Welcome Back

Croeso yn ôl, pawb.

In this afternoon’s first assembly we shared the story of creation. One of the wonderful things about life in school (for children and adults) is that September is a new beginning. The books are new - their pages blank and inviting. Shoes are shiny and pencils sharp. All is good. No mistakes have been made, yet (adults and children). Anything is possible - the year when we will be the best we can be.

And we’ve made a good start. I’ve seen lots of positive signs across the school, with happy faces on almost all children, staff and parents. It was great to welcome some very new families to our Playgroup Open Afternoon on Wednesday and also a few new faces at Friday coffee in the Parish Centre. (If you’ve never been to Friday coffee, why not give it go next week? They don’t bite!)

Thank you to everyone for ensuring compliance with uniform. I’ve never really been one for policing uniform but last year finally started to realise the importance. It is not so we look good/smart/posh. It is so we look and feel the same. As soon as uniform slips, fashion starts appearing and fashion can lead to inequality, jealousy and falling out. Nobody is better or more important than anyone else in St Joseph’s, so we wear the same clothes.

We will be sending out a list of term dates next week which will include details of after school clubs and Autumn Parents Open Evening.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t save them up, ask at the gate, pick up the phone or drop us an email.

Mr J Wilkinson