St Joseph St Bede RC Primary School

Every year I make up a goodie bag for all the staff to start the school year. With budgets being so so tight I wondered if anyone knows of any businesses that would be willing to donate anything. We usually have a sweet treat, a tea/coffee sachet and something nice as a treat. Any help would be very much appreciated. Mrs. M

For those asking -up to date links are:

Whole School: https://amzn.eu/0femnuJr
EYFS: https://amzn.eu/0bLAxg54
KS1:https://amzn.eu/0ffqQQY7
LKS2:https://amzn.eu/0ikTrEhK
UKS2:https://amzn.eu/08j7ZbEf
Beadies: https://amzn.eu/0gqNX4A7
Pastoral/PHSE: https://amzn.eu/0hzLqb37

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The ‘barrow is back! That’s the Euros final sorted for this weekend and a spot of gardening sorted for the weekend after 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌻 £2.50 per ticket at the Summer Fair ☀️

And a quick edit to say 2 runner up prizes of buckets of booze to win too! 🥴

Some parents have been asking us to update our wish list. Amazon is the easiest way to do this, but I believe you can order from elsewhere if found cheaper and then mark as bought elsewhere. We would be very grateful for anything on our list to help us make memorable experiences.

Check out my list on Amazon

We are delighted that Neville passed his test and is our new school dog. Welcome to the SJSB family!

Did you know Red Door supports people in Bury who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless including:

Free meals/showers
Laundry/emergency clothing
Advice & support from staff/visiting agencies
Activities & social sessions
Volunteering

Find out more https://www.caritassalford.org.uk/service/red-door/

This morning we crowned Mary to start the month of May. It was such a special time spent together in reverence for the most inspirational woman.

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We still have a few places remaining for our Nursery September 2024 intake, please follow the link below if you wish to apply.

https://www.sjsb.stoccat.org.uk/parents/admissions/

Are you looking for a session on Monday to attend with your child? Why not come along to our ‘Talk, Sing and Play’ drop in session at East Bury Family Hub. The sessions will help support your child’s Communication and Language Development 👍 we look forward to seeing you, From Pam and Kirsty 👍

On Friday we said goodbye to Mrs. Teasdale. We thank her for her hard work at SJSB and wish her all the best in her next role.

We can’t wait to see our egg hunters tomorrow!

When you arrive find the person with the clipboard to tick your name off the list then hunters can decorate and make their own Easter basket ready for the hunt.

The eggs are hidden in ‘nests’ so to earn your chocolate treat you need to find 5 different coloured eggs (only take 1 from the nests you find then move on to find your next coloured egg so there’s lots of eggs left for others still to find).

Once you have your 5 different coloured eggs come and see us at the cabin to exchange your eggs for an Easter egg!

Then it’s time to try your hand at fire lighting, marshmallow toasting and to enjoy the secret garden!

Please wrap up warm but bunny ears are encouraged!

We will have hot drinks to warm you up and some sweet treats on hand in exchange for a donation so please bring some spare change if you can.

The lovely Jess at The Secret Garden will also have a tombola so please support this worthy cause if you can!

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We can’t wait to welcome to tomorrow! 📚 They’ll be bringing along an exciting array of books for you to explore when you visit throughout the day! 📚

We are taking over The Secret Garden at Hoyles Park on Sunday 24th March 2024 for the Friends of SJSB Easter Egg Hunt. We have a limited number of tickets for two available time slots:
10.00am to 12.00pm
1.00pm to 3.00pm

What’s included?
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Crafts
Marshmallow Toasting*
Campfire and firelighting
A chocolate surprise for each child*
Exploring the secret garden

*Please send a message in to school or contact us via our page if your child has any special dietary requirements

Tickets are priced at £6.75 (including 0.25p booking fee) for a ‘Child and 1 Accompanying Adult’ ticket and £1.75 (including 0.25p booking fee) for an ‘Additional Adult’ ticket.

So, for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) you would need to purchase two ‘Child and 1 Accompanying Adult’ tickets at a total cost of just £13.50.

Tickets are available to purchase here:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofstjosephandstbede/1145542

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We are delighted to be able to share our recent Catholic School Inspection Report with our wider community.
We are thrilled that the inspectors saw that our school is 'Outstanding' in all areas. We are privileged to share something that we get to see each and every day.

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Today we heard the sad news that Mrs. McGrail passed away last night in her sleep.
Mrs. McGrail was such a huge part of St. Joseph and St. Bede. She championed us long after she stopped being a governor.

Mrs. McGrail taught at SJSB and then she became a governor and latterly chair of governors, devoting many hours to our school. After she finished being a governor she would still attend Mass in school and would always ring to say how the children had read and behaved.

On a personal note Mrs. McGrail taught me at Guardian Angels and then was part of the team who gave me my first teaching job at SJSB. She then pushed me hard, to be the best I could be (as she had done at school) and I became Assistant Headteacher, then Deputy Headteacher and finally she made sure I was put through my paces to become Headteacher.

We will always hold her dearly in our hearts and will continue to strive to give our children THE BEST education, as was her vision.

Rest in peace Mrs. McGrail.

Mrs. Myerscough and all at St. Joseph and St. Bede x

Save the Date!

Friday 22nd December for Secret Garden Hoyles Park Community Christmas Celebration 🎉

No need to book just drop by, enjoy the freedom Secret Garden site has to offer, getting crafty, make edible snow men & toast marshmallows!

🎵 We are in need of a local choir of any ages & abilities who would be happy to provide us with Christmas Carol performance to get in the true Community Christmas spirit! 🎵

Our wonderful bakers have been busy today preparing some goodies for the KS1 Nativity performances tomorrow and for the EYFS Christmas Concerts on Wednesday. Please bring some change if you can and enjoy a festive treat whilst watching the show!

KS1 Nativity
12th December 9.30am and 2.00pm
EYFS Christmas Concert
13th December 9.45am and 2.00pm

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WOW! This is amazing. Thank you to everyone who helped organise and everyone who came.

The Friends of SJSB elves have made a special delivery to school today to help out an important visitor who is particularly busy at this time of year 🎅🏼🎄😁