Loving God and our neighbours is the foundation of a good life. But it is only through loving God first, that we are really able to love our neighbours as God intends. Who is our neighbour?
In this Sunday’s Gospel we read about the Good Samaritan. Through this parable, Jesus answers a question from a lawyer and tells us that our neighbour is any person who needs our help, regardless of who they are or where they come from.
At the end of the Gospel, Jesus then tells the lawyer to go and act as the Good Samaritan did. It is a message for us today. Who will I be a good neighbour to this week?
A PowerPoint containing information about your child's new class is now available to view on the school website within the 'Our Community' tab / Children's Area / Year Group.
Monday 11th July will also be our 'Open Afternoon' whereby parents may come and speak with their child's class teacher about their child's end of year report. No formal appointments are necessary as this will be a drop-in session.
We ask that all parents complete the short survey on Google Forms to provide the school with feedback on your child's report, please complete a short form for each child. Thank you.
We hope that you are pleased and proud of your child's achievements this year, we certainly are as a school.
One of the requirements of the annual reporting as part of the Sport Premium Grant Funding allocation to schools, is to report on the swimming outcomes of children at the end of primary school (Year 6). Due to Covid-19, the children were unable to participate in school swimming and therefore we ask that parents complete the short survey via the link below. The deadline for completion of this feedback form is Friday 15th July. Thank you.
Congratulations to the following children for being chosen by their class teacher for displaying the Catholic virtues or for their Good Work this week. Well done to St. John for gaining the most house points this week.
| Year Group | Catholic Virtues | Good Work |
| Reception | Matilda | Henry |
| Year 1 | Isla | Vinnie |
| Year 2 | Leo D and James | Leonardo |
| Year 3 | Theo | Emily and Seb |
| Year 4 | Feliks | Orla |
| Year 5 | Iris | Amelia |
| Year 6 | CJ | Whole Class |
Tuesday 19th July - Year 6 Leavers' Assembly & Prize Giving
Wednesday 20th July - Prize Giving for Reception to Year 5
Thursday 21st July - End of school year - Year 6 Leavers' Mass (9.10am) - Year 6 parents invited to attend
Monday 5th September - School INSET Day 1 (no children in school)
Tuesday 6th September - School INSET Day 2 (no children in school)
Wednesday 7th September - First day of school term/year for children (from 8.45am)
On Tuesday 29th March, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, set out the next steps for living with COVID-19 in England from Friday 1st April.
Free COVID-19 tests will continue to be available for specific groups, including eligible patients and NHS staff, once the universal testing offer ends on Friday 1st April.
Updated guidance will advise:
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· adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature · children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend · adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious. For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice will be 3 days. |
For education and childcare settings from Friday 1st April:
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· regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting, including in SEND, alternative provision and children's social care settings. Therefore, settings will no longer be able to order test kits · residential SEND settings may be advised by their local health protection team to re-introduce some time-limited asymptomatic testing. This would be an exceptional measure, for targeted groups of staff and pupils or students (secondary age or above) in the event of a possible COVID-19 outbreak. These settings are scheduled to receive an automatic delivery of contingency supply test kits during the week commencing Monday 28 March · the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will publish new guidance. Most of the specific COVID-19 guidance for education and childcare settings will be withdrawn from GOV.UK on Friday 1 April. The operational guidance on the testing in education settings document sharing platform will also be removed on the same day. |
The Wednesday Word can be accessed via following link: The Wednesday Word Primary School Resource | Catholic Church. Please go through this with leaflet with your child so that they become more familiar and understand the focus of the Gospel each week.
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for teaching us how to be good neighbours. Help us to show our love through our actions and so to be respectful and caring to all we meet. Amen.
Children at St. Joseph's are growing to be attentive to their experience and to their vocation; and discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices.
JULY
For the elderly
We pray for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of a people; may their experience and wisdom help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility.
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St Joseph’s |
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| Lea Vale Road Stourbridge West Midlands DY8 2DT For enquiries or to request paper copies of information from this website please contact the school office. |
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| Principal - Mr Anthony Wilkes SENDCo - Mrs J McCole (Vice Principal) Business Partner - Mrs D A Faux-Conduit Administrator - Mrs D Bradley Chair of Governors - Mr J Coyne Safeguarding Team DSL - Mr Anthony Wilkes DDSL - Mrs Jo McCole & Mrs Michele Riley Tel: 01384 431980 Email: info_stjosephs@emmausmac.com The school is open for 32.5 hours per week. Opening Times - 8:45am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday. Registration starts at 8.55am. |
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