Friday 13th February 2026 - Issue 21

Star of the Week

Felicity Allen, Rosabel Morris, Mark Fairhurst, Indie Clarke, Nyla Reid, Joshua Bannon, Jude Hillier, Elodie Hughes, Freya Barr, Ethan Chan, Hercules Pat, Daisy Banks, Gisele Lai, Tillie Pickersgill, Manolo Jackson, Archie Losh

Birthday Greetings

Happy birthday to all the children and staff who have had or who will be celebrating their birthdays this week and over the half term holiday.

Alexa Stanley, Betsy Barnes, Leo Noel Mulhaney, Zane Noel Mulhaney, Freddie Doyle, Harry McGrath, Eliana Lawrence, Raphaela Tsang, Ashleigh Kerr, Harry Morland and Lucas Pritchard

We hope you have had or will have a lovely day!

Thought for the week

In prayer and liturgy this week, our children have listened to the following reading:

In the beginning, when God created the universe.

(Genesis 1:1)

Morning start

Children are allowed on the playground from 8:30am each day and the school day begins at 8:45am. Staff arrive on the playground from around 8:40am and Mr Saunders or Mrs Riches will blow the whistle for children to line up. We would respectfully ask parents not to hold up the children’s entry to school by talking with teachers. Miss Rose will be on the playground if parents need to pass on messages.

Thank you for your understanding. We want the day to start as smoothly as possible and enable the children to maximise their learning time.

Holy Communion Reconciliation Service - Thursday, 26 Feb at 6pm

There will be a Reconciiation Service for Holy Communicants on Thursday,, 26 February at St Joseph's Church, for all Holy Communicants.

PFA Annual General Meeting - Wednesday, 4th March

Mobile Telephones

Much has been said this week about children and young people’s use of mobile telephones in school. Evidence does suggest that for many, they can become addictive and at least a distraction from the present moment with those around us. If you are considering what to give up this Lent, a good option is to abstain from scrolling social media!

Some older children need their phone as they may walk home alone each day, and we understand they need to bring it to school in the morning. However, we must remind all that phones must be switched off when children arrive on the playground and must only be switched on again after school as they leave the site. During the day, all phones are to be handed in to the teacher for safe keeping in the school office. If parents need to pass a message to their child, this is to be done as always through the office.

Thank you for your support.

Increase of School Meal Dinner from 23 Feb

Please be advised that the cost of a school meal is set to increase from £3.05 to £3.20 per meal from 23rd February 2026. This will result in an overall weekly increase of £0.75 per child.

This does not affect children accessing Free School Meals. The government continues to support the universal infant Free School Meals (FSM) project, and this means that all children from reception, year 1 and year 2 will be provided with a school meal free of charge. Any child in years 3-6 can also have a free school meal if you are in receipt of certain allowances. To find out if you are eligible, please visit: https://www.warrington.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals*

The council has been subsidising the service over the last few years to try and keep the cost of a meal down. However, increases in food and staffing costs mean that we unfortunately have no option but to increase the price of a school meal.

The three weekly rolling menu detailing each day’s main course and dessert, with the additional daily offer of a vegetarian option and jacket potato will remain in place. The school meals service will continue to provide a high-quality service that delivers healthy, nutritious meals, caters for all allergens and dietary requirements, and is served in a safe environment on our school premises. We will continue to offer theme days, treat lunches and inviting families to join children for special lunches through the year.

*If your child is eligible for means tested free schools meals you could also be eligible for other funded support, such as Household Support Fund (funding for food and utility bills) and Holiday Activities and Food (summer holiday free activities and food). There are also other financial support schemes available, which you can find on the council website: warrington.gov.uk/localsupportscheme

Cassandra Small

Strategic School Meals Manager

Families and Wellbeing Directorate

Warrington Borough Council

PE Days for Spring 2026 2nd half term

Please see below the PE days for your child for this new term.

EYFS CT - Friday

Y1 LH - Thursday and Friday

Y2 KS - Monday and Tuesday

Y3 CF/KR - Tuesday and Thursday (Swimming Thursday)

Y4 KD - Tuesday and Thursday

Y5/6 MW - Tuesday and Thursday

Y5/6 MR - Monday and Thursday

Y5/6 RT - Monday and Wednesday

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.

St Joseph's Community Youth Talent Show

Please see below information regarding an event held by St Joseph's Community Youth Talent Show to be held over 3 Thursday nights - 12th March, 19th March and 26th March.

Road Safety and Considerate Driving

Please be reminded that the school is in a residential area and obviously at the beginning and end of the school day, the pavements and roads will be busier. Please take extra care with road awareness and speed of driving. The roads must be a safe place for all users.

Book Competition

Please see poster below for a book competition. There are five £5.00 book voucher prizes to be won which the children can then spend at the next book fair in March. Entries to be sent to Mrs Tomlinson.

Many thanks.

World Book Day - Thursday, 5th March

The theme this year is 'Go All In - If You're Into It, Read Into It!'

The children can come to school dressed as a book character, they can come dressed in their own clothes or they can even come in their pjs! The children will spend some of the day doing World Book Day activities.

PFA Class WhatsApp Contacts 2025/26

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 - Anne Byrne

Year 1 - Hannah Hughes

Year 2- Sally Lucas

Year 3- Amanda MacFarlane

Year 4- Maria Simpson

Year 5- (Mr. W) Liz Houghton

Year 5- (Mrs T) Stacy Larkin

Year 6 - Kate Leighton

Thank you.

Your PFA

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 or Epipens and call 999.

Please do not use Nivea sun cream 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.

请注意，我们学校有些孩子对花生、坚果、扁豆和豌豆有严重的过敏反应。如果发生过敏反应，我们会立即使用Jext笔或Epipens并拨打999。

请勿使用妮维雅防晒霜，因为它含有杏仁油，而且我们学校也有一些孩子对坚果有严重的过敏反应。

请勿将任何含有上述成分的物品带入学校作为您孩子的午餐或零食。这包括像Nutella这样的涂抹酱，因为它含有榛子成分。

一如既往地感谢您的支持。