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• Tuesday 28 November 2023 The countdown to Christmas has begun!
• Monday 6 November 2023 SuperNova Thursdays! This term we have been fortunate enough to have Nova, our amazing Dog Mentor, in every Thursday! Nova has been working with some of our pupils to help them better understand themselves and their emotions.
• Monday 30 October 2023 Model students! We have been joined once again by the fantastic Illustration students from Goldsmiths University.
• Monday 16 October 2023 Mission to Mars! Year 3 visited the National History Museum to take part in a special Lego workshop - mission to Mars! The children followed a complex design specification to construct a space rover (or moon buggy!). After this, they were given iPads to code the rover’s journey and finally, tested the durability of our rover on a replica surface of Mars. They did such a remarkable job - we are sure there are future space explorers at St James Hatcham!
• Tuesday 10 October 2023 Little Teachers Ms Kay and 10 little learners led a lecture on phonics at Goldsmiths University. These brilliant learners helped students deepen their understanding of teaching phonics effectively, gain insights into engaging students effectively, and maintain their interest and participation throughout the phonics lesson.
• Monday 2 October 2023 Out and about with Year 1 Trips and visits within and beyond our local area are an important part of our offer at St James Hatcham.
• Tuesday 26 September 2023 Pupil Faith Group Ambassadors!
• Tuesday 19 September 2023 A paws-itive start for a new member of our school family! Today marks the beginning of some very exciting training for Nova, our school dog! Staff will be working hard with her today along with experts from The Dog Mentor trust on her very first day of training. Watch this space for more updates as she begins to work with pupils across the school!
• Monday 18 September 2023 World Afro Day 2023! On Friday, St James Hatcham once again celebrated World Afro Day, which is a global day of change, education and the celebration of afro hair, culture and identity.
• Friday 15 September 2023 Amazing homework projects! 3D homework projects have helped our classrooms come to life!
• Monday 4 September 2023 Little Wandle Staff Training Phonics is a way of teaching pupils to read quickly and skilfully. It is essential that our approach to teaching phonics and reading is accessible to all pupils.
• Wednesday 12 July 2023 Student of the Year Assembly 2023 Today the school celebrated the achievements of the academic year. Two children from each class were nominated by their teachers for the following categories:
• Friday 9 June 2023 International Evening and A Special Visitor St James Hatcham had a wonderful afternoon on Friday 9th June when they celebrated International Evening, each class celebrated a country by performing a song from that country as well as preparing a special dish for everyone to try. Countries included:
• Wednesday 24 May 2023 Bromley High Shine Project!
• Wednesday 17 May 2023 EUROVISION HITS ST JAMES
• Monday 15 May 2023 Headteacher for the day Competition! We have invited the pupils of St James Hatcham to apply to become Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher for the day on Thursday 29th of June. Applications will be carefully considered and successful candidates will support the leadership team in developing school priorities and ensuring the smooth running of the school day. Good luck to all entries!
• Friday 12 May 2023 Bouncing into the weekend ... To celebrate the children's achievements at the end of SATs week, we had a special afternoon of fun! The children all let off some steam after a busy week - well done to Year 6 and all the parents, families and school staff who supported them.
• Friday 5 May 2023 A party fit for a king!
• Wednesday 26 April 2023 Action towards Sustainable Development Goal 12!
• Thursday 20 April 2023 It's oh-fish-ial ... We have a new classmate in Year 1!
• Monday 17 April 2023 Be Unique boutique is open for business! Come and visit us in Reception and step into their very own 'Be Unique Boutique'! Explore and express yourself, dress to impress and style yourself silly!
• Tuesday 14 March 2023 Goldsmiths University illustrators draw St James pupils!
• Wednesday 22 February 2023 Shrove Tuesday Today Year 1 learned about the importance of Shrove Tuesday and, linked to their Science topic, all about the 5 senses! They enjoyed an afternoon of pancake making and tried lots of sweet, savoury and sour toppings to discover more about the sense of taste!
• Wednesday 22 February 2023 Welcoming the Season of Lent Today’s Church service was an exciting start to the half term as the children worked together with Mrs Price to change the colours from green to purple ahead of the new liturgical season of Lent.
• Thursday 9 February 2023 Celebrating International day of Women and Girls in Science The St James Hatcham community celebrated ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’ and NSPCC Number Day this week.
• Wednesday 11 January 2023 Hitting the right note! We have been working hard behind the scenes with our brand new music specialist Mr Cryan who had his first full day with us here today! It was a spectacular start with classes full of singing, movement, music and joy.
• Monday 9 January 2023 Rising to the challenge To start the New Year in style, Reception have opened their own current bun bakery! These chefs have been hard at work and their tasty treats have left all our mouths watering - well done Reception!
• Monday 12 December 2022 Royal Hatcham special delivery service! Our children have been busy writing beautiful cards to their friends and school family. We have put on a special postal service in the afternoons this week in our school sorting office, making deliveries of our wonderful Christmas post to all our classrooms. Why not join in and post a letter to a friend this week
• Monday 21 November 2022 Welcome to a new member of our school family!
• Friday 18 November 2022 Like and follow! St James Hatcham is now on Instagram! You can follow us there to stay up to date with regular updates in your feed. Watch our stories, like and comment on our posts as we expand our followers! Let us know what you would like to see more of as we bring you the most up to date news from school!

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