Last Friday saw us celebrating our 29th annual 'Sunflower Dayto raise money for the  'South West Wales Cancer Unit, Singleton Hospital.' This year we were 'At the Movies' and had great fun with songs from Trolls, Hotel Transylvania, Minions, High School Musical, Shrek, Zootropolis and Sing. All the classes looked fantastic in their costumes and sang and danced brilliantly. A huge thank you to all of our parents, carers, grandparents and other members of our school family who came and supported us and enjoyed the afternoon. Thanks also to Shaun who sang and played guitar for us – he is a fantastic musician and so glad that, as a past pupil, he shares his talents with us. Well done to Daniel, Beatrice, Matthew and Donte who won in the sunflower growing competition.

With ticket sales, selling sunflowers to grow and ice creams and lollies and a raffle with prizes donated by parents and local businesses, we raised an amazing £2.500!

Years 3–6 had a great summer trip to Heatherton Adventure Park this week. It was very hot and very busy, but they made the most of all of their time and enjoyed being with their friends. Thanks to all the staff for organising the day and for keeping everyone safe. 

It was very hot in school on Wednesday – we had to find lots of ways to cool down!

For St Joseph's Sports Day this year, not only did we have lots of fun sports activities celebrating the inclusive school we are, but we also welcomed schools from across the Catholic cluster, Diocese and the UK to join with us. Mr Maddock has brought Gaelic football to our school, which has greatly enhanced our sporting skills and experience, and this year he organised the Summer Games 2026 to come to Coed Gwilym Park. With the support of the British Provincial Council, the Southern Games has been designed not simply as a one‑day festival, but as a platform for long-term regional development.

Southern Games 20206 is highly beneficial for St. Joseph's as it strengthens the school's sense of identity, celebrates Welsh culture and sport and enhances community pride. It provides pupils with opportunities to participate, build confidence and teamwork, and connect with local heritage, while also raising the school's profile in the wider community.  

We all had a great sporting day, and it was lovely to see so many past pupils back to play, help and run the games – this is a testament to the impact Mr Maddock and Gaelic Football have made on many young lives. A huge thank you to him for all of his hard work to organise such a huge day.  We finished off the day with a rendition of Welsh songs and our National anthem – thank you, Mrs Weaver.

Also, a big thanks to our amazing team of partes in the 'Friends of St Joseph's' who organised everything and worked non-stop all day making sure visitors had refreshments as well as raising money for our school and towards our Sunflower Day charity. 

8 of our Year 3  & 4 pupils took part in the Swansea Schools Tennis Team Competetition in the LC2. They came 3rd out of 6 schools, with Jayden & Martha winning all of their games. The children played doubles and singles matches and had a great experience. Thank you to Mr Reed and the parents who helped take them. Behaviour was excellent – as usual.