MicIntyre Terrace, Bishop Auckland DL14 6HW
Article 29: You have the right to rest and play.
The children enjoyed the most amazing day today as each class took part in a Quidditch session. The children demonstrated impeccable manners and our visitors who led the sessions were very impressed. I am sure you can see from the photographs what fun they (and the staff) had!
Article 24: You have the right to the best health care.
What an amazing turn out there was for the recent Macmillan charity event led by a parent. School managed to raise £152 through a chocolate hamper raffle. We raised an additional £236 through our class biscuit and cake sale today. That is an amazing £388 total! Children enjoyed decorating yummy treats and donating to such an important cause!
Article 24: You have the right to the best healthcare.
Children have enjoyed wearing their jeans today – F17.09.21 in order to raise money for ‘Jeans for Genes’. The Jeans for Genes campaign raises awareness of the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic disorder and raises money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected.
Together, we have raised an amazing £150.10
Watch out for some of our amazing jeans we have designed to support this campaign.
We are delighted to announce that we have been reaccredited with the International School Award. This supports our ethos as a Gold Rights Respecting school, as we are committed to developing our pupils as global citizens through our international work in school and with our partner schools.
Feedback from our assessors: “It was great to read through your activities and hear what your pupils have been up to on the interntional scene. Your work is inspirational and your commitment to international awareness and growing your pupils into global citizens is admirable.”
Well done to everyone at CHJS!
Article 29: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full.
Our new and exciting cupcake-themed Magic Maths initiative has begun across the whole of school this week and we have been eager to get started. All children will participate in a Magic Maths task (for example, a puzzle, explanation question or a thinking challenge) across the year and every week, one member of each class will be selected as the winner to take home a cupcake decorated in all things Maths. Over the coming term, we are looking forward to our children showing their wonderful resilience and Maths skills as they complete a range of different activities to be in with a chance of taking home the sweet treat. All children should be feeling extremely proud at the wonderful work which has taken place this week and we have all waited in anticipation to find out who will be the first to take home the tasty prizes.
The Eco Team had their first meeting this week and have started their first project. As part of this project the Eco Team will be thinking about our own experiences of climate change and sharing this with a partner school in Hungary. In October, we are taking part in the ECO2 Smart Schools Climate Conference to learn how other schools from around the world are experiencing and adapting to climate change. Watch our for more updates on the Eco Team’s COP26 project.
Article 14: You have the right to share your own thoughts and opinions.
Thank you to those parents and carers who have spoken to us about various aspects of our school day and timings. Please know that we have the children and yourselves at the forefront of any of our decisions. As we have previously said, please do not be afraid to contact us and come and see us for a chat- we are eager to listen to your views.
Article 24: We have the right to the best health care possible.
A parent of our school is holding a charity Macmillan event on the 23rd September from 4pm. This will be held at Tindale Working Men’s Club and everyone is welcome!
Any new and unused raffle prizes would be most welcome. If you have a raffle prize donation, please can you drop it off at school and we will ensure these are passed on. Thank you in advance.
Watch this space for news on how school will also be raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support!
Article 24: You have you right to the best possible health care.
As part of our ongoing community work we were all asked to contribute to designing a window display to celebrate a special awareness day on July 5th 2021. The NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day reflects an important date as on July 5th 1948, a historic moment in our country’s history is marked as this was the day our pioneering National Health Service (NHS) was first began. This annual day of thanks provides us with the chance to express our gratitude to all NHS and frontline worker staff as well as remember those who have lost their lives and been impacted by the current pandemic. In school, we have reflected on the many amazing qualities we have seen from lots of different people including bravery, determination, resilience, flexibility and kindness. Every class has helped to create this wonderful window artwork which will be displayed in a local council building to show how thankful we all are at CHJS for the inspiring care that continues to take place and be available. Thank you to all of our wonderful key workers!
