Monthly Archives: November 2017

Christmas Bazaar

We look forward to welcoming parents, pupils and their families to our Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 16 December from 11am – 3pm.
We thank our PTFA for their hard work in bringing this event to life and look forward to a special visitor arriving from the North Pole.

School Photographs

Proofs were sent home this week.  Parents can order on-line or via the school.  There will also be a home delivery option when ordering on-line (for which there will be a p&p charge)

Please note, the deadline for returning proofs to school is next Friday, 1^st December at 9.00am. 

When returning proofs, please ensure they are clearly labelled with your child’s name and that payment is enclosed securely within the envelope ‘sleeve’.  Thank you.

Our Reverse Advent Calendar

With the season of Christmas almost here we would like to make the children aware of those in need around us and support the children to be generous in sharing what we have with
others. Following the suggestion of one of our parents to create a reverse advent calendar, we have agreed to become a collection centre to support Christians Against Poverty Harrow
(CAP) in their production of Christmas Hampers for their clients (around 25-30 individuals and families) who have found themselves in financial hardship.

Looking to join our school?

School admissions close with your local authority to join our September 2018 Reception classes on Monday 15 January. We have created a page explaining school admissions and we’ve even made a little cartoon. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.  Discover more here. 

Renior class parent consultations

Unfortunately, due to staff illness, Renoir Parent Consultations this week have been cancelled.
We will be in touch with revised dates shortly. Parent Consultations for all other classes remain the same.

The school photographer is coming

The school photographer will be with us on Thursday 16th November.
Photographs will be available to purchase before Christmas and a pricelist will be available in due course.
So this weekend could be a good time for a haircut.

Holidays during term-time

At this time of year we all start to think about warmer days and planning summer holidays. As you know the school operates a very strict policy regarding exceptional leave in term time which is fully supported by our Governing Body. We are fortunate at St Jérôme to have very supportive parents/carers but the school does have a duty to remind parents of the Attendance and Punctuality Policy, which is available on request and on our website, it states:

“Where exceptional leave is taken which has not been authorised by the Headteacher, the school supports such action by the Local Authority who may impose a fixed penalty notice of £60 per child, per parent. In the event of non-payment, the fine will increase to £120 per child, per parent. Thereafter, a summons will be issued from the magistrate’s court which could result in prosecution.”

Our term dates are also available on the website but if parents are in any doubt they should contact the school office to clarify.