Dear
Parents/Carers,
School monies – a plea from
Mr Condon (on behalf of the Admin Team)
At St Joseph’s we aim to provide high quality provision
for children and families. This includes such provision as after school clubs,
our extended school and music tuition. However, in recent months the admin team
are spending an increasing amount of time chasing payments for these activities
which have not been paid on time. We also have an increasing problem with
dinner monies not being paid for. Not only is this costing the school a
significant amount of time (which all costs money), but the school is also owed
a significant amount of money by some parents which should be spent on learning
for all our children.
If you are in arrears for any of these payments can you
please pay the school as soon as possible. If we do not receive payments soon,
we will again be writing to parents, before passing these debts onto Bristol City
Council who will retrieve these debts on our behalf. Can I thank the majority of parents who support the school by making
payments on time.
Summer Fair - July 6th
Following a poor showing at the PTFA AGM this week, we
are a little concerned that we will not have enough adult help at this year's
summer fair. We need at least 12 adults to make it a successful, safe and
enjoyable afternoon for the children. If you can spare a few hours on July 6th,
we would be most grateful. If we have not had enough offers of help by the end
of term we will have to cancel it once again, which will be a huge shame. If
you can help, let Andrea of Sharon know, or leave your name and number at the
office. Many thanks.
Secondary Transfers
These are the secondary schools Year 6 pupils will be
going to in September: St Mary
Redcliffe: 6 children, St Bernadette: 6 children, St Bede’s: 2 children,
Oldfield: 2 children,
Mangotsfield: 2 children, John Cabot: 2 children, Fairfield: 1child, Downend: 1 child, Colston’s: 1child, Bristol Met: 4 children, Bristol Cathedral: 2 children and Bristol Brunel: 4 children. We hope that all our Year 6 pupils
are excited about going to their future secondary schools!
Year 6 SATs parents
information evening
On Thursday 11th April we would like to invite
all parents of pupils in Years 5 and 6 to a special information session. In
this session we will be talking to parents about the expectations in SATs
assessments, explaining more about how parents can support their child at home
so that they do their very best and achieve well. This session will start at
5.30pm and last for approximately 1 hour.
Attendance
Welll done to
Miss Holman’s, Mrs Joseph’s and Mrs Bell’s classes with 98% attendance.
Asthma UK
On Friday Y4J counted
the money raised during their sponsored activity day last month.
They raised a whopping £392.81
! Thanks to all the sponsors. Watch out for other events Year 4
will be doing to raise even more for their class' chosen charity Asthma UK.
St Joseph’s Pre-school are
holding a QUIZ NIGHT! Saturday 16th March from 7pm
Enter teams of up to 6 people at £2 per person. Bring a
friend or come alone and make some new ones!! ALSO includes a Tombola plus
other fun and games! Filled rolls, cakes, plus soft drinks and snacks will be
on sale. BYO alcohol! Come along and join the fun!
Eat Right, Look Good and Feel
Great
All parents and friends of St Josephs are invited to join
Fitness First in the school hall on Tuesday 12th March at 9.30am for a healthy
lifestyle workshop.
Are you are interested in top tips on healthy eating and regular
exercise? Yes? Then come and join our
qualified fitness staff for a 30 minute information session followed by 30
minutes of exercise. Please do not worry
if you have not exercised before or for a while as the class is designed for
everybody to follow. If you are a regular exerciser then we will have options
to give you a more challenging workout. This is a free session with coffee
included. Don't forget to wear
comfortable clothes to exercise in. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Celebration
Assembly
There
will be a celebration assembly next Monday 11th March at 9.15am,
where the following children will receive their headteachers award:- Oliver
Kelliher-Swash, Sophie Bristow, Charlotte Petrie, Laura Smith, Carolina
Eubebeagu, Michal Oledzki, Jessica Vadhyanath and Nathan Long.
The
following children will be receiving sports awards: Melanie Lyon, Austin Saji.
Maddy Turvery, Melita Teny, Amber Walton, Allen Vincent, Martyna Oszwaldowska,
Joel Shelvi, Alexander Aliyath, Luke Briones and Jeleil Manmohan.
Parking on
Chatsworth Road
Local
residents have complained that parents taking their children to school are
parking across driveways and blocking access. Please be considerate to our
neighbours and do not park across driveways or lanes.
Red Nose Day
2013 – Friday 15th March
On this day children can make a
contribution of 50p and wear something red. There will be some fun activities
taking place in school to raise money for Comic Relief. Please try and
participate in some (or all) of them!
Dates for
Diaries
Monday
11th March - Parents’
Evening, 4-6pm
Monday
11th March at 9.10am - Year 5 Topic Presentation
Tuesday
12th March - Fitness
First – Eat Well and feel Great
Friday
15th March at 9.10am - Reception Assembly
Friday
15th March - Red
Nose Day
Monday
18th March at 9.10am - Year 2 Topic Presentation
Tuesday
19th March at 9.30am - St
Joseph’s day and Easter Mass in church
Wednesday
20th March at 9.10am - Years 3 and 4 Topic Presentations
Friday
22nd March - End
of Term 4
Tuesday
9th April - Y3
educational visit to Folley Farm
Thursday
11th April – Year
6 SATs parents information evening
Monday
13th May - KS2
SATs week
