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The staff at St Joseph’s would like to wish all of our families a very happy, peaceful Christmas. We look forward to seeing all of the children on Monday 8th January.

Thank you so much to all the parents, grandparents (and great-grandparents) who joined us for our carols around the crib service this morning. It provided all of those involved a time for reflection about what Christmas is really about. The singing was beautiful – I’m sure you’ll all agree. There was such a lovely atmosphere …

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Dear Parent/Carer, Consultation on Admission Arrangements for St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Gilesgate – 2019-20 Where changes to admission arrangements are intended, all schools are required to consult before these are determined and published. A copy of this policy and the consultation response form can be found on our school website in our policies section, …

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Due to circumstances beyond our control all pupils must be collected no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday 12th December. Tea-time club will only run until this time. It is also important to note that there will be no tea-time club on Friday 22nd December. All pupils must be collected at 3:20pm at the end of …

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The children and staff celebrated Youth Friday by being goodies and wearing hoodies. In total, £75 was raised for the Youth Ministry Team. The Youth Friday theme was, “Yes! The Mighty One has done great things for me”.

Children may wear a hoodie with their normal uniform on Friday 24th November. This is to support the Diocesan Youth Ministry Team and all the work they do both in and for our school communities. To support the wonderful work they do – children may wear their own hoodie, cardigan or a jumper (along with …

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A huge ‘Thank you’ to all parents, grandparents and friends of St Joseph’s who celebrated our ‘Welcome Liturgy’ with our Reception and Year 6 pupils yesterday. It was a wonderful occasion and you would think that the children in Reception had been part of our St Joseph’s family for longer than 13 days! All children …

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Tuesday 3rd October 9.30am – 11.30am We invite prospective pupils and their families to our Open Morning. You will have the opportunity to meet staff, tour the school and experience what happens during a typical morning in our school. Senior staff will be available to answer queries. Children born between 1st September 2013 and 31st August …

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We hope you have all had a wonderful break over the holidays and are looking forward to seeing the children on Tuesday 5th September when school re-opens for teaching purposes.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to change our cluster teacher training day to Friday 9th February 2018 instead of 8th January 2018. This means that the children shall return to school on Monday 8th January 2018 for the Spring Term, instead of Tuesday 9th January 2018. The school shall now be closed to …

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