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Friday 2nd December 2022

We think the Christmas elves may have visited St Joseph's this week !

Yesterday when the children arrived, the whole school had been decorated !

It definitely is starting to look a lot like Christmas !

Another Busy Week

It's been an extremely busy week here at St Joseph's.

Yesterday our Reception children went out to Ecclesall Woods. They had a wonderful time and were beautifully behaved.

Today our Y5 children, spent a Victorian day at, Cannon Hall Farm.

They all had a fantastic time

If you or somebody that you know is struggling to buy uniform for your child, Hands worth Food Bank may be able to help. They are now stocking uniform for all the local schools in our area.

Charity shop opening hours are Fridays 10am – 1230 & Saturdays 9.30 – 1.30pm

Similarly, if you have any uniform that your child has grown out of and you no longer need, then the Food Bank really would appreciate your donations. Items can be dropped off at the following times.

Opening hours are Tuesday 12-2pm & Thursdays 4-6pm.

As always thank you for your support.

Message from the Friends of St Joseph's

We'll be having a Christmas Raffle to raise money for school. Every penny is spent on the children. We know times are really tough so any support you can give is extremely welcome.

Tickets are £2.50 each and are now on sale on The School Gateway. If you'd like to buy tickets for family members please enter their name and contact number in the Comments section. The raffle will be drawn on the 19th December.

First, Second and Third prize £50 cash.

If you're able to donate a prize that would be amazing. Please drop donations off at the school office or email friendsofstjos@outlook.com to arrange collection.

We're asking for donations of the following luxury items for a hamper: -

• Wine/Spirits

• Chocolate

• Biscuits

• Ham/Salmon

• Sweets

• Crackers

• Mince pies

• Christmas puddings

If you would like to find out more about being part of the Friends of St Joseph’s please email the friends email address friendsofstjos@outlook.com

Thank you for all your support xx

This week I met with Mrs George, she told me that she had been so impressed with the younger children when she had taken them on a tour of the church.

They had remembered so much from previous visits. They were all engaged and interested in everything, she loved the way that they all started singing one of our favourite hymns when they were on the altar..." Our God is a great big God."

She said that they were a real joy !

We are so proud of them all.

Following the success of our coffee morning this term, we are planning another parent information coffee morning led by Jacqui Wright (our Educational Mental Health Practitioner) for the Spring. These sessions are open to all parents. We would like this to be based around the topic that parents feel would be most helpful to them.

Please complete this quick survey to state your preference from the following 3 options, and we will choose the most popular topic:

Sleep

Talking to your children about their emotions

Anxiety

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More information will be coming out to you all shortly, to explain the Zones of Regulation and how they can help your child.