Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 6 Leavers

  Thu 16 Jul 2020

  On Wednesday, we invited all our year 6 pupils in for an hour to mingle in the playground and say their goodbyes. The playground was a beehive of excited faces, keen to have a little catch up! Pupils were given their yearbooks, as well as graduation certificates. 
  We took a group photo together before going our separate ways. The staff at Sir John Heron would like to wish every Year 6 pupil well on their onward journey to secondary school and beyond. We will miss you, but we know you will be successful! 

   

  Have a look at some of the photographs here: 

  https://www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk/year-6/ 

• Information about support services for families

  Mon 13 Jul 2020

  Useful Contacts and Emergency Assistance for Families

  Newham Families Information Service and Local Offer - www.families.newham.gov.uk

  An inclusive local family directory and service guide for families with children and young people aged 0-25 years with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability.

   

  	Website
  Emergency Assistance	https://newham.foodbank.org.uk/ Food banks work with frontline professionals to identify people in need and issue them with a food bank voucher. These include local agencies such as children's centres, housing associations, advice charities and mental health teams, who are best placed to assess need.
  Food bank	Manor Park Centre Manor Park Christian centre 454 High Street North E12 6RH Opening Times: Tues 10- 12pm
  Food Bank	St Marks Centre, 218 Tollgate Road, Beckton, London, E6 5YA 020 7474 3060 Opening Times: Fridays 7-9pm
  Food Bank	Bonny Downs Community Centre Bonny Downs Church Hall, Darwell Close off Flanders Road E6 6BT 020 7474 3060
  Food Bank	London Ghana SDA Church Chadwin Road, Plaistow, London E13 8NF   0207 474 8095   Thursdays, 6 – 8pm
  Food Bank	Rehoboth Church 478 Barking Road, Plaistow, London E13 8QB   07951 612405 (Emergency Food Distribution)   Saturdays, 9am -11am
  Food Bank	Royal Docks Activity Centre Albert Road, London E16 2JB 0207 476 1666 (Emergency Food Distribution) Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 2pm
  Food Bank	WGMI 738 Barking Road,  London E13 9LB 07944 101267 (Emergency Food Distribution) Sundays, 10.30 - 13.00
  Emergency Assistance (i.e. food parcels, clothing etc)	FairShare – www.fairshare.org.uk Salvation Army - https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/emergency-assistance
  Health Visiting Team	Due to the quickly-changing situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Children’s Health 0-19 Service will be reducing the number of face to face meetings. This precaution is needed to help reduce the spread of infection and to help to keep everyone safe. We are working hard to make sure that we provide the best quality service that we can. Where suitable services will be provided over the telephone and video messaging instead of in-person. However we will still make some face to face meetings but we will contact you beforehand to check it is safe for us to meet.  Remember that in most cases, Covid-19 only causes mild illness. If you require support from your Health Visiting service, School Health Service or Family Nurse please use the contact numbers below; Health Visiting/Family Nurse Partnership - 020 3373 9983 School Nursing - 07970813937 If you require any health advice call 111 or your GP. In an emergency call 999.   Remember to wash your hands more often, for at least 20 seconds. For links to government and NHS information about Covid-19 go to www.newham.gov.uk and follow the links. Go to www.111.nhs.uk/covid-19 if you are concerned that you may have come into contact with coronavirus
  Support Services and Helplines	Family Lives – provides information, advice, guidance and support on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their helpline number is 0808 800 2222 Gingerbread – provides single parents with advice and practical support. You can call the Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline on 0808 802 0925 Relate – provides relationship support, including help for children and young people and help with family life and parenting Single Parents – provides single parents with help, advice and support YoungMinds for Parents – provides advice about mental health and behaviour problems in children and young people. You can call the parents' helpline on 0808 802 5544 Family Rights Group – provides parents or other relatives with advice about their rights and options when social workers or courts make decisions about their children's welfare. Their advice line number is 0808 801 0366
  Domestic Violence Support Services	Hestia - https://www.hestia.org/newham or 020 7378 3100 National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247 If you are in immediate danger, please call the police on 999.
  Helplines	Kooth Online Counselling (10-16 year olds) – www.kooth.com Childline 0800 11 11 Newham Talking Therapies (self-referral) 0208 475 8080 NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 Family Lives – 0808 800 2222 Runaway Free – 116 000 Young Minds Parent Helpline – 0808 802 5544 Gangsline – 0800 032 9538 Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111
  Benefits Advice	https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/
  Newham Community and Crisis Support	https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Newham-community-and-crisis-support.aspx
  Community Based Support Groups	BDCA Community Association - www.bonnydowns.org. Projects specifically for elders, children, parent/carers and youth as well as general community services around healthy food, poverty response, sports and a Gardening Project.
  Community Based Support Groups	Ascension Community Trust - http://www.ascensioncommunity.org.uk/eldersproject.html Newham Community Links - https://www.community-links.org/advice/ , email us at info@community-links.org or call us on 020 7473 2270.
  Debt Management	MoneyWorks - https://newhammoneyworks.co.uk/   Newham MoneyWorks 112 - 118 The Grove London E15 1NS   Monday to Friday   9am-5pm   Tel: 020 8430 2041   Email: moneyworks@newham.gov.uk
  Social Media Apps and Support Groups	A Facebook group for Newham has been set up where people have been posting information for residents in need of support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/202303704194767/ OLIO App - Olio is a mobile app for food-sharing, aiming to reduce food waste. It does this by connecting those with surplus food to those who need or wish to consume such food.

• Summer activities in Newham for young people and children

  Mon 13 Jul 2020

  https://www.newham.gov.uk/children-families/activities-young-people-newham/1

   

  The summer holidays are approaching and Newham will be offering children a range of exciting activities and events. From 21st July, the activities will take place in parks, open spaces and online. This offer is aimed at 0-25 year olds and their families. Activities include roller-skating, football coaching, arts, music and the Summer Reading Challenge. They will all take place in a safe, socially distanced way and they are all free! Click the link above to find out more information.

• Guide for signing up to the Summer Reading Challenge online

  Fri 10 Jul 2020

  https://www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk/learning-at-home/

   

  Click on the Learning at Home page for a video guide of how to sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge!