St James' Primary School, Emsworth

The children came back to school after the Christmas break to a 3-day book week. Each of the classes took one book as a focus for the week and learned such a lot in a variety of ways. We greatly enjoyed the visit of the story teller and there are lots of photos in the gallery for you to enjoy.
I have had a lot of positive feedback from parents and children alike about the silent reading that happened in the school for the first 20 minutes of the afternoon. We'll talk to school council about how this might carry on in the future, as it was wonderful to see children enjoying sitting down with a book for the sheer pleasure of it.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 January 2012 10:02 )

Christmas Nativity Play

I've uploaded a copy of the Nativity Play, following requests from people to make it available online for friends and family who don't live close to the school. I do hope you enjoy it. Happy Christmas!

Last Updated ( Friday, 16 December 2011 14:17 )

Posterous Blogs for Children

This term has seen a virtual explosion of blogging in the school with the Golden Box now taking a blog format, as well as several classes now having their own blogs. I'm aware that a number of children have started their own blogs and I have written a letter for parents to alert them to some e-safety issues that this could involve. A paper copy went home to children in Years 4 and 5 on 16th December, but a copy is available here.

Last Updated ( Friday, 16 December 2011 13:11 )

Choir Debut Performance

The newly-formed school choir had its debut performance at the Nativity last week to great applause. I thought it worth uploading their performance so that you can all enjoy it.

Last Updated ( Monday, 12 December 2011 12:00 )

Year 3's Roman Market

Last week, (18th Nov 2011) Year 3 had a Roman day in which they organised and ran a Roman market. All of the rest of the school were invited and enjoyed being able to sample the huge variety of foods and goods on offer! There are lots of photos on the Gallery section of the website, as well as the one that I’ve put here.

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