In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus knows that household jobs are important, but he reminds us how important it is to take time to listen to God. Jesus does not force us to listen to him, but he knows what is best for us. Listening is a sign of real love – it is a powerful way of showing that we care.
This Gospel reminds us that rushing frantically around can stop us hearing the wisdom of Jesus. We need first to listen to Jesus, to be reminded of what is really important in life; then it is time to swing into action. As the summer holidays approach, explore ways that can help
your child to listen to Jesus in these coming weeks. Perhaps your child can: remember to have quiet times in prayer when they wake up, at bedtime or some other time – just for listening to God as he speaks to your heart; go to Church together; regularly read the gospels in this Wednesday Word Summer Special together. What other ways can your child think of?
With the extreme temperatures forecast for this coming Monday and Tuesday, all children will be allowed to wear their PE kits to school on these two days. Year 6 will be able to change from their uniform into their PE it after their Leavers' Assembly on Tuesday. Please also ensure that you apply sun cream onto your child/ren before school and that they bring with them a water bottle and sun hat/cap. We are also going to reduce the time that the children are outside and exposed to the sun. Any PE lessons will also take place in the morning and will be lighter in terms of intensity.
So far, we have only received five responses from the end of year report feedback form, therefore, the deadline has been extended to Monday 18th July. Please complete the survey via the link below (for each child) so that we can review with staff and governors what is going well and how we can improve here at St. Joseph's. Thank you.
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).
We have only received four responses from parents in Year 6 and have therefore extended the deadline to Monday 18th July. Please complete this survey on behalf of your child. Thank you.
We have Had the pleasure of a wonderful visit from a group of Year 2 pupils this morning which was such an absolute delight.
They had come to visit the station, take a ride on the Shuttle Train and more importantly visit George The Stourbridge Junction Cat- sadly George was out on “pawtrol” but he did prepare a letter for them.
They presented George with a beautiful book in which they had all written stories about George and it was beautifully illustrated too, we cannot thank them enough for taking the time to create such a masterpiece which indeed will be treasured forever.
I hope they all enjoyed their visit, we certainly enjoyed having them visit us.
Thank you so much
Kind regards
Station Manager- Stourbridge Line
Congratulations to the following children for being chosen by their class teacher for displaying the Catholic virtues or for their Good Work this week - our final assembly of the school year. Well done to St Luke for gaining the most house points this week and also to St. Matthew for gaining the most house points over the summer term.
| Year Group | Catholic Virtues | Good Work |
| Reception | Willow | Joshua |
| Year 1 | Seth | Poppy and Isaac |
| Year 2 | Orlaith and Arthur | Whole Class |
| Year 3 | Luca | Alfie and James |
| Year 4 | Amelia | Whole Class |
| Year 5 | Iris | Ronnie |
| Year 6 | Max | Emilja |
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) - Reception in from 8.45am until 12noon on Wednesday and Thursday, and then until 12.30pm (after lunch) on Friday
Monday 12th September - All children in school full time
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, help us to grow in our loyalty to you; to be trustworthy and reliable people who always stand up for the truth, even when it is hard. 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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| 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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