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The PTA is starting to plan two exciting events for the new school year: Black History Month (October) and the Christmas Fayre (December). While these will take place after the summer holidays, the planning needs to start now!
We’re looking for parents and carers who are interested in helping shape these events, whether that’s with ideas, coordination, cultural input, or simply lending a hand.
Everyone is welcome, and no experience is needed, just enthusiasm and a bit of time.
To get involved, please click the below links to be automatically added to the relevant WhatsApp group. Let’s come together and make these events truly memorable!
The Salvation Army on Mare Street will be running free school uniform repair and alteration workshops on 7th and 28th August, 10.00 – 12.30pm. The workshops will run on a first-come, first-served basis.
Send an email or give them a call on 07501 300660 for more information.
Contact: Michelle James, Project Officer
At SJSJ, we are committed to ensuring that every pupil has the best possible chance to achieve their full academic potential. Regular attendance and punctuality is a vital part of this, and as such, all pupils are expected to maintain an attendance rate of 95% or above.
Next week, temperatures are set to rise considerably; please ensure that all children come to school with a water bottle and a hat – there will be no need for jumpers and coats.
Sun cream must be applied before coming to school, we will not be able to assist with this during the day.
We would like to remind all families that a late collection charge of £5 for every 5 minutes will be applied if a child is not collected promptly at the end of the school day or from after-school clubs.
Please ensure that you are collecting your child on time to avoid any additional charges.
We also kindly ask that you check your ParentPay account regularly and clear any outstanding balances as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.
This week in our spiritual corner, we focused on making compliment cards for people that were special to us and those we felt needed more help in boosting their confidence.
Our word of the week was humility, and the children had to think of ways they had to show humility, with a focus on other people and people we find special to us.
We then had some reflection time and discussed what humility meant and how we can show humility in other areas of our lives. We then said a prayer asking God to help be more humble in our day and day lives.
As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain a smart, inclusive and focused learning environment, we’d like to send a friendly reminder about the school uniform policy here at St John and St James.
Our school uniform consists of the following items:
During the summer months, children are also permitted to wear:
Please also be reminded of the following additional guidelines:
We appreciate your support in helping ensure that your child arrives at school in the correct uniform each day. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.
Thank you for your continued cooperation in maintaining our school’s standards.
Best wishes,
Thank you to all of the members of our school community who have made very generous donations toward our new school playground equipment on our Just Giving page! The new playground equipment that we intend to buy with the funds raised will have a hugely positive impact on the children’s physical, cognitive, and social development.
If you’d still like to contribute, you can scan the QR code below to make a donation or follow the link below. Every contribution helps and we truly appreciate your generosity and commitment to our school community.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/opalsjsj?utm_term=25zPkyrYp
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:
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