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12th December News from our Parish Schools

3 days ago

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

https://stjosephsgilesgate.bwcet.com/

On Wednesday 17^th December the children will enjoy their Christmas party in school at 1pm.

Lots of fun and festive games with sweets and treats provided by the school. Children can come to school in their party outfits.

On Friday 19^th December the children will be attending church for our End of Term whole school Mass in church at 10am. All families and friends are welcome to attend.

To our parents and school community, we would like to thank you all for your continued support throughout our school year. Your encouragement, involvement, and kindness mean so much to our wonderful school.

We wish you and your families a joyful Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

St Godric's Catholic Primary School

https://stgodricsdurham.bwcet.com/

As we approach our final week of the term, we look forward to lots of celebrating - Christmas parties, lunch, rock concert and a special Christmas Mass.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone within our parish community for your continued support and prayers. We are truly grateful for the strong partnership we share. We wish all our families and parishioners a blessed and peaceful Christmas and look forward to all that the new year will bring.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

https://stthomasmorebelmont.bwcet.com/

The children and staff of St. Thomas More School are attending Mass at St. Joseph’s Church on Friday, 19^th December at 10:00am.

As we journey through Advent, this is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a parish family, preparing our hearts for the joyful arrival of Christ at Christmas. Your presence would make this celebration even more special—we would love to see you there!

St Leonard's Catholic Secondary School

https://stleonardsdurham.bwcet.com/

A celebration of joy, jingles and harmony

We are looking forward to our Advent Concert this Tuesday 16^th December at St. Joseph’s Church.

Confirmation Programme session 1

Dec 5

Our Parish Confirmation Programme is collecting expressions of interest. Please email www.sacramentofconfirmation2025@gmail.com and we will respond before Christmas to share further information.

The first session will be held on 7^th January 6-7pm in the Jubilee Room at St. Joseph's in Gilesgate. This session should be attended by those wishing to receive the sacrament and a parent. Further dates and expectations will be shared at that session. Please ensure you email to express interest so we can prepare for accurate numbers attending.

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Dec 5

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

https://stjosephsgilesgate.bwcet.com/

We would like to thank everyone who came to support our school at the Christmas Fayre. It was such a special occasion and we really appreciate the support from our school community.

Tuesday 9^th December - we will be hosting a violin music concert in the school hall at 10.30am. All are welcome to attend and in the afternoon at 2.30pm we would like to invite families and friends to our ‘Carols Around The Crib’ event in the school hall. This will include traditional carols and reflections for the season. Doors will be open for 2.15pm and refreshments and a festive treat will be served.

Wednesday 10^th December - we are delighted to perform our Whole School Christmas Play ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw.’ The children have worked so hard to learn their lines, practice songs, and bring this wonderful story to life. Doors open at 2.15pm and refreshments and mince pies will be served. Call in to the school reception for tickets.

Thursday 11^th December - the children will wear their Christmas jumpers and enjoy a delicious Christmas dinner in school.

Friday 12^th December - the children will take part in their second performance of the Whole School Christmas Play ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw.’ Doors open at 2.15pm and refreshments and mince pies will be served. Call in to the school reception for tickets.

St Godric's Catholic Primary School

https://stgodricsdurham.bwcet.com/

The season of Advent has begun at St. Godric's, a special time of waiting and preparation. The cloths on our class prayer tables have all been changed to purple and we have our Advent wreaths on display to remind us of the hope and joy we share as we look forward to the birth of Jesus.

This week, our Early Years children enjoyed a wonderful visit to Hardwick Park for a workshop linked to the Stick Man book they have been studying in class. We also had a fabulous turnout for our annual Christmas movie night with hot dogs and hot chocolate, led by our Friends of St. Godric’s.

Looking ahead, we are excited for our Nativity plays next week, and we keep our Year 4 children in our prayers as they prepare to make the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

https://stthomasmorebelmont.bwcet.com/

A huge thank you to Father Colm, and John Hayton, who both joined us in school this week for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The children were reverent and respectful during the Sacrament, as they prepare on their Holy Communion journey.

We're also looking forward to welcoming John into school, on a monthly basis, to help the children in their Holy Communion preparation beginning in January. Thank you John, for all of your support.

St Leonard's Catholic Secondary School

https://stleonardsdurham.bwcet.com/

It is wonderful to share the news that St. Leonard’s has won all three awards for the Northeast in this year’s Sunday Times Parent Power Awards. The awards are School of the Year, Top School for Academic Achievement and Top Comprehensive School. You can read more about the awards here. Credit for these awards belongs to our entire community of families, pupils, teachers, support staff, parishes and governors.

To win just one award would be significant, but to win all three awards is very unusual and says something very powerful about our school community. We are blessed to have such supportive families and parishes, and we would not have won these awards without your support.