Snippets of News
Rotary Award Winners
July 2011
Seven Year 6 girls went to a presentation evening at Bishop Vesey to collect their awards from the Rotary Club of Sutton Coldfield and the Lord Mayor.
We are very proud of Annabel, Katie, Essie, Harriet, Georgia, Georgina and Nina. Oliver and Charlotte also completed the award but were unable to attend the awards evening.
Congratulations to them all.
Mr Vickers Retires
December 2010
Pete Vickers, our caretaker of 10 years retired at Christmas 2010.
We wish him the best of health in his retirement!
Forging Links
January 2010
St Joseph's have started to forge more links with our feeder school, Bishop Walsh.
Krys Weber, their RE teacher, joins our Key Stage 2 children every week to inspire and introduce upbeat and fun Liturgical Hymns and sung responses to the Mass.
The children love it!
Biathlon Success
22 November 2009
On Sunday 22nd November 2009, eight pupils from years five and six took part in a biathlon at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Solihull.
It was a cold and wet day which started with a 500 metre run followed by a much warmer but not drier swim of 50 metres. The Year Six boys’ team consisted of Patrick M who came 2nd overall; Daniel L who finished 5th and George H who came in just behind Daniel in 6th position.
The Year Five team were also fantastic with Jack C, Jack W and Edward C all coming in the top ten. Lydia B and Elizabeth G came 9th and 10th respectively and were very proud of their positions.
A healthy collection of trophies made their way back to Sutton Coldfield. Before Christmas these athletes received the recognition that they deserved at a School Presentation Assembly.
Report by Elizabeth, Year 6
Operation Shoebox
November 2009
Two of our pupils had the idea to involve the school in operation Shoebox. 119 boxes were donated in total and delivered to the collection point at Acres in Mere Green.
Today's Curriculum asks schools to ensure that the children are aware of how they can make a positive contribution to not only to their school but also the wider community.
This overwhelming donation to the assist the troops only goes to show that the pupils and families have a strong voice and highly value support to this cause.
Read the letter we sent out about Operation Shoebox
Junior Community Rotary Awards
8 July 2008
The Year 6 children who had completed their Junior Community Rotary Award were given their medals and certificates at a ceremony at Bishop Vesey.
They had a very good evening and were all very pleased to receive their awards.
Year 6 Netball Winners
June 2007
Congratulations to our Year 6 Netball Team for winning the Y6 Sutton Netball Tournament.
We are very proud of you!
Thank you to Mrs Bailey and Mrs Lynch for your hard work!
Year 6 Stand Up for Our Rights!
14 March 2007
Year 6 visited the Council House in Birmingham to contribute to a debate. As part of Citizenship, Year 6 have been selected to participate with other schools in this opportunity.
In preparation we have discussed the motion allocated in class and decided upon many reasons for and against this suggestion. Hopefully some of our children will get the chance to speak out loud and share our viewpoints!
If you would like to see more about this opportunity take a look at: www.citizenshipweek.com