First Holy Communion caditates in Margam Parish create Advent prayers.
Congratulations Missio Ambassadors
Special Celebratory Assembly
Today Missio were presented with Missio badges. Well done to all Year 1 and Year 2 pupils who have chosen to lead the rest of the school in stewardship, in looking after our world, making good choices for future generations. Missio were so excited!
Missio Ambassadors leading assembly
Missio Children from Year 1 and 2 led a special assembly today. They shared Pope Frances’s message to look after creation. By switching off lights and turning off taps.
Meet our Missio Ambassadors
Missio Update. Minutes of Meeting Tues 27th November 18
Agenda: 27.11.18
- Well done for action research at home
- How shall we share this information with others?
- Planning our special assembly
- Loving our World this Christmas
- Loving our school-How can we improve our playground?
Minutes:
Well done to ‘Reducing waste water’ group and ‘Switching off lights’ group who have created fantastic posters which will be put up around school.
Children shared ideas with all Missio Ambassadors and will share with whole school in the special Missio Assembly on Friday. During this Missio Ambassadors will be given Missio badges. Please remind Mums and Dads to help you take the badge off before washing. Try to remember to wear your badge every day.
Teachers- Please help Missio to have chance to to create posters. Try using more than one App? Reminder to Missio groups to continue to switch off taps and switches every day.
Whole School Missio Message for Christmas Save trees, Save our planet. Christmas Cards are made from trees. Missio have decided to ask everyone to send ONE Christmas wish to hang on our Christmas tree, rather than many cards.
Recycle Group Ideas
- Children to create posters- to include message ‘Don’t drop rubbish’.
- Time Out – Rubbish pick, by Group members.
- New Bins with better signs a. Plastics, b. Milk waste, c) Fruit Waste
- Buy Litter pickers (Sturdy please)
- Recycle Group voted to swap weekly,
- Year 2 responsibility for Week 1.
Many thanks Ms Beaumont
Next Meeting Friday 30th Nov 2018
Why One Page Profiles?
Dear Parents,
We have trialled using One Page Profiles in St. Joseph’s Infant School. They are a simple tool,
an A4 information sheet on which we capture important information to help our teachers
to personalise learning. This information enables teachers to be aware of the strengths,
interests and specific support needs of their pupils.
One page profiles can be used to inform action planning and target setting, so that these
reflect what is important to the young person and how best to support them. This can make
targets more meaningful and relevant to the young person. On our infant school setting
they are a very valuable way for the our very youngest children to have a voice in how they
are supported in school, and to have their strengths and what is important to them as an
individual acknowledged. One page profiles are also a way for parents/carers to share
their knowledge and expertise on how best to support their child.
Please take some time to fill in the Profile and return to school. Thanks, Ms Beaumont
Emotional Literacy- ELSA
Working on pupil Wellbeing
Dear Parents and Carers,
We understand just how important Wellbeing is for our children and for us as adults.
Wellbeing is the focus of our School Development Target 1.
One strategy to develop some children as rounded people and active members of our community is the delivery of ELSA.
Mrs Lloyd is already trained in ELSA. School is investing time and effort in training a second ELSA, Mrs Hines.
Introduction to ELSA – What is ELSA?
Emotional
Literacy
Support
Assistant
ELSAs are emotional Literacy support assistants working in schools.
They…
– help children recognise, understand and manage emotions to increase success
– plan and deliver individual ( and small group) support programmes
– receive training and supervision from education psychologists.
ELSAs with support of the parents and school, provide interventions helping to meet the needs of pupils in our school. Interventions are planned to last 5 weeks to 1 term in length.
What are the benefits to the school?
ELSA can make a difference to help children feel supported,
to develop greater self- awareness, to interact more successfully and manage better in school.
You can find out more about ELSAs at wwe.elsanetwork.org
School Council Focus- Know Your Rights!
All children have rights. These rights are the things that children need to be safe, healthy and happy. The United Nations has a list of all the rights that children have. This list is called the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, or UNCRC for short.
Our School Council, have been working on some of these rights. Please take some time to have a look at the display in the main hall.
Autumn Term
This term we will be working on Article 29
Your right to become the best that you can be.
and Article 6
You have the right to life and to grow up to be healthy.
This work will be underpinned by Jesus’ call to be Loving and Compassionate*
*Jesuit Principles