Dear Parents and Carers, 

We will be having parents evening in school on Tuesday 7th March (3:50pm – 7pm) and Thursday 9th March (3:50pm – 5:30pm). If you would prefer to arrange a phone call instead, please email the class teacher on the class email or using class dojo.

Please note – 

• Nursery  parents evening will be on Tuesday 7th March (3:50pm – 7pm) and Wednesday 8th March (3:50pm – 5:30pm).

Making an appointment

• Please email Miss Horrocks on parentsevening@st-james.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Please write the name(s) of your child(ren).
• Please write the class name and / or teachers names.
• Please write the preferred day – Tuesday  7th March or Thursday 9th March  (Wednesday 8th march instead the Thursday for Nursery ).
• Please indicate the preferred times. 
• Miss Horrocks will email you back with your appointment day and time(s). 

If you have Covid symptoms or have tested positive 5 days prior to the appointment, please email the class teacher and parentsevening@st-james.derbyshire.sch.uk and we will rearrange the appointment. 

We look forward to seeing you in school.

Mr Woodward

Good evening, 

I hope you are all well and ready for the weekend. 

As you know we had our SIAMS church inspection yesterday and the report will be published in three weeks. I am very proud of all of all pupils, staff, parents, governors and friends of our school, who all demonstrated to the inspector, what we already knew, that our school is a special place for our pupils. 

Date for next week

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mr Woodward

Dear Parents & Carers

A quick update of what we currently have planned for the next few months.

Discos Letters have gone out this week for the upcoming discos.  We are really looking forward to these and have an excellent DJ booked for the event.

World Book Day this year is Thursday 2^nd March so with this in mind we are asking if anyone has any World Book Day (book characters) costumes that are no longer needed so we can have a ‘pre-loved sale’.  We intend for this to take place after school on Thursday February 16^th so please send in any donations as soon as possible.

Scoot & Skate this will be taking place again but when we have better weather and lighter nights.

Below is a list of dates of events/donations:

Tuesday 31^st January                             Discos

Thursday 16^th February                          Pre-loved costume sale

Tuesday 28^th February                           PTA meeting 3.45pm

Thursday 2^nd March                               World Book Day

Friday 10^th March                                   Donation Day-Chocolate Tombola

Thursday 30^th March                              Chocolate Tombola (during the school day)

Friday 7^th July                                        Summer BBQ

Wednesday 19^th July                              End of year discos

There will be more dates added to this and we will endeavour to keep you informed of any changes but sometimes things are out of our control.

Thank you for your continued support.

Whitfield St James PTA

We are a church school and are inspected under the SIAMS framework and it is the equivalent of the Ofsted inspection for church schools. Mark Millinson is going to be inspecting our school tomorrow and he would like to meet with parents at 3:20pm – 3:50pm on Thursday to gain your views of our school. If you are available to speak with him about our school, that would be great and if you are available, the after school club can be used for childcare. 

If you are available, please let the office know or email me at cwoodward@st-james.derbyshire.sch.uk. I will collect you at the gate at 3:15pm, bring you into school and arrange for your child(ren) to go into after school club. 

Thank you for supporting our school, it is very much appreciated. 

I am sorry for the confusion in the text message, many people only got the second message. 

Mr Woodward

Good afternoon, 

On Monday, the Mayor of the High Peak, councillor Ollie Cross came into school to present Miss Warburton’s class with an award for winning the walking to school competition. Our head boys and  girls spoke with him and they were fantastic ambassadors for our school. 

Industrial action on Wednesday 1st February

Member of the NEU union will be go on strike on Wednesday 1st February and the following classes will be closed.  

• Miss Taylor, Mrs Lockett, Mrs Mackey and Miss Weir, Mr Hannan and Miss Kuczaj. If there are any further closures, you will be notified straight away.
  • For all the other classes, it is a normal school day and pupils must be in school. 
• No work will be set for the pupils not in school. 
• If your child’s(ren’s) class is closed and they are entitled to free school meals, they are entitled to a packed lunch which can be picked up from school. Please fill out the form below before Monday. 
  • Form

Dates for next week.

Have a great weekend.

Mr Woodward

I hope you are all well and ready for the weekend.

Industrial action

You may be aware from the news that the National Education Union (NEU) have balloted members and they now have a mandate for industrial action. They haven’t formally declared strike action but it is expected. There will be 7 days of strikes and 4 days for individual members.

The date for our region are:

• Wednesday 1st February 2023
• Wednesday 1st March 2023
• Wednesday 15th March 2023
• Thursday16th March 2023

I am currently liaising with staff to determine the impact this may have on our school. NEU members are not obliged to declare if they intend to strike or not. If a teacher in the NEU is taking strike action, the class will close on one, some or all of the dates above.  Our NEU members fully understand the difficulties associated with classes closing and they will give as much notice as possible. 

I will share further information with parents and carers at the earliest opportunity. 

Dates for the next two weeks

Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday. 

Mr Woodward

Happy New year everyone, 

I hope you all had a great Christmas and start to the new year. 

It is great to see everyone back in school. There have been lots of WOW days the pupils are clearly enjoying their new topics. 

Dates for W/C 16th January

• Tuesday17th January – 9am – 9:30am – KS2 timetables workshops and parents are welcome – More details on class dojo. 

Attendance

The doors open at 8:45am and the register closes at 9am. Lessons start at 9am and if pupils are late, they miss phonics and spellings. We all know that things happen sometimes and it can be unavoidable. However,  this week there have been 59 lates. Overall, it was 14.2 hours of missed learning, which is a significant amount of time. If you need any support or to discuss lates, please don’t hesitate to contact me. 

Weather

We know how quickly the weather can change in Glossop but there are freezing temperatures and the possibility of snow forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure pupils are sent to school with coats, gloves, hats  and spare socks. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Mr Woodward