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Friday 29th September 2023

Liturgy Leaders

Say hello to our new Liturgy Leaders

Our liturgy leaders play a hugely important role in the Catholic life and collective worship in the school.

Some key responsibilities include:

Organising and leading class liturgies and prayer services

Helping to plan, prepare and lead school Mass

Maintaining class prayer corners & displays

Supporting the Headteacher with school assemblies and special events

Creating displays/choosing appropriate religious artefacts for the main school altar and prayer gardens

Supporting charities and raising funds in our parish and local community

Encouraging, enthusing and supporting their peers in their journey of faith

On Tuesday 26th September we celebrated the European Day of Languages with an assembly led by our Language Ambassadors.

Our Language Ambassadors promote the school’s positive ethos in language learning.

Congratulations to our new language ambassadors for this year. These children have been chosen to represent our school as great role models, promoting the importance of language and the diverse world we live in.

This week we had our first Maker Spirit awards for children who demonstrated Resilience in their learning.

Resilience requires a sense of adaptability and confidence to overcome challenges, and requires children to have the ability to recover quickly from tough challenges, in order to succeed. A resilient leaner is flexible but persistent.

Congratulations to Frankie, Emily, Eliza, Brea, Jonah and Ralphie who were awarded certificates for being resilient this week.

Our House Captains Sophie and David then introduced next weeks Maker Spirit -

Being Collaborative

We will be looking for children who can make independent progress while being part of a team. Children that learn to take responsibility for their part and recognise the different skills that members of their team have and use this to their advantage. Children who share, communicate, support and lead.

Sheffield Parent Hub

The parenting team at Sheffield Parent Hub deliver a range of evidence based programmes. Please follow the link to find information about the different services that they offer and how to book a place to attend. There are a variety of options to suit every parent.

Parenting What's On Newsletter

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/whats_on_guide_autumn_2023_0.pdf

On Tuesday 10^th October we shall be celebrating our Harvest Festival. This shall take place in church at 2pm. Each year group from Early Years to Year 6 will share a song, poem or drama. It will be a great opportunity to celebrate together.

We will also be taking donations of food, to the local food bank at Grace Church, in Handsworth. We would really appreciate any donations of dried food (tins or packets) that you can make. All items should be unopened, in date and in good condition. If you would like to contribute, please send any donations into school with your child before half term.

Do we have any boys who love to sing?

Parents can now explore chorister opportunities at Westminster Cathedral Choir School over Zoom

Every year up to six boys join Westminster Cathedral Choir School as choristers in Years 4 or 5. Becoming a chorister offers boys the opportunity to sing in a world-famous choir, and to join a top school for boys age 4 – 13, with up to 100% off fees.

Every half term, we welcome families over Zoom who would simply like to explore what it means to be a chorister. We take a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a chorister, focusing on what it means to board, and why being in a top choir is such a joyous experience.

Our Zoom sessions this term are at 6.30 pm on the following dates, each lasting 30 minutes.

Wednesday 11th October

Wednesday 22nd November

Upcoming Events and Important Dates

Wednesday 4th October - School Photographs

Thurs 5th October - NSPCC online assemblies for KS1 & KS2

Mon 9th October - Wellbeing Day

Tues 10th October - Harvest Festival @2pm in church

Wed 11th - Fri 13th October - Y6 Thornbridge Residential

Tues 17th October - Reception - Y6 Parent's Evening 3:30 - 6pm

Wed 18th October - Y1 visit to Centenary Riverside Nature Reserve

Thurs 19th October - Reception - Y6 Parent's Evening 3:30 - 6pm

Autumn Half term – 23rd to 27th October

Monday 30th October – Pupils return to school

Wed 1st November - Y2 visit to The Deep

Tues 7th November - Y4 Viking Workshop

Sat 18th November - Open Morning 9:30 - 12pm

Fri 1st December - Blessing of Advent Wreaths

Friday 22nd December – School finishes at 1:30pm

Christmas Break – 25th December – 5th January

Union of Catholic Mothers Meeting

The Union of Catholic Mothers has been active in St Joseph’s parish for over 80 years having been founded on 21 May, 1941.

Our aims and objectives are listed below and a link to the National website to which we are affiliated.

New members are always welcome, if you’re just curious come along for a chat and a cuppa. Our next meeting is on 6th October, in the undercroft, after the 10am Mass.

UCM Aims & Objectives:

· To help Catholic women to appreciate the Sacramental character, responsibilities and permanence of marriage and to live in unselfish love observing the laws of God and His Church.

· To assist them to bring up their children as practising Catholics and public-spirited citizens.

· To teach and defend Christian values in family life and to ensure Catholic education for future generations.

· To offer love, sympathy and practical help to the family in difficulty.

· To foster vocations in life especially in Christian marriage and family life and in the priesthood and religious life.

See www.theucm.co.uk/about-us/ for more information.