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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy, Bath Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 9EA

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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

We are proud to work with all the Catholic schools across our two local authority areas, particularly as the Trust grows and benefits from the expertise and knowledge that other schools joining in the future will bring.

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Our School Virtues

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A virtue is a personal quality that is good.  Something that makes us a better person. Something that makes a positive difference in our lives as well as the lives of others. Something you do because it is the right thing to do – even when no one is watching.

Every week in school we focus on a virtue to live by.  

“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)

Jesus’ words in John’s gospel express the aim of human life as ‘human flourishing’. 

In life we aim to flourish by developing our character through the pursuit of our virtues.  If we follow the virtues, we will be better people, who flourish in life, learn more about ourselves and others around us and lead by example in the way that Jesus taught us. 

At St Joseph's we have thought carefully about our school virtues and which are the most important to our pupils.  Every year we will focus on our 12 school virtues both in school and in our personal lives to develop ourselves as individuals and be the very best version of ourselves.

Below is an outline of our St Joseph's virtues:

Autumn Term

September – Love of Learning

October – Honesty

November – Prayer

December – Reflection

Spring Term 

January – Respect

February – Service

March – Forgiveness

April – Faithfulness

Summer Term

May – Kindness

June – Patience

July – Gratitude

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