Wow! You really cracked this years Easter Egg Design competition. Some great entries which left our brains scrambled whilst trying to pick a winner.  Thank you so much for all of your efforts, our winners were:

John’s Banty Egg Farm

Harley’s Ninja Turtle

Brihanna’s Last Supper

Hollie’s Ice Cream Parlour

Riley’s Egg Sheeran

Keira’s Hungry Caterpillar

Here are some of the eggcellent entries:

A truly magical two days out to the National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle. Everyone had lots of fun- whether it was looking at Michael Morpurgo’s work or reading stories about Bears!

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This week at Healthy Heart club we baked some cakes but also took part in some Easter Crafts and here are the results:

Just a reminder any remaining Seven Stories trip money needs to be paid by tomorrow and here is where you can find out some additional information on what we are doing when we are there:

Bears workship – EYFS and KS1

Michael Morpurgo – KS2

Well done to our Netball team who took part in our High5 tournament at Bishop Barrington on Wednesday! You all did such a great job and should be very proud of yourselves! Especially your battle through the rain and hailstones!

We drew our final match against Toft Hill School 1-1 – a great result!

WOW! What an amazing WBD this year! Some wonderful costumes and great work going on in all classes. From bear hunts to zoo debates we all had such a busy day! Thank you for all your efforts this year.

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Just a reminder, we are collecting the Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. If you receive any whilst shopping please remember to bring them into school. The collection box is in Miss McGough’s room.

Also, a link to Our School Games just as a reminder of our up and coming sporting activities!

Your School Games

Thanks to the Friends of St. Joseph’s for our Cake Sale this Friday, your help and donations of Class 2 are greatly appreciated!

Thank you parents for your continued support.

KIK messenger has become a popular app with some groups of pupils, however we have been warned by Durham Police that it is being used by offenders to groom children to obtain indecent photos and videos.

See further advice on http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/safety-tools-online-services-update

If you discover that your child has been abused using this or any other app please contact Durham Police on 101 or contact the school for further advice.