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St Josephs Primary School, Slate Street, Belfast
Tuesday 9th December - Year 1 Nativity 10am/ Year 2 Nativity 1pm | Thursday 11th December 2025 - Year 3 Nativity 10am/ Year 4 Nativity 1pm | Afterschool clubs end on Friday 5th December | Friday 5th December - clubs end for the term | School office closed daily from 1pm -1.30pm
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Adventures in P1

13th Oct 2025
✨ Play is the Work of Children ✨
 
When we watch children play, it can be easy to see it as “just fun.” But look a little closer 👀 play is powerful work. Through play, children experiment, explore, negotiate, imagine, and create. It’s how they make sense of the world around them. 🌍
 
Every block tower built, every role-play adventure, every muddy puddle jumped in 🌼 it’s all learning in action. 💪 Through play, children develop problem-solving skills, language, resilience, empathy, and creativity. They learn to take turns, to persevere, to lead, and to follow.
 
As adults, our greatest gift to children is to value their play 💕 to give them time, space, and freedom to explore, to make mistakes, and to grow. 🌱
 
Because when children play, they aren’t just having fun ⚡️ they’re building the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity, confidence, and joy in learning. ❤️
 
🧩 Play is not a break from learning. It is learning.