Mrs Bury s thought for the week For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope, (Jeremiah 29:11) Confirmation Tuesday evening saw St George's Church become St Joseph's for one night only. Many congratulations to our Year 6 Confirmandi. We are very proud of our children and rightly so. It was a truly blessed occasion, a school and parish celebration. Huge thanks go to the members of the parish who led us in the singing as well as those who were there as a part of the congregation. As a school we are truly grateful to them for their support. As always school staff were ever present - thanks go to them for their dedication and commitment. We are a wonderful school and Tuesday night demonstrated that. Mrs Bury Children s Mass Thank you to all parents and children who attended the Children s Mass on Sunday 18 th November. It was wonderful to see so many of you there, it was a truly uplifting celebration! We are looking forward to the next one which will be in the last half of the Spring Term. Mrs Bury
DIARY DATES 2018-2019 W/C Mon 3rd Advent Walk with me calendars sent home today Internet Safety Week Parent Pupil Workshops Parents to come straight into classroom through external doors. 3 rd -14 th Reverse Advent Calendar Leaflet sent home Tues 4 th 9:30am KS1 Production - Morning Performance Wed 5 th 2:15pm KS1 Production Afternoon Performance (1) Christmas Jumper Sale See poster below 6:00pm FHC Meeting 2 Thurs 6th Fri 7 th Tues 11 th Wed 12 th Thurs 13 th Fri 14 th Sun 16 th Mon 17 th Tues 18 th Wed 19 th Thurs 20 th Fri 21 st JANUARY 2019 Mon 7 th Tues 8 th DECEMBER SEASON OF ADVENT BEGINS 10:00am 12:00pm Y1 Multiskills at BEO 2:15pm KS1 Christmas Production Afternoon Performance (2) 11:00am Whole School Mass with the Blessing of the Mary Window All Welcome **NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME** 9:15am LKS2 Mass in Church Y4 Pear 2:00pm Rec & Pre-School Production - Afternoon Performance 6:00pm First Reconciliation Year 3 Pupils 9:30am Rec & Pre-School Production Morning Performance Christmas Jumper Day see poster 3:00pm School/Parish Carol Concert & Grand Draw - All Welcome-bring a plate of mince pies! YR Oak & Pear Visit to Smart Trees Christmas Lunch Day - KS1 Christmas Lunch Day - KS2 9:15am KS1 Golden Certificate Assembly & Chocolate Raffle 2:30pm KS2 Golden Certificate Assembly & Chocolate Raffle 9:15am Whole School Mass Celebration of Advent-All most welcome 2:00pm Christmas Pantomime for Whole School School Closes End of Term SEASON OF CHRISTMAS SCHOOL CLOSED TEACHER TRAINING DAY 8:50am School Open to Pupils IMPORTANT DATE REMINDERS MARCH 2019 Wed 20 th Parents Evening - 3:30pm 5:50pm - 6:00pm 9:00pm MAY 2019 Sat 18 th First Holy Communion at St Joseph s for Year 3 Wed 22 nd SPORTS DAY Thurs 23 rd RESERVE SPORTS DAY JUNE 2019 Sat 8 th School/ Parish Fete ATTENDANCE MATTERS For week ending 9 th November 2018 Overall 94.3% 319 out of 376 pupils achieved 100% attendance this week. Top Class Attendance: Year R Oak with 97.9% Lowest Attendance: Y6 Oak with 87.1% 6 Pupils signed in late this week. For week ending 16 th November 2018 Overall 95.5% 327 out of 376 pupils achieved 100% Top Class Attendance: Year 6 Pear with 99.3% Lowest Attendance Y1 Oak 87.9% 5 pupils signed in late this week. For week Ending 23 rd November 2018 Overall 96.6% 303 out of 376 pupils achieved 100% Top Class Attendance Year 1 Pear 99% Lowest Attendance Y2 Pear 92.7% 3 Pupils signed in late this week. SCHOOL PARLIAMENT On Thurs 24 th, Fri 25 th, and Sat 26 th January 2019 Our School Parliament will be making their bottle greenhouse & working on the pond area VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PLEASE! The nursing team which were in school Tuesday wanted to pass on how well behaved they thought all the children were. Our children all waited patiently and were very polite when they spoke with the nurses. They were so impressed. WELL DONE!!!!
SAVE THE CHILDREN CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY IS BACK! See poster below for details Thank you to all our parents who placed orders with Braiswick Photgraphic for each order placed, Braiswick donated 50p for Cancer Research totalling 62
St Joseph s School and Parish Carol Service Sunday 16 th December 3pm 5pm St Joseph s Parish Hall It is that most wonderful time of the year when we come together as a school and parish to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We will celebrate through carols and readings. The children will lead in some of the carols. There is no charge, just a plate of mince pies or Christmas themed cakes. Tea and coffee will be available as well as mulled wine! We look forward to welcoming everyone. Any help to set the hall up after 10.00am mass on 16 th will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Mrs Bury FAITH IN ACTION Charity Fund Raising Events: Wednesday 21st November A brilliant day out for KS1 footballers who went up to the West Bromwich Albion Academy Dome to play in a football festival against other schools. The KS1 boys won 2 of their 4 games, had lots of fun and displayed not only a great level of footballing ability but some fantastic celebrations too. Well done team, we are excited for you to continue your sporting journey! Goalscorers: Jude, Jensen & Adam Well Done Boys! A HUGE thank you to all who donated to the following Charities: We raised an AMAZING. 224.34 for CAFOD 481.10 for Children in Need 325.10 for Indonesian Earthquake Appeal 192.09 - Macmillan Coffee Morning Well Done ALL!!
Under 11s Girls Football Festival On Wednesday 7th November the Under 11 girls football team went all the way to Walsall University to take part in a West Bromwich Albion Football Festival. Despite the horrible and wet conditions, the girls played two matches. The team lost 1 game and won 1 game. Goals were scored by Harriet (Yr4) and Evie (Yr6). All the girls played superbly throughout the freezing cold morning and never once complained. Well done girls, you all did a fabulous job! Key Stage 2 Basketball Competition All of Key Stage 2 took part in a basketball competition where the 4 houses competed to see which house could get the most baskets. Each child had 1 minute to see how many basket balls they could get into the hoop. Each person s score was added to their houses overall total. The results are as follows: Owen (Yellow) 143 baskets Garnet (Green) 132 baskets Ashely (Red) 124 baskets Oldcorne (Blue) 91 baskets Well done to Owen who won the competition!