The Painsley Catholic Academy has raised just over £50,000 for Mary’s Meals at the halfway point in the school year.

 In September, all fifteen schools within the academy decided to take part in a campaign that they have called ‘20:20 for Mary’.  This campaign aims to motivate each child and staff member to try to raise a target of £20 for the Mary’s Meals charity by February half term, and another £20 by the end of July during 2020.   The overall aim is to raise an ambitious target of £100,000 in just one school year.

“The concept of Mary’s Meals is so very simple and yet effective, it really appeals to our students,” commented Mr. Steve Bell, C.E.O of The Painsley Catholic Academy. “Mary’s Meals is about providing children with a daily meal at a place of education something that our students of all ages can really relate to.  The efforts of each and every one of our students, from age just 4 or 5 years to 18 years, are very much appreciated. I am proud and delighted that at the halfway point in the year, we are just over halfway to our target.  Well done and thank you to everyone who has supported this worthy cause.” 

The 20:20 campaign began in September with both secondary and primary school children busy running cake sales, fashion shows, raffles, Christmas gifts and craft sales, art shows and sponsored sports events.  The schools have not lost momentum and have more events planned for the next few months including a sponsored skydive, a marathon run, and a sponsored row.

Mary’s Meals was founded in 2002 and has grown from its first feeding operation of 200 children in Malawi to a worldwide campaign, providing free school meals in hundreds of schools and feeding more than one and a half million children daily. Mary's Meals is named after Mary, the mother of Jesus, by its founders, who were inspired by their Catholic faith.  The charity claims that just £15.90 is enough to feed one child for an entire school year.  If The Painsley Catholic Academy can reach its target, this will feed over 6,000 children for a year.

Congratulations to all the children that took part in the CADSSA Gymnastics competition today.  Special mention to Charlotte who came first and Eleanor who came third in the Year 5/6 group and Zuzanna who came third in the year 3/4 age category.  We hope you all enjoyed it.

Dear parents

As part of our Eco-Warriors project, Year 5 are organising a clothes swap event. This will take place during the Christmas Fair (Friday 13^th December).

To take part, children are invited to bring in up to two items of clean children’s clothing, which is in good condition (not school uniform), that they don’t mind swapping (for example, they may have grown out of them).

These need to be brought into school before the Christmas Fair. They will then be given ‘vouchers’ (one for each item of clothing) by Year 5. The vouchers can be used at the Christmas fair. One voucher will entitle a child to one piece of clothing from our clothes swap stall.

Remember - Re-use, Recycle and Reduce!

Many thanks for your support!

Year 5

We are delighted to announce our 'Outstanding' Inspection in June 2019 fro the Birmingham Diocese. We have been graded 'outstanding' in all 9 areas.  If you would like to read the report please click on the link below.

https://www.st-josephs-uttoxeter.staffs.sch.uk/spiritual-life/

 

Callum and Caitlin McCarney have introduced a reclycling project.  Save your crisp packets and send them into school.

Further to our recent inspection by Ofsted, please click on the link to read the report.

 

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-uttoxeter/UploadedDocument/f37f29e26e7f4376923b0d7dbda09771/ofsted-report-october-17.pdf

 

I am delighted that St. Joseph's is currently working towards Level 1 of

UNICEF's Rights Respecting School (RRS) Award having just completed the level of commitment.

 

As we all know, the world is a very complex place

and we sometimes fail to act in a way that reflects Jesus' teachings.

 

The RRS agenda aims to remind us all of the right of the individual to live in an equal, fair and safe world.