Communion, Participation and Mission

In St Joseph’s our ethos and values are centred on Christ’s teaching. Our values of ‘Hope, Compassion, Justice and Love’ ensure we have a warm, accepting and welcoming environment where we are safe in the knowledge that God loves us. We share the Gospel message of love with those we encounter.

Where Love Is, There God Is.

For further information on Catholic Education week please take time to read the link below

St Joseph’s Primary School CEW 22

Horizon Photography will be visiting the school from Wed 28th – Fri 30th Sept to take pupil photographs.  Please see link to timetable below.

School Photographs Timetable 2022

Dear Parents and Carers,

Another brilliant year in St Joseph’s has passed and we are ready for a summer of fun!

I would like to thank you for all your support during this session, the time and effort you put in to supporting our children in all their endeavour is hugely appreciated. I would also like to thank you for your kind words and constant encouragement for our staff.

We have been blessed with a staff team in St Joseph’s who are dedicated to the wellbeing of our children and will always put their needs at the centre of everything they do. I would like to thank them for everything they have achieved this session and wish them a very restful and relaxing summer.

And a final thank you to Canon Stephen who has helped support and guide us through the last session. He has been a constant presence in our school and his kind words and strength of Faith have helped to keep us strong.

So, as we head into a  period of summer sun (hopefully) I hope you enjoy precious family time and relax a little!

With much love

Suzanne Martin

Head Teacher

20th June – 24th June

Please log on to Parentpay to pay £10 for your child to participate

Nerf Wars

Climbing Walls (P3-P7 only)

Bubble Football (P3-P7 only)

Animal Man

Go Carts

Slip n Slide

Pony Trekking (P1-P2 only)

Bubbleman

Inflatables

Scooting (P1-P2 only)

Safe Archery

Parent Council Workshops

Pop Corn and Candy Floss Station

Sports Day (Friday)

To view the results of our recent Parental Questionnaire please click the link below

Parental Questionnaire Results

EAGLESHAM FAYRE

4^th JUNE 2022

Primary 6 and Primary 7 Pupils

Eaglesham FayreCommittee is looking to recruit Primary 6s and Primary 7s to take on special roles during Eaglesham Fayre.  The roles are for children who live within the Parish of Eaglesham and are as follows:

• A Primary 6 girl to be FayrePrincess
• A Primary 6 boy to be her Attendant
• A Primary 7 girl to be Fayre Queen
• A Primary 7 boy to be the Queen’s Consort

If you would like to be considered for one of the above roles, here is what you need to do:

Create your own Personal Statement for the Eaglesham Fayre vCommittee.

• Your statement could be written (e.g. a letter); it could be something artistic (e.g. a picture) or a combination of both.
• Your statement MUST include the following information: your name and address (remember, only pupils living within the Parish of Eaglesham are permitted to enter), your class and school; the role you wish to be considered for; why you would like to hold this role; what you are good at and how this would help you carry out your Eaglesham Fayre duties.

Personal Statements should be completed and returned to your school by Monday 14^th March.

The staff at both St Joseph’s and Eaglesham Primary Schools are hoping for a healthy response and so we encourage everyone to take part.

Good luck!

East Renfrewshire Council and its educational establishments undertake regular periodic surveys of parents and carers.  Such surveys support school and local authority improvement planning and provide an opportunity for parents to share their thoughts on current and future involvement and engagement with schools.

Similar practice is undertaken by all local authorities in Scotland and educational establishments under their control.  In order to rationalise this approach to surveying parents/carers and in order to allow comparable consistent data to be collected nationally, which will assist in evaluating the impact of interventions and programmes and support future policy development, every parent/carer of a school pupil in Scotland is being invited to take part in the national Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.

Only one parent/carer per child will receive an email which will include a link to the survey and it is only necessary to complete the survey once per family, per school.  The survey should take no longer than ten minutes to complete. The survey will open on Monday 31^st January and close on Monday 28^th February 2022.

The data gathered will be used for statistical and research purposes and will provide East Renfrewshire Council and its schools with information to help:

• plan, monitor and deliver better policies for the benefit of all,
• identify and share best practice,
• better understand some of the factors which influence parental involvement and engagement with our schools,
• further enhance positive relationships with parents to secure positive outcomes for our children.

The information collected will also be securely shared with the Scottish Government to assist in evaluating the impact of national interventions and programmes and to support future policy development at a national level.

Further information on the collection and how the Education Department and Scottish Government will process the data collected is provided in the Council’s privacy statement and Scottish Government website:

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/pie-census-privacy-notice

https://www.gov.scot/publications/parental-involvement-and-engagement-census/

Should you have any further questions, please contact the Education Department:

Education Department
Council Headquarters
Eastwood Park
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire
G46 6UG
0141 577 3229
customerservices@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Thank you for taking part in this survey collection.

Present P3 Classes

10am

St Joseph’s Church

Sunday 28th November 2021

• All P3 pupils intending to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion should attend the mass above.

• Pupils will sit with their parents and the priest will request that they stand up at their seat.

• We ask that pupils wear full school uniform when attending the Mass of Commitment.

Present P7 Classes

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Well, session 2020-21 was a challenge but we have made it! It can be easy to dwell on the negatives of such a difficult year but we have proved that the positives outweigh all the negatives. We have a school of happy children who genuinely enjoy their learning and want to be here, that alone is a massive achievement.

I would like to thank you for all your support throughout the second period of remote learning, the time and effort you put in to supporting your children was evident on their return and has contributed greatly to the minimal learning loss we have experienced in St Joseph’s. I would also like to thank you for your kind words and constant encouragement for our staff and also personally, knowing you were with us every step made a huge difference to us.

We have been blessed with a staff team in St Joseph’s who are dedicated to the wellbeing of our children and will always put their needs at the centre of everything they do. I would like to thank them for everything they have achieved this session and wish them a very restful and relaxing summer.

And a final thank you to Canon Stephen who has helped support and guide us through the last session. He has been a constant presence in our school and his kind words and strength of Faith have helped to keep us strong.

So, as we move in to a more relaxed period of summer sun (hopefully) I hope you enjoy precious family time and get a chance to be together with those that you have missed.

With much love

Suzanne Martin

Head Teacher

St Joseph’s Primary School

Justice and Peace Scotland invites you to join us for a discussion of the impact of the pandemic drawing on the experience of our panel. Together we will share, reflect and start to identify how the church can be ready and prepared in our communities to meet the challenges which remain.

The panel includes:

Prof. Stephen McKinney (University of Glasgow)

Fr. Basil Clark VE (Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh)

Danny Collins (National President, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Scotland)

Martin Johnstone (Poverty Truth Network / At the Edge)

• Justice & Peace Scotland are also sponsoring this event – Scottish Churches: COP26, Divestment & Investment in Just & Green Recovery on Wednesday 3^rd March 7-8.30pm.  As above your help in generating interest in this event would be very appreciated.  A bit about this event is below and this is the link to register Scottish Churches: COP26, Divestment & Investment in Just & Green Recovery Tickets, Wed 3 Mar 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

As Scotland prepares to host the UN climate talks (COP26) later this year, we have a unique opportunity to make an impact and increase the pressure on institutions and governments to respond with the urgency that the climate crisis demands.

Join this webinar to find out how Churches in Scotland – both locally and nationally – can support a just and green recovery by divesting from fossil fuels and re-orienting investments towards a clean energy future.

We are delighted to welcome the following speakers:

• Dr Lorna Gold, Director of Movement Building at FaithInvest and Acting Chair of the Global Catholic Climate Movement, will share how the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference divested from fossil fuels, as well as how the Republic of Ireland became the first country to commit to divest
• Very Revd John Conway, Provost of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh, will speak about how St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral divested from fossil fuels, as well as what needs to happen now in the Scottish Episcopal Church
• Seonaid Knox, former clerk to the Church of Scotland Youth Assembly, will speak about her involvement in the Church of Scotland divestment campaign, and why the Church needs to listen to the voice of younger generations
• James Buchanan, Bright Now Campaign Manager at Operation Noah, will share the key findings of the report Church investments in major oil companies: Paris compliant or Paris defiant?
• Alejandro Alemán Treminio, Climate Change Officer at the Nicaraguan organisation Centro Humboldt (a Christian Aid partner) and coordinator of Climate Action Network Latin America, will speak about the impacts of the climate crisis in the region, how communities are being supported to adapt and his hopes for climate justice at COP26

We hope you can spread the word of these events, your support of Justice & Peace Scotland is very appreciated.

Kind regards

Frances Gallagher

Justice and Peace Scotland

www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk

I am working Mon, Tues and Wed each week.

If you want peace work for justice

A Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Dear Parent / Carer

Return to School and Nursery in January 2021

Following the latest announcement by the Scottish Government, I wanted to get in touch with you directly and outline what this will mean for you and your family at the start of the new school term.

They key changes are as follows:

 The school term will now recommence on Monday 11th January 2021 and will be in the form of remote learning only for most pupils.

 Children of key workers and children from vulnerable families will attend school or nursery from Wednesday 6th January. As our establishments were closed when the new arrangements were announced, pupil return has been pushed back by one day to allow
schools to prepare and adjust.

 At present we expect all children and young people to physically return to school or nursery on Monday 18th January. Should this change we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

Whilst we would all prefer to be providing teaching in schools and nurseries and in person, we do now have detailed contingency plans developed for remote learning. Teachers will be in touch with you and your family before term commences on the 11th January to provide you with more information. Schools will also work to provide access to a device to enable online learning should you require this.

It is important that only children of key workers and from vulnerable families return to school and nurseries on Wednesday 6th January.

Those qualifying for keyworker provision will include any family where both parents (or a lone parent in a single parent household) are unable to work from home and where there is no other childcare available. Importantly, unlike the restrictions in place before last summer, grandparents and other family members will be able
to provide childcare so please ensure you consider all of the options available to you and your family before sending your children back to school or nursery.

If you meet the above criteria, you can apply for a place at school using the following link:

https://tinyurl.com/ycyz499b

You will be asked for information about your family’s circumstances, any work commitments and what provision you will require. Your child’s school will be in touch on the 5th January after the holidays to confirm your child’s place. If you require any further information, you can contact your child’s school directly when they reopen on the 5th

For all children who will be attending school, regular school transport will be provided from the 6th January.

I do understand that this latest change has brought further uncertainty at the end of a difficult year. Please be assured that whilst a return to remote learning is a circumstance that our
schools and nurseries did not wish to revisit, we are well prepared now to respond to this challenge.

I know our schools and nurseries will be ready to respond to any questions you might have when they reopen on the Tuesday 5th January.

Yours sincerely

Mark Ratter
Director of Education

Scottish Child Payment is a new payment for families on tax credits or certain benefits to help towards the costs of looking after a child.

It’s £40 paid every four weeks for each child under six.

The payment starts on Monday 15 February 2021, with first payments made from the end of February onwards, but Social Security Scotland is taking applications now to help manage demand.
You can apply if your child will be under six on 15 February 2021.
The qualifying benefits are:

 Child Tax Credit
 Income Support
 Pension Credit
 Working Tax Credit
 Universal Credit
 Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
 Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

First payments will be made from late February onwards. When someone gets paid will depend on how many applications we get and the process each individual application goes through.

SCP Payment Factsheet

Find out more information and apply at mygov.scot/scottish-child-payment or call Social Security Scotland on 0800 182 2222.

ParentsPortal.scot ERC – Guide

https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/parentsportal

ParentsPortal.scot Login

https://myaccount.signin.mygovscot.org/CASServer/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.signin.mygovscot.org%2Fidp%2FAuthn%2FRemoteUser&RelyingPartyId=https://parentsportal.scot/shibboleth&LACode=PARPT

Horizon Photography will be here next week to take photographs of all our children.  They will be here on Monday 24^th, Tuesday 25^th & Wednesday 26^th August and will take the following options:

• Individual
• Sibling
• Full Class/group photos for all years – not just the usual P1 & P7

The photographers will be here for three days instead of one to ensure they can observe social distancing, provide good quality photos and also include all 15 class/group photographs.  We have therefore divided the days as follows:

• Monday 24^th:                     P1 & P2, siblings and class photo
• Tuesday 25^th:                      P3 & P4, siblings and class photo
• Wednesday 26^th:              P5, P6 & P7, siblings and class photo

All children should wear their full ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL UNIFORM on the days they will be photographed.