Dear Parents / Carers
A quick reminder that school is finishing at 1:45pm today!
A huge thank you to all of our amazing musicians who played during the carol services this week. Also thank you to Mr Holmes for organising the two services.
A special thank you to the Year 6 helpers who have been sorting and delivering our Christmas post. They have delivered a lot of cards over the past few weeks!
All of the staff would like to say a huge thank you for the Christmas gifts you have so generously given them - they really are very much appreciated!
Weekly Attendance - attendance at the Junior School has been 93.9% this week and this year to date is 95.1%
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 or change a meal for any reason, you can still do this by contacting the office by 9am on the day at the latest.
Spring term school run clubs - the new clubs timetable and sign up info will be sent out during the first week of the spring term.
Spring term external clubs:
- Smart Raspberry Cookery club flyer (Tuesday after school)
- Captiv8 PFO Football club- flyer (Tuesday after school)
- Mark Schofield Tennis club - flyer (Wednesday after school)
- Springbucks Gym club - flyer (Thursday before school)
- Pips Dance club - flyer (Friday after school)
Staff Car Park work - we are hoping to re-model and extend the staff car park at some stage and we are looking for grants to fund this work. If any parents have experience of building surveying or putting together construction plans for such type of surfacing work and are able to help us with advice for this project please contact the school office
PTA My School Lottery - a reminder that we are part of the My School Lottery and you can sign up for this national lottery to support our school fundraising
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 dishes for the dining hall, skipping ropes and coloured paper that have been delivered this week
Chalfont St Giles Parish Council is running two Christmas competitions this year.
The Christmas window competition has two elements – children under 11 can count the number of coloured crackers in the shop windows and enter the competition. There will be three prizes available when the winning entry is drawn in January. Adults can vote for their favourite window using the link below. The shop window with the most votes counted in January will win a prize and be awarded the prestigious Best Dressed Window Cup.
The second competition is the Christmas Tree Trail. There are 10 trees located around Chalfont St Giles High Street and Three Households. The trees have been decorated by groups and charities, and you can vote for your favourite tree. The tree with the most votes will win a cash prize. The locations of the trees and a suggested walking route can be found at Christmas Tree Trail 2025. You can vote online or there are voting forms available in the Community Library.
Diary dates for next year:
- School opens for new term today
- 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 during the afternoon
Wednesday 7th January
- Year 5 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Music lessons - Cello lessons with Mrs Sackman-Smith , BMT- in the Music Room this morning
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room this afternoon
Thursday 8th January
- Gym Club (Before School) with Springbucks in the Main hall - from 7:45am to 8:45am - entrance via Parsonage Road entrance only (TBC If running today)
- Year 4 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Open Morning for prospective Y3 parents (starting Sep 2026) - tour at 10am (no heads presentation today)
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT- in the Music Room this morning
Friday 9th 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
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT - in the Music Room at the start of the day
- Music lessons - Drum lessons with Teach me Drums - in the Music Room during the day
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Future dates (changes in bold)
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
Monday 16th March - Music and Arts Dress Rehearsal during the afternoon for children in school ot watch - details TBC
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
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
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year