Christmas Thoughts

 "Joy is the true gift of Christmas, not the  expensive gifts that call for time and money. We can communicate this joy simply, with a smile, a kind gesture, a little help, forgiveness. And the joy we give will certainly come back to us...Let us pray that this presence of the liberating joy of God shines forth in our lives."
Pope Benedict XVI

On behalf of all the staff, have a lovely Christmas and peaceful New Year!

"Joy is t    "

Church Dates

School may be closed over the next few weeks but Advent preparations and Christmas celebrations will be continuing in the parish over the festive period. Here are a few dates which may be useful to you over Christmas:

• Carol Service: Sunday 18th December at 6pm at St. Joseph's Church
• Carol Service: Saturday 24th December at 7.30pm at St. Cuthbert's Church
• Vigil Mass: Saturday 24th December at 8pm at St. Cuthbert's Church
• Day Mass: Sunday 25th December at 9.30am at St. Joseph's Church
• Day Mass: Sunday 25th December at 11am at St. Cuthbert's Church

Green Flag Award

As you will know Ms johnston, our Eco Warriors and many of our parents and friends have been helping get St Cuthbert's ready for our Green Flag assessment day which was yesterday. After a morning of interviews with staff and children Eco Schools have awarded us the prestigious Green Flag Award which means we are well and truly environmentally aware and proactive. We will be given an actual green flag which we will have flying proudly from school when it arrives.

Nursery & Reception Nativity

Our Nursery and Reception classes performed a brilliant version of the Nativity story this week fro friends and families in school. A photographer from the News Guardian was there and he has taken a photo of our Reception children which will go in the News Guardian next week.

Carol Service

Thank you to everyone who came to our Carol Service at St Cuthbert's Church last night. It was wonderful to see the wide range of skills and talents our children have, there won't be many carol services where children are playing ukulele and glockenspiels!