St John Bosco R. C. Primary
SchoolParent Updates
Friday 2nd January 2026
With Jesus in our hearts, we love, pray, learn and play
Dear Parents and Carers,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely, peaceful Christmas.
We are all looking forward to a new term and seeing all the children back in school.
Thank you!
Thank you so much to all those who donated toiletries for the Caritas Charity that we support. We had a huge amount of donations and Caritas were thrilled. They will have helped a huge amount of people over Christmas. It was very much appreciated.
Thank you also to all the people who came to our Christmas Bingo night, it was a real success! As was our Rainbow raffle that everyone kindly donated to. We raised just over £800 which was brilliant!
Epiphany Mass- 6th January 9.15am
Father Clement will be leading our Epiphany Mass on Tuesday 6th January 2026 at 9.15am in school. Parents of Year 1 and Year 2 children are invited to join us for this mass. We would love to see you.
School closed - 9th January
This closure will allow all staff to attend the funeral of Mrs Glean and to show our respect and support to her family during this extremely difficult time. Mrs Glean worked at St John Bosco School and served our school community for the last 22 years. Her kindness, commitment and dedication to our school and the children will be remembered by us all.
We do understand that this may cause inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding and compassion at a time of deep sadness for our staff. Thank you.
Anderton Centre outdoor activity days
Year 3, 4 and 5 children have outdoor activity days to look forward to in the next few weeks. Year 3's is Tuesday 13th January, Year 4's is Friday 16th January and Year 5's is 21st January.
These classes have been sent a Google Form link for parents to give permission for the children to go and a request to pay a donation of £5 each. School is subsidising the majority of the cost for these days out. If you have not yet completed the form or paid the donation please click on the link below...
Year 3 visit- 13/1/26
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTCXNIBwZ86J5hMKd1Uifj_jtOnbB7oRS6ujshqqYljlYuhA/vie
Year 4 visit-
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTCXNIBwZ86J5hMKd1Uifj_jtOnbB7oRS6ujshqqYljlYuhA/vie
Year 5 visit-
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTCXNIBwZ86J5hMKd1Uifj_jtOnbB7oRS6ujshqqYljlYuhA/vie
More detalis of what the children wil need to wear will be sent out next week. This is a fantastic day out for the children with great activities and opportunities for team bonding and developing their confidence.
Fun Food Feast day- 15th January
We are having a special food feast day called 'Terrible Times- A step back into history. Please see the menu below and complete a form and make the payment of £2.75 by Monday 5th January. This information originally was emailed to parents on 18th December.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0hEI2xXwM3zlIYlp7_uqBnZkVydB_cjpII61S5wV0Vw8aBA/viewform
St John Bosco Feast Day - 31st January
St John Bosco's feast day is Saturday 31st January so we will be celebrating this on Friday 30th. We will be having a St John Bosco Mass at 1.45pm, EYFS parents are invited to attend this Mass. More details of how we will celebrate will be sent out in the next couple of weeks.
After School Club-important news
Unfortunately our After School Club child care service will be closing on February 13th 2026. This is due to a lack of children attending and staffing costs implications. I am sorry for the inconvenience this will cause but it is unsustainable with the numbers using it.
Breakfast
It has been noted that many children are coming to school without having any breakfast or a drink and are saying they are hungry before morning playtime. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day to ensure children can concentrate and focus on their learning in school. Please ensure your child eats something before they come into school. If you are struggling with your finances and the cost of living and need support to help feed your family, please get in touch with Mrs Webster on 0161 740 7094 or the school email address.
Car Park
Our car park is for staff and parents with disability badges only. Please do not come into the car park at any time if you do not have a disabled badge unless you have a prior agreement. We have had some very near misses with cars coming in picking up children at the end of the day or at 4pm when the after school clubs finish, with parents trying to reverse out and struggling to turn round. We want to keep all our children safe, please help us to do so.
Punctuality
Punctuality in school is extremely important because it enhances academic performance by ensuring students don't miss instructions or concepts and fosters essential life skills like discipline and time management. When your child arrives late, they are missing learning time, they have to walk into a classroom where all the children have already started working and most children find this embarrassing. They have then missed the teaching and instructions for the work and don't know what to do, which is stressful for them. Starting the day late can set your child up for a difficult day. Please ensure your child is on the playground and entering the building on time and through the door they should be.
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. Each time your child is late they receive a late mark. The Local Authority Attendance team are aware of our punctuality issues and are supporting us with this.
Please ensure you use the registration ipad when you bring your children in late and write the reason why. If you do not enter your child's name they may not get a mark at all for the morning.
Attendance
Please ensure you call school 0161 740 7094 or email on contact@st-johnbosco.manchester.sch.uk to report your child’s absence in the morningIf the school does not hear from you before 9.30am, we will ring you to check on the safety and wellbeing of your child and we may carry out a home visit.
Holidays will not be authorised during term time. If your child is absent for 5 or more days in a school year, you may incur a fixed penalty fine from Manchester City Council.
We try to work with families, to support good attendance, and we follow Manchester City Council’s guidance and procedures, which does require us to act on attendance concerns. We will be contacting parents of children whose attendance is below 95% this half term to offer support. Children's poor attendance can have a very adverse impact on their academic achievements.
Support and guidance on attendance is always available from our school, if you wish to be referred to Early Help Services for help and support, this can be done through school. Please contact Mrs Webster on the above number if you require this support.
You are required to provide evidence for taking your child out of school for appointments- please ensure you have this and show it at the office. We will note it for our attendance records.
Dates coming up...
5.1.26- School re-opens at 8.40am
6.1.26- Epiphany Mass in school 9.15am - Year 1 and 2 parents invited to join us
9.1.26- School Closed for Mrs Glean's funeral
13.1.26- Year 3 - Anderton Centre outdoor adventure day out
15.1.26- Terrible Times Fun Food Feast- special lunch
16.1.26- Year 4 - Anderton Centre outdoor adventure day out
21.1.26- Year 5- Anderton Centre outdoor adventure day out
23.1.26- St Vincent De Paul Charity day- wear a blue top - donations of £1
30.1.26- St John Bosco Feast Day Mass at 1.45pm - EYFS parents invited to join us
6.2.26- School closed- INSET day- Emmaus wide training for all staff
13.2.26- School breaks up for half term
23.2.25- Back to school
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 £687 for school through staff and parents. Please join in!
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.
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.
With love and prayers,
Mrs Pearson
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