CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk

In solidarity with schools and parishes across England and Wales, we invite our children and adults to join CAFOD’s Big Walk for Lent.

WHY ARE WE WALKING THIS LENT?

Your sponsorship can and will change lives. Every £1 raised through the Big Lent Walk will help fight poverty globally in countries like Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.

CAFOD and SCIAF have a shared project in Ethiopia and we are working together to respond to the devastating food crisis there. Years of drought caused by the climate crisis means families are no longer able to cope, but your support means we are working with people right now, providing them with water, emergency food and healthcare.

CAFOD's Lent Appeal this year highlights Lokho's story and her community's resilience in overcoming the devastating impacts of drought. Together, they worked to protect their crops from the harsh climate.

With your hard work and sponsorship this Lent, we can change families' lives for good and tell poverty to take a hike.

What do you need to do?

Simply walk throughout Lent, maybe to school, maybe at the weekend in the countryside, maybe just to the shops.  But keep a record of your walks and of course get family and friends to sponsor you. All donations are to be made via JustGiving page links below.  We will ask children each week to give us their totals so we can celebrate our Big Walk together.  Let’s see how many miles we can do together! 

Here is the link for the CAFOD JustGiving page:  

https://schools.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/fundraising/st-josephs-fundraising-page1221

Alternatively use the QR code below:

Ofsted Inspection and Parent View

It is five years this month since our last Ofsted inspection, and as you would probably expect if you follow reports in the media, schools become somewhat nervous around this time as we want to show off all the good things we do for our children.  The Parent View survey is one way we can listen to parents and affect change if necessary.

Presently, there are only a handful of replies to our 10-minute Parent View questionnaire which cannot give us useful information.  Please support us in completing this as it helps us review our practice. 

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

PE Days

Please see below the PE days for your child:

EYFS - Friday

Y1 - Tuesday and Friday

Y2 - Monday and Thursday 

Y3 - Tuesday and Thursday

Y4 GB - Tuesday and Thursday (swimming - Thursday)

Y4 CF/KR - Tuesday and Wednesday 

Y5 MW - Wednesday and Thursday

Y5 MR - Monday and Wednesday

Y6 - Tuesday and Thursday

Children are to wear their PE kits on these days.

If your child wears earrings, please ensure that you provide tape so the earrings can be covered for safety. 

Many thanks.

Sports Day

This year's Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 24th June 2025.  

Key Stage 2 will start at 9.45am

EYFS and Key Stage 1 will start at 1.45pm

The reserve Sports Day will be on Tuesday 1st July 2025.