St Jerome Church of England Bilingual School News

Pupil Christmas Cards

We have French and English post boxes for the children to use if they wish to send Christmas cards to friends and class mates at Saint Jérôme School.  The boxes will be available in the pupil entrance to take deliveries and the last posting time will be 9am on Monday 16th December.  Any items received after this time will not be delivered. Please ensure each envelope has the recipient’s full name and class name written clearly.

Year 6 pupils will sort and deliver the post by the end of term and Year 6 volunteers should make themselves known to their class teacher.

I wonder, what the mystery of Christmas means to you…

As shops begin to get even busier and Christmas lights turn on, the children of Saint Jérôme have begun a period of Advent. During Godly Play and worship last week, children have started to explore the wonderful mystery of Christmas. They have begun to explore the concept of incarnation and what it means to Christians. Children have also thought about the importance of each of the weeks of Advent as they journey to Bethlehem with the prophets, the holy family, the shepherds and the magi. It has been incredible to understand the importance of waiting for our mystery. We have also enjoyed sharing what Advent looks like in different churches.

Pupil Christmas Lunch

Christmas lunch will be served to the children on Wednesday 18th December and the menu is now available for selection on your ParentPay account. Allergy meals are also available for selection.

Please make a selection for your child by Tuesday 10th December to ensure the kitchen can serve the meal of your child’s choice.

Cross Country Competition

On Tuesday 26th November 2024, 28 children from Year 5 and Year 6 represented St Jérôme at our first inter-school cross country competition at Newton Park. This was the largest group we have taken so far to participate and it was definitely worth it.

All the children did fantastically; they cheered for, supported and looked after each other throughout and in between the races. Each child experienced individual successes against others and against themselves, pushing themselves further than they thought possible. We await the final results, which will be posted on the sport’s notice board and will feature in an upcoming Quill. This is the first of three cross country competitions this year, so get out in the mud, and go run!

Our Pre-Loved Uniform Shop

The Pre-Loved Uniform shop has been going from strength to strength. It is encouraging to see how popular it has become and great to know how many good quality clothes are having a new life rather than going to cluttering up landfill. Donations are always welcome. Please leave them at reception.

When ordering from the shop, please state what size(s) you require as this enables us to process your order more quickly.  Please send any order requests to [email protected]. Orders will be processed in the order that they are received, usually on the following Tuesday or Wednesday morning and items will be available to collect later that week. Cash only. You will receive a confirmation email once your items are ready to collect.

Poppy Appeal – November 2024

The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, during the period of Remembrance. Proceeds from the sale of poppies are used to help and support members of the Armed Services.

Poppies will be available to purchase from the school office or playground (weather permitting) on our return after half term.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

We would like to thank the families who have been able to support our Macmillan coffee morning.  We are sincerely grateful for the cake donations received and delighted that many parents/carers were able to drop by and join us for refreshments.  If you were unable to attend but would like to contribute towards this fundraising event, please see details below to make a donation.

Monies raised so far have reached a fantastic £283

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Parents, carers and relatives are invited to join us for our Macmillan coffee morning which will take place on Friday 27th September in the school dining hall at 9am.

We would appreciate our families’ support with fundraising by requesting cake donations for this event. Please ensure all donations are nut free. Donations may be dropped off at the school office on Thursday 26th September.

We look forward to seeing you!

News from Year 5

On Thursday 19th September 2024, pupils in Year 5 had a special music session, thanks to the Mozart 250 Discovery Project. Everybody loved it!

There was a lady playing the cello and someone singing, which we all joined in with. We played some rhythm games too. The people who were teaching us were real artists. We also learned about some Italian and French pieces of music and we played a game in which we had to guess the animal being portrayed, according to the piece of music that was played by the cello. As we are a bilingual school, we had to say the animal in French as well. We also learned all about the different parts of the cello. It was a fantastic session
Written by Sharain (Sequoia Class)

Dedicated Class Artists

In previous years the children of Saint Jérôme School have had a world-renowned, French or British, artist linked to their class to promote the joy of art and develop a curiosity about culture. After feedback from children and parents, including your parent governor representatives, we are delighted to bring back this tradition and look forward to seeing these artists come to life in the classrooms from September and through the projects the children create over the summer.

Below is the list of artists linked to each class, and the room numbers at the National Gallery where you can find paintings by each of these artists. The National Gallery is completely free to enter.

Reception Classes have not yet been allocated so we invite the children to choose from Claude Monet (Room 44) or Henri Matisse (Room 41)

Year 1 Fir Class Joseph M. W. Turner (Room 34)
Oak Class George Stubbs (Room 34)

Year 2 Maple Class Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (Room 33)
Willow Class Rosa Bonheur (Room 45)

Year 3 Sycamore Class John Constable (Room 34)
Beech Class Richard Parkes Bonington (Room 42)

Year 4 Rowan Class Paul Cezanne (Room 41, 43, 44)
Acacia Class Pierre Auguste Renoir (Room 44)

Year 5 Sequoia Class Thomas Gainsborough (Room 35)
Eucalyptus Class Alfred Sisley (Room 44)

Year 6 Euonymus Class Georges Seurat (Room 43)
Cedar Class Edgar Degas (Room 44)