Fri 16th - 5 Ofili swimming, Y1 trip to British Library; Monday 19th – Y1 girls ‘Empower Girls’ extra PE Mondays spring term; After school enrichment clubs begin; Tuesday 20th – Y5&6 ‘Young Voices’ event at O2; 3 Lawrence medical workshop; Wednesday 21st – Y1&2 – Teddy Bear Hospital medical workshops; Thursday 22nd – Senior boys’ foodball match after school; Friday 23rd – 5 Ofili swimming.
This has been a busy and productive week as we settle into the Spring term – children across both key stages have been enthused and involved with Science and shown terrific zest with their learning. Y1 girls have begun their ‘Empower Her’ Monday PE sessions, Y5 Ofili have begun their swimming lessons, Y3 have attended a trip to Mudchute Farm as part of their topic learning and violin, performing arts and PE lessons all continue to go really well too.
Our Collective Worship theme of ‘Communication’ has continued, looking at people this week from the New Testament with Jesus’s Baptism and Paul and how God communicated with them.
Attached below is our full newsletter for this week, an updated diary dates sheet together with flyers on Shout Out Theatre and information on the Young Voices event at the O2 on 20th January.
Wishing you and our whole community a great weekend
God bless, from the St. James’ team.
We’ve hit the ground running with a lovely (if a little cold!) first week back of the Spring term. We had a Welcome Back service with Rev Dom, Year 4 visited the Natural History Museum and PE and Performing Arts lessons have all re-commenced for the term.
Our Collective Worship theme of ‘Communication’ has begun for this half term, looking at people from the Old Testament with Abraham and Moses and how God communicated with them.
Our full newsletter is attached below, together with a refreshed diary dates sheet and lots of fliers regarding after school clubs, flu jabs, Y5 swimming and Soundstep music school. Below, as usual, is a small synopsis of events for the week ahead.
Wishing you and our whole community a lovely weekend
God bless, from the St. James’ team
Here is a reminder that PE days remain unchanged, so kit should be worn on the following days please:
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.
A school session for flu vaccinations will take place on 27th November; details regarding this will be forwarded to you shortly.
It’s that time of year again when you must apply for a reception place for September 2026. Official tours have now ended. If you wish to visit our school please contact admissions@st-james.southwark.sch.uk
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.
Families shopping online and also considering buying devices for their children should consider the advantages as well as pitfalls. It is always useful to get some topical advice before you buy so here are some top tips to guide you.
The National Cyber Security Centre has a page giving advice on how to shop securely online, https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/shopping-online-securely. Here is a short video giving an idea of the topics covered:
They also offer a range of advice to protect you and your families as well as information on what to do if you are hacked or have a cybersecurity issue:
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families
Childnet provide some valuable ideas around digital wellbeing:
https://www.childnet.com/blog/how-you-can-look-after-your-childs-digital-wellbeing-this-christmas/
Get Safe Online covers a vast array of safeguarding issues and advice, broken down by subject and by age range: https://www.getsafeonline.org/personal/article-category/safeguarding-children/
Children's Tech guide 2023 and also Setting up Tech safely for children
are both useful links from internetmatters.org
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.
