Mental Health Awareness Week Monday 13th May 2024 will kick off Mental Health Awareness Week! During the week, every class will be taking part in daily activities to raise awareness of mental health, appreciating and recognising good mental health but also learning how to support...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Monday 13th May 2024 will kick off Mental Health Awareness Week!
During the week, every class will be taking part in daily activities to raise awareness of mental health, appreciating and recognising good mental health but also learning how to support ourselves and others when difficult times arise.
On Friday 17th May, all children will be invited to take part in ‘Wear it Green Day!’ By wearing green, we will be raising awareness and turning the world green for good mental health!
There is no obligation to donate for ‘Wear it Green Day!’ however Miss Gedney is running the Hackney Half Marathon for the mental health charity ‘Mind’ and if you would like to make a contribution to that, please feel free to do so at the office. 
On Friday 17th May, we will be holding our second Pre-Loved Sale of the academic year. We would really appreciate it if you have any of the following that you would like to donate to the sale:
If you have anything you’d like to donate to the sale, please bring them to the office.
Last week, St John & St James collaborated with the PTA and promoted sustainability by hosting their very own Green Week. The aim of the week was to immerse the children in activities which support protecting our environment and creating ways in which we can be more sustainable, both locally and globally. The children had the exciting opportunity to take part in workshops, focusing on key aspects of the environment: Biodiversity, Food Growing and the 6 R’s of Sustainability. The children were able to create their very own seed bombs, plant pots made from paper and recycled bags!
To showcase their learning, each class created a class board, highlighting key aspects of their involvement in Green Week. We then displayed these at the PTA plant sale, giving parents and carers the opportunity to find out more about what the children have learnt about protecting their environment!
This Friday’s book and plant sale has been postponed to next week for weather reasons. The proceeds of the sale will go to the installation of the solar panels and books for the school library.
We look forward to seeing you next Friday on the green opposite the nursery. There will be tomato plant, basil, house plants and wonderful Usborne books.
We are about to enter the last week of training before a week of tapering and while most people will be enjoying the glorious weather this Bank Holiday Weekend, Miss Gedney and Mr Watson (despite pulling his back dancing to Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Nursery) will be putting in some miles in the last push of training.
Thank you again to everyone who has donated so far! We really appreciate not only the donations but the words of encouragement and support you have been giving us over the past few weeks.
We are running in aid of our chosen charities Mind (Miss Gedney) Cancer Research UK (Mr Watson.)
If you would like to make a donation, this has been assigned to your child’s ParentPay account. Please note that any donation will be split between the two charities.
| Name | Class | Reason |
| Jeremiah | Year 1 | For counting in 10s independently. |
| Nicholas | Year 1 | For always working diligently. |
| Sofia | Year 1 | For remembering all her facts about Christopher Columbus. |
| David | Year 2 | For great active listening. |
| Ishaq | Year 2 | For recognising and understanding fractions. |
| Chloe, Muhlis and Nese | Year 3 | For understanding the concept of fractions and persevering. |
| Mathew | Year 3 | For writing a beautiful setting description of The Amazon Rainforest. |
| Olivia | Year 3 | For her determination in maths this week. |
| Ajibare | Year 4 | For settling in really well into this new structure and routine. |
| Jerry | Year 4 | For brilliant piece of published writing about the new class book. |
| Noah | Year 4 | For fantastic attitude towards his learning this week. |
| Alicia | Year 5 | For making a great effort to improve her spellings in her writing. |
| Hawwaa | Year 5 | For consistently showing exemplary behaviour and a passion for learning. |
| Zuzy | Year 5 | For always having a positive approach to all aspects of school life. |
| Blessing and Rhyiannah | Year 6 | For making an amazing effort in maths. |
| Krishaun | Year 6 | For making a tremendous effort in reading. |
| Mason | Year 6 | For always being helpful and supportive to his peers. |
| Ariana, Ayah, Chloe L, Diana O, Jaxon, Jun Lin, Maria Siena, Max, Olive, Thiago, Yao and Zion | Various | Article 12 – for our right to respect the views and opinions of every child.
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| Aisha, Ava-Leigh, Elijah S, Frank, Grace, Julia, Lillianne, Leon, Maggie, Ryan X, Thiago and Umut | Various | Article 28 – for our right to have an education.
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