OTLEY ST. JOSEPH’S
NEWSLETTER
Email: smithj24@leedslearning.net
Telephone: 01943 463840
Website: www.stjosephsotley.org.uk
FRIDAY 18TH JUNE 2010
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Year 6 Parents
Our last meeting to discuss the
leavers' party will be on Thursday
24 June at the Red Lion at
8pm. Please try and attend if you
can so we can calculate the total
cost of the party! A big thank you
to all those who have contributed
so far and to the parents who
have offered to help set up in the
afternoon and tidy up afterwards.
Any other willing volunteers are
kindly requested to add their
name to the rota on the school
noticeboard.
LOST
Boys light grey hooded
cardigan (sweat shirt material) also a
blue/green child’s watch with a
dinosaur 2nd hand. Please leave it at
the school office if you find them
Year 2
had great time
learning about the importance of
road safety this week. We got
the opportunity to practice our
skills too. We finished off reading
The Twits during Literacy; what a
funny couple they are! We have
been sorting during maths using a
pictogram. During our IPC topic
work we thought carefully about
the different jobs people do
around the world. It's been a very
busy week!
Mr Garden & Mrs Skeoch
NEW DATE FOR
SPORTS DAY
19th July or if wet 20th July
1:30pm
Everyone welcome
Carnival tomorrow
ANTI RACISM CHARTER
Yesterday morning, school
councillors from Years 1
to 6 went to Cardinal
Heenan High School to
launch the Anti Racism
Charter for Leeds
Catholic Schools. They
had a lovely morning,
singing together,
listening to Fr. Stephen
Webb, celebrating the
signing of the charter
with a balloon release
and returning to school
with a beautiful candle
to remind us all of our
friendship with people
from all over the world.
Mrs J. Smith
FUN AND FIT KIDS
Thursday 24th June 3:30- 4:30pm £15
for 4 weeks – this is open to boys and
girls in Yrs 3 & 4 who want to get fit
and have lots of fun – sessions will
include lots of music, games, crazy
circuits, space hoppers and more.
Children need to wear suitable
clothing and bring a drink.
Application form available at the
school office – please return with £12
SKELTON GRANGE
ENVIRONMENT CENTRE
OPEN DAY
Saturday 11th September 2010. 11am
– 4pm. Fun activities for all the
family – craft and nature activities –
café – woodland discovery trail £1
adults’ children free.
SUNSHINE AWARDS LAST WEEK
Evie Parker – Year 5 – Matthew Lupton _
Neils Maunder – Niamh Waterworth –
Patrick Doherty
…………….come along and support us –
we are “UNDER THE SEA”
May I wish every joy and happiness to
everyone taking part, and thank Sam
Roberts and her team for their tireless
support and hard work in preparing for
the day. GOOD LUCK!!!
Mrs J. Smith
SUMMER PICNIC MEAL
THURSDAY 15TH JULY
This year we will have a cold
sandwich choice – cream
crackers and baby bel cheese,
carrot and cucumber batons –
choc and orange cookies with
juice. If you normally have a
packed lunch and would like
a picnic box meal, please
inform Mrs Wilson ASAP.
Years Reception, 1, 2, 3 & 4
£1.80. Years 5 & 6 £1.85
Payment on order please
A BIG THANKYOU
To Mrs McGrath & Mrs Gustafson for
organising the Fathers Day Stall. If your
child forgot their money please send in to
school on Monday.
NON UNIFORM DAY – we are
holding a non uniform day on
Tuesday 22nd June and invite you to
provide a bottle or prize for the
tombola stall at the Mayors Garden
Party.
NO FOOTBALL ON SATURDAY DUE TO
THE CARNIVAL – SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
WHEN THE SUN WILL SHINE AGAIN
FOR A FUN MORNING!
Have you paid your Building
Fund contribution for this
term? Please see Mrs Skeoch
This week in Reception: Our new topic 'Treasures' started with much excitement when we found a pirate's treasure chest had been left in
the classroom! We have set up our 'Pirate Ship' role play and made eye patches and pirate hats to wear. Today we have been learning about
road safety, the dangers of traffic and why we must hold an adults hand when we are near a road. Ask your child about Percy, who visited us
today! We will be leading the KS1 mass next Thursday. If your child has a reading, please help them learn the words; they were sent home
at the beginning of the week. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you in church on Thursday 24th June at 9.30 am.
Mrs Dykes
NEW R.E. SCHEME IN SEPTEMBER In September the school will begin to use a new RE Scheme “The Way, The Truth, &
The Life”. The RE Committee was established to implement the scheme consisting of teachers, governors, teaching assistants,
parents and parishioners. More information will be available soon. Mrs J. Smith
MAYOR’S GARDEN PARTY As you know, the Mayor’s charity for this year is to raise money for all five Otley Primary Schools. The first
event is a Garden Party on Sunday 4th July from 12noon - 4pm. Please do come and have an enjoyable afternoon with your families. Tickets are
being sent out with the Newsletter today – on sale or return - and are available at the office at £2 per family to include light refreshments on
arrival. Please display the attached flyer in a prominent place too. Friends of St. Joseph’s are looking for helpers to man the bouncy castle. If
you can help please see Mrs Diamond. If you are available to man a stall, please see Mrs Smith as soon as possible. Thank you
NETBALL – just to confirm that this week was the last netball session for Year 6. We would like to thankyou for a brilliant year and
wish you all the luck in your new high school and very much hope some of you will continue playing. We hope you have had as
much fun as we have! Andrea, Louise and Helen - Netball coaches
Year One Update - Well done to all the children who took part in the 'Wake Up Shake Up' festival at Benton Park last Thursday. The children
had put a lot of effort into getting their routine ready and we were really proud of their achievements. This week as part of our road safety week ,
we have used a really good website to help us keep safe. Please have a look at this at home with your child. Mrs Jamieson, Mrs Brook, Mrs
Coulson and Mr Osborne
Please would all owners of green school jackets check the reflective triangles on the sides of the jacket for the initials PJD as we
have a missing one at the lower end of school. If you have this jacket, please pass it to Mrs Dykes. Many Thanks
SUNSHINE AWARDS THIS WEEK GO TO:Y6: Luke Hourigan, Y5: Oliver Parker,
Y4: Mackenzie Flint, Y3: Nicholas Gunnoe, Y2: Isla Mangan, Y1: Jessica Heyburn, Rec: Mason Green
ON THE GOLDEN TABLE THIS WEEK WERE:
Francesca Williams (Rec), Tyler Stringwell (Y6), Ella Turner (Y1) and Ellie Woffenden (Y2)
The 'old team' was back in action again this week! Years 3 and 4 proved that the
magnificent music at last month's First Holy Communion Mass was no fluke, by producing
an equally superb
performance at the Trinity and All Saints College concert last
night. 7 schools from across the diocese gathered to join forces for a huge concert
and, amongst the 14 songs we had to learn (yes 14! A massive task. But nothing daunts a
St Joseph's musician so we did it brilliantly!!) we were privileged to give the first
performance of our 'new look' school song. I know we all love ' St Joseph Was
A
Carpenter' and now thanks to Mr Cullen and Sally Egan we have a wonderful new
arrangement that will give generations of the St Joseph's family great pleasure. It
certainly went down well with the audience at TASC! I was so proud of our musicians who
as usual worked extremely hard and performed wonderfully. Do look out for the assembly
premiere of our new song within the next few weeks, you wouldn't want to miss out on
one of the highights of the Otley musical world's year!!
Sports Day:
Last week was sports week, and because of the weather, we didn't manage to enjoy it as much as planned. With two
Sports Days being rained off! Luckily, we have managed to pencil in the 19th of July for our new Sports Day - let us
hope that we have sunshine! We'd like to ask for your support for this event; St Mary's will not be able to send helpers
so we are asking for any parents or (much) older siblings to support staff at each station.
Spirit Alive:
From an unsuccessful Sports Day... to a glorious Spirit Alive Day! Year 5 children worked amazingly hard to organise
and arrange the activities, themes and prizes to raise money for The British Heart Foundation - the day couldn't have
been better! Everybody (including the adults!) went home wearily after a fabulously fun day of activities! Well done to
everybody who made the effort to dress up; you all looked wonderful! We raised a fantastic £342.10!!
Future Sport:
22nd June - Year 4 Kwik Cricket at Ilkley
18th June - Y5/6 Archery lessons
23rd June - Year 6 Top Links 9:30-12:30 at St Mary's 28th June - KS1 Multiskills Festival 9:00-12:00
30th June - Dodgeball Festival for Year 5/6 at Horsforth 4-6pm
5th July - Year 3/4 visiting Otley Tennis Club 1:15-3:15 6th July - Year 3/4 5-a-side football match 3:15-4:00
12th July - 5 a-side tournament against the Whartons (Y5/6 football club)
Year Six have been studying Road Safety all week and have even written a Police Accident Report on a
hypothetical accident situation. We have also been preparing for our World Cup Assembly next Friday. We
were ‘Bowled Over’ at the Bowling Club and we have learnt a new skill this week. Please ensure that you
have read the letters sent home with your child today. Enjoy the Carnival – Mr Gallacher & Mrs Condliffe
DIARY DATES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE NOTICEBOARD OR ON OUR WEBSITE
DATES-DATES-DATES-DATES-DATES
Saturday 19th June
Wednesday 23rd June
Thursday 24th June
Thursday 24th June
Thursday 24th June
Friday 25th June
Thursday 1st July
Monday 5th July
Tuesday 6th July
Tuesday 6th July
Wednesday 7th July
Thursday 8th July
Friday 9th July
Wednesday 14th July
Thursday 15th July
Friday 16th July
Monday 19th or Tuesday 20th July
Wednesday 21st July
Thursday 22nd July
Friday 22nd July 2010
Wednesday 1st September
Thursday 2nd September 2010
Tuesday 4th January 2011
Monday 25th July 2011
Afternoon
9:30am -12noon
9:30am
1:20pm
All day
All day
9:30am
All day
9:30am
During the day
All day
All day
Return time TBA
1:30pm
7pm
All day
1:30pm
7pm
6pm – 8:30pm
3:15pm
School closed
Normal times
School closed
School closed
Otley Carnival
Top Link at St Marys Menston Yr 6
KS1 Mass in Church – led by Reception
Year 3 to PHGS re Cookery
10 x Yr 6 Children on a cycle ride
Year 1 visit York Railway Museum
Year 6 Class Mass
Year 6 Deanery day at TASC
Year 4 Class Mass
Year 6 to St. Mary’s Menston
Year 6 residential
Year 6 residential
Year 6 residential
Years 5 & 6 performance
Years 5 & 6 performance
No school - Staff Training Day
Sports day and reserve day if wet
Leavers’ Mass
Year 6 Leavers’ Party
School closes for summer holiday
Staff Training Day
School reopens for the children
Staff Training Day
Staff Training Day