ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, WRIGHTINGTON. THURSDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2015

Further dates can be viewed on our google calendar on our website: http://www.st-josephs-wrightington.lancs.sch.uk/index.php?category_id=64

ATTENDANCE Every Friday, attendance tickets are counted and the winning team gets a mark on our attendance chart. At the end

of each half term members of the winning team are awarded an extra playtime. Well done Class 2! An extra playtime for you!

WEEK

BEGINNING:

CLASS 5 Y6

CLASS 4 Y4/Y5

CLASS 3 Y3/Y4

CLASS 2 Y1/Y2

CLASS 1 R

02.11.15 96.4% 98.9% 98.9% 98.5% 96.5%

09.11.15 99.3% 97% 97.9% 99.2% 96.5%

16.11.15 96.4% 97.8% 97.9% 98.9% 97%

WEEK BEGINNING 30th

NOVEMBER: Monday 30

th November: Club Francais at lunchtime

Eco- Council 12.30-1 (Mr Malley) Class 3 Advent Assembly in School Hall 2.45-3.30 All welcome Y6 Homework Club (Mrs Cook, Mr Malley, Mrs Baxendale) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Newspaper Club (Mrs Swarbrick) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Tuesday 1

st December: Class 1 Stay & Pray 9.10-9.20 All welcome

Y5 & Y6 swimming 9.30-12 Y3/Y4 DT Club 12.30-1 (Mrs Porter)

Reading Champions 2.45-3.30 Guitar 3.30-3.50 (beginners)/ 3.50-4.10 Collect from foyer

Wednesday 2nd

December : Choir 12.30- 1 (Miss Gleeson) KS1 Invasion Games 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard 3.30-5 Consultation Evening Make an appt with class teacher or at the office KS2 Cookery Club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard KS2 Invasion Games 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard

KS1 Chicken Club (Miss Gleeson) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Thursday 3

rd December: 2.30 Class 1 ‘Stay & Play’ Details to follow

7pm - Y4 Service of Reconciliation at St. Joseph’s Church Friday 4

th December: Donations of unwrapped gifts to be in for Nugent Care

Saturday 5th

December: PTFA trip to Manchester Christmas Markets Sunday 6

th December: 9.30 Class 4 to lead Mass at St Joseph’s Details to follow

WEEK BEGINNING 7

th DECEMBER:

Monday 7th

December: Open Day Tours 10am & 2pm Club Francais at lunchtime School Council 12.30-1 (Mrs Cook) Class 2 Mass in School Hall 2.45-3.30 All welcome Y6 Homework Club (Mrs Cook, Mr Malley, Mrs Baxendale) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Newspaper Club (Mrs Swarbrick) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Tuesday 8

th December: Y5 & Y6 swimming 9.30-12

Y3/Y4 DT Club 12.30-1 (Mrs Porter) Reading Champions 2.45-3.30

Guitar 3.30-3.50 (beginners)/ 3.50-4.10 Collect from foyer Wednesday 9

th December: Choir 12.30- 1 (Miss Gleeson)

9am- KS2 children to be dropped off at church 2pm KS1 Nativity in School Hall KS2 Cookery Club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard KS2 Invasion Games 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard

KS1 Chicken Club (Miss Gleeson) - 3:30-4:30 Collect from yard Thursday 10

th December: 12.30pm-4pm Y5 & Y6 to Liverpool Cathedral, Nugent Care Advent Service

7pm KS1 Nativity in School Hall Friday 11

th December: Open Day Tours 10am & 2pm

9.10am-10.15am School Council Christmas Coffee morning and the Choir All welcome

2.30pm Dads’n’Lads afternoon Details to follow

PUNCTUALITY It is important that as well as having a good attendance rate, your child arrives at school on time. Missing parts of

lessons can affect academic progress and stability. Late comers will receive Punctuality letters reminding them of the effects of being late for school.

WEEK BEGINNING:

CLASS 5 Y6

CLASS 4 Y4/Y5

CLASS 3 Y3/Y4

CLASS 2 Y1/Y2

CLASS 1 R

02.11.15 0 lates 4 lates 1 late 4 lates 0 lates

09.11.15 1 late 1 late 2 lates 3 lates 2 lates

16.11.15 1 late 2 lates 2 lates 0 lates 1 late

REWARD CERTIFICATES 20.11.15 RECEPTION Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6

Star of the week

WILLIAM H WILLIAM B FLORENCE C LYDIA M SAM A JESSICA B BEN A

ADAM F

Numeracy Award

GRACIE ISABELLA M

HOLLY W JAMIE HARRY B

FREYA M JAKE B JONATHAN M EMMA W

Writer of the week

GEORGE W TOM W GABRIELLE SOPHIE H-F

AMELIE B SAM B MAE S

KOBY P

Reader of the week

EMMELINE P JOE M JAMIE B AMELIE B ANNIE A ELEANOR L

BRENDAN S

ST. JOSEPH’S TOP TABLE- A reward for using manners, sitting properly at the table, not shouting

06.11.15 EMMELINE P

KATIE B MAGGIE M

LEO M

JENNI J LOUIE W

JONATHAN M

PADDY R

13.11.15 LUKAS S ISABELLA M

ZAC A SAM A

ELLEN M

EMMA W

HARRIET L JOE C

20.11.15 GRACE H WILLIAM H

GABRIELLE C

JAMIE W

CHLOE S

ALYSSA A

JAKE B OLIVIA H

Stay and Pray – The final ‘Stay & Pray’ of this term will be led by Class 1 on Tuesday 1st

December; at 9.10am. Parents please wait in the foyer. Everyone welcome. Details to follow with next terms dates. Class Worships: On Monday 30

th November, Class 3 will be leading our ‘Advent’ Worship. All welcome.

Parent Pay: A reminder that from Monday 2nd

November we are a cashless school. Payments can be made via ParentPay or by visa/ debit card at the School Office; UNLESS CASH PAYMENT IS STATED ON THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER. Consultation Evening: Wednesday 2

nd December is Consultation Evening. If you

wish to see your child’s class teacher for any reason, then please make an appointment with them or at the School Office. Calendar dates: A letter came home last week containing a list of events up to Christmas. A reminder that all letters that come home are on the website and all of the dates are on the Google calendar on our website. Click on the icon and it will take you to the calendar or scan the QR code. Sacramental meeting : The next Sacramental meeting for our Y4 children will be on Sunday 29

th November after the 9:30am

Mass at St. Joseph’s Church. Our Y4’s do need to attend. KS1 Nativity: Performances of our KS1 nativity this year will be on Wednesday 9

th December at 2pm and on Thursday 10

th

December at 7pm. Tickets are now available. Please send money in with your child in a clearly labelled envelope. They are not available directly from the School Office. Liverpool Cathedral Advent Service: On Thursday 10

th December, Y5/Y6 will be going to the Advent Service at Liverpool

Cathedral. The Nugent Care Society holds this wonderful service each year in aid of those children in the Archdiocese who are less fortunate. We ask you to donate an unwrapped Christmas gift, which we can then take to the Cathedral.

School Blog: Please could we ask everyone to visit our class blogs and comment on the children’s work at: http://stjosephswrightblogs.net/ Blogging aims to up level our children’s writing as they receive comments from around the world. Click on the link and it will take you to the blogs or hover over the QR code. QR codes- If you have a SMART device; you can download the QR reader app, hover

over the QR codes on this newsletter and it will take you directly to the web page.

Thank you for your continuing support

Mrs. Baxendale and all of the staff at St. Joseph’s