Merry Christmas We would like to say a huge well done to all of the children for an amazing Autumn term at school! You have all worked incredibly hard this term and deserve a well-rested break! You have all shown resilience and determination to do...
We would like to say a huge well done to all of the children for an amazing Autumn term at school! You have all worked incredibly hard this term and deserve a well-rested break! You have all shown resilience and determination to do your best at all times and have such excellent attitudes towards your learning – you should be really proud of your achievements.
We would also like to thank all the parents and carers for being incredible and for always supporting your children, preparing them each day so they are ready for learning and for always showing such positivity.
We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a very happy and healthy new year; we look forward to seeing you all return on Tuesday 7th January 2025.
This week, we sadly say goodbye to two members of staff – Mrs Smith and Ms Martha.
Mrs Smith has worked at St John and St James for 14 years. She came as an Assistant Headteacher, soon became our Headteacher and more recently our Executive Headteacher. Mrs Smith has had such a huge impact on the lives of so many children, parents and staff throughout her time here. We are all so sad to see her go and will miss her dearly but are super excited to hear about her new adventures in Australia with her lovely family. Thank you, Mrs Smith, for everything you have done.
We will also be saying goodbye to a member of our catering team – Ms Martha. Martha has been part of the SJSJ family for an extortionate 27 years and has served delicious dishes with a smile every day! Her positivity, warm welcomes and smiley self will be missed by many. Enjoy your well-earned retirement, Martha. We wish you all the best!
We hosted our annual Christmas lunch on Tuesday and, as usual, it was a huge success! The children had a lovely time and enjoyed listening to festive songs whilst dining with their peers. A special thank you to our incredible catering team who worked so hard to ensure it was an enjoyable occasion for all.
This half term, we have been writing a retell of ‘Janjak and Freda visit the Iron Market’ from the perspective of Freda.
Take a look at Zakariya’s fantastic retell:
Immediately, I heard a loud noise echo from the hall. Then, a goat came in and destroyed everything. The farmer went to catch the goat, but the goat was teleporting everywhere and running away. It was disastrous, but I had a plan. I needed soap, a sponge, a bucket of water and a brush. Then, I cleaned Mrs Jean’s dress because it was dirty. I gently cleaned the dress and made it as clean as I could. It was sparkly and shiny!
MyClothing are having a Winter Clearance Sale!
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Mr Watson is our school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
If Mr Watson is not available, you can always speak to one of our school’s Deputy Safeguarding Leads:
| Name | Class | |
| Dajanae | Year 2 | For truing her best to stay on task. |
| Ire | Year 2 | For amazing oracy skills during oracy debate. Mrs Eames was so proud! |
| Nicholas | Year 2 | For being so knowledgeable about earthquakes. |
| Ramisa | Year 2 | For really overcoming her fears if speaking out loud during oracy debate. She did brilliantly. |
| Ahria, Muhlis and Umut | Year 4 | For being amazing at their home reading. |
| Chloe and Honglin | Year 4 | For being TTRS superstars. |
| Ayah | Year 5 | For being a TTRS superstar. |
| Ayaz | Year 5 | For always being helpful. |
| Lucia | Year 5 | For settling in well. |
| Luca, Jagjot, Rupert and Sienna | Year 5 | For being STANDOUT superstars in the nativity. |
| Neemasusan | Year 5 | For being kind and caring to her classmates. |
| Braymil, Dominic and Ruoxin | Year 6 | For shining in the Christmas performance. |
| Lila | Year 6 | For making great progress both in herself and academically. |
| Anoushka, Caspar, Etienne, Florence, Imogen, Lucia, Michael, Nagwa and Umut | Various | For being absolutely fabulous role models and sacrificing time from their weekend to sing Christmas carols to raise money for the school. You are all amazing. Thank you! |
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Our highlight this week was learning all about Floella Benjamin as part of our Diverse Britain lessons. Floella Benjamin was born in Trinidad and travelled to England when she was 10 years old. She lived an inspiring life as a presenter, actor and writer. We......
Reception are now officially Glass Guardians! The National School Partnership have been running a recycling competition to encourage the children to get creative with their recycling. As we were approaching the festive season, the children collected glass jars and used them to make their very......
We have been very busy in Nursery engaging in different Christmas arts and crafts activities! We had so much fun this week creating handprint Christmas tree cards for our families. First, we used a brush to paint our hands green and then stamped it in......