Whilst we are waiting for ParentPay to be activated we thought we would share the clubs menu for this term.

Clubs will commence on the 23rd September (subject to ParentPay!) and run until the 22nd November (when the nights are dark, weather cold and Christmas activities kick in!).

Clubs at NJS are FREE and run by our own amazing team of staff.  They volunteer their time to pursue an interest with the children and I am very grateful for this.  In return we ask:

*Parents/carers are punctual to collect children from after school clubs at 4pm from the main green gates onto the main playground.

*If parents/carers sign children up to a club they are expected to attend: two occasions of non attendance we will contact you to discuss removing your child from the register to enable another child to attend.

*We ask that the children sign up to a maximum of two clubs that have limited numbers (you could sign up to choir and drama in addition) so that everyone has chance to join.  If we find you have signed up to three we will sadly have to remove you from the registers.

*Clubs will NEVER be cancelled on the day: if a staff member is unwell or the weather makes the activity difficult to complete we will arrange an alternative in school so we don’t disrupt your collection arrangements.

*IMPORTANT: clubs may be cancelled with a weeks notice, we avoid this but sometimes it isn’t possible.  Please ensure you check the weekly newsletter that your child’s club will be on the following week.

We will of course notify you when clubs will go onto ParentPay.

Thank you all for your support, we are looking forward to a great term of clubs!

Mrs M

Year 3 and new parents/carers

Again we apologise for the delay, we had hoped to have ParentPay activation letters with you now however we are now looking like mid next week before the accounts will be ready.  Trust us we are chasing!

Please be reassured that clubs and residentials will not go onto ParentPay until 24hrs+ after you have received your activation letter and had the opportunity to set up your account.  We will of course email to let you know when activation letters are out and when clubs/residentials will go live.

We are mindful dinner arrears may be building for some of you: we apologise for this.  Please be assured this will not stop your child having a meal in the meantime.

Year 4, 5 and 6 Parents

Your ParentPay will not have updated to your child’s new class yet.  Please support us whilst we wait for ParentPay to do their background work.

We appreciate your support.

Mrs M

The Jeans for Genes campaign raises awareness of the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic condition and raises money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected.

NJS annually shows it’s value of Compassion for this cause.  Children are invited to attend school in bottoms that are ideally denim (any colour denim!) but don’t worry if you don’t have anything… perhaps something blue?  Children can bring a donation for the cause, we suggest £1 but whatever you can afford is more than fine.

We just wanted to make families aware that when children have packed lunches lunchtime supervisors will ask the children to bring their rubbish home.  This is mainly so you as parents/carers can see exactly what your child has and has not eaten from what you have packed.

You can find lots of useful advice online about healthy packed lunches.  This NHS site is especially useful: https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/

We LOVE rocksteady at NJS and have witnessed some brilliant concerts over the years. If your child is interested in playing an instrument within a band then have a look at their website below…

https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/