St John Bosco R. C. Primary
SchoolParent Updates
Friday 5th September
With Jesus in our hearts, we love, pray, learn and play
Dear Parents and Carers,
What a fantastic three days back we have had! The children have been an absolute credit to you. They all look so smart and everyone is behaving beautifully in their new classrooms and learning their new routines.
PE
Y1: Monday and Wednesday
Y2: Wednesday and Thursday
Y3: Tuesday and Friday
Y4: Swimming will start on Tuesday 9th September, information about this has already been emailed to you separately. Yr 4 will also have a PE lesson and will need a PE kit on Thursdays.
Y5: Tuesday and Friday
Y6: Monday and Thursday
Children must bring their PE kits in and then leave them in school. The children need a plain red coloured t-shirt.
Black shorts or jogging bottoms, black pumps or trainers, red school jumper. Earrings must be removed or the child will not be allowed to do PE.
Classroom Drop-Ins
We would like to invite you to come in and have a quick look at your children’s classroom as follows:
Tuesday 9th September- 3.15pm – Parents of Year 1, Year 2, Year 4 and 5 children, after collecting your children you may come back in to have a look at the classroom. All other children to be collected from their usual exits.
Wednesday 10th September-3.15pm – Parents of EYFS, Year 3 and Year 6 please collect your children as usual then make your way back in to look at the classroom. All other children to be collected from their usual exits. Please note – these classroom drop-ins are non-essential, if you can’t make it, that is fine.
Welcome back to school mass
We will be having our ‘Welcome’ mass for our Reception children, who will be led into mass by Year 6. Father Clement will be leading our mass on Wednesday 17th September at 1.45pm. All Reception and Year 6 parents are invited to attend this special mass in school.
Pupils’ responsibilities and roles
I have spoken to the children today about a wide variety of roles and responsibilities within school that they could apply for if they would like to. These include...
Digital leaders, Lunchtime ambassadors, reading ambassadors, house captains, school council, buddies, mental health ambassadors.
Children can apply for these roles, initially by letting me know they are interested in it and then with a follow up chat. Depending on the numbers applying, we need to pick names out of hat.
They worked really well last year. We want to continue to promote independence, leadership and organisational skills through these roles.
Water bottles
Thank you for bringing in water bottles this week. It is essential that you do as we do not have spare bottles in school. Please bring them in everyday.
Afterschool Activity Clubs
These will begin again the week beginning 15th September. These are clubs to enable children to socialise and enjoy the activities. Please ensure your child wants to come to club that their name is down for. Please also ensure you pick your child up at 4pm prompt. All the clubs finish at this time.
Sacramental programme 25-26
We are delighted to announce that we are about to launch the Sacramental Programme for 2025-6 in the parish. If you wish your child to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion this year you can do this by coming to one of the Welcome and Registration evenings. The meetings will take place on:
Monday 15th September 2025 7p.m.
Thursday 18th September 2025 7p.m.
at the Parish Hall 197 Charlestown Road, M9 7BD next to St John Bosco R.C. Church.
The meeting will last about an hour and will give you a chance to meet the catechist teams. This meeting is for parents, so we ask that you find childcare for the hour if at all possible. All the dates of the preparation meetings you will need to attend with your child will be issued on the evening.
If you have any queries regarding the programme please contact Amanda at the parish office on 0161 740 2071 or email mcarmeljbosco@hotmail.com
Getting Instagram downloaded is a must to keep up to date with all that we do in school. Scan the QR code to see what we have been doing in school this week...
Please ensure the office has permission for staff to take your child's photos and put it on Instagram.
Easy Fundraising
Did you know that St John Bosco Primary are registered with Easyfundraising? This is an organisation that raises money for good causes. Easyfundraising partners with over 7,500 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice. This means you can raise money for us every time you get clothes, groceries, takeaways, insurance, school supplies or anything else you might be buying online anyway. It won’t cost you any extra! The cost is covered by the brand you are buying from. Please scan the QR code below and get raising money. So far we have raised just over £600 for school through staff and parents. Please join in!
Punctuality
Reminder!! Our gates open at 8.35am, the doors open at 8.40am. The gates close at 8.45am sharp. The children are being registered at 8.45am and then start their learning straight away. Please ensure your children are in school by this time and are in their first lesson so they do not miss any important learning. Also, being late unsettles your child (and often the rest of the class) and can get them off to a negative start for the day. Please get them here on time.
Reading
Children from Y1 to 6 will be given reading books next week, please read with your children every day. Reading books and reading records must be brought to school every day, whether the children have read or not (adults in school will listen to children in school). Please sign the diary to show your child has read.
When you are reading with your child, please ask questions about what they have read to check their understanding and ensure they know the meanings of some of the trickier words in the text. The importance of reading for children cannot be underestimated. Reading for pleasure can benefit a child’s education, social and cognitive development, their wellbeing, and their mental health.
Parents speaking to teachers
Communication is really important to us. The class teacher should be your first point of contact to discuss any issues. If you would like to speak to a class teacher about anything concerning your child, please make an appointment to see the class teacher by emailing or phoning school. Please do not try to discuss issues when you are dropping your child off or picking your child up. The teacher needs to ensure the class's safety and they cannot do this if they are having conversations while meeting and greeting children or making sure they are going home with the right adults.
Please also do not engage the office staff about issues for teachers as they often will not know the answers to your questions.
Please remember all the staff in school are there to support you and your children. Aggressive, rude or threatening behaviour towards staff will not be tolerated.
Thank you for your support with this.
Attendance- If your child is poorly please call or email the office before 8.45am to let us know. Please provide appointment letters if you are taking your child out of school for medical appointments.
Payments to school for school dinners, Breakfast Club and After School Club – Parents need to pay in advance for school dinners, Breakfast Club and After School Club. Please make sure you are signed up to the School Gateway. Falling behind on payments or none payment may mean your child will not be allowed a school dinner or be able to attend the club.
Thank you for our continued support of your children and our lovely school.
With love and prayers,
Mrs Pearson
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