The children worked so hard to prepare for their Roman assembly. Please take a look at all the photographs on Year 4’s page.
Y3 Ancient Egyptians Assembly
Well done to our Year 3 children who put on a fantastic show during their ‘Ancient Egyptians’ assembly this morning! See our class page for more information and photographs.
St. Joseph’s Day Celebrations
We all had a wonderful day yesterday celebrating St. Joseph! The day began with a lovely celebration Mass in church where we were joined by the parishioners of St. Joseph’s Parish and family members of our pupils. Our Year 5 and 6 children read beautifully at the Mass and the whole school did us proud with their impeccable behaviour and prayerful conduct.
On our return to school an art competition awaited! Each child in school was asked to draw a picture of St. Joseph and informed that the winning ‘St Joseph’ would feature on our new school signs. Every child in school worked hard and the images of St. Joseph they produced were stunning!
Teachers then had a very tough staff meeting looking through all of the beautiful pictures and trying to pick out a winning design for our schools signs. They were finally able to narrow it down to the 14 images of St. Joseph included below but have asked for more thinking time to decide on the overall winner. The announcement will be made on Friday morning during assembly and will be shared here shortly after that.
Top entries from Reception:
Top entries from Year 1:
Top entries from Year 2:
Top entries from Year 3:
Top entries from Year 4:
Top entries from Year 5:
Top entries from Year 6:
Consultation on Admission Arrangements for St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Stanley 2019/20
Where changes to admission arrangements are intended, all schools are required to consult before these are determined and published.
The policy for consultation for 2019-20 is St Joseph’s, Stanley Proposed Admission Policy 2019-20.
The consultation will run from Monday 4 December 2017 – Monday 22 January 2018.
A consultation response form is available by request from the school.
The governing body will consider all comments received before they determine the arrangements for 2019-20.
Mission Week – Unbroken
Mission week took place from 27th November 2017 – 3rd December 2017 and began with a Whole School Liturgy. Taylor, who designed our Mission Logo, lit our Mission Candle which burnt all week. We also had Prayer Stations, KS1 Liturgy and KS2 Living Rosary which were open to parent/carers and the parish. The school week ended with a Whole School Mass with pupils from St Mary’s and the Mission candle was passed back to St Joseph’s Parish on Sunday at 11am Mass so that the parish mission week could begin.
The children and members of our Pontop Partnership visited our Prayer Stations. These were accessed by children and families throughout the week.
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
5th March – Parent/teacher meetings Y5
9th March – Reception Mother’s Day Assembly 9.15 am – 10.00 am
12th March – World Book Day (re-arranged)
16th March – History and Geography Carousel Day
23rd March – Year 4 Roman Assembly 9.15 am – 10.00 am
29th March – Easter egg/bonnet competition entry deadline
16th April – 20th April – Anti Bullying Week
20th April – Anti-Bullying Assembly 9.15 am – 10.00 am
26th April – Maths Reasoning Open Lessons and Book browsing
13th May – Y4 First Holy Communion
14th May 18th – Y6 SATS
21st – 25th May Year 6 Middleton in Teesdale residential trip
11th – 14th June Scholastic Book Fair
6th Jul – Reports out
9th July – Drop in session
Michael Heaviside’s Homecoming Parade
July saw the 100th anniversary of war hero, Michael Heaviside’s homecoming parade. The people of Craghead and Stanley lined the streets to welcome their local hero. Using the film of the parade which survives in the archives of the Imperial War Museum, we walked alongside other local schools and organisations to recreate part of the homecoming parade on Stanley Front Street.
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- Heaviside Parade
Starting School – Admissions (Reception Class 2018)
If your child is due to start primary school in September 2018 the deadline for applications was 15th January 2018.
Parent/Carers will be notified of their accepted Primary School on 16th April 2018.
From 12th September 2016, Durham County Council made the Parents’ Guide to School Admissions and Common Application Form available to parents. Full details can be found online at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions.
Contact details for the School Admissions Team are
The School Admissions and Transport Team.
Children and Adults Services County Hall Durham County Durham DH1 5UJ
Telephone 03000 265 896
email: schooladmissions@durham.gov.uk
Statement to Live By
The Statements for January are:
Week beginning:
22nd January – I co-operate with other in work and play
29th January – I try to use words that make the world a better place
The Statements for February are:
Week beginning:
5th February – I try to appreciate the beauty and the wonder in the world around me
19th February – I know that it is OK for me to make mistakes
26tth February – I can learn from my mistakes and failures
The Statements for March are:
Week beginning:
5th March – I try to keep going when things are difficult and not give up hope
12th March – I know what humility means
19th March – I know when to ask for help and who to ask for help from
26th March – I can recognise comfortable and uncomfortable feelings
St Joseph’s – International School Award
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Stanley has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
The International School Award is a badge of honour for schools that do outstanding work in international education, such as through links with partner schools overseas. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need to live and work as global citizens.
