It is with sadness to inform you that Mrs Hodson will be leaving St. Joseph's next Friday to take on a new challenge in her career. On behalf of all the school community I would like to thanks Mrs Hodson for her continued support to the children and families of St. Joseph's School. We wish Mrs Hodson every success for the future.
Mr Dixon, our school caretaker, was successfully nominated to attend Prince Charles 70th Birthday celebrations at a royal tea party in London on Wednesday. Mr Dixon, who also celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this year, was part of the 70 invitees who had afternoon tea with the heir to the throne. We thank Mr Dixon for his continued work here at St. Joseph's.
Due to additional interest from parents within our local community, there will be an additional open morning for the Reception 2019 intake children at St. Joseph's on Thursday 29th November at 9.15am. Please let any prospective parents know of this date. Thank you.
Year | Good Work | Catholic Virtues |
Reception | Freddie and Lloyd | Lucas |
Year 1 | Max and Patrick | Joseph |
Year 2 | Sofia | Tess |
Year 3 | Tyler | Rose and Hermione |
Year 4 | Alex | Gabriel |
Year 5 | Henry | Alysia |
Year 6 | Ethan | Jamie |
7th - 23rd November | Into Film Festival | |
Wednesday 21st November | Year 6 Class Mass | 9.10am |
Thursday 22nd November | Year 6 Confirmation Meeting for Parents at OLAS | 7pm-8.15pm |
Sunday 25th November | Year 6 Enrolment Mass at OLAS | 10.30am |
Thursday 29th November | Reception 2019 Open Morning | 9.15am |
Friday 30th November | Year 3 Assembly | 9.10am |
Saturday 1st December | OLAS Christmas Fayre | 10.30am |
Saturday 1st December | PTA Christmas Movie Night at School | 4.15pm |
Sunday 2nd December | First Sunday of Advent | |
Monday 3rd December | Year 5 Confessions | 11am |
Tuesday 4th December | Music and Mince Pies Performance | 9.10am |
Thursday 6th December | Flu Vaccination - Reception class up to Year 5. | # |
Sunday 9th December | Carol Concert at OLAS | 3pm |
Monday 10th December | Full Academy Committee Meeting | 7pm |
Tuesday 11th December | PTA Bags2School collection | 9am |
Wednesday 12th December | School Celebration for the Feast Day of St. John - children in St. John's house can wear red this day | |
Wednesday 12th December | School Christmas Dinner | # |
Thursday 13th December | Reception Nativity | 2.15pm |
Friday 14th December | Year 5 Guitar Concert | 2.45pm |
Monday 17th December | Pantomime performance for children (funded by the PTA) | |
Wednesday 19th December | KS1 Nativity | 1.30pm and 6.30pm |
Friday 21st December | End of term Mass | 9.10am |
Friday 21st December | School Carol Concert | 2.45pm |
Monday 7th January | Spring term begins - children start school | 8.45am |
Day | Activity | Year Group | Time |
Monday | Multi-skills | Years 1 to 3 | 8am |
Monday | Dance SPACE STILL AVAILABLE | Years 3 to 6 | 3.15pm-4.15pm |
Tuesday | Gymnastics | Years 3 to 6 | 8am |
Tuesday | Irish Dancing | Years 1 to 6 | 3.15pm-4.15pm |
Tuesday | Play Leader Training | Years 5 and 6 | 12.50pm-1.20pm |
Wednesday | Multi-skills | Years 4 to 6 | 8am |
Wednesday | Football (mixed) | Years 3 and 4 | 12.45pm |
Thursday | Gymnastics | Years 1 and 2 | 8am |
Thursday | School Football Team | Years 4 to 6 | 12.45pm |
Thursday | High 5 Netball (mixed) | Years 4 to 6 | 3.15pm-4.15pm |
Friday | Football (mixed) | Years 5 and 6 | 12.45pm |
Friday | Football (mixed) | Years 1 to 6 | 3.15pm-4.45pm |
Christmas Lights ‘Switch On’ events across the Dudley Borough as follows:
Please see below press release regarding these events
Other planned events as follows
All of this information is also on the DFIS website which is kept up to date on a regular basis and when you access the site, if you click on the ‘Events – what’s on’ section, the information will be on there.
Pupils at St. Joseph's growing to be faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for being our faithful friend. Please help us to keep growing in faithfulness to you and one another. Amen.
In the Service of Peace: That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.