We had our annual Summer Fair on Friday and what a great success it was!
Thank you to the PTA who organised the event and to everybody who came along to support the school.
The total raised was a magnificent £1,645! This is the most we’ve raised at a PTA event.
Thanks again to all involved.
Last half term, we had our second attendance competition of the year. All children who had attendance of 96% or above were entered into a prize draw. Well done to Hope in Year 6 who won the competition and received a £50 voucher!
Last week, most classes had attendance of 96% or above. This was a great start to the final half term. Thank you to everybody who has been making sure their child arrives to school on time- this makes a big difference to the child’s school day.
Our Year 6 children have had another busy, fun day at Robinwood.
The Year 6 children have arrived at Robinwood and having a great first day and night. They’ve been raft building, canoeing and swinging on the trapeze!
Key Stage 2 had a fantastic day at John Smeaton Leisure Centre taking part in the annual Brownlee Triathlon. The children arrived back to school looking very happy- smiles on their faces and showing off their medals. Well done to all the children who showed perseverance, determination and courage.
This week, we’ve been enjoying our new playground equipment which the PTA have bought for the school. Thank you to everybody who has been part of fundraising for school- it enables equipment like this to be provided for all the children to use so they can have happy and healthy playtimes.
We’re finally having some signs that brighter, sunnier days are coming. It was lovely to see lots of children in our gardening club preparing some seeds and plants ready for Summer.
This week, they’ve planted potatoes, runner beans, broccoli and radishes. They were very excited to tell me that we have lots of tadpoles in our pond, too!
We have a variety of after school clubs happening this term and we still have some availability. If your child would like to join a club, please speak with the school office.
Thank you to the PTA who’ve donated Easter eggs for all the pupils in school. We saw lots of happy faces as the eggs were handed out in class today.
Have a lovely Easter break.
Thank you to some of our pupils who have been making a difference in our local community by picking up litter on Hallfield Lane. Some of the Year 4 children have noticed litter on the paths as they walk to swimming each week and they feel really strongly that they want to do something about it. Well done for suggesting a great way to keep our streets tidy!
Our prize draw for good attendance is taking place on Friday 09 February.
All pupils with attendance of 96% or higher next half-term will be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 Love to Shop voucher!
If your child reaches a good level of attendance – that’s 96% – by the end of this half term, their name will be entered into a prize draw. We’ll select one lucky winner on the last day of the half-term (Friday 09 February).
St James’ CE Primary is a happy and healthy place to be – and maybe even a lucky one, too!