Announcements

Another productive and busy week at St. James’! Our attention has been focused around Religious Education in light of our SIAMS Inspection on Monday. Year 4 attended Hampstead Heath for their Geography field trip; Year 3 went pond-dipping in Canada Water for their Geography and Science learning; we’ve marked European Day of Languages in school; the London PE Network has delivered Year 6 girls’ PE sessions and Platform Cricket have attended for Year 4 PE sessions too. Clubs have also now started on a Monday for the Autumn term. In Collective Worship we are continuing to look at our termly theme of The Sermon on the Mount; this week we’ve thought about the emotion ‘Anger’, thinking of how we can reconcile our differences and forgive.

SIAMS Inspection

I’m pleased to inform we had a super SIAMS Inspection on Monday where some VERY lovely things were fed back to us about our school and community. This remains confidential until our report is published (likely 12^th October) however I just wanted to thank everyone, in particular the parents who came in to speak to the inspector. Your input was so appreciated and I’m sure will be reflected in what will be a great report when it comes. This will be shared when we have it.

Please see below our full newsletter together with a variety of fliers. We look forward to seeing lots of you at the Run Kids Run event at Southwrk Park on Sunday.

Wishing you, along with our whole community, a super weekend
God bless, from the St. James’ team.

internetmatters.org have partnered with Tesco to develop digital toolkits to help families set controls and privacy settings on new and old devices that they use, along with plenty of advice on how to deal with online risks. They've included tips on how to make the most of a digital world, based on what children like to do.

The links to each age grouped section is below and we have attached at the bottom of this page their individual guides grouped by age with additional information.

Everyone can have a difficult moment from time to time. Being constantly online can make students feel like there's not enough time to gather their thoughts.

These short meditation videos can help you step away from digital distractions and get through to the other side.

Below is the link to three short videos posted by BBC Bitesize that demonstrate how children can use the internet for moments of relaxation, reflection or to help deal with difficult moments.

We are highlighting the many useful resources provided by internetmatters.org when investigating ways for you and your family to remain cybersecure. 

Cyber security is an important part of daily life, whether you’re connecting to public WiFi or browsing at home. Learn how to keep your family secure with expert guidance. 

Cyber security means protection in the online space. Therefore, it can refer to the security settings you use on your online social and video gaming accounts or the software you use on your family’s devices.

Good cyber security means the risk of your family’s personal information falling into the wrong hands is less likely. As such, it’s important to implement security measures that protect your devices.

If you wish to view this website in a language other than English, this short video will show you how to do so using a Google browser on your device.

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the Evelina London School Nursing Service. If you are a parent/carer of a child(ren) at school and are worried about your child’s health and wellbeing, school nurses are here to help. We work in teams across Southwark and Lambeth and you can contact us for confidential advice and support on a wide range of issues. Please see our flyer attached below for further details of the services we can offer.

Please let us know if your child has medical or physical and/or emotional health needs for which they need support. You can text a school nurse on 07520 631130.