St Jude’s Catholic Primary School

St Jude’s Close Maypole

Birmingham B14 5PD

Web-Site: www.stjuderc.bham.sch.uk

Summer Term 2019 28th June 2019

Newsletter No 36

DINNER MENU—Monday 1st July—Menu Week 4

We live, love and learn together joyfully, in Jesus’ name.

THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PUPIL PROFILE

AT ST. JUDE’S

This half term’s value—Intentional and Prophetic.

Some food for thought for our pupils about being

Intentional and Prophetic:

This week in assembly, we began to look at

the lives of some of the saints who were

intentional and prophetic in the way they

lived their lives. We spoke about St.

Teresa of Calcutta and St. Oscar Romero.

CATHOLIC LIFE

MASSES

Our next school Mass is on Tuesday 2nd July. You are

welcome to join us in St. Jude’s Church at 10.00am.

CELEBRATION MEETINGS

19th July 9.00am

FUTURE DATES

Tues 2nd July Stay n play end of year party

Thurs 4th July KS1 Sports morning

Thurs 4th July Y5 assembly 2.30pm

Fri 5th July Summer Fair

Fri 5th July Non-uniform day (bring

cakes for the Summer Fair)

Wed 10th July NO STAY N PLAY

Thurs 11th July KS2 Sports morning

Thurs 11th July Y1 assembly 2.30pm

Tues 16th July Y6 Leavers’ Mass at 10am

Wed 17th July Nursery graduation 9.30am

Thurs 18th July Y6 Leavers’ Assembly at 9.10am

Y6 Leavers’ Party 4.30pm-6.30pm

Fri 19th July Children finish at 1pm

Mon 2nd Sept Teacher Day

Tues 3rd Sept Children return to school

Fri 25th Oct Teacher Day

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION

We had a rather damp celebration of the

Eucharist on Tuesday with a votive mass for the

feast of Corpus Christi. The children were meant

to process with the Blessed Sacrament after

mass but the rain was torrential! We did have

Benediction as part of Mass.

Y2 SIGNING CONCERT

Today, Year 2 went to take part in a sign language concert with

different schools from Birmingham. The children have been

working hard to learn the songs all year and this showed with the

amazing performance they produced. Mr Brownhill, Miss Clay and

Mrs Orton were so proud of them all! Also, a big thank you to the

parents who came to support the children this morning.

BIKEABILITY

Some of the pupils made

a great start to their

Bikeability training on

Monday. However, rain

soon put an end to that!

Unfortunately, pupils

couldn’t take part on

Tuesday. We are going

to rearrange this.

Y3 SHARE A MEAL

Thanks to those who were able to attend this special

event and for your lovely comments.

This week’s Lead Learner’s are:

Year 6: Marysia and Thomas(certificates to be given out on Friday 19th July at 9.00am)

Year 3

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WHOLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Class Rec Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Whole

School

This Week 89.70% 90.00% 95.40% 90.30% 94.50% 93.30% 95.50% 92.70%

This Term 90.50% 95.10% 94.70% 91.40% 93.50% 95.30% 93.60% 93.40%

Whole Year 92.70% 94.00% 94.40% 95.70% 94.30% 95.40% 93.70% 94.40%

ATTENDANCE

Please note it is a parents responsibility to contact school on the first day of absence. You should also update the

school of your child’s condition if they continue to be absent from school for more than two days. It is expected

that if your child is ill longer than two days, you would seek medical attention and therefore be able to provide

medical evidence eg. a doctor’s appointment slip.

SPORTS AND STORIES

Thank you to all the parents and staff who helped

out and took part in our sports and stories event

this week.

The children had a wonderful time!

SCIENCE WEEK

Some children from Y4 went to St Bernard’s School

to learn about space. They took part in design

experiments and explored the planetarium.

“We enjoyed going inside the dome to look at the

stars and what the Romans believed about the stars

and planets. We worked in groups to design a

parachute and we got to test our creations”.

Seven children from Y5 attended a Science workshop at Bishop Challoner and

carried out a variety of Scientific experiments.

Lowgon: “I helped design a car for an egg to travel safely in”.

Kian: “I liked the fact that we partnered up with children from different

On Tuesday some children from Y3 went

to St Edward’s School. They made a

magic medicine and

some super shrinking

slime.

Kacey: “I enjoyed

making the medicine

because we tested

different liquids

to check if

they were

alkali, acid or

neutral”.

This week, across school, we have been exploring the word Vocation and what it actually means. We

have learnt that vocation in its truest sense, is not just about the career you want to pursue as an

adult. It is about our universal call to holiness where we are all asked to say ‘yes’ to God. It is also

about the choices we make about how we want to live our lives, about being the person God is calling

us to be and how we can serve others. And then, we are asked to consider our jobs as adults using

our God-given talents well. Here’s what some of our pupils had to say:

FATHER SIMON’S VISIT

Yesterday, as it is Vocations Week in school, Father Simon came to talk to the

children about his calling to the faith. Year 5 asked some extremely interesting and

at times challenging questions. Both Father Simon and the children enjoyed the time

they spent here.

“When Father Simon visited us we learnt interesting things about him and how he

became a priest. It was an informative visit from him”. Roya and Luliya

MADISON-Y6

“I think the purpose God

has given top me for my

life is to give a child a

good home”.

JIA-Y5

“I think God

wants me to

be resilient

and

spectacular”.

DION-Y4

“A vocation is a divine calling from God”.

HOLLIE-Y3

“I want to be a person

who never gives up,

helps other people and is

loving”.

ROCCO-Y1

“God wants us to be nice, respectful,

mature, thoughtful and loving to

others”.

NYOLA-RECEPTION

“God wants us to help

people who have no food

or no money”.

SUMMER Y2

“Choose the right

choice when

something bad

happens”.

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