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I can’t quite believe we’ve come to the end of our final full week of the academic year!  Busy-busy still - Years 3, 4 & 5 and Cezanne class all visited Hyde Park for their British Summer Time Festival; Years 4, 5 & 6 took part in an ‘Intra-School’ Athletics Competition with the PE Network at Alexis St; another group of children attended the Oval for a terrific Cricket trip; Year 6 attended their Leavers’ Service at Southwark Cathedral and Year 5 attended a Drama Workshop at St. Saviour’s and St. Olave’s. Library visits  have also continued and Rodney is attending both sites today to promote the annual ‘Summer Reading Challenge’ at the Blue Anchor Library which our children always participate in with great enthusiasm!

Our Collective Worship theme has continued to focus on ‘Moving On’ as we approach the end of the academic year. Don’t forget, our end of term Year 6 Leavers’ service in St. James’s Church next Thursday at 11:00 – all are very welcome to attend. 

Our full newsletter and information letters are attached below.

Wishing you, our children, and our whole school community
a lovely final weekend of the academic year!
God bless,  from the St. James’ team.

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.