St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

As I'm sure you're aware, it's been Nativity Week in school! What a joyous time we've had!

I'd like to say a big thank you to all of our friends and families for taking time out of your day/evening to come and celebrate our children and share the Christmas story with us.

Thank you also to our amazing staff, who worked tirelessly to put these performances together. Your dedication to our children makes a huge difference and we are grateful.

The biggest thank you, though, has to go to our FABULOUS children! I know you'll agree that each and every one of them truly shone! Our children are our strongest example of how we...

Live, love and learn with the Lord.

Mrs Ronicle

We appreciate feedback from families and we have heard you!

• Firstly, you have overwhelmingly been in support of holding a Carols around the Tree gathering next Friday (22nd Dec) at 2pm, and having an early school finish of 2:30pm. We are happy to accommodate this!

• Secondly, we know that a number of you have asked if we can operate a school Facebook page, alongside our Twitter account, and we are now in a position to launch this! Follow us here:

We do have a number of children who don't have photo consent. This is completely your choice, which we respect. If you would like to give consent for external use of photos (for the newsletter, website, Facebook, Twitter etc) please update this on Arbor or contact our office, who would be happy to change that for you!

We are very proud of our Mini Vinnies team, who shared Christmas joy at our local care home this week. They sung carols and festive songs and brought a smile to many faces!

Lat month, Lottie in Y6 qualified for the semi final of the Small Schools Cross Country Festival. This Thursday, she ran, representing St Joseph's beautifully, and achieved an amazing 4th place!

We've had so much fun introducing playground equipment to encourage more structured games at breaktimes. Our very creative children designed obstacle courses; held hula hoop parties; took part in skipping contests; and choreographed cheerleading routines!

A huge thank you to Catholic Care Leeds, who held a free Community Christmas Pantry event in school this week!

Wetherby and District Foodbank is here for anyone who is in need or hardship. They do not mean test or judge. All information shared is private and strictly confidential. If you need support over Christmas or into the New Year they ask you not to hesitate to get in touch. The foodbank will not only provide food and a listening ear but can also arrange free face to face local appointments with Moneybuddies who can help with debt advice and budgeting support.

Their number is 07840 455725 (01937 830524 for Tadcaster). Messages are checked everyday.

Our nursery and preschool children loved showing off their performing skills in their nativity this week! They did so well and we are incredibly proud of them! We know our friends and families really enjoyed the performance!

St Francis and St Bernadette have worked so hard to learn their lines and the songs for our Nativity. We are sure you’ll agree they look fantastic in their costumes.

In Maths this week we have moved on to our money topic! We have enjoyed role-playing with the coins and using our maths skills to open up shops, buy and sell items and work out change.

This week we sealed our Ancient Greek clay pots with a mixture of glue and water. After they had dried, we used orange, white and black to decorate our pots. We experimented with mixing the colours to get a dark orange and then used black paint to make Ancient Greek inspired patterns.

In DT this week, we investigated the effects of cams in turning rotary motion into linear motion. We used cardboard boxes, wooden rods and card to make our own moving toys.

St Nicholas (Nursery/Preschool): EVERYONE!

St Francis: (Reception/ Year 1): Roman

St Bernadette (Year 2): Dylan

St Patrick (Year 3/4): Skye

St Therese (Year 5/6): Mary

Headteacher's Award: Olive

Team point winners: St John

KS2 Christmas Carol Concert (in Church, for families): Thurs 21st Dec, 6pm

Carols around the Christmas Tree (in school): Fri 22nd Dec, 2pm

Early School Close for the Christmas Holidays: Fri 22nd Dec, 2:30pm

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 or via email (headteacher@stjosephstadcaster.org); your child's class teacher at the end of the day; or our school admin team at the front entrance.

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

FEAST is open to all children and young people across North Yorkshire. Places on these school holiday activities are free to eligible children and young people. Learn more about who is eligible for a free place in our Frequently Asked Questions.