Eid al-Fitr Wishes Everyone at St John and St James would like to wish all members of our Muslim community a very happy Eid al-Fitr. We hope this special time is filled with joy, peace, and meaningful moments with family and friends as you celebrate...
Everyone at St John and St James would like to wish all members of our Muslim community a very happy Eid al-Fitr.
We hope this special time is filled with joy, peace, and meaningful moments with family and friends as you celebrate together.
We would like to remind parents and carers that we will be celebrating Easter on Wednesday 25th March with our Easter performance at SAINT church. The performance will begin at 9:15am, and families are warmly invited to join us as the children share this special celebration.
We look forward to seeing you there.
A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who attended our Parents’ Evening on Wednesday. It was wonderful to see so many of you there and to have the opportunity to share the progress the children have made and the many successes they have had. We are truly proud of them all and how hard they work every day to be the best they can be!
We are also very grateful to those who took the time to complete the parent questionnaire. Your feedback is extremely valuable, and we look forward to sharing the results with you shortly.
A special thank you goes to Lucia and Julia in Year 6 for doing such a fantastic job leading the Usborne book sale. Your enthusiasm and responsibility were greatly appreciated!
Thank you once again for your continued support.
A huge well done to all of our violinists and cellists who performed for the whole school in a special assembly on Monday. It was wonderful to hear how much progress the children have made and to see the confidence and skill they are developing. The performance was a real joy to listen to, and the children should feel very proud of what they have achieved.
As always, we are very grateful to Apollo Music for providing these bursaries and giving some of our children the opportunity to learn and enjoy playing a musical instrument
Term dates for the 2026–2027 school year, including INSET days, have now been agreed. All of these dates can be found on our website in the ‘news and events’ section.
We encourage families to take a look and make a note of the key dates for the year ahead.
Please be reminded that the last day of term is Friday 27th March. All children will finish at 12:00pm on this day; there will be no after-school club or wraparound care available.
We kindly ask that all children are collected promptly at 12:00pm. Children will return to school on Monday 13th April at the normal time.
NSPCC offers helpful advice for parents about children, mobile phones, and online safety. It answers common questions many families have, such as when a child might be ready for their first phone and how to manage potential risks.
The guidance provides clear, practical tips on recognising when your child is ready, setting boundaries, using parental controls, and having regular conversations about safe and responsible phone use. Exploring this resource can help you feel more confident, reduce worries, and support a consistent approach to online safety between home and school.
You can find the guidance here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/children-phones-online-safety/
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for your incredible support over the past 18 months with the implementation of OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning). Your generous donations and involvement have truly made a difference, and we’re so proud of the transformation we’ve seen in our playtimes. The children’s play experiences have been enriched in ways we couldn’t have imagined, and that is all thanks to the wonderful contributions from our school community.
With the Spring and Summer months fast approaching, we’re excited to continue enhancing the outdoor play opportunities for our pupils. To help us prepare for the warmer weather, we are currently looking for donations of the following items:
Additionally, if anyone would like to donate their child’s costume after World Book Day for our dressing-up area, we would be truly grateful. The costumes help spark creativity and imaginative play, and your donations would be greatly appreciated by all.
If you have any of these items to spare and would like to contribute, we would be extremely grateful. These donations will help ensure our children continue to have a variety of fun, creative, and active play experiences in the months ahead.
Thank you once again for your continued support in making our playtimes so much more enjoyable and engaging for the children. We look forward to seeing what more we can achieve together!
We are thrilled to continue our outdoor learning lessons this term with Forest School sessions at Springfield Primary School. Building on from the introduction of OPAL, and considering the National Curriculum requirements, we know that outdoor learning plays an essential role in developing our children’s curiosity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, while fostering a deeper connection to nature. Our Forest School lessons will allow the children to explore and learn in our natural environment, experiencing hands-on, practical activities that link to their curriculum.
Please check your child’s class newsletter for the exact date of their session and be reminded that as the sessions take place outdoors, we kindly ask that your child comes prepared with the following:
If your child does not own any of these items, please let the school office know, and we will do our best to source them. We want to ensure that every child has what they need to fully participate in this exciting lesson.
We are excited for the adventures ahead and look forward to seeing the children enjoy their time in the great outdoors!
This is a gentle reminder that our After School Club finishes promptly at 5:00pm each day. If you wish to collect your child before 5:00pm, you must inform the school office in advance, so we can ensure your child is ready for collection. We have had an increase in parents arriving at different times between 4-5pm and this causing significant disruption.
For safeguarding reasons, we are unable to accommodate parents waiting in the school office until the club finishes. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and secure environment for all our pupils.
Thank you for your continued support.
A reminder that all parents and carers must remain in the playground during pick-up times and are not permitted to enter the school building. This is a key part of our safeguarding procedures and is essential to keeping all children safe.
Parents and carers may request to speak with their child’s teacher outside in the playground; however, this may not always be possible due to other commitments, such as staff training or scheduled meetings. In these cases, appointments should be arranged through the school office.
We appreciate your cooperation in supporting our safeguarding expectations and helping to ensure clear communication while maintaining a safe environment for all.
To find out what’s been happening across some of our wider curriculum areas across the school, follow the link to our new curriculum padlet:
We would like to thank parents and carers once again for their patience and understanding while our telephone line was not working. As explained in last week’s email, we were required to install a new telephone line, which means the school’s previous phone number no longer exists.
Please note that our new school telephone number is now fully operational: 0208 153 3767. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
We would like to remind all parents and carers to please check ParentPay to ensure any outstanding balances are cleared. We understand that the festive period can be a costly time for families, and therefore reflected this in our extended payment deadline of 31st January for this term’s Breakfast Club, After School Club, and Wraparound Care.
If anyone needs support with accessing ParentPay, please come to the school office and speak to Miss Nifa, who will be happy to help.
Please can we remind all parents and carers that the school gate opens at 8.50am, ready for school to start promptly at 8.55am. We kindly ask that parents or carers do not come into the school playground or building with their child/ren.
Teachers and support staff are generally not available in the mornings as they are settling the children straight into assembly – should you need to speak with an adult, please go directly to the school office and Miss Nifa will be more than happy to assist you in arranging a suitable time.
Thank you for your continued support in ensuring that all children come into school in a calm manner and ready for a day of learning.
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.
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.
Safeguarding is EVERYONE’S responsibility. Our attitude is, it could happen here.
At St John & St James we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect ALL staff, volunteers and visitors to the school to share this commitment.
If you have any concerns about the safety of a child, please speak immediately to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Joshua Watson.
If Mr Watson is not available, you can always speak to one of our school’s Deputy Safeguarding Leads:
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