7th May 2010

Dear Parent/Carer,

School Attendance
Well done to Mrs Ford’s and Miss Wright’s classes for achieving over 94% attendance, Mrs Joseph’s class for achieving 97% and Mrs Bell’s class up from last week’s 98% at 99%!

Special Ethiopia Assembly
On Friday 21st May, we will be holding a special assembly launching a new project supporting the charity ‘for-ethiopia’. During Christmas of last year, Jack and Ben Underhill visited the village of Addis Alem with their family. This is the community which St. Joseph’s has supported over the years through a range of fund raising activities, including the famous Water Walks! In this assembly Jack and Ben will present an amazing film they made during their visit and we will talk about plans for the future, which include learning partnerships and Water Walk 2010! Please come and join us and learn about our plans and this fascinating country.

School Equipment
Please do not allow your child to play in the sheds after school. We encourage the children to tidy up, and they get very disheartened when they return to school to find it untidy again.

Mad Science
Next week, as part of the Mad Science lesson a rocket will be launched in the school playground. Parents and carers are welcome to come and witness this exciting event. Lift off should be approximately at 4.20pm. Don’t worry, we wont be sending any children into space!

Year 6 SAT TestsThese tests will begin next Monday and will be administered as normal.

Polish Constitution Day
On Monday it was Polish Constitution Day. To celebrate this we held a special assembly followed by a Polish tea party afternoon. It was amazing to see so many parents, carers and friends join us for tea and delicious Polish cakes. A special thanks to Mrs Workman and Mrs Smaka for organising this lovely day.

Uniform Sale
We have a limited stock of school white polo shirts and navy blue fleeces which we are selling at a reduced price of £4.50 for polo shirts and £9 for fleeces. Sizes range from 5/6 - 11/12. This offer is until stocks last and is on a first come, first served basis.

If you would like to order any other item of uniform, please visit the website www.schoolwearforless.com/schools/stjosephsrcprimarybs163qr/ or collect an order form from the porch. If you are ordering for September, please ensure that you place your order early as there are delays if you order in July and August.

Celebration Assembly
There will be a celebration assembly on Monday 10th May at 3.00pm. The following children will receive their headteachers award:-

Mya Sarkozi, Andre Chipperfield, Chloe Bowden, Alvin George and Hania Rasool, Daniel Apperley, Kealen Westlake and Jade Johnson.

Dates for Diaries
Saturday 8th May - First Holy Communion Preparation
Monday 10th May - Start of SATs week
Monday 17th May - Junior Road Safety Day
Friday 21st May - Special Ethiopia Assembly
Friday 21st May - PTFA Disco
Saturday 22nd May - First Holy Communion Preparation
Thursday 27th May - Y1/2 Avon Valley Country Park
Thursday 27th May - End of Term 5
Friday 28th May - Staff Training Day (school closed)
Science and technology focus
Sunday 20th June - First Holy Communion – 11.30am


Matt Condon
Headteacher