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St John & St James is a Church of England Primary School in the heart of Hackney. We also have a Nursery, meaning that the children in our care range from three to eleven years of age. At SJSJ every child is encouraged and challenged...

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Punctuality

Please ensure children arrive for school promptly at 8.55am for the start of school assembly. Our pastoral manager will be monitoring lateness to ensure children are arriving on time and will be me...
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Harvest Festival 2021

Harvest Festival is being celebrated throughout the month of October, where farmers and growers give thanks for a successful harvest season; during this time churches, community groups, schools and in...
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School Photos - 4th November

Individual, sibling and class photos will be on Thursday 4th November 2021. Reminders will be sent out closer to the date.
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Year 6, Week 6

This week, Year 6 wrapped up their learning in history by answering their key question: Is War ever Right? After learning about World War Two, through a series of enquiries, Year 6 were asked to share...
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Year 5, Week 6

Year 5 had a fantastic workshop from the Royal Parks this week. The session was focussed on learning about invertebrates. During the interactive session the class learnt all in-depth about these creat...
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Year 4, Week 6

This half term in science, Year 4 have been learning about the human digestive system, including the teeth and exploring their individual functions. The class set up an experiment to find out what aff...
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Year 3, Week 6

Over the last few weeks, Year 3 has become experts in fossils. We have learnt how they are created and we can also name different types of fossils. As part of our learning, we created examples of what...
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Year 1 & 2, Week 6

Years 1 and 2 took a tour of the newly refurbished St John’s church. They learnt the history of the church and asked lots of questions.
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Reception, Week 6

Reception has been exploring how to make repeating patterns. The class used vegetables to print their own repeating pattern wrapping paper.
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Nursery, Week 6

This week Nursery have continued to explore the story ‘So much’ written by the author Trish Cooke. The children have used their knowledge of the story to create their own story maps. During t...
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Year 6, Week 5

Year 6 have been writing letters from the perspective of the protagonist, Joseph, in our class text "The Silver Sword" by Ian Serralier. They have been using figurative language to describe the concen...
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Year 5, Week 5

Year 5 have been learning about the difference between a main and subordinate clause in their grammar lessons. They used colouring pencils to identify different clauses in a sentence and then using th...

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Upcoming Events

Oct

Fri

Black History Month

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Oct 1 – Oct 31 all-day

Oct

Mon

Harvest Food Collection

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Oct 4 – Oct 20 all-day

Support us in this years Harvest collection by donating non-perishable foods and household items.

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Oct

Wed

Black History Month Celebration – St John @ Hackney

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Oct 20 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am

Join us for our Black History month celebration assembly at St john at Hackney.

All parents and carers are welcome.

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Oct

Fri

Year 6 Secondary School Application Deadline

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Oct 22 all-day

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Parent Coffee Morning – Keeping Healthy

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Oct 22 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Parents and carers are invited to join us for a coffee morning which will be looking at keeping healthy.

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Oct

Sat

October Half Term

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Oct 23 – Oct 31 all-day

School is closed for the October Half Term.

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Dec

Thu

12.00 Finish for all pupils

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Dec 16 @ 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm

School closes at 12.00pm for all pupils today for the end of term. Enjoy the holidays!

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Dec

Fri

INSET Day: school closed to all pupils

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Dec 17 all-day

School will be closed today for a staff training day.

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Dec

Sat

Christmas Holidays

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Dec 18 2021 – Jan 3 2022 all-day

School is closed for the Christmas Holidays. Enjoy!

Children Return to school as normal on Wednesday 5th January 2022.

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Jan

Tue

INSET Day: School closed to all pupils

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Jan 4 all-day

School will be closed today for staff training.

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Feb

Sat

February Half Term

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Feb 12 – Feb 20 all-day

School is closed for the February Half Term. Enjoy!

Children Return to school as normal on Monday 21st February 2022.

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Mar

Thu

12.00 Finish for all pupils

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Mar 31 @ 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm

School closes at 12.00pm for all pupils today for the end of term. Enjoy the holidays!

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Apr

Fri

INSET Day: School closed to all pupils

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Apr 1 all-day

INSET Day: School is closed to all pupils today for staff training.

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Apr

Sat

Easter Holidays

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Apr 2 – Apr 18 all-day

School is closed for the Easter Holidays. Enjoy!

Children Return to school as normal on Tuesday 19th April 2022.

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May

Mon

May Day – School Closed

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May 2 all-day

School is closed for the bank holiday.

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