Friday 11th March, 2011

Dear Parent/Carers,

Parents Evening - Appointments

If you are unable to keep an appointment to see your child’s teacher, could you please inform the school so the message can be passed on. This week several meetings were missed without teachers being informed.

Lent and Prayer Books

These will be given out to all children at the start of next week. These books have been presented to the school by Bishop Declan to help us celebrate the Year of Catholic Education. The books will stay in school for now, so that children can use them in class. The children will then bring them home later in Lent to help them pray at home.

Fr Pat De Wolf

Fr Pat De Wolf, who was the Parish Priest at St Joseph’s for many years, has just celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a Priest and will be celebrating with us at St Joseph’s Church on Sunday 27th March at the 10.00am Mass. Everybody is welcome and there will be a celebration afterwards.

St Joseph’s Day

The feast of St Joseph (19th March), is this year on a Saturday. We will be celebrating this very special day on Tuesday 22nd March with a Mass in the school hall. This Mass will begin at 9.30am. All family and friends are welcome.

Red Nose Day

As part of the PTFA celebrations, please bake or bring in some cakes on Friday 18th March.
Children can also make a contribution of 50p and ‘wear something funny’. Also £100.00 has been raised by the sale of red noses.

Attendance

All the children who received 100% will be having tea and cakes next Wednesday afternoon with me. Also well done to the 5 classes who attended over 95% last week.

It’s great to see attendance getting so much better this year. Thank you all.

Team Points Winners - Non-Uniform

St Luke were the winners for team points last term and will be able to wear non-uniform on Friday 25th March.

Internet Consent Forms

Internet letters were sent to all families on Wednesday, 2nd March. We have had fewer than 50% returned. Unfortunately if we do not receive your child’s completed internet consent form, they will be unable to use the internet in school. The internet can be a valuable learning tool.

Celebration Assembly

There will be a celebration assembly next Monday 14th March, where the following children will receive their Headteacher’s award: Cameron Wallace, Eddy Brain, Angus Wallace and Madeleine Khan-Slade.

The Year for Catholic Education

As part of the events organised for The Year for Catholic Education, there will an exhibition of RE work in Clifton Cathedral during the week beginning March 14th. This will feature work from St Joseph’s.

On Wednesday 16th March from 7pm, pupils from different schools will be present in the cathedral to present an evening of drama, dance, and music on the same theme as well as explaining their work and its implications. This evening will feature a short video featuring children from St Joseph’s.

Dates for Diaries

Monday 14th March - Mrs Joseph’s class – visit to Bristol Harbour
Tuesday 15th March - Bike It Breakfast (8-9am)
Wednesday 16th March - RE presentation at the Cathedral
Thursday 17th March - Parents Evening
Friday 18th March - Y5P, Y4/5J and Y4C to see exhibition in
Portland square
Friday 18th March - Red Nose Day
Saturday 19th March - St Joseph’s Day
Wednesday 23rd - St Joseph’s Day Mass
Friday 25th March - St Luke’s non uniform day
Sunday 27th March - Fr Pat De Wolf Golden Jubilee Mass

Best wishes - Matt Condon, Headteacher