School Keep Clear Markings

You must not stop, park, nor pick up nor drop off passengers on areas shown by school keep clear markings.

 

Arriving at school

Can I please remind all parents and carers that the road to the side of the school and the school car park must not be used to drop off children at any time.

 

This is for the safety of all children. Mr Davies continues to patrol this area at the beginning and end of school and in all weathers for this reason.

 

We are aware of parents who wait until after 9 o’clock to enter the area once he has returned to his other duties. Not only is this highly frustrating but it means that some children are also regularly late for the start of the day.

 

Please do not drop children off in the side road.

 

​The school really appreciates your support in this matter.

 

For your information: All parents and carers can access the Ofsted Parent View website at https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk.

 

You are required to register which then enables you to answer a series of questions.

Great news!! St Joseph's has successfully achieved the UNICEF UK recognition of Commitment for a Rights Respecting School.  This is true recognition that we are well on our journey towards the Rights Respecting School Award and our next step is to achieve Level 1.

Recently all our children were engaged in a range of 'International' activities. We had Chinese, Bengali and Arabic storytelling workshops. Some of our children also learnt about life in the Mediterranean. A Polish policeman also visited our KS2 children. We finished our 'International' activities with some Arabic storytelling. It was a great event.

We welcomed Priti Mystry to our school on Tuesday 21st April. Priti shared with us many features of the Hindu religion including, art, dance and costume. One of the highlights was Miss Maher's children learning an Indian 'Stick Dance'. Lots of parents and carers of children in 2M attended and watched a great presentation of this dance. Thank you for your support.

We are pleased to announce that our Eco-Council successfully organised a textile collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for school equipment. All parents recieved a 'Bag2School' bag and we were really please with the amount returned to school.

 

Bag2School are the UK's leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since its inception in 2001 they have now paid out over £16 million!

 

As well as raising vitally needed funds for our school, it also helps the environment by helping to divert unwanted textiles away from landfill. By getting involved in our Bag2School collection, you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and wardrobes and donate unwanted textiles in the bag provided - this can include adults' and children's clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, bags, soft toys, curtains and bedding (not duvets or pillows). We will receive £400 per tonne or 50p per kilogram which will be a great boost for our PTA fundraising!

 

Bag2School collected the textiles from our school on the 31st January. We raised approximately £200.

 

Many thanks for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.

 

St Joseph's Eco-Council.

The Right Reverend Mark Davies, the 11th Bishop of Shrewsbury, visited  St Joseph's Upton on the 12th October. Meeting Staff and pupils.The Right 

The Right Reverend Mark Davies was born in Manchester on 12th May 1959 and baptised at St Richard’s Church, Longsight.

Bishop Davies was educated at St Richard’s Infant School and St Robert’s Primary School in Manchester and at Broadstone Hall County Primary School and St Anne’s High School in Stockport before beginning his training for the priesthood at Ushaw College, Durham.

Ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas Holland of Salford on 11th February 1984 he served as an assistant priest at Our Lady of Grace, Prestwich, and St Mary’s, Swinton, before he was appointed private secretary to Archbishop Patrick Kelly (then Bishop of Salford) in 1988. From December 1992 until September 2003 the then Father Davies was parish priest of St. John Bosco, Manchester, and was also appointed Dean of North Manchester in 1999.

In January 2003 Bishop Terence Brain of Salford appointed the then Monsignor Davies as Vicar General of the Salford Diocese. As Vicar General he served as the parish priest of St Teresa Little Lever between 2003 and 2006, St Joseph Longsight between 2006 and 2007 and Holy Family, Wigan, between 2007 and 2009

In December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Davies as the Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury. He was ordained Bishop on 22nd February 2010 at St Anthony’s, Wythenshawe, Manchester. On 1st October 2010 Bishop Davies became the 11th Bishop of Shrewsbury in succession to Bishop Brian Noble.

 

 

 

 

  

Did you know.....

World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. 

The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St George's Day – a tradition started over 90 years ago.

 

World book 2014 wll be celebrated on Thursday 6th March.

 

 At St Joseph's we are going to spend part of the week celebrating books. We are going to be making books, reading books, listening to books, watching people act out books, sharing ideas and preferences for books, watching DVDs of books, visiting the local library and generally enjoying the day. We' ll also have an assembly on the Friday to celebrate some of the work completed.

 

We are constantly endorsing the importance of, and pleasure in reading. So we'll be inviting the children to come to school dressed as a fairy tale character from a book. Or they could make a tabard out of cardboard and download pictures of fairy tale characters or books from one author... even better, draw some pictures of their fairy tale character and their character's friends.

 

You can visit the following website http://www.worldbookday.com/ to find out more information explaining all about World Book Day. You may also find the following website useful http://www.bookaid.org/get-involved/fundraise/schools/world-book-day-2014/

 

Let's all get involved...and read, read, read and read some more and then let's talk about books and generally celebrate the power and wonder of books.

At St Joseph's, we are working towards the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award. UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) is the organisation working specifically for children and their rights.  Its mission is to campaign for the protection of children’s rights in order to meet children’s basic needs and empower them to realise their full potential.

 

UNICEF UK believes that these values should be embedded in the ethos and curriculum of our schools, and provides a framework in order to accomplish this. This is the purpose of the RRSA (Rights Respecting School Award). In a rights respecting school, children learn about their rights and responsibilities. Children learn to associate rights with needs and distinguish between their rights and ‘wants’. They learn that if they have rights, they need to respect the rights of others.

 

Why are children learning about their rights at school?

 

In signing the UNCRC all Governments have a responsibility to make both children and adults aware of these rights. There are 42 rights of a child (articles) in the convention covering things such as; children having the right to education (article 27) and children have the right to be protected at all times (article 19).

 

What is meant by ‘rights’?

 

These are not the same as ‘wants’. Rights are the basic human needs and values that apply or should apply to everyone.

 

Does the UNCRC talk about responsibilities?

 

Yes, with rights come responsibilities. These include:

For children: the responsibility to respect the rights of others.
For parents: to respect and provide for the rights of their children.
For governments: to support families and to respect and provide for the rights of children.

 

What about children's respect for the rights of others?

 

Research has shown that when children are taught in school about their rights and responsibilities under the UNCRC, they are more respecting of the rights of others. Children who have learnt about their rights and responsibilties have:

 

a better understanding of what it means to have rights and responsibilities
a more positive attitude to school
better relationships with their classmates and teachers
higher self-esteem
an increased awareness of how to be a global citizen

 

How does teaching about children's rights fit in with the aims of the school?

 

The aim of both RRS and the school is to help children in achieving their potential and become responsible citizens. What is taught in the RRS curriculum helps children learn respect for self, others, critical thinking skills and informed decision-making.

 

Will children take advantage of adults if they are taught about their rights?

 

It is made clear that children not only have rights, but also the responsibility to respect the rights of others. That includes respect for parents, their values and culture. The Convention recognises the central importance of parents. It says that the government must respect the responsibility of parents for providing appropriate guidance for their children, including how children shall exercise their rights.

 

How can parents support their child to learn about the Convention at home?

 

Take the time to ask your child what he/she has learnt recently regarding children’s rights and responsibilities.

 

Discuss the ideas learned in class, and try to think of examples from your own experiences, or from the media, of rights being respected or denied.

 

Discuss how your child or your family can promote respect for rights, or help those whose rights have been violated.

 

Model using rights and responsibility language with your children.

Ask your child’s opinion on children’s rights.