It was with great sadness to inform our school community earlier this week that I will be leaving St. Joseph's at the end of this term. I want to thank the parents who have offered their kind words of support and congratulations, this was very touching.
I also thank God for all that St. Joseph’s School has given me since I started back in 2014, and I know that this school will continue to develop and grow from strength-to-strength in the years ahead.
I want to assure our parents and families that I will continue to be fully committed to ensure a smooth transition during this time of change and pray that a new leader for St. Joseph’s will be appointed to continue to provide the best opportunities and experiences for all our children.
I look forward to our continued work together during the remainder of the term ahead.
Take care and God bless.
Mr Carry
Principal
In this Sunday’s Gospel we read about poor Lazarus, suffering at the rich man’s gate – and the rich man does nothing to help him. It is easy for us to become so caught up in the busyness of life that we do not even notice the needs of others or, worse still, ignore them. But Jesus repeatedly teaches us about fairness, sharing and kindness to others, particularly to the poor.
Pope Francis reminds us that “A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.“ The question of a successful life is “How did I use what God had given me to help others?” So, let us not put off until tomorrow the good that we can do today.
Congratulations to the Year 6 children who have been chosen by their peers to take the lead on the key pupil roles and responsibilities this academic year. Thank you to all the children who spent time preparing for the hustings which took place last week.
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| Head Boy and Head Girl | Zac | Millie |
| Deputy Head Boy and Girl | Benji | Sofia |
| Sports Captains | Jarvis | Alyssa |
| Deputy Sports Captains | Chris | Tess |
| Liturgy Leaders | Arianna | Esme |
| School Council Chair and Vice Chair | Nancy | Megan |
| School Council Secretary | Gabrielle | |
| Reading Ambassadors | Gabrielle | Megan |
| Bench Monitors | Oscar | Sophia |
| Bench Monitors | James | Hattie |
| IT Monitors | Toby | Amelia |
| Prefects for the Autumn term | Noah | Sophia |
| Oscar | Isla | |
| Leo | Hattie | |
| Ronnie | James | |
| Harry | Thomas |
Congratulations to the following children for being chosen for either 'Good Work' or 'Catholic Virtues' at this week's Gifts from God Assembly. Well done also to St. John for gaining the most house points this week.
| Year Group | Good Work | Catholic Virtues (Compassionate and Loving) |
| Reception | Whole Class | Whole Class |
| Year 1 | Izzy | Anne-Marie |
| Year 2 | Bethan | Ollie |
| Year 3 | Rhydian | Amelia |
| Year 4 | Lucas | Emily |
| Year 5 | Riley | Clemency |
| Year 6 | Oscar | Tess |
Please make a note of the days when your child/ren will have PE in school this half term. We are continuing to allow children to come into school wearing their PE kit along with their school jumper and blue or grey tracksuit bottoms. This enables teachers and children to spend more time being physically active during lessons but also reduces the need for bringing into school additional bags etc. We are following the best practice in Physical Education in terms of enabling children to be more physically active for more sustained periods of time in lessons. The approach introduced by Newman University in Birmingham focuses on the 'SHARP' principles. If you would like further information, then please contact the school office.
| Year Group | Day 1 | Day 2 |
| Reception | Friday | |
| Year 1 | Tuesday | Friday |
| Year 2 | Monday | Tuesday |
| Year 3 | Thursday | Friday |
| Year 4 | Wednesday | Friday |
| Year 5 | Monday | Thursday |
| Year 6 | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Day | Breakfast Club (8am-8.45am) | Lunchtime | After School Club (3.15pm-4.15pm) |
| Monday | - | - | |
| Tuesday | Gymnastics - Years 3 to 6 | Tag Rugby - Years 5 and 6 (mixed) | Irish Dancing |
| Wednesday | Multi Skills - Years 3 to 6 | Irish Dancing | |
| Thursday | Gymnastics - Years 1 and 2 | School Football Team - Years 5 and 6 (mixed) | High 5 Netball - Years 5 and 6 |
| Friday | Indoor Archery - Years 1 to 6 | Football - Years 1 to 4 (until 4.45pm) |
This year's Scholastic Book Fair will take place next week, from Monday 26th September until Thursday 29th September 3.15-4.00pm.
An email has been sent on Friday afternoon with a brochure of all the available books and a wish list.
Every purchase earns our school rewards which we can spend on free books to stock the library and classrooms.
w/c Monday 26th September - Little Way Week
Monday 26th to Thursday 29th September - Scholastic Book Fair at St Joseph's 3.15-4.00pm
Tuesday 27th September - Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul
Thursday 29th September - Feast of the Archangels
Thursday 29th September - Reception and Year 6 Welcome Assembly (2.15pm) - parents from these year groups are able to attend
Friday 30th September - Memorial of St. Jerome
Friday 30th September - PTA Family Quiz at St. Joseph's
Saturday 1st October - Family Mass at OLAS 5pm - All welcome to attend
Thursday 6th October - Open Morning for Reception 2023 (9.30am) - please share this information with prospective parents
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.
God of all,
Open our eyes to see the needs of our brothers and sisters.
Open our ears to hear your words of hope and compassion.
Open our mouths to speak up when people are suffering.
Open our hearts, to reach out in love.
Amen.
Children at St. Joseph's are growing to be compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.
September
For the abolition of the death penalty
We pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country.
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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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