~~~Parents of students in grades P-6 are encouraged to use the homework site. Just click on the homework icon and click on St. Joseph School under the drop down menu. The homework is listed according to the subject which is listed in alphabetical order.

~~~When viewing the calendar place your cursor over the date and click. This will give you more information. The calendar is updated every month.[

The Shamrock

The shamrock, which was also called the "seamroy" by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice of Catholicism, many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule