Once again, we have been asked by Southwark Immunisation Team to let you know that walk-in appointments are available in our area for 4 - 16 year old children who may have missed their flu vaccination at school.
It’s great to be back following the Christmas break – children have been telling us all about what they have been doing over the holidays; all seem enthused to be back and have made a great start to their Spring learning, topics and class books.
This week we all attended an Epiphany service in Church, Year 3 visited the Bermondsey Beach for a Geography field trip, 6 Leopold began their swimming lessons at Downside Fisher and Geography learning has been particularly impressive to see this week in all year groups.
Please find attached below our full newsletter together with diary dates,
a flyer for the St James' 'Messy Church' event Friday 10th January at 3.30pm,
a reminder of flu vaccination walk-in sessions and feedback from the Southwark
Streets for People consultation.
Wishing you, our children, and our whole school community a super weekend.
God bless, from the St. James’ team.
Below are reminders of events taking place this week as we return to school for Spring Term 1.
If you are listed as your child/ren's primary guardian and you have yet to logon to the Arbor Parent Portal, or download the app to your device, do visit our website page to find out how: Information on Arbor Parent Portal.
Once again, we signpost our families to our Safeguarding pages on this website including our Safer Internet Day which is celebrated every February to highlight the pleasures as well as pitfalls of internet use. Where to go for advice? Who to contact if you are worried about internet use in your family or by something you have seen?
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.
