Announcements

Another busy and productive week as we approach our final week of the Autumn term! Super RE learning; a lovely Christmas lunch on Wednesday; library, music, PE and performing arts lessons all continue to be enjoyed by all – we can’t wait for all children to perform for you both at Old Jamaica Road and in church next week – details below.
It’s great to see even more festive cheer with Christmas jumper/festive non-uniform day. Please do bear in mind next Friday (20th December) children should wear full school uniform as usual to join our end of term Christmas service in church.

Please see our full newsletter below with detailed information regarding next week's events. Also attached is a diary date sheet and information from Southwark regarding flu vaccinations.

Wishing you, along with our community, a lovely final weekend of the Autumn term 

God bless, from the St. James’ team.

A super, focused assessment week where all children have really tried their best and amazed us with their learning! This week, Y3 have completed Cycle Confident training; 6 Leopold continue with their ‘Joy of Moving’ sessions with Millwall; regular library visits, Y6 Scholar’s Programme and Brain Buddies sessions have continued; music, performing arts and PE lessons are all going really well too. Many thanks for your support in raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

 Our Collective Worship theme this week focused on Advent, what it means, and how we prepare for this very special time of year.

Please see our full newsletter, diary dates sheet and two flyers attached below.

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

If you are listed as your child/ren's primary guardian and you have yet to logon to the Arbor Parent Portal, or download the app to your device, do visit our website page to find out how: Information on Arbor Parent Portal.

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.