St Joseph's School

Childcare Needs Survey 2024

Parents and carers – Doncaster Council want to hear from you

We are planning childcare needs across Doncaster to ensure we have enough provision for our families in the future.

We are interested in your childcare situation and what your future needs may be.

Please complete this survey and help us plan and support the childcare provision in Doncaster.

The survey closes on Sunday 8th September 2024.

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Come and join us from 12.30 for Mass followed by fair games, stalls, inflatables, bbq and a dance show!
Pop down and don't worry you'll be home in time for the football ⚽️🥅

50th Anniversary Celebrations

Please join us on Sunday to celebrate 50 years of St Joseph's School!

Families and the wider community are all very welcome.

We will be starting the day with a Mass with Father Eveangelist at 12.30 followed by presentations from our fabulous children!

The school will be open to walk around and see the changes over the years. Take a walk down memory lane with our photo boards, you might just see some familiar faces!

Stalls and rides to include:
- inflatables (£2 each)
- jumping jack ride (£2 each)
-BBQ (hotdogs and burgers £3)
-refreshments
-cakes and bakes
-hook a duck
-face painting and hair braiding
- icecream
-spiral fries

Something we hope is helpful to parent/carers when purchasing uniform ready for the new academic year.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ~ Sam's Story

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are urging young people to think again before jumping into lakes and reservoirs.

Our advice for young people is:

• Never jump into open bodies of water – this can cause cold water shock and impact on your ability to swim

• Don’t be peer pressured into swimming where you aren’t comfortable, or if you can’t swim

• If you get into trouble, float to live – there is advice on this below

• If a friend gets into trouble, encourage them to float to live and call 999 immediately

We have today shared the heartbreaking true story of Sam Haycock, a 16-year-old boy who drowned after jumping into Ulley Reservoir in Rotherham in a new water safety campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoTjdJmiBOw

https://www.syfire.gov.uk/safety-advice/safety-in-the-community/water-safety/ #:~:text=If%20you%20get%20into%20trouble%2C%20you%20should%20float%20to%20live,and%20can%20control%20your%20breathing

STALL HOLDERS

Hi everyone,
St Joseph’s School are having a 50th celebration on 30th June. We are looking for stall holders for the afternoon. The event will be open to the community.

We are asking for £10 to go towards our PTA (Friends of St Joseph's). We are hoping for a nice day, so you will be on the school field and will need to bring your own table, gazebo and chairs etc. You can set up between 12 and 12.30 pm and it will be on till about 4/5 pm.

Please let me know if you would like a stall by either messaging us direct or sending an email to [email protected]

Please also tag anyone who you think may be interested 😊

Thank you,
St Joseph’s School

Good morning,
At St Joseph's School we are looking to add some artificial grass into our early years playground. If any locals have any offcuts or spare artificial grass that isn't needed it would be much appreciated.
Thank you

Support St Joseph's School A Catholic Voluntary Academy on Your School Lottery St Joseph's School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is offering you the chance to win £25,000 and help raise much needed funds.

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Currently, we have six chicks!! With maybe more to go. So, this morning we have learnt all about the lifecycle of a hen. We even got to watch a clip of a real chick hatching from an egg.
We are creating our very own time lapse to try and catch the chicks hatching, if we do we will make sure to share this. 🤞 🎥

💭 Ask at home, can you describe the life cycle of a hen? What do all eggs need for roughly 20 days?

🐣 🐥 🐛 🦋

We have a few very exciting additions in our reception classroom!
We have eggs and caterpillars! We are so excited to watch these each day and see the transformations they will make!
We are learning all about their life cycles and using some amazing vocabulary to describe what is happening.

50th Anniversary of St Joseph's

You are invited to join us to celebrate our 50th anniversary Summer Fair at St Joseph's School on Sunday 30th June from 12pm.

Our celebrations will begin with a mass with Father Evangelist and will follow with stalls, rides and showcases.

We will have:-

* Stalls
* Face painting
* Inflatables
* Ice cream van
* Cakes
* Refreshments
* Raffles and Tombolas

Stallholders
We're looking for stallholders to join us on 30th June from 12pm to 4pm for a day full of fun! Stalls cost £10 and stall holders need to supply their own tables and gazebo.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there and celebrating this special event with you.

Thank you

WISEUP EVENTS 2024 - This event is aimed at over 50’s, but most content is suitable for adults of all ages

The Joint Community Safety Team are holding an event for South Yorkshire residents.

WISEUP is on Wednesday 10th April 2024 and is aimed at over 50’s, but most content is suitable for adults of all ages, particularly those with caring responsibilities for adults.

The event will be held at Lifewise Centre, Hellaby, Rotherham, S66 8LB in our purpose built fully interactive set https://www.lifewise999.co.uk/, which is just off Junction 1 of the M18 by car, and easily accessible by the X1 bus service if you have no access to a vehicle.

The day includes important inputs from South Yorkshire Police & South Yorkshire Fire Service, including

· Doorstep crime

· Home fire safety

· Herbert Protocol

· Drive Safe for older drivers

· Fraud & cyber crime

1000 – Arrival, tea and coffee

1030 – AM Scenarios

1200 – Lunch (30 minutes) – please bring a packed lunch as there is no café on site

1230 – PM Scenarios

1430 – Finish

Tea and Coffee will be provided to all guests.

Car parking is available, but this is limited.

There is no cost to attend this event, however places must be booked by emailing [email protected] providing the full name of all attendees, postcode and mobile phone number.

The centre is fully accessible and all on one level, but please let us know if any of the attendees are wheelchair users or have a hearing or visual impairment.

For all our events and news follow our page Community Safety at Lifewise

https://www.facebook.com/Lifewisecentre

CANCELLED - ST JOSEPH'S DAY MASS

Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our control, the Mass that was arranged for next Tuesday 19th March has been cancelled. The children will be doing St Joseph's Day reflection and activities in class, instead.

Please accept our apologies.

Thank you

EASTER RAFFLE

Tickets for Friends of St Joseph's Easter Raffle will go on sale from Monday 18th and will be drawn on Wednesday 27th March.

Raffle tickets are 20p per ticket or £1 for a strip.

The prizes we have so far are 2 Easter baskets, pamper gift sets and tickets to Gulliver's Valley Theme Park.

Any donations of chocolate or other Easter treat prizes will be greatly appreciated.

Please check out our page on the school website to see how much we have raised so far.

Thank you
https://stjosephscpri.schooljotter2.com/our-school/friends-of-st-joseph-s

Our nursery class have had a busy morning learning about their book “Oliver’s Vegetables” 🥕 🥬 🥔

We have had a super special visitor today… 🎅🏻
We all got to see Santa!
A huge thank you to Tony Archer for making today so special.

CAN YOU HELP? - RAFFLE PRIZES

We will be organising our annual Christmas Raffle over the remaining few weeks at school. This will be one raffle which will be drawn at the end of the term.

If you know of any local businesses, or work for/own a company who may be able to help us with the donation of a prize, please will you let us know so we can send a copy of our letter requesting a donation.

Please message if you think you can help and we can print and send home the letters for you to share, or we can send the letters directly to anyone who may be able to help.

Thank you for your support :-)

NEW BOOKS 📚 😁

St Joseph’s have been participating in some of The Great Green Read events on Zoom. Our school have been lucky enough to be sent lots of lovely books in acknowledgement for our participation. A huge thank you to Phil Sheppard and the National Literacy Trust in Doncaster for making this possible!
I wonder who will be first to visit the library to enjoy them?

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SCHOOL LOTTERY - SUPER DRAW

The super draw is this Saturday 25th November, so still time to get your tickets. There is the option to buy tickets on a one off basis or set up a recurring plan.

Win a PS5/VR2 prize bundle!
We are thrilled to introduce our biggest EVER Super Draw prize: A HUGE PlayStation bundle, consisting of not only a Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 PS5 console (disc edition, of course) – undeniable the hottest console of the year – but also the BRAND NEW PlayStation VR2 Virtual Reality headset, which ALSO comes bundled with Horizon: Call of the Mountain, for an unforgettable Virtual Reality gaming experience! With our new Super Draw, there are exciting new flexible way to play – so get your tickets now ready for the big draw on November 25th!

You can now refer a friend too :-)

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/referral/1954422039/605876541 and search for St Josephs School, Rossington

Thank you,
Friends of St Joseph's

FRIENDS OF ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL LOTTERY

Have you joined the school lotto yet?

The more people that join the bigger the jackpot!

Join now by going to https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/st-josephs-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

You can join for as little as £1 a week and one person at school is guaranteed to win a weekly prize. At the moment the prize money stands at £15.60. You will also be entered into a national prize draw worth £25,000. Plus the PlayStation super draw bundle.

We currently have 34 supporters in school – the more supporters we have the more prize money there will be! 40% of all ticket sales will be given back to Friends of St Joseph's!

Thank you

Are you watching TV? Or is the TV watching YOU? 😨📺 As internet-enabled televisions become the norm, this week’s guide has some useful tips to help parents ensure their children are viewing safely 🛡

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🎅☃️ Santa is coming!!

Does “free to play” really mean what it says? 🤔🎮 Many hit games cost nothing to download but make their money via microtransactions – a growing concern for parents of young gamers. Our guide has the details 👀

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Would you get an A for your knowledge of X? 👩‍🏫📱 This , our free guide tells parents and carers about the risks – both new and familiar – to stay alert for on the platform formerly known as Twitter 🐦

Download >> https://bit.ly/3Mq6t5p

Family Hub Timetable

Please see images for the November and December timetable. Our Family Hub is based on Grantham Street, Rossington.

Poppy Appeal

St Joseph’s are supporting the British Legion Poppy Appeal. The merchandise will be available to buy from tomorrow during tuck shop. They will be priced at 50p, £1 and £1.50.

Thank you