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

• 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!

   

   

  

• Being a parent course - starts 18th June on Zoom

  Tue 16 Jun 2020

  https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/sir-john-heron/UploadedDocument/c28a0424cc44400fa97d418911239d53/virtual-epec-course.pdf

   

  Click the link above to find more information about Being a Parent course from HeadStart Newham. 

• Making an Oxford Owl account - guide for parents/ carers

  Wed 10 Jun 2020

  https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/sir-john-heron/UploadedDocument/3039e7bb3ffa4d88b0293618ad000f93/making-an-oxford-owl-account1.pdf

   

  It is very important children continue to read everyday at home. Oxford Owl is a great resource which provides a large selection of e-Books for children to read at home. Click the link above for details of how to sign up to Oxford Owl so you are able to access the available books. 

• Re-opening Information for Parents/Carers and Pupils

  Mon 08 Jun 2020

  The school is planning to re-open for Year 1 pupils only from 15th June - 2nd July. 

   

  For more information on school re-opening and the changes in school, please visit this page: https://www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk/covid-19-re-opening-information-for-parents/ 

• Year 6 transition booklet

  Tue 02 Jun 2020

  https://www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk/year-6-activities-1/

   

  This booklet is aimed at year 6 pupils getting ready to move on to secondary school and can be found on the Year 6 Learning at Home page.  
   
  Transitions and changes can happen many times in our lives. Sometimes they are really happy times and sometimes it is harder to adjust and get used to. And that’s ok! This booklet is full of ideas, tips and activities that can help manage transitions, especially the change from primary to secondary school. 

   

• Thanking NHS and all other key workers

  Wed 13 May 2020

  The children who have been attending school got some chalk and headed to the playground this week to draw a rainbow to thank NHS and key workers for all their hard work at the moment to keep us safe! Have a look at the children's art of thanks!

  

• Newham CAMHS workshops

  Mon 11 May 2020

  Newham CAMHS Workshops: are being relaunched online (via Zoom) starting 27th May with a Coping with Anxiety workshop. 

   

  A reminder that workshops are open for any young person and family in Newham and young person and families are encouraged to sign up themselves (rather than professional referrals). Here is our website with upcoming topics dates:

   

  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/newham-camhs-workshops-23209370238

   

  We will be running workshops fortnightly and topics include: 

  • ​Coping with anxiety (27th May)
  • Managing my mood (10th June)
  • Managing anger (24th June)
  • Managing worries (8th July)
  • Parenting and self-care (22nd July)
  • Mindfulness and self-care (5th August)

• Help Newham

  Thu 07 May 2020

  https://www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk/useful-links/

   

  Find the latest Help Newham guidance by clicking the link above. The scheme provides essentials such as food to Category A Newham residents. 

• National Gardening Week

  Mon 04 May 2020

  This week we’re celebrating National Gardening Week (NGW), and the enormous benefits nature can have on our well-being - particularly during these challenging times.  NGW is the country's biggest annual celebration of gardening, it runs from Monday 27 April - Sunday 3rd May 2020. In school, we did a nature trail around the playground, finding elements of nature which intrigued and inspired us.  We collected leaves from deciduous plants and examples of bark and twigs, which we then drew and researched, finding out the answers to questions such as 'What's the purpose of a petal?' and 'Could we survive without bees?'.  Why not try your own nature trail at home, if you have a garden, or find the answers to these questions: Do all plants need leaves?  How do plants make food?  How can I tell how old a tree is?  Why is a tomato classified as a fruit? This week we’re celebrating National Gardening Week (NGW), and the enormous benefits nature can have on our well-being - particularly during these challenging times. NGW is the country's biggest annual celebration of gardening, it runs from Monday 27 April - Sunday 3rd May 2020. In school, we did a nature trail around the playground, finding elements of nature which intrigued and inspired us. We collected leaves from deciduous plants and examples of bark and twigs, which we then drew and researched, finding out the answers to questions such as 'What's the purpose of a petal?' and 'Could we survive without bees?'.  Why not try your own nature trail at home, if you have a garden, or find the answers to these questions: Do all plants need leaves?  How do plants make food?  How can I tell how old a tree is?  Why is a tomato classified as a fruit?