Friday, 22 May 2015

Dear Parents/Carers,

Mr Condon returning
With this newsletter is a letter from Mr Condon regarding his return to school after the half term holiday.  Our thanks go to parents, staff and children for helping to keep the school running smoothly over the last few months. 
New Schoolgateway – online credit and debit card paymentsAll parents and carers have received a letter this week with information about our new online payment system ‘Schoolgateway’. You can now make online payments for school dinners using the ‘Schoolgateway’ smartphone app or website.  We hope this will be a faster and easier way for you to pay for school items. If you are having trouble logging on this is because we don’t have your current email address or mobile phone number on record. So if you have any problems using this system please contact the school office who will be happy to help you get setup on ‘Schoolgateway’.
INSET Day
Just a reminder that the school will be closed to pupils on Friday 19th June for staff training.

Half Term Soccer School
Bristol Inner City's May Half Term development & Goal Keeper camp being held at City Academy School on 28th & 29th May 2015. The event is for ages U6-U11.  For further information visit their website at: http://www.bicadc.co.uk/events/half-term-soccer-school-u6-11/

 SPANISH PARTY AT ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL

 Saturday June 20th at 12.00pm.

FUNDRAISING FOR NEPAL.
Come and enjoy an authentic 
Spanish Lunch with Flamenco Dancers 
all for a good cause. 

For more information, please ask at the school office.  

Governor Vacancies
Vacancies have arisen for a Foundation Governor.  For further information please contact Fr Paul or our school secretary with your name and contact number and a governor will get back to you.

Security
For security reasons, when children arrive late, we are unable to allow parents to escort their children to their classrooms. Children are perfectly capable of walking to classrooms by themselves.

School Dinners
On Wednesday this week, several children were very worried about what was being offered for their lunch and opted for the vegetarian lunch instead.  Due to a mispronunciation when reading the menu, roast loin became roast lion!  Please rest assured that no lion entered the building – the cook says she would never be able to fit one into the oven anyway!


Dates for Diaries
Wednesday 20th May                      -           Class Photographs
Friday 22nd May                               -           Pentecost Mass in School Hall
Monday 1st June                              -           Start of Term 6
Thursday 4th June                            -           Y1 Outdoor Experience
Wednesday 10th June                     -          Y6 Moving On Day at Bristol Cathedral
Thursday 11th June                          -           Y2 Outdoor experience Savernake Forest                    
Thursday 18th June                          -           Year 6 Leavers’ Mass in Clifton Cathedral (PM)
Friday 19th June                               -           SCHOOL CLOSED – In-service training
Wednesday 24th June                    -           Y5 – St Brendan’s Sports Day
Thursday 25th June                          -           Y3 Outdoor experience Mendips
Sunday 28th June                             -           First Holy Communion in Church
Tuesday 30th June                           -           Y6 retreat – St Brendan’s
Wednesday 1st July                          -           meeting for Year 5 parents (going into Year 6)3.30pm
      -           New Parents’ Evening 6pm
Thursday 2nd July                             -           Y4 Outdoor experience Kenfig
      -           Education mass at Clifton Cathedral 7pm
Friday 3rd July                                    -           Celebration for Feast of St Thomas
      -           Choir concert (eve) – rehearsal in afternoon
Wednesday 8th July                        -           SPORTS DAY
Thursday 9th July                              -           Y5 Outdoor experience Malverns
Friday 10th July                                  -           Y6 Elite sports event with local cluster
Tuesday 14th July                              -           Y6 performance to parents 7pm
Friday 17th July                                 -           End of school year


We wish you a happy and restful half term and look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday June 1st.


Yours sincerely,




Mrs C Joseph

Joint Acting Head Teacher

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