St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newsletter 10.10.25
Virtue
Our current virtue is: Thankfulness
In our virtues celebration of the word on Monday, we explored the Gospel story of Jesus healing ten men with Leprosy, and only one being thoughtful and faithful enough to remember to thank him. We thought about how easy it is to forget to say thank you and have been trying extra hard to remember this in our daily lives!
When your child shows thankfulness at home, please let us know so we can celebrate it in school too!
Michael Rosen competition - enter at home!
As a school, we are celebrating the joy of poetry with Michael Rosen, in anticipation of the upcoming Michael Rosen Day.
Yesterday, we heard Mr Knox, Miss Savelli and Mrs Harrison perform their favourite Michael Rosen poems during assembly!
Children are invited to write a poem (at home) of no more than 100 words on the topic of Funny Foods; you can follow the link for more information, but remember the deadline is 17th October!
https://www.walker.co.uk/michael-rosen-day/poetry-competition/
Other Faiths Week - Buddhism
It's been wonderful to see the super learning about Buddhism across school this week as part of our Other Faiths Week! Have a look on our socials (use the buttons at the top of the page) to see photos!
Writing Competition - in school
We're delighted to be taking part in the UK’s most successful writing competition for children, BBC 500 Words!
Big shout out to one of our family members, who wrote to us to alert us to this super competition!
Our KS2 children will be writing their entries in school - we look forward to seeing the masterpieces they create!
BBC 500 Words creative writing competition returns for children across the UK
St Francis Class (Nursery / Preschool)
This week, our Nursery children explored a special celebration in Buddhism – the Kathina Festival.
Kathina is a time of kindness, generosity, and community. To mark the occasion, the children made simple paper lanterns, as gifts for their families, to symbolise light, hope, and the joy of giving!
St Bernadette Class (Reception / Y1/ Y2)
St Bernadette have had a very exciting week. We have been reading the book, "The Enormous Turnip" and written our own descriptive sentences too. We have also enjoyed our independent learning; here we are using our teamwork skills in building a bridge with the soft bricks!
St Patrick Class (Year 3/4)
After our weekly Mass, Father Sean kindly spoke to the children about the sacrament of baptism and how this is a way of welcoming someone into the Family of the Church. Father Sean discussed the important and symbolic items used in a baptism such as the baptismal font, chrism oil and baptismal candle. The children represented our school beautifully with their respectful behaviour.
St Therese Class (Year 5/6)
In DT, we have been thinking about bridges. We tested different materials and different designs across the gap. We tried different weights to see what the bridge could hold. It helped us think about what design we might use to make our final bridge.
How to get in touch
If you have a query or concern, please feel free to speak to me (Mrs Ronicle) at the gates in the morning; your child's class teacher at the end of the day; or our school admin team at the front entrance or via phone/email.
If this is not possible, feel free to phone or email the office who can forward any messages to staff.
Website: https://www.st-josephs-tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk/
Location: Station Road, Tadcaster, UK
Phone: 01937 832344
Twitter: @StJosephsTad
We are a proud member school of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust:
https://www.bishopwheelercatholicacademytrust.org/
Email: admin@stjosephstadcaster.org
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