in the morning try to find some space to talk to Jesus with your child. In Advent, maybe think about a prayer of thanks, of love, of joy of peace.
Living Wisely, Thinking Deeply, Loving Generously. Meet our Missio Prayer Leaders
Meet our Missio Prayer Leaders
Today we would like to share our Missio prayer with you.
It is taken from one of our assemblies when we thought about ‘How we can care for God’s world?’
Our whole school has been working on how we can be well.
We had lots of fun during our Wellbeing Day.
We took time to reflect on our God given gifts from God and time to thank God for our talents during collective worship.
Come have a go at our Rainbow Breathing
Breathe in for a count of 4, and say “Live wisely”
Breathe out for a count of 4, and say “Love generously”