December 23, 2006
Christmas Traditions in Poland
Our international partners in Poland thought it would be a lovely idea if we could share some of our traditions at Christmas time. This Powerpoint presentation shows some of the interesting activities that take place in Poland at this time of year.
Download Presentation:-Polish Christmas Traditions (Powerpoint : 917KB)
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Barnaby in France
Well, here I am in France. The journey from Finland wasn't too bad. This is a picture of the French school. It is quite different to my own.
I've had a great time watching the children prepare for Christmas. In fact, this photo is of me looking at their crib.
I've really enjoyed myself in France but I need to keep travelling. My next stop will be in Ireland. I look forward to telling you about my trip in the New Year. From all my friends in France, we wish you a great Christmas and hope to see you in the New Year.
Bye for now!
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December 22, 2006
St. Joseph's Herald
If you wish to see a copy of the December '06 edition of the St. Joseph's Herald. Please download it from here. It may take you some time as it is rather a large file.
Download file:- St. Joseph's Herald (Word: 5.61 M.B.)
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December 19, 2006
Year 6 Sing to the Elderly
The year 6 children will be singing carols at the following events:-
Tuesday 19th December, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
The Luncheon Club at Winlaton Community Centre
Wednesday 20th December, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Valley View Residential Home, Winlaton
We hope our audiences experience the true meaning of Christmas!
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December 17, 2006
Children Light Up The Quayside on the 24th November
The year 6 children ready to brighten up the quayside.
It might have been a rain soaked evening in November but that didn’t dampen the spirits or the voices of the year 6 children. They had been asked to help the Lady Mayoress of Gateshead to switch on the Christmas lights on the banks of the Gateshead Quayside.
The event took place outside the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, just beside the Millennium Bridge. The children were in fine voice and sang a variety of Christmas carols old and new. Both parents and teachers agree that the children’s voices helped to brighten up an evening when the weather was so miserable.
Afterwards the children enjoyed a heart warming cup of hot chocolate with the Lady Mayoress.
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December 14, 2006
Hello all there at Blaydon St.Joseph's!
Barnaby Joseph experiences snow in Finland in November
I'm writing for Barnaby Joseph, who's been visiting our school for a week now. Oh yes, our school: that is Jyväskylän Normaalikoulu, in Jyväskylä, Finland. We have about 390 students and about 25 teachers. We are lucky to have a nice new school building, which is only 4 years old. Our school is a bit older: we celebrated our 140th anniversary this year, in October.
Barnaby meets new friends in Finland
When Barnaby arrived in Finland, we had snow on the ground, but during the weekend rains the most of it melted away or turned grey. There's one picture attached with the snow. Later, in winter, everything is covered with snow.
Barnaby has enjoyed his stay, and he has talked to many classes and gained a lot of new friends, too. One of them, Helmi, who is 10 made Barnaby a woolly hat and a scarf so that he doesn't get cold when he travels around. (Did you know that in Finland we have crafts and needlework as a school subject? Children can learn how to knit and sew.)
From Finland Barnaby is going to France, so he's saying bye for now.
We're going to follow his travels once we get the website running.
Best regards,
Barnaby &
Mari Kalaja
teacher of English and French
Jyvaskylan Normaalikoulu, Finland
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Barnaby Joseph Sets Out On His Travels
Barnaby is a teddy bear that usually lives in Blaydon St. Joseph’s school in Tyne and Wear, England. For many years Barnaby has accompanied the children on their holidays experiencing the differences and delights of other countries. When he returns he tells the children about his adventures, what he has seen and how it is different from his home town of Blaydon. He has also accompanied teachers to international meetings, conferences and has collected many pictures of himself in many different parts of Europe.
At a school assembly last month, Mr. Hannah, the headteacher of St. Joseph’s, announced that Barnaby is now old enough to travel on his own. Since then, Barnaby has set out on his travels around Europe, visiting schools for about a week, sending reports and photos from these schools back to his friends at home. Before he moves on, another school stamp is added to his passport. The children themselves designed his passport.
Watch this space if you want to find out more about where Barnaby is travelling to.
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St. Joseph’s Involved in 2 International Comenius Projects
Blaydon St. Joseph’s Primary School has applied for and been granted funding to run not just one but two international projects.
The projects confirm our commitment to be a leading edge primary school in developing a curriculum that has Excellence and Enjoyment at the heart of its philosophy by providing an interesting and stimulating learning environment for its pupils.
These projects have been granted funding through the European Parliament’s Comenius programme.
There are 2 projects which is unusual for a primary school. The first is a staff development project based upon the sharing of good practice in the teaching of ICT. This project is entitled ' Collaberative ICT Across Europe'. The school is linked with schools in Greece and Poland.
The second is a curriculum project entitled ‘Myths and Legends’ where the curriculum will be enhanced through the understanding of different cultures through the collaboration of schools in a variety of countries. The schools that are involved in this work are in Ireland, France and Portugal.
The school is also keen to share its expertise with other primary schools by supporting them in the development of their own international practice.
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December 13, 2006
International School
The school was the first school in Gateshead to receive the accreditation award ‘Schools in Europe’ and has also been awarded the International School award twice. In the past, links have been developed with German, Austrian, Italian and Latvian schools. Our current partners are from France, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal. Teachers visit these schools to learn about their teaching methods and pupils benefit from undertaking curriculum European project work with their partner schools.
International Day is celebrated each year with displays, assemblies, a quiz on Europe and a European treasure hunt.
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December 12, 2006
School Prospectus
Please download the school prospectus.
Main Prospectus Download file (PDF:1.46 MB)
Front Cover Download file (PDF: 4.89 MB)
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December 10, 2006
Mission Statement
It is our mission as a Catholic school to create an atmosphere of Christian values, attitudes, practice and knowledge, so that we can all have the opportunity to grow, to know and love Jesus, grow in faith and to prepare for the life to come.
We see ourselves as a Christian family: a community of children, staff, governors and parents, who value and show respect for each other and for the people in the community in which we live. We see our parents and parishioners as having a vital part to play to school life.
For the children entrusted to our care we hope to establish a disciplined, orderly, respectful community within a loving, forgiving framework, encouraging confidence and a moral, social responsibility for the world around us.
We aim to help the children work in a secure atmosphere where we value them and promote a sensitive approach to all work encouraging the development of the whole child. We seek to recognise their entitlement to a broad,
balanced, differentiated and enriched curriculum.
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Admissions Policy
The governing body of St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the Admissions Authority for this school. The governing body intends to admit up to 30 pupils to the Reception year group in September 2007. This number will apply to the Reception Year and to every other year in the school. Where insufficient places are available to meet all parental preferences, priority will be given to applicants who have ranked the school as First preference we will then next consider second preference applicants who will be considered above third preference applicants.
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School Internet Policy
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December 5, 2006
School Uniform
School Uniform is not compulsory but it is both recommended and encouraged. It has been chosen for its practicality and availability. All children are expected to wear:-
Boys
Dark grey trousers, red sweatshirt, red or white Polo type shirt.
Girls
Dark grey skirt, red sweatshirt and red or white polo shirt.
A red school sweatshirt is available with school badge. (Only school sweaters are to be worn). Also a red/white polo type shirt with badge. These can be ordered in school twice over the school year. We ask the children to wear shoes for school and not trainers and jewellery cannot be worn for Health and Safety reasons.
The head teacher has the right to prohibit the wearing of certain types of clothing or particular items which are considered on safety or other grounds to be unsafe for wear in school. We ask for parents’ full support in these matters. All uniform should be clearly marked.
Physical Education Wear
Parents are expected to provide sports shoes, shorts and sport vests/tops – in a drawstring bag. The school PE uniform is black/navy shorts and white top. (No Bermuda shorts or cycling shorts).
School Bags
It is essential that the children do not bring large sports bags to school as we are unable to have them in our corridors due to a Fire regulation. They cannot be placed on pegs as they are too heavy. A small bag will be acceptable.
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December 1, 2006
Governors
Foundation Members
Mr D Jenkinson (Chairperson)
Father K Walker
Mrs J Little
Mrs C Troke
Mrs C Ridley
Mrs H Beedham
Mrs D Butchart
Parent Representative
Mrs A Connelly
LEA Representative
Mr S Ronchetti
Teacher Representative
Mrs C Smith
Non-Teacher Representative
Mrs J O’Neill
Headteacher
Mr J Hannah
School Adviser
Mrs L Gleave
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