@stjudeslambeth Friday 27th September 2019

Key Dates for the Diary

Monday 30th September:

Year 6 trip to the Ragged School

Museum

Year 3 Introductory Presentation

5.00pm

Tuesday 1st October:

Year 4 Introductory Presentation

5.00pm

Wednesday 2nd October:

Year 5 Introductory Presentation

5.00pm

Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd

October:

Year 3 & 4 Bikeability in KS2

playground

Monday 7th October:

Reception Introductory Presentation

8.55am

Tuesday 8th October:

Family Learning Project winners to

Brockwell Greenhouses at 1.15pm

(letter to follow)

Thank you for a lovely time

at St Jude’s

Help us to have a lovely week

Help us with our learning

In Jesus’ name

Amen

Remi

Year 3

Dear God

Dear Parent/carers,

We hope you've all had a wonderful start to the new school year. We are delighted to let you know that the PTA AGM will take place on Friday 11th October at 9am in the Creative Learning Hub. Everyone is welcome, including little ones and we hope this will be a good opportunity to meet lots of new parents to the school!

We’ll be giving a rundown of the past year’s events, the funds raised and what the money has been spent on. We'll also be discussing plans for the coming year and funding priorities.

This year the Chair and Secretary will be stepping down and new officials will be elected. These positions are open to all and are a great way to get involved with the school. A brief description of each role can be found below. If this all sounds a bit formal, please don’t be put off, it is very much a team effort and this summary is meant to be an information tool, especially for those new to the school or committee!

We would love to see new and old faces - there are many opportunities throughout the year to get involved with volunteering at events, making cakes or simply turning up to socialise with other parents/carers and staff. Your time commitment can be as much or as little as you like.

PTA meetings are usually held once a term and everyone is invited to attend. If you can't make it, please don't worry, we will be in touch following the meeting with all the details and dates for events coming up this year.

Role of PTA Chair The Chair provides leadership and governance for the PTA committee, sets the agenda for meetings and manages meetings in line with the Agenda. This role has significant interaction with the school head, the Treasurer and PTA Secretary.

Role of PTA Secretary Secretary is a key Committee Member as they are responsible for ensuring effective communication links between Committee Members and between the PTA and the School. The Secretary deals with all the correspondence that the PTA receives and helps the Chair ensure that Committee Meetings run smoothly. The PTA Secretary liaises with the School Secretary about any newsletter notices. The Secretary will make arrangements for the Annu-al General Meeting (AGM) and help the Chair prepare the Annual Report. The Secretary may also be involved in co-signing cheques on behalf of the PTA.

Other news..... Nature Garden Tidy

Please come along after school on Friday 4th October for our termly nature garden tidy up. Bring all the family. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Thanks so much!

Your PTA

Saint of the Week

Josh Year 1

For being such a kind friend to others and always checking to make sure his friends

are ok when they get hurt.

Class Five are the Dojo Team champions this week. This outstanding class were awarded 66 Dojo Points

for ‘being motivated’ and 38 Dojo Points for ‘being focused’.

Congratulations Class Five, you have had a fantastic week. We are very proud of you!

Worker of the Week Eden

Year 4 For showing determination in swimming

and moving up to the next group.

Reception Outstanding 0 lates

Class One Need to improve 3 lates

Class Two Good 1 late

Class Three Good 1 late

Class Four Good 1 late

Class Five Good 1 late

Class Six Good 1 late

St Jude’s Punctuality News

Year 5 ‘s House of Commons experience

Year 5 went to the House of Commons on Tuesday 24th September. They were given a tour of the

house and attended a workshop on democracy and debate, linked to their topic ‘Groovy Greeks’. Our

children’s behaviour was exemplary and Miss McLeish and Miss Francis were very proud of them.

Thank you to the parents who supported us on this excellent trip.

We would like to introduce all parents and carers to the external agencies St Jude’s frequently works with. Agnes

and Jessie regularly visit our school to support our SENDCO, teachers and children. They assist us to provide high

quality education, without barriers, for all.

Agnes Elliot

Educational Psychologist

My name is Agnes Elliott and I am an Educational Psychologist with Lambeth Educational

Psychology Service. I work in a few different primary schools, secondary schools and Early

Years settings across Lambeth. At St Jude’s, I work with Ms. Scott (SENDCO), teachers and

parents to support children who are experiencing difficulties with learning, social

development or emotional well-being.

Jessie Forester

Speech & Language Therapist

Hi, my name is Jessie Forester and I am the schools Speech and Language Therapist. I have

been working in Lambeth and Southwark for 4 Years. In school I will be working with

students who have Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). I will also be

working with teachers and parents to develop their skills in supporting these children.

St Jude's Online Safety Newsflash

BBC ‘Own It’ - a digital well-being app

The BBC have launched a new app for children called Own It. The app monitors how young people interact

with others online and uses artificial intelligence to evaluate the mood of the child so it can offer advice. For

example, if the child types 'you're really stupid' the app will alert the sender and ask if they really want to

send. It does a lot more and is definitely worth a look. For more information click here: