We're excited to remind you of our Cultural Diversity Day which is today, Thursday 21st May! Children are invited to wear clothes/costumes which reflect their cultures/identities. We will also be welcoming parents/carers/ families into the Alexis St playground after school for a celebration together.
A happy, productive, and busy final week of the half term! Years 3&4 performed in a wonderful violin recital on Monday; Years 1&2 gave a lovely summer performance with songs, dances, and poetry linked to their current topic learning on Tuesday and Wednesday; Year 1 attended a trip to the London Transport Museum; our Year 5 children continued with their ‘Mini-Police’ citizenship course with a trip to London Bridge; Year 6 took part in a ‘Fix-a-bike’ day, and our Cultural Diversity day saw great, diverse outfits on display as well as a lovely after school event at Alexis St yesterday. Many thanks to Miss Reid for organising this and to many parents and carers for preparing and bringing a range of dishes for all to enjoy!
Our Collective Worship theme for this half term has concluded with stories from Acts, what we can learn from these and apply to our lives. Next term we’ll further explore our school vision of ‘Let your light shine’ and our school aims and values with the children. We look forward to seeing everyone back, on time, and raring to go for summer term 2 on Monday 1st June at 08:45 (Alexis St) and 09:00 (Old Jamaica Road).
Please see our full newsletter attached below together with diary dates sheet, and information on tennis club, swimming for Year 6 and the new Toast sessions hosted by St James' Church.
Wishing you, and our whole community, a happy, healthy and safe half term break!
We look forward to seeing the children back on Monday 1st June
for the final half term of the academic year.
God bless, from the St. James’ team.
What a week it’s been! Year 6 have performed so well in their SATs tests and we’re really proud that they approached their tests with confidence and grit! Results will be available to share in July and be included in end of year reports. Many thanks for contributions today for our non-uniform fundraising day today to go towards out maintenance fund and playground development. Any contributions are really gratefully received.
Our Collective Worship theme for this half term has continued with stories from Acts, what we can learn from these and apply to our lives.
Please see below our full newsletter attached below, diary dates list, swimming info for 6 Hockney and 5 Turner and some fliers for upcoming events.
Wishing you, and 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.
Sometimes it is difficult to set digital boundaries about amount of use, what is suitable and how we should all behave online. Agreeing ground rules for devices in and out of the home can help to have everyone working from the same page. Use the template we have attached below from internetmatters.org to help your family agree what is right for you.
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.
internetmatters.org produces many useful resources and family-friendly information around internet safety. Their Layer Up for Online Safety sheets attached at the bottom of this page explain simple ways you can use safety settings to support children's online safety.
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.
Here's a message to our St James' community from Jessica Ennis-Hill as we start our Tesco Stronger Starts Campaign. Just ask for the blue tokens at the Tesco till when you finish your shopping and pop them in the St James' box to help us gain funding for school projects.
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.
