At St Joseph and St Bede’s, we are committed to enriching our curriculum in alignment with our mission statement.. Through a range of curriculum enrichment activities, we strive to deepen our children’s understanding and appreciation of their faith while fostering intellectual curiosity and creativity. Our approach integrates spiritual growth with academic excellence, ensuring a well-rounded education that prepares our students to embrace challenges with compassion and resilience. Through engaging activities and tailored programs, we empower our students to explore, learn, and flourish in a nurturing Catholic environment.
The best place to keep up to date with our curriculum enrichment activities is our school Twitter/X account, which you can see below.
This morning, our school council candidates presented their ambitious ideas to improve our school and after listening carefully, we cast our votes. Class 6 are very excited to find out who will be our new representative! #sjsbdemocracy #sjsbschoolcouncil #sjsbpshe 🗳️
🗳️ Our classroom transformed into a polling station today as Class 9 cast their votes for their new school council representative on the International Day of Democracy. After hearing each candidate’s pitch, they made their vote count and their voice heard! 🇺🇳 #sjsbschoolcouncil
We have voted for our #sjsbSchoolCouncillors for this year today. We listened carefully to each child whilst they explained why they should be chosen. @StJosephStBede #InternationalDemocracyDay2025 @STOC_CAT @JamesFrith #sjsbSchoolCouncil #sjsbPSHE #sjsbOracy #democracy
Reception have been learning about emotions through #ColourMonster They used pincers to sort pom poms into feelings and created finger paintings, explaining how they feel and why. @StJosephStBede @STOC_CAT #SJSBReading #PSED #PD
We began our Friends and Family topic this week, across our whole school. We were brave in sharing our thoughts, considered in our opinions and accepting of the stories of others. PSHE superstars all over the place! #sjsbpshe @StJosephStBede
🛡️ This week in writing, Class 9 have been diving into The Saga of Biorn—crafting vivid character descriptions of the fearless Viking himself and piecing together the epic journey through sequencing and summarising key events. Storytelling at its boldest! ⚔️📚 #sjsbEnglish
In RE this week, we have been learning about how God’s covenant with Abraham was passed down through his descendants. As we explored the lives of Joseph and Moses, we made our own visual notes and used them to summarise their stories. @StJosephStBede #sjsbRE
For our first forest school session, Miss Murphy helped us connect with nature whilst listening to The Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane. We hunted for conkers, crafted characters and jewellery, shaped clay pinch pots and had fun playing together. 🍃🪵🍂🌰 @FarmSjsb @StJosephStBede
This week Reception enjoyed reading #RemarkablyYou and explored “What makes us unique?” 🌟 We learned about our different features and created artwork to celebrate them. @StJosephStBede @STOC_CAT @mrspEYFS #sjsbArt #sjsbResding #EAD #PSED #UtW
