St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

We are excited to see the fantastic courses happening over the summer holidays at St Joseph's. Book your child's place using the link below!

We are pleased to share the dates and details for our Summer Specialist Coaching Courses taking place at St. Joseph’s Harrogate.

All courses run from 9.00am–3.00pm and are fully coach‑led, with structured activities designed to develop skills, confidence and positive social interaction.

Here is the booking link to secure a place- https://wharfevalleyactive.pembee.app/


Below is the full programme for the summer.

WEEK 1
Monday 20th July – Multi‑Sports and Arts & Crafts (Separate Courses)
Tuesday 21st July – Two‑Sport Coaching Day
Wednesday 22nd July – Multi‑Sports

WEEK 2
Monday 27th July – Multi‑Sports and Arts & Crafts (Separate Courses)
Tuesday 28th July – Two‑Sport Coaching Day

WEEK 3
Monday 3rd August – Multi‑Sports
Tuesday 4th August – Two‑Sport Coaching Day
Wednesday 5th August – Multi‑Sports

WEEK 7
Tuesday 1st September – Two‑Sport Coaching Day

COURSE DETAILS

• Multi‑Sports (£20 per day) – A full day of varied sporting activities designed to develop movement skills, teamwork, game understanding and sport‑specific techniques. Sessions are structured, progressive and focused on building confidence and enjoyment.

• Arts & Crafts (£25 per day) – Available only on the Mondays of Week 1 and Week 2, these creative sessions offer a high‑quality, instructor‑led experience where children explore different materials, techniques and themed projects. Activities support imagination, fine‑motor skills and creative expression.

• Two‑Sport Coaching Days (£20 per day) – Each Tuesday focuses on two specific sports, giving children the chance to develop deeper skills, tactical awareness and sport‑specific confidence through purposeful, high‑quality coaching.

All sessions are fully planned, engaging and delivered with clear learning outcomes to ensure children enjoy a safe, positive and development‑focused day.

The children in year 2 had a wonderful experience on Sports Day last Thursday, taking part in a variety of exciting races and activities. They showed great enthusiasm, teamwork, and determination throughout the day, cheering each other on and celebrating their achievements. It was fantastic to see their confidence grow as they challenged themselves, and the smiles on their faces made the day truly memorable for everyone involved.

Look at our fantastic new sports tops! 🏅

A huge thank you to our PTFA, as well as Verity Frearson Estate Agents and Trusted Mortgage & Protection Advisors, for their generous sponsorship. Their support has helped provide our children with these brilliant new tops, and we think you'll agree they look fantastic!

The children are incredibly proud to wear them and look smart, professional, and ready to represent our school at sporting events.

Thank you again for your continued support of our school community! 😊

A group of our Year 6 children took part in a Rounders Festival yesterday. They had a fantastic time, developing new skills, working as a team, and enjoying some friendly competition. Well done to everyone who took part and represented the school so positively! Thank you Sporting Influence for organising it.

This week in Maths, Year 3 have been exploring 3D shapes! We investigated a range of shapes, discussing their properties before creating our own models. Using these hands-on shapes, we counted and identified their faces, edges and vertices, helping us to understand how 3D objects are constructed.

Reception had an incredible time celebrating their very first Sports Day!
We are so proud of all our amazing children who took part with big smiles, lots of energy and fantastic determination. From running races to fun team activities, every child showed great enthusiasm and gave it their all!
Well done Reception – you were all superstars!

We had a fantastic Sports Day for our Year 1 children last week! 🌟
We were so proud of the enthusiasm, determination, resilience, teamwork, and sportsmanship they showed throughout the day. They encouraged one another, tried their very best, and had lots of fun along the way.
Well done, Year 1, you were amazing! 🏅👏

Our KS2 children had a wonderful time taking part in the Brownlee Foundation Mini-Triathlon Event today. They swam, cycled and ran with huge smiles on their faces all the way!

Thank you so much Tesco Harrogate Community Page ! The children were very grateful for a healthy snack after their very active sports day yesterday!

Good luck to everyone at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School for today’s sports day! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We’re proud to have donated lots of fresh apples to help keep the children refreshed after all their hard work and activities 😁🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏

Hope you all have a fantastic day! ☀️🏅

🎨 Year 5 have been exploring poem portraits in Art this week. Using carefully chosen words and phrases, the children created portraits by varying the size, shape and placement of their writing to add interest and detail. They then experimented with different materials and compositions to create striking backgrounds for their artwork. The finished pieces are both creative and personal – we are very proud of them! ✨