St John Bosco R. C. Primary
SchoolParent Updates
Monday 24th November
With Jesus in our hearts, we love, pray, learn and play
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are now entering a very busy but very lovely and special time of the year. We have so much planned for the next few weeks and are looking forward to our carol singing, children's nativity performances, Advent Mass, Christmas Bingo and many other exciting events and activities! The details of which will be at the end of this update.
Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
We are looking forward to St John Bosco RC primary school joining the Emmaus Trust on 1st December. We will then be an Academy and will benefit from being part of a large Catholic community all with the same vision- to provide great Catholic education. Have a look at the Emmaus website...
Christmas Bingo Night- Friday 5th December 3.30pm
We are excited to play a special Christmas themed bingo for both adults and children to play. There will be great prizes to be won, christmas music, food and drink to buy, the rainbow raffle and a couple of other Christmas games for in between the bingo! Please buy your tickets from the office- £1 per family entry and then £1 per bingo ticket for each game. Help support our first bingo night and get your tickets this week.
Rainbow raffle
Friday 28th -Non uniform day to bring in rainbow coloured items for our Rainbow Raffle. Each class has an allocated colour and a hamper will be made up of each colour. Thank you for anything you can donate.
Raffle tickets will go on sale this week. You will be sent home the raffle tickets to buy.
Young Carers
Our Young Carers group, the Caring Crew, have been using our new area in school, the 'Happy Hub' as their base for their weekly sessions. If you think your child is a Young Carer for any family members including helping with a sibling who has SEND, then please get in touch with myself or Mrs Webster. They will be very welcome to join us in this nurturing club. It is so beneficial for them.
Car Park
Our car park is for staff and parents with disability badges only. Please do not come into the car park at any time if you do not have a disabled badge unless you have a prior agreement. We have had some very near misses with cars coming in picking up children at the end of the day or at 4pm when the after school clubs finish, with parents trying to reverse out and struggling to turn round. We want to keep all our children safe, please help us to do so.
Punctuality
Punctuality in school is extremely important because it enhances academic performance by ensuring students don't miss instructions or concepts and fosters essential life skills like discipline and time management. When your child arrives late, they are missing learning time, they have to walk into a classroom where all the children have already started working and most children find this embarrassing. They have then missed the teaching and instructions for the work and don't know what to do, which is stressful for them. Starting the day late can set your child up for a difficult day. Please ensure your child is on the playground and entering the building on time and through the door they should be.
Our gates open at 8.35am, the doors open at 8.40am. The gates close at 8.45am sharp. The children are being registered at 8.45am. Each time your child is late they receive a late mark. The Local Authority Attendance team are aware of our punctuality issues and are supporting us with this.
Attendance
Please ensure you call school 0161 740 7094 or email on contact@st-johnbosco.manchester.sch.uk to report your child’s absence in the morning. You are required to provide evidence for taking your child out of school for appointments- please ensure you have this and show it at the office. We will note it for our attendance records.
Dates coming up...
Mon 1st Dec- St John Bosco School joins Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Tues 2nd Dec- 9.15am Advent mass- Year 3 and 4 parents invited
Weds 3rd Dec- Stay and pray session 3.30pm- Advent- all parents are invited to reflect and pray with your child
Fri 5th Dec- 3.30pm- Christmas Bingo event
Sun 7th Dec- 2pm Carol Service at St John Bosco Church- our amazing choir is singing- please come along
Weds 10th Dec- 9am- EYFS Nativity performance
Weds 10th Dec- Santa Dash- sponsored run in Christmas outfits
Thurs 11th Dec- Our choir is singing at Polefield care home
Fri 12th Dec- am Reconciliation Service
Fri 12th Dec- pm- Our choir is singing at Each Step care home
Tues 16th Dec- Christmas Dinner followed by Christmas fun afternoon
Weds 17th Dec- 1.45 pm KS2 Carol Service T St John Bosco Church (Year 1-6) parents invited
Weds 17th Dec- 9am-KS1 Nativity performance
Thurs 18th Dec- 2pm - Pantomime – Aladdin
Fri 19th Dec- Break up- 1.30pm
Getting Instagram downloaded is a must to keep up to date with all that we do in school. Scan the QR code to see what we have been doing in school this week...
Please ensure the office has permission for staff to take your child's photos and put it on Instagram.
Easy Fundraising
Did you know that St John Bosco Primary are registered with Easyfundraising? This is an organisation that raises money for good causes. Easyfundraising partners with over 7,500 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice. This means you can raise money for us every time you get clothes, groceries, takeaways, insurance, school supplies or anything else you might be buying online anyway. It won’t cost you any extra! The cost is covered by the brand you are buying from. Please scan the QR code below and get raising money. So far we have raised just over £600 for school through staff and parents. Please join in!
Parents speaking to teachers
Communication is really important to us. The class teacher should be your first point of contact to discuss any issues. If you would like to speak to a class teacher about anything concerning your child, please make an appointment to see the class teacher by emailing or phoning school. Please do not try to discuss issues when you are dropping your child off or picking your child up. The teacher needs to ensure the class's safety and they cannot do this if they are having conversations while meeting and greeting children or making sure they are going home with the right adults.
Please also do not engage the office staff about issues for teachers as they often will not know the answers to your questions.
Please remember all the staff in school are there to support you and your children. Aggressive, rude or threatening behaviour towards staff will not be tolerated.
Thank you for your support with this.
Payments to school for school dinners, Breakfast Club and After School Club – Parents need to pay in advance for school dinners, Breakfast Club and After School Club. Please make sure you are signed up to the School Gateway. Falling behind on payments or none payment may mean your child will not be allowed a school dinner or be able to attend the club.
Thank you for our continued support of your children.
With love and prayers,
Mrs Pearson
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