Serving our community

This week was Election Week. Our children were given the opportunity to make this small corner of the world a better place. It was comforting for a short while to turn our focus away from tragedy across the globe and think abut St Joseph's and Colwyn Bay.

Children who wished to stand for Cyngor Ysgol, Cyngor Eco and Criw Cymraeg pitched to their classes how they would make a difference. How would they make the school a better place, improve the school's impact on the environment or develop our use of Cymraeg? The Polling Booths were then opened and all pupils cast their votes in the hall. After lunch, Year 6 pupils  began the count. Later in the afternoon, successful candidates stood on the stage and celebrated victory. They were reminded that they had been chosen and whilst winning is always nice, it comes with responsibility. Their peers have entrusted them with a job that they must do to the best of their ability. Congratulations to all those elected. We all have faith that you will make things better.

In the same assembly we were delighted to welcome Mrs Ingrid Lewis and Colwyn Town Mayor, Cllr Ricki Owen. They had come to present our school with a prize for being the best school in this year's Colwyn in Bloom Art Competition. It was fantastic for the children to meet adults who have been elected and volunteer to give so much of their time to make Colwyn Bay a better place. Thank you so much to Cllr Ricki and Ingrid for giving our newly elected council members local role models to look up to.