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Junior - Weekly email - Wednesday 3rd September

Dear Parents / Carers
 
We hope that you have all had a good summer and are ready for return to school this Friday
 
School meal ordering - meals for the Autumn term are available to order on ParentPay. Menus are available here. Please note that we have switched to ordering meals 11 days in advance so that we can give St Joseph's more accurate orders. If you need to cancel a meal on the day, you can still do this by contacting the office by 9am on the day. 
 
St Joseph's kitchen - we have been advised that there may be some menu changes over the next few days. As soon as we have more details we will let you know.
 
Lunch boxes - A reminder that we do not allow sweets, fizzy drinks or chocolate bars in our lunchboxes. For advice on how to provide a healthy lunch for your child please see here. We have a number of children attending this school who have a severe allergy to nuts & sesame seeds - including both peanuts and tree-growing nuts.  This allergy is not just triggered through ingestion but can also be via touch and inhalation so we request that no items containing nuts or nut products be brought onto site, either during the school day or before and after school.  This includes birthday treats that get handed out to the children.  Such products also include peanut butter and Nutella / hazelnut chocolate spread and some cereal bars.  Your cooperation on this matter is very much appreciated.

Snacks for morning break - children may bring in a fruit or vegetable snack for morning break. Break-time snacks should be kept in their bags in the class cloakroom

Daily drop off arrangements
  • All gates open at 8:45am - gates are at school entrance at top of Parsonage Road, just off Lagger Close (by the school field) and on the Hillside Close footpath (next to the Lower Playground)
  • All children to go to their class for morning registration at 8:55am (registers close at 9am)
  • Note that the Lagger Close and Hillside Close gates will be locked at 9am and entrance is only via Parsonage Road after that time
  • Please do not use the staff car park for normal drop off and pick up

 

Daily pick up arrangements
  • End of school day is 3:30pm and all the external gates will be open from 3:25pm
  • Year 3s will be brought out to the area near the wet weather shelter area of the lower playground .
  • Year 4s will be brought out to the lower playground near Acer class
  • Year 5s will be brought out to the upper playground near Maple Class
  • Year 6s will be brought out to the upper playground near the wet weather shelter

 

Friday mornings - Early door opening on Friday will start on Friday 12th September. School gates will open at 8:40am to allow parents to visit their child's class to look at work books as well as reading with their child 
 
Medicines in school - if your child needs to have medicines in school please contact the school office to contact us to discuss this. If medical needs should change at any point please do contact the School Office. We ask that any meds needed in school are dropped off at the office.
 
PE days - on their year group PE days children should come into school in PE Kit:
  • School logo green T-shirt
  • Black shorts or skort (no cycling shorts)
  • Trainers for outdoor PE. Trainers should be a single plain colour (but not fluorescent.)
  • Plain black jogging bottoms with minimal logos, no leggings or cycling shorts. (Dark green remains acceptable until children grow out of these if that is what they had at their infant school.)
  • Bottle green hooded top

 

Stationery - Year 3 do not need to bring any stationery this term as items will be provided in class. A copy of the induction presentation is available here
 
Year 6 - Parent Information Meeting - please note that this has been moved to Thursday 11th September - still starting at 6pm in the Dining Hall
 
Clubs for Autumn term - the following external clubs have been confirmed for the autumn term. Details of all clubs for the autumn term will be sent out once these have been confirmed

 

Our School Amazon Wish List - link to the Junior School gift list can be found here https://amzn.eu/fVdAqFF. 
 
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Dates for Autumn Term
 
Friday 5th September
  • School starts for the new Term today
  • Gates open at 8:45am today
 
Diary dates for the following week:
 
Monday 8th September 
  • Year 3 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
  • Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room during the day - starting today
  • Music lessons - Brass lessons with Mr Re will start on Monday 22nd September
  • PTA Christmas Card fundraiser – children designing artwork for cards in school during first few weeks of term
 
Tuesday 9th September
  • Year 6 - 11+ / Secondary Transfer Test practice papers this morning
  • Music Lessons - no music lessons this morning
  • Music lessons - Guitar lessons with Mr Atkinson, BMT - in the Music Room during the morning - starting Tuesday 16th September
  • Year 5 - Parent information meeting starting at 6pm

 

Wednesday 10th September

  • 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 during the day 
  • Year 3 - Parent information meeting starting at 6pm
 
Thursday 11th September
  • 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
  • Year 6 Secondary Transfer / 11+ Practice Test this morning
  • Music Lessons - no music lessons this morning
  • Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT - in the Music Room at the start of the day -  starting 18th September
  • Music lessons -  Strings lessons with Mrs Priestley, BMT - in the Music Room - starting 18th September
  • Year 6 - Parent information meeting starting at 6pm
 
Friday 12th September
  • 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 - starting 19th September
  • Music lessons - Drum lessons with Teach me Drums - in the Music Room during the day - TBC
  • Dance Club with Pips Dance Academy in the Main Hall from 3:30pm to 4:15pm - open to all hear groups - pick up from Main Hall 
 
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Future dates
 
Monday 15th September - Year 5 Basketball PE Festival during the afternoon - children to wear school PE kit today

Thursday 18th September - PTA AGM - starting at 6:30pm in the Dining Hall

Wednesday 24th September - Beech Class swimming lessons starting today - please give consent via ParentPay - children to wear PE kit and to bring in swimming kit with towels & goggles if required - details here

Friday 26th September - Macmillan Coffee Morning Timings TBC

Friday 26th September - PTA Kids Disco – 5:30pm to 7pm TBC

Monday 6th October - Individual photographs session during the morning with Imago Photography
 
Tuesday 7th October - Year 6 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)

Thursday 9th October - Year 5 & Year 6 Papaya workshops with Papaya Parents- https://www.papayaparents.com/workshops
Friday 10th October - Year 6 - 11+ results issued today

Thursday 16th October - Year 3 & Year 4 Papaya workshops with Papaya Parents- https://www.papayaparents.com/workshops

Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st October - Year 6 SATS Practice sessions during the morning (No music lessons these mornings)

Wednesday 22nd October - Open Mornings for prospective Y3 parents (starting Sep 2026) - details TBC

Friday 24th October - Dress Down Friday for end of half term / OR PTA Break the Rules Day TBC

Friday 24th October - last day of half term - normal finish time at 3:30pm

Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October - Half term holiday week

Thursday 4th September - INSET Day
 
Tuesday 4th November - Year 5 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)

Thursday 6th November - Autumn Term Parents’ Evening from 5pm to 8pm

Monday 10th November - Autumn Term Parents’ Evening from 3:40pm to 6:10pm

Wednesday 12th November - Open Mornings for prospective Y3 parents (starting Sep 2026)  - details TBC

Wednesday 19th November - Flu vaccinations for all year groups – during the morning - details TBC

Friday 21st November 2026 – Family Day - morning session details TBC

Tuesday 2nd December - Year 4 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)

Wednesday 3rd December - Year 6 Dodgeball PE Festival during the afternoon - children to wear school PE kit today - will be early start for coach at 8:45am

Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th December - Year 6 SATS Practice sessions during the morning (No music lessons these mornings)

Friday 12th December - Christmas Jumper Charity Day – charity TBC

Monday 15th December - Christmas Parties (in year groups) – TBC

Friday 19th December  - last day of term - early finish at 1:$5pm TBC
 
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Diary Dates for 2025-2026 - details here
 
Term dates:

Friday 5th September 2025 to Friday 24th October 2025 (Half term holiday week 27th to 31st Oct)

Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025 (Christmas Holidays 22nd Dec to 2nd Jan))

Tuesday 6th January 2026 to Friday 13th February 2026 (Half term holiday week 16th to 20th Feb)

Monday 23rd February 2026 to Friday 27th March 2026 (Easter Holidays 30th March to 10th Apr))

Monday 13th April 2026 to Friday 22nd May 2026 (Half term holiday week 25th to 29th May)

Tuesday 2nd June 2026 to Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (Summer holidays start 23rd July)

 

INSET Days for staff training

         Wednesday 3rd September 2025        Monday 5th January 2026

         Thursday 4th September 2025            Monday 1st June 2026

         Monday 3rd November 2025

 

Please note that INSET days are set by schools so may not be the same at other local schools 

 

In addition to dates above schools will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May 2025

 
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Community Events - details of some summer clubs and local activities are given here 
 
CSG Village Show - Saturday 6th September - details here
 
Gerrards Cross Squash Club are inviting kids to free Introductory sessions, this September. details here.
 
CSG Library story time - details here

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