Yr 8 & Yr 11 REVIEW DAY – Friday 20^th November 2020 from 9.00am to 6.00pm

Online Appointment Booking and Video Link via School Cloud

The school has introduced a new intuitive and easy to use online appointment booking system using School Cloud. This allows you to choose your own appointment times with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments. We are confident this will be an improvement to the previous system and welcome any feedback.  

Please note, video link appointments are for a 5-minute period if you are logged into School Cloud, it will start automatically at the designated time, it will show a count down and automatically end the appointment.

If you are a Year 11 parent/carer, and saw a teacher on Thursday’s Parents’ Evening, you do not need to see that teacher again.

Appointments can be made from this afternoon, Friday 13^th November at 4.00pm.

Please visit https://stjohnplessington.schoolcloud.co.uk to see how to log in and book your appointments. (A short guide on how to log in and add appointments is attached with this letter.) 

Instead of using Zoom for the video meetings, School Cloud booking system will include the video link;

https://support.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/article/801-video-parents-how-to-attend-appointments-over-video-call

Your child should accompany you on the video link to the College for their meetings dressed appropriately.

We look forward to seeing you and your child on Friday.

Yours sincerely

Mr P McLoughlin

Deputy Headteacher

Now the autumn is here, remember to take extra care on your journey to school.

During term time, the majority of road collisions involving young people happen in the afternoon and evenings, especially in the autumn and winter when it gets dark earlier in the day.

Walking or cycling to school is the healthiest option if you can. During lockdown, people started to get out and exercise more and it’s important we continue to do that during the autumn and winter months - even if it takes more of an effort.  Exercise is a great mood-booster - something we all need in these difficult times!  Active travel like walking or cycling improves alertness, lowers stress, and increases concentration.  It also takes away the stress of using busy buses and trains, especially when capacity may be reduced due to social distancing.

Dear Parents & Carers

I would like to remind you that we have a Staff Development Day tomorrow, Friday 23rd October 2020.

Dear Parent/Carer

Firstly, many thanks for your support and cooperation in ensuring that the return to school has been smooth and positive for our young people. We do hope that you and all of our school community are keeping well during this time.  We are delighted with the way that our pupils have returned to school and the level of maturity with which they have dealt with the new school routines.  Our new Year 7 cohort have settled in so well considering they did not have the opportunity to visit SJP prior to joining in September.  They are a credit to the school, themselves and you for the way in which they have conducted themselves over the last week. 

Y8 - Y13 In response to a number of queries, please find attached the letter from Ms Sharratt which was previously sent in July:

Dear Parents/Carers

It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as the new Headteacher of SJP. It is a privilege to have been appointed by the Multi Academy Trust and Governors and entrusted with the job of leading such a fantastic school. In the words of Pope Francis, “Teaching is a beautiful job; as it allows you to see the growth day by day of the people entrusted to your care”. We are truly blessed with such wonderful pupils.