Dear Parents/Carers

Gospel This week Jesus’ message is simple, he gives us the gift of peace. We all need some peace in our lives. The children at school have been learning Christian meditation; ask them to show you how to do this. Y1 Liturgy Thanks go to Y1 and Miss Brack for an excellent Liturgy this morning. Bikes Please bring your bikes- please do not ride them in busy areas. Poetry Competition Congratulations go to our winners and all competitors. The event was brilliant. Thanks to Miss English and Mr Pallister (Governors) for judging the competition and Mrs Forbister for organising the event. Two Year Old Provision From September 2019 we will be offering 2 year old nursery provision. Please pop into the school office for further details. SAFC

“Haway the Lads!”

School Parliament

Half Term Stay active and get off those screens. Read every day and learn your tables. There isn’t time to get bored! Non – Uniform Day 7th June is non-uniform day. Please bring a bottle to school. It can be a bottle of anything – tomato sauce, wine, soft drink etc.

Sports and Health Fortnight We are excited to be starting this on 3rd June 3 June Year 6 Tennis and

skiing Year 1 trampolining

6 June Year 2 – Year 6 Smoothie Bike

7 June Year 2 horseriding

10 June Year 5 visit to Beacon of Light

11 June Year 6 Safety Works visit Year 3 Bellboating

12 June Daily Mile Celebration Nursery – Year 6 Bootcamp

13 June Health Roadshow with School Nurses

14 June EYFS (Nursery and Reception) Father’s Day Games Year 4 Paddle boarding

This Fortnight is better than Fortnite!

Change to First Communion time We have had to change the time of the First Holy Communion to 11am. Please see new programme:

Saturday 8th June 11am First Holy Communion Day Please bring your child to St Josephs School hall at 9.45am so that we can give the boys the sashes, take the photographs and organise the procession into church. Photographer The photographer will take group and individual photographs from 10am. Parents are able to have a tea/coffee. Dress Code Boys are to wear grey trousers, white short sleeved shirt and red tie, black shoes. Girls are to wear a white dress. Head dress is optional but no gloves are to be worn during Mass. First Holy Communion Mass

• No photography is allowed during the Mass. You are very welcome to take photographs after Mass is finished.

• Please ensure that all mobile phones are switched off before you enter church as any ringtones disrupt your child’s celebration.

• Please ensure you are seated in church 15 minutes before Mass begins. After Mass, family photographs can be taken for 15 minutes and then the children will process to school for a traditional First Communion breakfast. All parents and guests are invited too for light refreshments.

Sunday 9th June The children are asked to wear their First Holy Communion garments at their first Mass with the whole Parish congregation at 9.30am Mass. Children are to sit with their parents. After Communion the children will sing their First Holy Communion Hymn for the congregation as a thank you for their prayers. We are looking forward to a wonderful celebration of your child’s First Holy Communion Day after they have worked so well in school and with their catechists. If you have any questions please ring Annamaria Maddison on 07538369222.

Summer Fayre Can you help at our Summer Fayre? Can any employers ‘match funding’?

• We need raffle prizes • Does your company match fund? • Can you help on a stall? • We need your ideas and energy.

We want to raise money for touch screens to improve the learning environment in each class, picnic tables and table tennis tables.

Attendance Spike went to Year 6 for the week ending 17th May 2019 with a fabulous attendance of 97.5%. Well done!

Damian J Groark Headteacher

follow us on Twitter @StJoeSunderland. and Facebook JosephSunderland. June 2019 W/C 3 and 10 June Health and Fitness Fortnight

3 June Return to school

Year 6 Tennis and skiing Year 1 trampolining

4 June Tempest individual and family photographs Techno Tom Viking Boat

5 June Techno Tom Viking Boat

6 June Year 2 – Year 6 Smoothie Bike School Parliament Elections

7 June Year 3 Liturgy in school at 9.00am Year 2 horseriding NON-UNIFORM DAY – bring a bottle

8 June First Holy Communion w/c 10 June Year 1 Phonics Screening

10 June Year 5 visit to Beacon of Light

Bags to School collection 11 June Year 6 Safety Works visit

Year 3 Bellboating 12 June Daily Mile Celebration

Nursery – Year 6 Bootcamp 13 June Health Roadshow with School Nurses

14 June First Holy Communion Liturgy in school at 9am

EYFS (Nursery and Reception) Father’s Day Games Tempest Photographer Group Photos – Nursery, Reception and Year 6 Year 4 Paddleboarding

17 June Year 1 STEM Resource Session in school 18 June Year 6 visit to YMT Primary Festival

Assembly on Dental Hygiene 20 June Dance Festival at Sunderland Empire

Year 4 visit to Wharton Park 21 June Reception Liturgy in school at 9.00am 22 June Summer Fayre

24 June Bikeablility week

25 June Reception height and weights 26 June Year 1 Mass in Church at 9.15am

July 2019 1-3 July Year 6 Transition Visits to St. Aidan’s and St. Anthony’s

2-3 July St Roberts Transition 3 July Year 6 Transition Liturgy - venue to be confirmed

Year 4 Mass in Church at 9.15am 4 July Year 6 Puberty talk

5 July Year 2 Liturgy in school at 9am 8 July Year 5 at Newcastle Racecourse Innovation Festival 9 July Sports Day

10 July Sports Day if wet

Year 6 Rounders at St Anthony’s Year 2 Mass in Church at 9.15am

11 July EYFS Sports Day (Nursery and Reception) Macbeth Production 9.30am and 6pm

12 July Reports Out Year 6 sports day at St Anthony’s

15 July Big Sing for Choir

17 July Leavers Mass

19 July Leavers Assembly and Presentation

19 July End of Term