St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

It's been another wonderful whirlwind of events across school this week! We were delighted to officially welcome our reception children into our family this morning, during a beautiful liturgy. Head over to our social media pages (links below) to see more photos.

We are continuing to plan plenty of exciting events, so please keep an eye below. If you know of anyone with children starting reception next year, please pass on our flyer for our open days.

In a personal plea, could you please put our wine and nibbles event in your calendar...?! We would love to see as many people as possible come along to help us think about ways to raise money and support for our lovely school. Please don't leave me and Mrs Harrison to eat all the snacks ourselves!

St Therese class are also asking for donations of cake/biscuits (homemade or shop bought) for next Friday's MacMillan coffee morning, straight after Celebration Assembly. Any donations will be gratefully received!

Thank you, as always, for supporting us to

Live, love and learn with the Lord.

Mrs Ronicle

Our virtue continues to be: Respect

During our celebration of the word on Monday, we learned about how Jesus showed love and respect to EVERYONE, even the people that others didn't always like. We discussed how we can try hard to show respect and kindness to others, even when we may not always like or agree with them.

When your child shows respect at home, please let us know so we can celebrate it in school too!

We thoroughly loved this morning's Welcome Liturgy for our new reception starters. It's a special way to welcome the children into our very loving St Joseph's family! Many thanks to Father Sean, for supporting us by blessing the children. Thank you for coming along to celebrate our children!

The Academy Council would like to welcome everyone in the St Joseph's community to our new school year. We hope everyone has had a very restful summer and that families, staff and children are all ready for a fantastic year of learning and fun! We are very much looking forward to meeting new families who joined us in September and hope you already feel part of the St Joseph's family.

If anyone is interested in joining the Academy Council for this year, please do contact the school office for more information - we welcome support from both parent and faith governors.

Just a polite reminder that our school and its grounds are smoke/vape free zones. We work hard to teach the children about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, and would really appreciate your support in not smoking/vaping in front of the children at drop-off or pick-up. Thank you!

This week, we have continued exploring our feelings and emotions through the story The Colour Monster. The children loved investigating the water tray, which was filled with sage and parsley - a calming sensory experience! We also enjoyed decorating a large Colour Monster with lots of different coloured pom poms!

One of our proudest moments this week was working together to create our new self-regulation board. This special board helps us share how we're feeling with others and supports us in recognising and managing our emotions throughout the day.

St Bernadette have enjoyed a range of outdoor and indoor learning this week. We have been reading Percy the Park Keeper - After the Storm, which has been very appropriate given the windy weather we have had! In the book, Percy and the animals show great teamwork, and we have had lots of opportunities to practise our teamwork as a class too!

In RE this week, St Patrick's class have been thinking about our place in the Christian Family and they different ways we show we belong to the Church. The children created watercolour painting depicting some of the different ways we as Christians participate as members of God's family.

In History this week we thought about what school was like in the Victorian era. We had a go at writing with chalk on slates, being told off by a Victorian teacher and some of us even had to wear the 'Dunce' hat!

All of our award winners are announced live in celebration assembly each Friday!

Stars of the Week

• St Francis (Nursery): Jacob
• St Bernadette (Reception/ Y1/ Y2): Theo S
• St Patrick (Y3 / Y4): Dollie-Mae
• St Therese (Y5 / Y6): Teddy

Headteacher's Award

• Ava, for working hard to show our virtue of 'respect', and for even telling our school visitors about what respect means this week!

Reading Raffle

• Tegan, Avery, Abigail, Lacey, Charlotte T

Make sure your child is reading at home at least 3 times a week (and getting their reading record signed!) to be entered to win a prize!

Team Point Winners

Our team winners this week are: St John!

Each week, the team points across school are counted, and the winners are given a treat during Monday play time!

Whole school star of year Mass (in Church) - all welcome: Wednesday 17th September, 10am

Welcome Liturgy for reception children, after celebration assembly: Friday 19th September, 9:10am

Open Classrooms (whole school and nursery): Monday 22nd September, 2:30-4:30pm

Tadcaster Historical Society visiting St Bernadette's: Thursday 25th September

Macmillan Coffee Morning, after celebration assembly: Friday 26th September

Wine and Nibbles Evening (in school): Thursday 2nd October, 7pm

Forest School (all classes and nursery): Friday 3rd October

Individual pupil photos: Tuesday 7th October

Settling In Review Evenings (whole school and nursery): Mon 6th and Tues 7th October

World Faiths Week - Buddhism: 6th-10th October

School closes for the half term summer holiday: Thursday 23rd October

Use the button below if you'd like to give our staff a shout out!

We love hearing from you!

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

The Grand, in partnership with York City Football Club are excited to our children to take part in a magical drawing competition!

We're asking children to imagine and draw The Grand Wizard, a mysterious and elusive character from the world of magic. There's no need to be a budding artist, it's all about creativity and imagination!

One lucky winner will enjoy a truly enchanting experience:

A Wizarding Afternoon Tea afternoon with their whole class at our five-star hotel, The Grand, filled with magical surprises, delicious treats, and a day to remember.

And, even if you don't win, there's still a little magic in store. Every participant will receive 50% off our Wizarding Children's Afternoon Tea, so no one misses out on the fun.

Terms & conditions: 50% discount on Children's Afternoon Tea only. Discount applicable to a maximum of two children per booking. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult. Subject to availability.

We have attached a poster which can be displayed at school, shared with parents and used however else you deem fit. Entries should be sent to: Marketing@thegrandyork.co.uk by the 29th of September 2025.

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