St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

21st January - Archery - Year 5 & Year 6

16th March - Cross Country - Year 3 - Year 6

2nd February - Speedstacking - Year 1 & Year 2

4th February  - Speedstacking Year 5 & Year 6

22nd April - Ultimate Frisbee - Year 5 & Year 6

6th May - Tri Golf - Year 3 & Year 4

8th May - Quad kids - Year 3 - Year 6

28th June - Croquet - Year 5 & Year 6

30th June - Dodgeball - Year 5 & Year 6

14th July - Multiskills - Year 1 & Year 2

11th May - Adventure Golf - Year 1 & Year 2

13th May - Adeventure Golf - Year 3 & Year 4

25th May - Adventure Golf - Year 5 & Year 6

"On Thursday 27th May we went to a swimming gala at Northcroft in Newbury. There were lots of children from about 7 different schools, and as we saw them race, we were deeply overwhelmed, but as we started to swim we realised that we had underestimated ourselves! Despite feeling scared and worried, as our competitors were incredibly fast, we persevered and earned good places overall. Rupert, one of the Year 6 swimmers, achieved 1st place in the backstroke 50m (2 lengths) race! In the mixed relay (front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly), we came an amazing 2nd out of 6 teams! Unfortunately, in the freestyle relay (any stroke you want) we came last place, but we thoroughly enjoyed the event!" Aaron and Ishaan

We had such a lovely time participating in the Sports Day 2026! It was a day full of games and good music. All children took part in a variety of activities. It was amazing to see their joy, competitiveness and cheering for each other! Well done, everyone!

The children did an incredibly great job and were happy for the winning house, which is St Bernadette this year. Congratulations, St Bernadette!

All activities were followed by a picnic with parents, which was a great treat after all the effort.

We want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Sports Day, including all members of staff, volunteers, and Trinity and St Bart's sports leaders!

"I particularly enjoyed the relay races. They were very fun, and everyone was cheering for each other. It was very competitive. I also loved speed bounce. And I also liked obstacles, of course." Para

"I really enjoyed relay races, and I really liked the long jump. I also really enjoyed a game where we had to compete with hula hoops and balls. We had to be quick!" Ala

"I loved the relay. My next favourite game was running around poles and being very fast!" Felix

Bikeability is a national programme that has the vision to ensure everyone has the confidence to cycle and enjoy this skill for life. Today we welcomed an instructor to teach some of the Year 5 children took part in Level 1 Bikeability.

Reported by Shranya Y5

First we were shown how to check their bikes and make sure they are safe to ride.

We were taught

A means Air in your tyres

B means brakes - you learn to check the brakes before using the bike

C means the chain, you have to check if the chain is moving properly. If it is orange and rusty we need to clean it.

D means Dangle, we pick the bike up and drop it and if it bounces means your tyres are ok.

We then were shown how to stop properly and the instructor taught us how to remember this.

Granny Margret means that you don't stop you just slow down a bit.

Aunty Marble means you stop really slowly. We keep on going for a few seconds and then we stop.

Uncle John means we have to do immediate brake.

We had a great time learning new skills and I can not wait to do the level 2 in Year 6.

Reported by Shranya Y5

Ten children from Year 3 and Year 4 were invited to play golf at St Bart's School on Thursday. When we all met, they had a spare few minutes to warm up and play. We've seen running, cartwheels, and handstands. Then the start of the festival was announced.

Firstly, the children paid attention to the demonstration and listened to the instructions given by the sports leaders. Secondly, they had a few minutes to practise and understand the right technique. Finally, it was time for the most exciting bit - competing for 4 minutes on each station and trying to collect as many points as possible.

Everyone played Putting Barrier, Chipping over River, Triangle Game, Finders Keepers, Disc Game Putting, Golf Hole, and more.

The children did an amazing job and managed to collect fantastic 246 points! Kaia even managed to hit a hoop worth 20 points! It was very funny, because her ball missed the first hoop, she turned around a little bit disappointed, and all of a sudden, everyone started to celebrate and shout. This was how Kaia realised she actually hit the second hoop! This was a huge achievement, because the majority of targets were worth anything between 1 and 5 points.

Overall, it was a great afternoon full of fun, learning new skills, teamwork and encouragement. The children felt inspired to try new things, and we've heard that some of them were even practising at home afterwards.

We are incredibly proud of all of you.

We had to run a really long way around and pace ourselves. Our St Joseph's running team were really supportive and positive towards each other.

We even made a chant that went:

'Eh-oh, let's go!

St Jo's, let's go!'

At the start of the Year 5/6 boys' races, it was so crowded.

George lost his shoe!

We ran fast, so we were surprised we were not so tired, and some of us even managed to read a book on the way back. You will not believe it, but we weren't asleep on the bus.

We all came really high in the hundreds.

Most of us came in the triple digits.

Eva from Year 6 came 14th!

It probably looks like running, but for us, it was much more. Teamwork, friendship time, and running - all in one.

St Joseph's Running Team