20th November 2009

Dear Parents and Carers,

200 Club – St. Joseph’s Lottery supporting the children’s School Council
The school has for many years had its own form of the lottery, for which support has dwindled over the years.

Now for every £1 ticket bought, 50p will support projects planned by the children through their School Council! The other 50p will go towards the prize fund! You can buy as many as you like every month. The draw takes place once a month and the more people buy tickets the larger the prizes will be!!!

Recently this fund has supported the development of the new garden area, which will enhance the learning environment for all children.

If you would like to take part in our special lottery please see Mrs. Gossan in the school office – you can even buy tickets through standing order!

Christmas Lights in Forest Road
Every evening from the 1st December until the 6th January there will be a fantastic show of outdoor Christmas lights at 255 Forest Road. Also on Saturday 5th December until the 12th Father Christmas will be there from 4.30-6.30pm. Presents for the children are priced at £2.00 each. All money raised supports the British Heart Foundation and supports local people. Last year £2,600 was raised and the gaol for this year is £3,000 this year.

After School Clubs
We had some confusion following the Multi-Sports club earlier this week. This was mainly due to children and parents leaving the school through a variety of different exits and staff not being who had left school. To avoid confusion in future, nobody will be able to access the hall through the reception courtyard. All children must leave the hall via the main school entrance and be signed out by Mrs. Martin or another member of staff.

School Attendance –
The following classes achieved over 95% attendance last week - Miss Wright’s class, Mrs Ford’s class, Mr Sherwin’s class, Mrs Bell’s class

Well done to Mr. Sherwin’s class for achieving over 98% attendance!!!

Book Fair Week
Book Fair week begins on Monday 23rd November, until Friday 27th November. This is an opportunity to buy some lovely books for Christmas. The Book Fair will be in the reception class after school and in the school hall after school on Friday.

Reception Nativity
The Reception Nativity will be on Tuesday 15th December at 2.30pm and Wednesday 16th December at 9.30am. Children’s Christmas biscuits will be available for sale afterwards, to raise money to support the school trip in February 2010.

Christmas Disco
There are still some tickets left for the Christmas Disco. Get your tickets next week to avoid disappointment!

Celebration Assembly
There will be a celebration assembly on Monday 23rd November, at 9.15am, and the following children will receive their headteachers award:-

Joseph Lambe, Bridget Connors, Josh Bristow, Mezyel Gudaca, Lauryn Duffy, Hamze Ibrahim and Rochelle Christian.

Dates for Diaries
Monday 23rd November - Book Fair Week
Tuesday 24th November - Early Primary (Y1/2) Mass in Church
Tuesday 1st December - Middle Primary (Y3/4) Mass in Church
Friday 4th December - PTFA Christmas Disco
Tuesday 8th December - Later Primary (Y5/6) Mass in Church
Friday 11th December - Mrs Mantle’s class assembly
Tuesday 15th December - Early Primary (Y1/2) Mass in Church
Tuesday 15th December (2.30pm) - Reception Class Nativity
Wednesday 16th December (9.30am) - Reception Class Nativity
Wednesday 16th December - Infant Christmas Party
Friday 18th December - End of Term 2

Yours sincerely,
Matt Condon, Headteacher