Friday 23rd May 2025 - Issue 31
Happy birthday to all the children and staff who have had or who will be celebrating their birthdays this week and over the Whit Holiday.
Bluebell Barrett, Sophia Robinson, Hollie McWilliam, Ujwala Sreejith Nair, Mackenzie Harrison, Theo Lennox, Erin Thorley, Hailey Leung, Amayas Olivier-Allen, Amayas Olivier-Allen, Chidalu Eriobuna, Sebastien Fris, Elijah Hughes and Daniel Simcock
We hope you have had or will have a lovely day!
PFA Contacts
To help us communicate with parents easier, volunteers have nominated themselves to be class contacts in WhatsApp groups on behalf of the PFA. Please note this is for PFA correspondence and questions only, any matters in relation to school should go through the normal channels. They are as follows:
Reception: Mrs Tyerman- Hannah Hughes
Year 1: Mrs Higgins- Sally Lucas
Year 2: Mrs Standen- Amanda MacFarlane
Year 3: Mr McQuaide- Maria Simpson
Year 4: Mrs Burgen- Liz Houghton
Year 4: Mrs Ford/Mrs Robbins - Michelle Riches
Year 5: Mrs Riches- Kate Leighton
Year 5: Mr Williams- Suzanne Mushet
Year 6: Mrs Tomlinson- Maria Simpson
Thank you.
Your PFA
Reception Class Assembly
Reception's Class Assembly will be held on Friday, 13th June at 9am.
Please come along.
Many thanks.
PE Days
Please see below the PE days for your child:
EYFS - Friday
Y1 - Tuesday and Friday
Y2 - Monday and Thursday
Y3 - Thursday (swimming) and Friday
Y4 GB - Monday and Wednesday
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 1st July 2025.
Key Stage 2 will start at 9.45am
EYFS and Key Stage 1 will start at 1.45pm
Mr McQuaide
This summer we will be saying goodbye to Mr McQuaide after 6 years at St Joseph’s.
As we have shared with you all in recent years, the number of new children to Reception has fallen drastically. Since 2022 we have gone from a 1.5 form entry school to a 1 form entry. This means we accept 30 pupils each year rather than 45. The fall in numbers is common across West Warrington and further. Consequently, the number of classes at St Joseph’s has had to be gradually reduced. In becoming a 1 form entry school, we have gone from eleven classes in 2021/22 to nine presently and ultimately seven classes in 2027/28. Sadly, this means we have to lose teachers.
We thank Mr McQuaide for his service at St Joseph’s and pray his future may be fruitful.
Summer Fair Volunteers
To make our annual event a success, we need your help. Using the link below, please indicate any slots you can volunteer for in this year’s Summer Fair. This is crucial to the event going ahead, so please spare any time you have.
Thank you in advance. Your PFA.
https://volunteersignup.org/E9X47
Relationship Counselling for Parents
Food allergies
Please be reminded that some of our children suffer with severe allergic reactions to peanuts, nuts, lentils and peas. If an anaphylactic reaction occurs we are trained to immediately use Jext pens of Epipens and call 999.
Please do not use Nivea suncream as it has almond oil in it and we have children with severe nut allergies.
Please do not send any items containing the above into school for your child’s lunch or snack. This includes spreads like Nutella as it has hazelnut as an ingredient.
Thank you for your support, as always.
請提醒,我哋有啲小朋友對花生、堅果、扁豆同豌豆有嚴重過敏反應,如果發生過敏反應,我哋會接受訓練,立即使用 Epipens 嘅 Jext 筆,並打999。
請唔好用妮維雅防曬,因為佢入面有杏仁油,而且我哋有啲小朋友有嚴重嘅堅果過敏。
請唔好將任何含有上述內容嘅物品送入學校,用嚟食你嘅小朋友嘅午餐或者小食。呢個包括好似 Nutella 噉嘅麵糊,因為佢有榛子作為成份。
多謝你嘅支持,一如既往。
Friday, 13th June, 2025: Reception Class Assembly (9.05am)
Monday, 23rd June, 2025: Great Big Dance Off Finals in Oxford
Tuesday, 1st July, 2025: Sports Day
Friday, 4 July, 2025: Year 1 Chester Zoo Trip
Monday-Wednesday, 16th-18 July, 2025: Patterdale Year 6 Residential
PFA Dates:
Friday, 13th June: Teddies and Own Clothes
Friday, 20th June: Bottles and Silly Hair
Friday, 27th June: Sweets and Silly Socks
Saturday, 28th June: Summer Fair