St Jerome Church of England Bilingual School News

Our Pre-loved Uniform Shop is Back

Our pre-loved uniform shop is back, once again.
Stock as always is limited, by what we are given and we thank the generosity of our school community for making this venture possible.

Discover more here.

October Half-Term

A polite reminder that the school is closed tomorrow, Friday 21st October, and next week for the Michaelmas Half Term. The children are required to return to school on Monday 31st October. Please remember to order your child’s lunch in plenty of time for their return.

School will finish today at the usual time of 3.30pm for EYFS and KS1 and 3.40pm for KS2. After School Club will operate until 6pm and the Thursday activity clubs will ran as usual.

Families who are collecting Year 6 children from the Residential Trip in France should ensure their child is collected from St Pancras Station at 9.30pm.

The next edition of The Quill will be on Friday 4th November and I wish you all a restful and peaceful half term break.

Our calendar

Our school calendar is updated at least once a week.
It’s a great resource if you can’t remember the date something is happening.
You’ll find it here.

Polio vaccine

The risk is low, but it is very important to make sure your child is up-to-date with all their vaccinations, including polio.

Book Fair

As you will be aware from The Quil 30/09/22l, previous version can be seen here https://www.stjeromebilingual.org/our-newsletters/ we will be hosting a scholastic book fair at school from the 10th – 14th October.

The book fair will be open to parents on the following days:
 
EYFS (Reception) – Tuesday 11th October 3:45pm – 4:45pm
KS1 (Year 1 and 2) – Wednesday 12th October 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Lower KS2 (Year 3 and 4) – Thursday 13th October 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Upper KS2 (Year 5 and 6) – Friday 14th October 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Please enter via the Station Road entrance to the school.

A further email giving more details of the Book Fair were sent out via email on Tuesday 4th October.

We look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair.

We’re showing racism the red card – Friday 14 October

Wear Red
Every heart and every mind that we change, changes at least one life but has the capacity to change hundreds, if not thousands of others.
Be a proud anti-racist. Be the difference. Join us.
2021 was a monumental year for Saint Jérôme School as we were part of 250,000 incredible individuals who celebrated Wear Red Day. Without a doubt a sign that our school community is keen to stand against racism.

On Friday 14^th October we will once again wear red to stand against racism. This can be an item of school clothing or any other red item.  We invite the children and all members of our community to pay £1, or donate a book to our school via our Amazon Wishlist you’ll find it here. 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for continuing to stand against racism.  Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff.

Our first open day of the year

We are delighted to welcome parents and carers of families considering joining our two Reception classes in September 2023 to our first open day of the year.  Our event will take place on Monday 3 October from 9.30am – 10.30am. This is a great opportunity to see inside our school and ask any questions you may have.

Booking is essential. You can book online here.

Our letter to Parents and Carers on the death of The Queen

I am sure you will have already heard the deeply sad news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Her inspiration and steadfast faithful service to the nation over so many years will be greatly missed. We join together with people all over the world who mourn her passing and pray for King Charles and members of the Royal Family at this difficult time. 

This is naturally an unsettling time for us all and marks a significant change in the life of our nation. Over the coming days, individually, as a community and as a nation we will want to express our thoughts, feelings and gratitude for our longest serving monarch.

Our children will most likely be aware of the sad news and may have questions or concerns and we need to offer the opportunity for them to talk about their thoughts and feelings. We can ask them what they know and we can ask them how they feel. We can share with them how the unexpected news that someone has died makes us feel and that we experience many different emotions including feeling sad, upset, shocked, confused or worried. These feelings are normal. Hearing about the death of someone in public life can also remind us of those we have loved who have died and trigger a range of emotions in us. If you feel that your child or your family would benefit from support, please speak with a member of the staff team.

Tomorrow the priority will be as far as is possible to maintain continuity and consistency for the children. Staff will gather before school to ensure we are well prepared and I will lead collective worship for the children in which we will appropriately acknowledge the news.

As soon as further arrangements are confirmed and we have received further guidance from the Diocese I will communicate this with you. It is intended that over the coming days the school will collate a book of condolence.

Thank you, each one, in advance for your support in what will be, of course, an unprecedented period.

May Queen Elizabeth II and all those who have died, rest in peace and rise in glory and may all who mourn this night receive comfort, strength and hope.

Revd Daniel Norris MBA NPQH
Headteacher

School admissions for children joining Reception in September 2023

We know that admissions don’t open until 1 September, but we wanted to let you know we have updated our page and made one of our helpful cartoons. You can take a look here. 

https://www.stjeromebilingual.org/apply-for-a-reception-place-for-september-2023/

Please remember to book school lunches

Our school lunches are now bookable for those in Year 1 to Year 6.
As the price of food increases we are doing everything we can to reduce costs.
Ordering your child’s lunch in advance allows us to reduce waste and therefore reduce costs.
Please order your child’s lunch as soon as you can.

As we start our preparations for the start of the new academic year we wish to remind you to order your child’s school lunch at the earliest opportunity please. This will ensure your child receives the meal of their choice and that food waste is kept to a minimum.

If your child has an Allergy Plan these will be available from Friday and any problems should be communicated with [email protected].

Parents with children starting in Reception will receive their login details once their children have formally started school. Reception children will receive a school meal from Thursday 8th September.

We look forward to welcoming all children in Years 1 – 6 back to school on Monday 5th September and Reception children on a staggered basis from Tuesday 6th September.

Many thanks