ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, WRIGHTINGTON. THURSDAY 7th JANUARY 2016

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 5 & 4! 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 11th

JANUARY: Monday 11

th January: Open Day Tours 10am/2pm

Y3/Y4 DT Club (Mrs Porter) 12.30-1 Reading Champions 2.45-3.15

KS2 Newspaper Club 3.30-4.30 (Mrs Swarbrick) Collect from yard please Y6 Homework Club 3.30-4.30 (Mrs Cook, Mrs Baxendale, Mr Malley) Collect from yard please

Tuesday 12th January: Y5/Y6 Swimming 9.30-12 Chess Club (Mr Malley) 12.30-1 Worry Surgery (Mrs Walmsley) 12.30-1

Keyboard sessions (Mr Collett) 1-3 3.30-3.50/3.50-4.10 Guitar (Mr Craik) Collect from foyer please Wednesday 13

th January: Choir (Miss Gleeson) 12.30-1

KS1 Striking & Fielding club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard please KS2 Chicken Club 3.30-4.30 (Miss Gleeson) Collect from yard please Thursday 14

th January: 9.30 Parish Mass in School Hall; Y6 to lead. Details to follow. All welcome

Blog Club (Mr Murphy) 12.30-1 KS1 Debate Club 3.30-4.30 (Miss Gleeson) Collect from yard please KS2 Striking & Fielding club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard please Friday 15

th January: Open Day Tours 10am/2pm

Gardening Club/ Forest Schools (Mrs Cook & Mrs Swarbrick) 12.30-1 Sunday 17

th January: Sacramental meeting 10.30-11.30 (after 9.30 Mass at St Joseph’s Church)

WEEK BEGINNING 18th

JANUARY: Monday 18

th January: Y3/Y4 DT Club (Mrs Porter) 12.30-1

Reading Champions 1.45-2.15 Class 2 Worship ‘The Year of Mercy.’ 2.45-3.15 All welcome

KS2 Newspaper Club 3.30-4.30 (Mrs Swarbrick) Collect from yard please Y6 Homework Club 3.30-4.30 (Mrs Cook, Mrs Baxendale, Mr Malley) Collect from yard please

Tuesday 19th January: Class 3 ‘Stay & Pray’ 9.10-9.20 All welcome Y5/Y6 Swimming 9.30-12 Chess Club (Mr Malley) 12.30-1 Worry Surgery (Mrs Walmsley) 12.30-1

Keyboard sessions (Mr Collett) 1-3 3.30-3.50/3.50-4.10 Guitar (Mr Craik) Collect from foyer please Wednesday 20

th January: Choir (Miss Gleeson) 12.30-1

KS1 Striking & Fielding club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard please KS2 Chicken Club 3.30-4.30 (Miss Gleeson) Collect from yard please Thursday 21st January: Blog Club (Mr Murphy) 12.30-1 KS1 Debate Club 3.30-4.30 (Miss Gleeson) Collect from yard please KS2 Striking & Fielding club 3.30-4.30 Collect from yard please Friday 22nd January: Gardening Club/ Forest Schools (Mrs Cook & Mrs Swarbrick) 12.30-1

23.11.15 95.7% 98.9% 96.8% 97.3% 97.7%

30.11.15 99.3% 97.4% 92.1% 96.9% 98.2%

07.12.15 100% 99.6% 96.4% 97.7% 100%

14.12.15 100% 100% 96.4% 99% 96.3%

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

23.11.15 2 lates 3 lates 1 late 5 lates 2 lates

30.11.15 0 lates 4 lates 2 lates 3 lates 0 lates

07.12.15 0 lates 7 lates 2 lates 6 lates 3 lates

14.12.15 1 late 2 lates 1 late 5 lates 1 late

Well done Class 1, 3 and 5! An extra playtime for you!

REWARD CERTIFICATES 14.12.15 RECEPTION Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6

Star of the week

GRACE H GEORGE C ZACH D LYDIA M WILLIAM C GEORGE C HONEY B

JASMINE M

Numeracy Award

ZAC A JAMIE W DREW B BRENDAN S PATRICK H JOHN B

AMELIE B

Writer of the week

DARCY M CHLOE S OLIVIA L HARRIET L JESSICA B BEN A

JOE B

Reader of the week

GRACIE B CHARLIZE B LYDIA B KOBY P DANIEL B EVIE B

OLIVIA S-J

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

We didn’t have a ‘Top Table’ in the last week of term as we had lots of party lunches. School Lunches: If your child would like a school dinner anytime during the week- even just one day- then let your child’s class teacher know in the morning and pay via Parent Pay. St. Joseph’s Free Range Eggs: Our hens are now laying! If you would like to buy some eggs they are available each morning on the yard - £1 for 6. Money raised will go into the ‘Chicken Food Budget!’ Primary and Nursery Admissions 2016: We will be holding Open Day tours on Monday 11th January and Friday 15th January at 10am and 2 pm. If you or Anyone that you know would like to visit school with a view to your child starting at St. Joseph’s; then please contact the office. If your child is starting school in September 2016; you must apply online by 15th January 2016; please inform school also so that we can forward any literature from school to you. Also, if your child will be 3 next September and you would like them to start at our pre-school in September 2016, please go the School Office to complete an interest form this is also on our website; although if we are oversubscribed we must follow the Admissions Policy which is also on our website. St. Joseph’s Parish Mass: On Thursday 14th January, Y6 will be leading a Parish Mass in the School Hall at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome. LE CLUB Français Our FRENCH Clubs will resume on Monday 11th January for 10 weeks in the Spring Term. These clubs take place at lunchtime on Mondays for 30 minutes after lunch at 12.30-1.00 and the fees remain at £3.95, per session payable termly. If children would like to join the club they must first have lunch and then come straight to French Club. A FREE TRIAL is available for children new to these clubs. Membership fee for new members is now £11.95 and children receive a CD with songbook and colourful handbook and it includes free access to our internet gamezone. Discounts for Siblings who wish to learn French together. Please contact Chris Abalain if you would like more information on this club, or if you would like to put your child’s name down for a free trial, or you may also look out for the flyer from Le Club Français. To contact Chris, email chris@boltonlanguages.co.uk or call 07917 848745. Calendar dates: 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. School Council Christmas Coffee morning & Christmas Jumper Day: Thank you for supporting the School Council’s

coffee morning and our Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save the Children. We raised £100 for Save the Children and £171.20 for the School Council. 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