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• To ensure our children are happy and we explain things well
• To ensure no child leaves our school unable to read
• To ensure children learn a broad vocabulary to access the world around them
• To enhance the educational experiences of diagnosed and undiagnosed children with SEND

The second half of the Spring term has been so eventful that we have been forced to celebrate the term's activities in stages.

We can't thank the community at Jessop enough for the effort that everyone has made to ensure that the term has been filled with enjoyment and new learning.

Each day activities like the ones below are being planned and undertaken by children across the school. We are invited to relive and reflect on the many grand occasions that have marked the school life of our community this Spring!

Keep an eye out for our latest March SEND Newsletter out now!

We are so proud of our very own Jessop Journalists who wrote for a column in the children’s newspaper ‘First News’ . The children were given free tickets and sat with an audience of journalists to critique a new theatre production ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ performed in The Rose Theatre, Kingston London. Both children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and said

‘ It was just like writing for an English lesson….I had so much fun and felt very proud of myself seeing my own views in a Newspaper! Not to mention my picture’ ‘It was a great experience that I will not forget’’ Check out their news column in the latest edition of ‘First News’! Well done to the both of you! Today First News tomorrow The Times or even the BBC!

World book Day and Parent Reading Drop in fell on the same day this year and what a great day it was. Children and teachers dressed as their favourite book characters, a special assembly and a local visiting author Karen Owen who introduced us to the fantastic books that she has written! Ms Owen gave us a sneaky peek into her books and the main characters Callie and Grace. To find out more about her books visit her website https://karenowen.co.uk/junior/

A massive thank you to all parents and carers who took the time to put together a costume for their child and ensured that the day was a massive success.

Our very own Maia was chosen as one of the 50 finalist who entered into the BBC Teach Competition. Maia was invited to Buckingham Palace Where she attended an award ceremony in the main ballroom (the same one used for investitures), followed by afternoon tea. Maia had a great time, Queen Camilla was in attendance, and Maia met her and even chatted to her briefly. The award ceremony was televised, and was shown on the BBC on the One Show on World Book Day. More information is on this link. The top 50 finalists for 500 Words 2023 - BBC Teach. During the award ceremony, the Gold, Silver & Bronze winners were named. Maia was not one of these, but was still enormously proud of herself for being one of the 50 finalists who were part of the Palace ceremony, out of 44,000 entries this year! Well done Maia we are so proud of you.

Listen to Maia's story by clicking on the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words/spring-is-here/z67bdnb

International Women’s Day is a united day of celebration to focus on women’s history, the struggles women have been through, and how women are still overcoming barriers across the world.

The theme for 2024 was #InspireInclusion.

The goal of this theme was to inspire everyone to come together collectively to make the world more inclusive for women and share a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment. This is why at Jessop this year we celebrated the whole week long and invited some amazing, inspirational women from within our community, from all walks of life to come in and speak with our pupils and tell them all about their own experiences.

The week came to an end with our International Women's afternoon and what a phenomenal turnout we had with so many Mums, Aunties, Grandmothers, and Sisters all coming together to join in with some themed activities with their children, a fun time was had by all.

With special thanks to all the inspirational woman who gave up their time to come and speak, we truly appreciate each and every one of you

Ms Helen Hayes - Local MP

Ms Rebecca Sambrook – Lawyer

Ms Ewa Davenport – Researcher/Customer experiment manager

Ms Tania Matos – Physiotherapist

Sergeant Bruford – Police Sergeant

Ms Sara Roden - Lawyer

Ms Emma Stuart-Smith – Criminal Lawyer

Ms Victoria Wakefield – Barrister

Ms Tanisha Banton - Regulatory Scientist

And to Ms Laura Parsons for helping to organise the week

Our Jessop young cyclist learnt a lot about the importance of being able to ride a bike this term, from our local #Bikeability Trust. We share the same vision about cycling which is to ensure everyone has the confidence to cycle and enjoy this skill for life. We recognise that daily exercise increases our life expectancy. Cycling is a fantastic, low impact way to build muscle and boost fitness. From lowering the risk of heart disease to burning excess fat, the benefits are endless. Cycling is also an effective way to reduce stress, improve sleep quality and boost your mood. The instructors were amazing and ensured that every child's experience from beginners to highly confident cyclists felt valued and made progress. Many thanks to #Bikeability and their team.

Parents and carers, bikeability is not just for children, it is never too late to learn. Adult cycle training is also available through bikeability and you do not need a bike either. Take the first step and follow the link provided. If you are interested in finding out more please click on the link given in the title.

Get involved with your child's topic this term!

What Art/DT word of the week has your child been learning?

Year 1- primary colours Year 4- scenic

Year 2- strokes Year 5- focal point

Year 3- pneumatic Year 6- asymmetric

Please rienforce the learning by asking your child/ren what it means.

As a school we know the importance of getting all of our children to read well as quickly as possible; giving them the confidence to become independent readers and engaged learners. With this in mind we have chosen the DfE validated scheme 'Essential Letters and Sounds' as our phonics scheme.

The principles of ELS are based upon:

• the delivery of high-quality first teaching with well-structured daily lesson plans
• the use of consistent terminology by teachers, children and parents
• the use of consistent resources that support effective teaching
• repetition and reinforcement of learning
• regular and manageable assessment to ensure that all children ‘keep up’ rather than ‘catch up’

Children are taught phonics lessons daily from their second week in our Reception class (once our Reception baseline assessment has been completed). From then on, they work through the different phases as outlined in the progression documents.

Our belief is that all children can succeed within our phonics sessions. We assess and monitor children throughout lessons and provide in lesson support to ensure no children fall behind. Regular, half - termly assessments provide us with further knowledge of the children's understanding and ensure that should any children fall behind, we can provide timely interventions to catch them back up as quickly as possible.

Embed – The Theory and Pedagogy behind ELS

ELS teaches children to read using a systematic synthetic phonics approach. It is designed to be used as part of an early learning environment that is rich in talk and story, where children experience the joy of books and language whilst rapidly acquiring the skills to become fluent independent readers and writers.

ELS teaches children to:
• decode by identifying each sound within a word and blending them together
to read fluently

• encode by segmenting each sound to write words accurately.

We know that for children at the end of Key Stage 1 to achieve the age-related expectations, they need to read fluently at 90 words per minute. As children move into Key Stage 2, it is vitally important that even those who have made the slowest progress are able to read age-appropriate texts independently and with fluency. For children to engage with the wider curriculum, they need to be able to read well, making inferences and drawing on background knowledge to support their
developing understanding of a text when they read. To do this, they need to be able to draw not only on their phonic knowledge but also on their wider reading and comprehension skills, each of which must be taught. The first step in this complex process is the link between spoken and written sounds.

Every ELS lesson has been designed to ensure that the minimum cognitive load is placed on the learner. The structure of the lessons allows children to predict what is coming next, what they need to do, and how to achieve success

On Thursday 22nd February was a great success. A big thank you to Jeanine who ran two really well attended and creative sessions at the school.

Thanks to the 20 parents, friends and family who bought tickets and came along to learn to draw some beautiful pictures. It was a great way to meet new parents and tap into our creativity. Fantastic to raise over £400 for Friends of Jessop.

Thank you to Jeanine for giving up her evening and expertise. Thanks as well to all the volunteers who organised the event, in particular Marian who ran the bar.

To brighten up the Jessop playground and fill in some of the gaps in the flowerbeds we have been busy planting. You may spot some of the new plants, including a yellow and a red Cornus,a rosemary, a Viburnum opulus - Guelder Rose, which has lovely white flowers and some geraniums.

You may spot the additions in the flower beds outside Reception class and by the year 1 classrooms. .

The daffodils, hyacinths and tulips planted in the Autumn are almost ready to bloom in the planters throughout the playground. Including those planted by the children on the playground community days.

Dear All,

We are excited to be hosting children for the Jessop Primary Spring Disco on Friday 22nd March! Please purchase tickets for £2 on Scopay, or pay directly to your class teacher.Everything raised through donations on the day will go towards much-needed resources for the school.

Classroom teachers will take classes up to the Disco. Please see the attached flyer for a reminder of the slightly adjusted timings for collection.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support of the event - and big thanks to the staff and parent volunteers helping on the day!

Friends of Jessop

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.

Friday 22nd March

Tuesday 26th March

Wednesday 27th March

Thursday 28th March

Friday 29th March to Friday 12th April Half Term - School Closed.

Food Bank Vouchers

In these difficult times any of us can find ourselves in challenging situations. Should you need support, please contact Ms Jenkins or Ms Serbis.who can support with food vouchers discreetly.

Better Start Outreach Support

We are delighted to to have on site our Children Centre where the team works with families at Jessop and our local community. The Children Centre is open every week day and during the holidays. All of the team will be happy to meet parents and carers to give help, advice and support relating to the following issues:

Citizens Advice

Benefits advice

Food bank vouchers

Disability Living Allowance applications

Cost of Living information

Training and employment advice

Activities for children during half-term breaks

Advice on support available within Lambeth

Our Children Centre team have a great deal of knowledge and expertise and are a fantastic asset to have working with us at Jessop. Please feel welcome to pop in and find out more during their opening times.

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.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

https://assets.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wpuploads/2022/12/aaa-guide-for-parents-on-school-attendance.pdf

Going forward, we will share the direct links to the new learning updates on the website with you.

You will also be able to access our current term curriculum learning (Knowledge Organiser) from there too.

https://jessop.lambeth.sch.uk/early-years-foundation-stage/

https://jessop.lambeth.sch.uk/key-stage-1/

https://jessop.lambeth.sch.uk/lower-key-stage-2/

https://jessop.lambeth.sch.uk/upper-key-stage-2/

https://www.bjsfederationofschools.co.uk/

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.

When we need particular support from our parent community, we post for help on our 'Call to Action' page on the schools website, and send the direct page link in an email to our parent community. So signing up is really easy!

Perhaps you would like to be a secret reader (reading a story to your child’s class), or would like to support us in maximising children’s opportunity to practice their reading skills.

New this week! We are looking for parents to help us prepare, organise and sort resources for our SEND learners. If you would like to support these children by giving some time to the school, please click on the link above.

We need you. Click on the title to find out more.

Our March SEND Newsletter is out now, find out more about our Federation Inclusion Team, and lots more!

The Gaia Centre provides support for Lambeth residents affected by gender-based violence, including domestic abuse. An out-of-hours on-call service: 07725245779. Normal hours are 8am-6pm Monday – Friday. It also offers services for young people and advice for practitioners. Tel: 020 7733 8724, E: lambethvawg@refuge.org.uk.

Helpline support is available:

• National Domestic Abuse Helpline, 24/7
• Women’s Aid live chat, daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Men’s Advice Line, weekdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Samaritans Helpline, 24/7
• Childline 24/7
• In emergencies, call 999

Additional resources are available on the Lambeth VAWG webpage and through Operation Encompass, a national initiative for children exposed to domestic abuse. For questions, contact: PS Laura Bennetts - laura.bennetts@met.police.uk or PC Rachel - Rachel.Dennison@met.police.uk or PC Nicola Smalldridge - Nicola.Smalldridge2@met.police.uk

For more information on any of the above and more, press below to visit the schools website and follow us on Twitter!