Announcements

Events and opportunities continue with their usual buzz as we approach the final week of this academic year and near the long Summer holiday!

Y5&6 performed amazingly well in their production of ‘Bugsy Malone’ – very well done to them and also to Miss Jess! Y5&6 also have their Violin recital at OJR at 2pm, which you’re welcome to attend. Y6 have their final swimming sessions this week. Y4 had a ‘Sport-inspired’ assembly followed by a fun Multi-Sports trip where they performed really well. Reception had a great Sports Day; Y5 took part in an amazing Drama Masterclass at SSSO and Y3 attended the BST Festival in Hyde Park. Sadly this event was cancelled due to the heavy rain and subsequent mud for Y4, however they had a great day in school on Wednesday instead.

Our Collective Worship theme has continued to focus on ‘Moving On’ and those important changes which happen each year. 

We continue to post any summer flyers on our Summer Fun 2024 page. We have a full final week ahead so please consult the newsletter below for details of events taking place. A snapshot list of these is below.

Wishing you, along with our whole community, a lovely,
final weekend of this academic year!
God bless, from the St. James’ team.

The Children's Commissioner has signposted a wealth of resources for families to access who have children either starting primary or secondary school, everything from what to expect to what to have for lunch! Do take a look, the links are from the BBC Bitesize website and are also listed below. The CC website also has lots of  information regarding the wellbeing of children and is worth a look.

There is also information for children moving up to secondary school regarding internet safety and getting your first mobile phone; click on this Moving On link to see some useful videos, as well as the flyers attached at the bottom of this page.

Families shopping online and also considering buying devices for their children should consider the advantages as well as pitfalls. It is always useful to get some topical advice before you buy so here are some top tips to guide you.

The National Cyber Security Centre has a page giving advice on how to shop securely online, https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/shopping-online-securely. Here is a short video giving an idea of the topics covered:

They also offer a range of advice to protect you and your families as well as information on what to do if you are hacked or have a cybersecurity issue:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families

Childnet provide some valuable ideas around digital wellbeing:

https://www.childnet.com/blog/how-you-can-look-after-your-childs-digital-wellbeing-this-christmas/

Get Safe Online covers a vast array of safeguarding issues and advice, broken down by subject and by age range:  https://www.getsafeonline.org/personal/article-category/safeguarding-children/

Children's Tech guide 2023  and also Setting up Tech safely for children 
are both useful links from internetmatters.org

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the Evelina London School Nursing Service. If you are a parent/carer of a child(ren) at school and are worried about your child’s health and wellbeing, school nurses are here to help. We work in teams across Southwark and Lambeth and you can contact us for confidential advice and support on a wide range of issues. Please see our flyer attached below for further details of the services we can offer.

Please let us know if your child has medical or physical and/or emotional health needs for which they need support. You can text a school nurse on 07520 631130.