If you feel that you may be eligible for your child to receive a free school meal, please click on the link below.  This link will take you to Croydon Council's website which has information on which benefits qualify for a free school meal and an application form to download.  Alternatively, please click on the Application Form link here:

  Free School Meal Application Form 2010_2012

This application form can then be given to the school office for processing.  

http://www.croydon.gov.uk/education/schools-new/schoolscatering/free-school-meals

If you have any queries please contact Mrs Richardson or Mrs Lea in the school office.

On Wednesday 14 December Form 8:6 lead assembly on The True Meaning Of Christmas. The assembly featured a very colourful Powerpoint presentation that explained why we have an Advent Wreath in the chapel. Nearly all the boys in the class took a turn at reading during the assembly and their words matched the pictures on the screen along the way.

8.6 then sang Silent Night together which was followed by the whole yeargroup joining in a cheerful rendition of Jingle Bells.

Mr Franchetti then joined us to present the latest Millionaires Club certificates which were particularly significant as Jonathan Oh of 8.3 and Mohit Jain of 8.4 became double millionaires.

But the celebrations did not stop there because Mr Smith gave out some awards and certificates and a trophy to 8.2 for the most achievement points this half term.

Deacon Tony

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On Wednesday 9th November St Joseph's Art department had a visit from two famous Chinese artists, Mr Huimin Gao (painter) and Mr Jisheng Luan (calligrapher).
With the aid of an interpreter, 8.1 were shown step by step how to create a painting of a panda and some Chinese calligraphy using traditional methods and materials.
The boys were really well behaved and produced some lovely work. It was a wonderful experience for all involved.

Please see photographs of the visit below:

The pictures below rightly recognise some of our fantastic year 7 cohort. Over the last 7 weeks, these students have upheld the year ethos of "Respect, Cooperation and Motivation" to a superb level! Well done boys! Ikenna Omara (7.1), Jason McCarthy (7.2), Remel Alvarez-Matthews (7.3), Marius Nykstelis (7.4), Emmanuel Ajidahun (7.5) and Haris Chaudhry (7.6) claimed the individual awards. Representing our ‘Outstanding Form Group' is Ifsahaan Aullybux of 7.6. Only 20 achievement points separated the top three forms this term - good luck next term gentlemen!

Mr S Fuller

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Architecture STEM Workshop 15th December 2011
These workshops are created to help develop "spatial awareness" and "visualisation skills" of pupils at Key Stage 3. The year 9 pupils at St. Joseph's College were involved a whole day of creating such wonders within the Design & Technology workshop spaces on 15th December 2011 for the STEM Development Day.
The importance of Triangulation is explored through the behaviour of beam, cantilever, suspension and bascule bridge types, as well as being pivotal in the design of many other structures using simple framework technology. The students engaged in teams to solve a bridging problem using a truss-girder bridge form 2m in length. The bridge designs were discussed and evaluated by the pupils.
The workshops bring together the 6 areas of the new national curriculum's Pupil Learning & Thinking Skills framework.
The pupils at St. Joseph's College enjoyed the day and said that "it was a fun day and we enjoyed the working out how the bridges were designed" "it's amazing what you can do with sticks and rubber bands".
Miss Cockar said "I look forward to this day every year. The pupils are engaged and show a real interest in learning about structures. The boys enjoy the hands on approach to learning. The co-ordinators are friendly and organised and show their enthusiasm for the sessions".

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On Tuesday 6th December, a group of St. Joseph's College students were invited to attend a theology talk concerning the existence of God. The audience was made up of 50 College pupils, who had the opportunity to participate and question the speakers. Of the four guests, the main speaker was Ataul Mujeeb Rashid, Imam of the London Mosque, who gave a half-hour speech on the topic. Attendees thoroughly enjoyed the event, with audience members affirming that the talk was  thought-provoking.