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Some thoughts for the starting school year
The School Council Harvest Festival Assembly was an amazing and informative event that beautifully highlighted the values of kindness, giving, sharing, and caring. The children performed a thoughtful sketch to remind us all of the importance of being mindful of those in need and giving generously to others. They emphasized the crucial role food banks play in supporting our community, and how we all contribute to making this possible through our donations and efforts. It was a powerful reminder of the difference we can make together. 'Stronger Together!' a special thank you to Ms Delano for putting together such an memroable assembly.
The Exhibition of Work has done us proud as always, it is a fantastic showcase of creativity.Each year group have presented their amazing projects based on the topics they are learning this term. Our main hall was filled with impressive displays, highlighting the hard work and imagination of the children. A big thank you to all the parents who supported their children with their projects.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all parents, carers and children that came together for our annual ‘International Breakfast’. There was a fantastic turn out which created a real buzz up in the dining room. Many families brought in breakfast dishes from their home countries to share with everyone, ranging from freshly baked pretzels, sweet pancakes, authentic dumplings and ackee, samosas, spring rolls, fresh fruit salad, delicious pastries and so much more.
It was an amazing start to the morning with lots of families sitting with their children to share breakfast as well as mingling with other parents, staff, and the Inclusion team.
World Afro Hair Day is celebrated annually on September 15th to honour the history, culture, and identity of Afro hair. The day was founded in 2017 by British entrepreneur and hairstylist Michelle De Leon. This date was chosen to honour the UK Parliament’s debate of a petition that called for the acceptance of Afro hair in schools. This represented a significant step towards addressing the discrimination and biases faced by people with Afro-textured hair.
De Leon's vision was to promote self-acceptance, challenge stereotypes, and encourage positive conversations and understanding surrounding Afro-textured hair. To honour De Leon’s vision and celebrate the diversity that exists within our schools, we took part in a borough exhibition, as part of the Raising the Game initiative.
Opening a World of Possiblities
Our Year 5 children have recently had a fantastic opportunity to experience the exciting world of horseriding in all its glory! It is an unforgettable experience, allowing them to connect with these magnificent animals and learn new skills. A huge thank you to our local stables, Ebony Horseriding, for making this possible and giving our students such memorable experiences.
A huge thank you from everyone at Jessop to all the generous parents and carers that have purchased items from our Amazon wish list, we are overwhelmed by your kindness !!
If you would like to make a donation to our scholl please click on the link below.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2TI248ATPIW60/ref=cm_go_nav_hz
Please help support your child with their spellings by looking at the spelling rules, sounds and patterns in each word. Practising spellings daily (or as much as possible) will help your children to learn and remember each word.
In KS1, children will need to choose five spelling words to put into sentences.
In KS2, children will need to write a sentence for each word, using neat, joined handwriting.
This will give the children the opportunity to understand the meaning of each word, put the word into context and allow them to practise their handwriting.
The children will complete a Spelling and Times Table test during the week.
Please remember, there is a 'Word of the Week' for every subject.
In this Jessop Journal, we cast a spotlight on some of the vocabulary learnt in Maths this term.
What maths word of the week has your child been learning?
Year 1- minus Year 4- decline
Year 2- partition Year 5- interval
Year 3- minimum Year 6- converted
Please reinforce the learning by asking them what it means.
Central to raising standards in all schools and ensuring all pupils can fulfil their potential, is the need for children to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.
There is a strong link between good learning, high achievement, rapid progress and developing good social skills with excellent attendance.
We want to take this opportunity to outline our expectations for school attendance this academic year.
If your child arrives at school from 9.01am they will be marked as LATE, if they arrive after 9.30am they will be classed as “late after the register is closed” and their attendance is classed as absent for the morning session. As the registers would have already been returned to the Department for Education.
Regular poor punctuality can also have a negative effect on your child’s attendance as well as their academic learning. Being 6 minutes late each day equals 30 minutes of missed learning every week.
If your child’s attendance drops below 90%, we will need to share our concerns with the Local Authority Education Welfare Officer at Lambeth Council.
It is important to us that any concerns or questions you may have are dealt with as efficiently as possible. The structure we have in place is designed to do just that.
The structure
1) Your first port of call is -Your child’s class teacher
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
2) You may contact the leader of your child’s phase
This includes issues regarding communication and organisation
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
Should you be dissatisfied with the handling or outcome…
3) You may raise your concerns with Mr Baffoe
(email via the admin team to request a meeting outlining the nature for the purpose of the meeting)
Leaders are required to share items (as appropriate) with Mr Baffoe on a weekly basis, even if the matter is being handled by them.
We request that you do not field your concerns to FoJ but instead work directly with the school staff as outlined above.
