Other notices 

• Volunteers: We would like to request any parent, who has a particular musical talent, to get in touch with us if they are able to support our Music day on 21st June. If you are available to help, please do contact the office on office@stjames-weybridge.surrey.sch.uk 

• Water bottles: We understand that it is sometimes unavoidable, but please could we remind parents to send children into school with a water bottle each day. There has been a notable increase in the number of children who have forgotten their bottle, come to the office in request of a paper/ plastic cup so they can have a drink.

• Smart Watches: We have noticed that a number of children are coming into school wearing Smart Watches. Please could all parents take note that children are not allowed to wear watches that can take photographs, videos, can connect to the internet or that have games included as a function. This does include Apple watches.  

Communication changes

And finally, thank you to the 8 parents and carers who completed the communication survey in the last newsletter. We were happy to see that 100% of those who completed the survey felt the newsletter was useful and informative and that it can be easily accessed easily on devices. We were pleased to see that 87.5% enjoy the curriculum updates on the newsletter. 

We will take note that we do still need to further develop our wider communication as only 62.5% of respondents said that communication was timely and effective. This is something that we will prioritise and we will take all written comments into consideration. 

Arbor

As a first step, we will be moving away from Parentmail after the February half term and instead will communicate with parents using Arbor. Arbor does not require an app or login as parents will receive emails directly to their email inbox. 

To ensure a smooth transition, the school office will be sending a test email to all parents on Monday 5th February using Arbor. A simultaneous email will also be sent through Parentmail so parents know when the test email has been sent.  Please inform the school office if you do not receive this test email.  Before contacting the office please ensure that you check your junk/spam folder.

Best wishes, 

Mrs Murphy

Y4 Football Festival at Cleves School

St James were recently provided the opportunity to enter a Y4 Mixed Football Festival at Cleves school. The tournament was a non-competitive festival based around sporting values of team work and respect. Although a non-competitive tournament, the games were all played with a highly competitive spirit with all the teams getting really involved in the fun of the afternoon. There were 6 schools in attendance, including St James, with each team playing each other once. There were lots of smiles an enjoyment had by all playing. The children that represented the school at this event were: Tyler N, George D, Yegor J, Yasmin P, Zac L, Mabel R, Daisy D, Sam S, Alex L.

Match Report for Year 5&6 Boys League Football v Walton Oak

On Tuesday 23rd of January, our Year 5 and 6 boys football team played their next league fixture against Walton Oak Primary School. The game was well played by both sides and the year 5 boys in the team really worked hard for the team. The final result was 5-1 loss to our team but the result does not match the way the game was played. Walton Oak had a couple of lucky goals. Toby S scored our goal in the game.

The boys the represented the school were: Cole O, Copper H, Vlad K, Toby S, Stanley P, Makie C, Tyler O, Callie H.

Year 6 Dodgeball Tournament at Cleves School

Children in Year 6 went to a Dodgeball Competition at Cleves on 12th January. There were 6 other schools present and each school played one match against each of the other teams. The event was excellent! Children from all the schools, including St James, upheld excellent sporting values of respect, honesty and courage. The matches were all very fast paced and tightly contested. Our team won 3 of the six matches played, ending up in 3rd place overall. The tournament was won by St Cuthbert’s School.

A very big well done to all of the team for showing excellent team and school spirit and upholding the school values of Love, Respect, Unity and Courage. The team were: Tom G, Parker H, Cole O, Mason Y, Ben W, India T, Isla T, Daisy R, Ella W, Abi R.

Thank you to Mr Sawyer, Mrs Powick and Mrs Moore who work hard to organise and support the children at all these sporting events.