Thank you to the CSG Library for opening their doors again to our children this week.
Thank you to the kitchen staff for organising a lovely Christmas lunch this week with festive decorations and community singing in the hall. We also raised £148 with our Christmas Jumper day for Diabetes UK
Weekly Attendance - attendance at the Junior School has been 95.2% this week and this year to date is 95.8%
School meal ordering - meals for the Spring term are available to order on ParentPay. Menus and lists of allergens are available here. Please note that meals need to be ordered 11 days in advance so that we can give St Joseph's accurate order numbers. If you need to cancel a meal for any reason, you can still do this by contacting the office by 9am on the day at the latest. If you placed a Spring term order yesterday the menu has been reset today so please double check your meal orders
Christmas Parties in classes on Monday afternoon - Children may wear their own clothes today. Please can children wear something that is weather appropriate and remember coats and suitable shoes for the day
Carol Services - we would like to invite parents and family members to join us for our annual Carol Service at the Village Church on Tuesday 16th December. Parents are invited to join their child's year group service at the church Please can the musicians remember to bring their instruments and music into school on Tuesday
- The service for Year 3 & Year 4 is from 1:25pm to 2:20pm
- The service for Year 5 & Year 6 is from 2:25pm to 3:20pm
Earrings - a reminder that Children are not permitted to wear earrings of any kind in school, including retainer earrings. Please use the Christmas break to ensure all piercings have healed as earrings will not be allowed to be worn in school after Christmas. They also must not be taped over, they must be removed. This is due to safety reasons and is part of our school uniform policy.
Volunteer readers - a massive thank you to all of the parents and volunteers who come in to listen to children read each week. This is the last week for reading volunteers in school (no readers week of 15th December please) but we hope that you will all be able to restart in the new year.
School run clubs - all school run clubs have now finished for the term. A new timetable will be sent out for children to sign up for clubs in the Spring Term once we have details for all of the clubs
- Spring term external club - Smart Raspberry flyer
Lost property - we have a wide range of items in our lost property box, from water bottles, snack boxes and forks to football boots, ukulele bags, coats and school jumpers and hoodies. Please take a moment to look through these items if you have lost anything recently. The lost property boxes will be emptied over the holidays and items will be donated to charity.
- 15/12/2025 Christmas Bakes and 3D gifts with other Christmas fayre - Lower Playground after school. More details on Classlist
Our School Amazon Wish List - link to the Junior School gift list can be found here https://amzn.eu/fVdAqFF. Thank you for the generous donations of blue tac and batteries that have been delivered this week
Diary dates for next week:
Monday 15th December
- NO PE for Year 3 today
- NO volunteer readers in school this week
- Christmas Parties in classes this afternoon - Children may wear their own clothes today. Please can children wear something that is weather appropriate and remember coats and suitable shoes for the day
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room during the day
- PTA Christmas bake sale and stocking fillers sale on the Lower Playground - 3:30pm to 4pm - details on Classlist
- Music lessons - Guitar lessons with Mr Atkinson, BMT - in the Music Room during the morning
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room before children go down for the carol service
- Junior Carol Services at the Village Church - Year 3 & 4 from 1:25pm to 2:20pm and Year 5 & 6 from 2:25pm to 3:20pm - parents are invited to attend their child's service at the church
- Cookery Club with Smart Raspberry in the Dining Hall from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
- NO Rocky Road - club has finished for the term
- NO Year 5 & 6 Netball club - club has finished for the term
- NO Captiv8 Life / PFO Football Club - club has finished for the term
Wednesday 17th December
- Year 5 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room today
- Alternative menu today (Macaroni Cheese OR Baked Potato & Beans WITH Fresh Fruit OR Yoghurt)
- NO Tennis club - club has finished for the term
- NO Year 5 & 6 Girls Football Club - club has finished for the term
Thursday 18th December
- Gym Club (Before School) with Springbucks in the Main hall - from 7:45am to 8:45am - entrance via Parsonage Road entrance only
- Year 4 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT- in the Music Room at the start of the day
- Music lessons - Strings lessons with Mrs Priestley, BMT- in the Music Room
- Year 5 children will be visiting the village library this afternoon - if children have a Bucks library card they can bring it in to school and they will be able to borrow a couple of books when we visit the library
- NO Lego club - club has finished for the term
- NO Art club with Mrs Starrs - club has finished for the term
- NO Year 5 & 6 Football Club - club has finished for the term
Friday 19th December
- Early doors opening - parents are welcome to pop into class, to read with your child or look at work books, from 8:45am until 8:55am (gates will be open from 8:40am on Fridays)
- Year 6 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit (PE will take place during the morning)
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT - in the Music Room at the start of the day TBC
- Music lessons - Drum lessons with Teach me Drums - in the Music Room during the morning
- Last day of term - early finish at 1:45pm (gates open at 1:40pm)
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Future dates (changes in bold)
Monday 5th January - INSET Day
Tuesday 6th January - school open for new term today
Thursday 7th January - Open Morning for prospective Y3 parents (starting Sep 2026) - tours at 10am (no heads presentation today)
Wednesday 14th January - Beech class swimming lessons start again today (last lesson is Wednesday 11th February) - details here
Friday 23rd January - Pantomime with M&M productions - Cinderella - details here
Monday 19th January - Year 3 Skipping PE Festival during the afternoon - children to wear school PE kit today - form here
Tuesday 27th January - Year 6 Circuits PE Festival during the afternoon - children to wear school PE kit today - will be early start for coach at 8:45am - form here
Wednesday 11th February - Year 6 day trip to Hazard Alley - details here
Wednesday 11th February - PTA event - Taylor Swift (tribute) Disco - full details and tickets on Classlist
Wednesday 25th March - Year 6 day trip to Go Ape in Black Park - details here
Wednesday 6th May - Year 3 Egyptian Day workshop - details here
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Community Events - details of some clubs and local activities are given here
CSG Parish Council - Go Crackers at Christmas competition form - details here
South Bucks Charity Tractor Run in aid of Air Ambulance - Friday 19th December - details here - route via CSP (@ 8:30pm) and CSG (@8:50pm)
Bucks Domestic Abuse Services - Wycombe Women's Aid offer support to women over the age of 16 with a range of services and advice lines - details here
CSG Parish Church - Tractor Carols in the village - Tuesday 16th December - details here
CSG Parish Church - Family Gingerbread House decorating workshops on 12th and 14th December - details here
Amersham Music Centre - Music Majors flyer
Amersham Band present The Snowman - Sunday 7th December and Sunday 20th December - details here
Wishing you all a lovely weekend