At this time of year, there’s a recurring theme to school: the sound of younger children rehearsing for their Christmas production! The build up to Christmas is an exciting time, but it can mean children are tired – sticking to routines and getting plenty of sleep is needed to help everyone.

Rocksteady

On Wednesday, we welcomed parents in to watch our end of term Rocksteady concert. There were six bands on show with a range of children across both key stages showing off their talents. It was so lovely to see children achieving and believing in themselves – the courage shown by all to perform to a full crowd really shone through. All our band members have thoroughly enjoyed Rocksteady (and based on the huge applause, I think parents have, too!).

Here’s just one of the songs performed. (We can’t post the videos of all songs due to video sizes and photo permissions – sorry.)

Look out for more about Rocksteady at St James’ CE Primary before the end of term.

Topic review

Did you come to our Topic Review session last Friday? If so, thank you!

And did you manage to find a couple of minutes to leave us some feedback? Again, if so, thank you.

• ‘It was good to see how much fun my son and friends have whilst learning.’
• ‘Very informative and all children seemed interested in the topic.’
• ‘All the kids seemed really engaged and knowledgeable.’
• ‘It was good to see how engaging the teacher was with the class and what the children are learning for their topic.’
• ‘Great to see the teaching in the classroom. Great pupil engagement and interesting topic.’
• ‘Brilliant lesson. Super interesting and very engaging’
• ‘It was great to be able to see both of my children. I liked that the sessions were interactive and my children were able to talk to me about what they’ve been learning as well as showing me their work.’

Thanks to the parents who got stuck in, too – here are some pics from the Year 6 Topic Review session…