St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hendon

Dear Parents / Carers, Please see attached this week's Newsletter - it is shorter than usual but still contains important information about upcoming events. More extensive information will be in next week's edition. Have a lovely week-end. Mrs Ricketts

Dear Parents & Carers, A reminder that when checking messages on Schoolping you will need to check both sets of messages: 'School News' and 'My Messages'. See screenshot attached. All messages where a form is attached are in 'My Messages'. Kind regards.

Dear Parents & Carers, Please find attached the Wednesday Word for this week. We hope you enjoy reading through it with your children. Kind regards. School Office

Dear Parents & Carers, The Proms at St Jude's Summer Festival is an annual community music and literature event raising money for two charities - the North London Hospice and Toynbee Hall. On Sunday 29th June from 12 noon there will be a Family Festival involving free and some ticketed music and literature activities for children from toddlers to 12 years old and their families/carers. It's an amazing line-up and we want to spread the word! Please see attached flyer for more information.

Dear Parents & Carers, We must remind you all for the safety of the children and site users that parking is not allowed on the Turning Circle at any time. The Barrier was not working this afternoon and many parents took advantage of this and drove in obstructing emergency exits. Thank you for your co-operation in helping to keep our children safe.

Dear Parents & Carers, We are writing to inform you that Ace Clothing will be relocating units between now and 1st July 2025. We anticipate being fully operational at our new premises from the week commencing 23rd June 2025. Our new address will be: Ace Clothing 10 Quad Road East Lane Business Park Wembley HA9 7NE 0208 045 0296 The new unit is just a one-minute walk from our current location—right next door. Parking will remain in the same facility, and customers will be redirected down the walkway to the new entrance. Kind regards ACE Clothing

Dear Parents & Carers, Please note there is a change to the Dessert Menu. From the week of 9th June, on Fridays, Ice cream will be served in place of Ice lollies. Kind regards.

Dear Parents and Carers, Is your child struggling to settle to sleep or stay asleep at night? Dr Ghowrigah Parameswaran, our link Educational Psychologist, would like to invite you to join this training to learn about the stages of sleep, and evidence-based strategies that you can implement to support healthy sleeping habits and bedtime routines. Date: Monday 7th July Time: 1-2pm (with optional 30-minute Q&A) Link: Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 361 903 192 251 Passcode: i9fH3YN2 The link can also be accessed on our training menu: Barnet CIT Universal training menu: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=15232 It's advertised for age 2-11 years, but families with older children are welcome to access this too. Kind regards, Ms Jodie Connolly SENCo

Dear Parents & Carers, Re: BICs Family Minds Workshops Please note that these workshops are primarily aimed towards the parents/carers of children and young people. BICS are inviting you to join our virtual workshops. These workshops aim to increase your knowledge of common wellbeing and mental health difficulties faced by children and young people. They also aim to provide you with strategies to assist you in supporting your young person. We have four topics coming up between April and July. Understanding Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA): This workshop aims to help you: identify what EBSA is and the risk and resilience factors for it, consider how to talk to children/young people about EBSA, consider what you can do as parents/carers to support, and consider what schools can do to support. There will also be opportunities for reflection and discussion. Understanding and Managing Anxiety Workshop: This is a two-part workshop that aims to increase your knowledge on anxiety and provide you with some skills and strategies to assist your young person in coping with their anxiety. Part 1 will focus on: what anxiety is, how anxiety can develop, and what maintains anxiety. Part 2 will build upon this, specifically looking at: understanding anxious thoughts and behaviours, strategies to challenge anxious thoughts and behaviours, signposting, and helpful other resources. Supporting your Child to Manage Difficult Emotions: In this workshop we will cover what our stress response is and how it effects children and young people’s ability to manage their emotions. You will learn skills to help support your child in managing difficult emotions as well as how you can model self-care and emotion regulation. Understanding Low Mood and Self-Esteem Workshop: This is a workshop that will develop your understanding of low mood and low self-esteem. It will teach you skills to help you to support and talk to your child or young person who may be experiencing low mood and/or low self-esteem. It will also introduce you to the CBT-approach to treating low mood, which includes behavioural activation, identifying values and building mastery and includes children and young people’s views on their experience with low mood and self-esteem. As some children and young people with low mood engage in unhelpful / risky coping behaviours such as self-harm, the workshop will address how to respond and encourage the use of safer coping methods. HOW TO REGISTER Please register for each session using the ‘Eventbrite’ links attached. The workshops are being held virtually during lunchtimes to accommodate for childcare and work commitments. If you need a letter to your employer, please ask. Spaces are limited, and places will be offered on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to seeing you at our workshops. Kind regards.

Dear Parents & Carers, Please be aware that dogs are not allowed in the School Playground or anywhere else on School property. Your co-operation is much appreciated. Kind regards. Mrs Zara Keating Deputy Head Teacher