St James' News
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Friday 12 December 2025 Visit from Angela Rayner This year one of our children won 2nd prize in Angela Rayner's annual Christmas Card competition and it was a huge surprise for her when Angela came into her class this morning to present her with a certificate, a copy of the finished card (which will be sent to lots of people - including the prime minister and the King) and a wrapped up gift. We are super proud!
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Thursday 11 December 2025 Class 5 Hanukkah Assembly Class 5 shared the story behind the Jewish festival of Hanukkah with the whole school and their parents and carers.
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Thursday 11 December 2025 Christmas Fair A huge thank you to all who supported our Christmas Fair this year to make it a fantastic success.
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Monday 8 December 2025 Reader of the Month Celebration - November Congratulations to our avid readers!
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Friday 5 December 2025 Mary and Joseph visit St James' - Posada 2025
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Friday 5 December 2025 Class 2 - story writing Class 2 shared their stories of 'The Princess and the Pea' with Class 1. They really enjoyed them!
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Wednesday 3 December 2025 Nursery class - library visit The nursery children had a lovely visit to Ashton Library this week. Thank you to all the parents and carers who came along too.
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Monday 1 December 2025 Christmas tree decorating As is tradition at St James', on the first Monday of Advent, we decorated the Christmas Tree in the school hall this morning whilst singing Christmas songs together.
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Thursday 27 November 2025 Class 2 Cooking Class 2 enjoyed preparing the fillings for their seasonal wraps and then making - and eating - them with family and friends at St James Church today.
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Thursday 27 November 2025 Class 5 Cinema trip Year 5 enjoyed walking to the cinema yesterday to watch “Deep Sky” 🌌
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Thursday 27 November 2025 Tameside Winter HAF Programme FREE HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON BENEFIT RELATED FREE SCHOOL MEALS.
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Tuesday 25 November 2025 Class 6 Space Night! Class 6 had a great time at Space Night this week exploring the solar system, using the telescopes and making planetary biscuits and rockets!
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Thursday 20 November 2025 Class 5 - DT Class 5's plans for their pop-up books to read to Class 1 are taking shape and look fantastic!
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Thursday 13 November 2025 Reader of the Month Celebration Well done to the children who were nominated by class teachers as their class 'Reader of the Month' and thank you to parents and carers for sharing our celebration this afternoon - books, biscuits and hot chocolate, what could be better!
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Thursday 13 November 2025 New school email address! Our school email address has changed to admin@sja.fa1.uk
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Wednesday 12 November 2025 Class 2 visit to Manchester Class 2 went on a visit to Manchester and the National Football Museum. We had a brilliant day travelling on the train and seeing the features that make Manchester a city!
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Tuesday 11 November 2025 Remembrance- Class 6 Class 6 led our school remembrance service beautifully. Having researched and prepared everything themselves, they presented the service thoughtfully and respectfully. Thank you.
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Monday 10 November 2025 Remembrance Service Thank you I for representing school at this year's Remembrance service in church.
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Monday 10 November 2025 St James' Open Day - Wednesday 12th November
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Thursday 6 November 2025 Class 5 and 6 Bikeability Class 5 (and some of Class 6) really enjoyed learning to ride bikes last week, and some of us learnt how to do this safely on the roads too! 🚲
