St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hendon

Dear Parents & Carers, The Lost Property box located near the front entrance is overflowing once again. Parents are welcome to search for lost items before and after school. At the end of each half-term any items remaining will be recycled or disposed of. Thank you for your co operation.

Dear Parents/Carers, RE: HELP TO COMBAT YOUR CHILD’S SCREEN ADDICTION’ - an in-person workshop, in Bushey, delivered by international screen addiction coach, Munur Shah ARE you concerned about the amount of time your child spends on screens? DO you know who they’re communicating with & what information they’re accessing on their screens? This is an increasingly worrying issue and a scary world we’re bringing our children up in, but the question is….HOW are you helping your child to develop a better, safer relationship with screens? Munur Shah, Screen Addiction Coach, Founder of Rebel Therapies & Author of ‘Screen Addict’ is delivering a workshop, in Bushey, to parents on Friday 20th June, 10am – 12.30pm. During the workshop Munur will: ✅ share some shocking and worrying statistics about dangers of screen usage amongst youngsters ✅ empower parents on how to help their child to develop a better relationship with screens, with practical tips and strategies to put in place in the home ✅ introduce a new, ‘smart’ phone coming to UK in July, which is designed for 10-15 year olds and has all the features and apps but no access to social media platforms or browser Due to high demand and interest, spaces will be strictly limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment. To book your place, or register interest for future workshops, click on the link: https://rebeltherapies.com/2-5-hour-workshop-20-06-25/ ‘Together we can create a new, positive relationship with technology’ Kind regards, Ms Jodie Connolly SENCo

Dear Parents & Carers, Holiday Activities at St Joseph's for all children - May Half-term Holiday 2025 For all working parents and for those who might need a break, from Tuesday 27th to Friday 30th May, "AJ’s" will be providing a wide variety of whole day holiday activities throughout those days for children here at St Joseph’s and any child from reception to Year 6 attending any school. If you require a place for your child(ren), please contact AJ’s directly on 07970 883973, or pop into the After-School Club, in the dining hall any afternoon after 3.20pm in order to discuss your requirements and make a booking. Fees start from only £23 per day for a school day up to a maximum of £33 per day for an extended day, with other time slots available to suit your needs. A booking flyer is attached, and will be on display at the front entrance reception also. AJ’s is an Ofsted registered organisation, accepting Childcare Vouchers, Student Finance support payments and are able to verify Childcare Tax Credit and Universal Credit applications. Come along and join the in fun with Brendan and the team, and of course the children who make AJ’s the big happy family that it is. See you soon, AJ's

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, Please see the latest newsletter attached. We have included more information on planned trips, pupil achievements and events planned in the next weeks. Wishing you a lovely week-end. Kind regards. Mrs Ricketts

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

Dear Parents & Carers, Please find attached information regarding our upcoming School Nurse drop-in sessions on Thursday 12th June 2025. To book an individual appointment, please speak to the school office. Appointment times still available are: 8.50am, 9.10am and 9.30am Many thanks, 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

Dear Parents/Carers, Barnet Education and Learning Service (BELS) are re-running our highly successful and free Language Enrichment Programme training course for parent/carers of Early Years and Primary/Secondary aged children and young people in the Summer Term. Full information and dates/times in the attached flyer. The sessions are being run by BELS in conjunction with Wave SLT and are delivered via Zoom both mornings and evenings. I would like to flag up this exciting opportunity to all of our parents/carers. It is a practical 3 session course for parent/carers who want advice on supporting their child’s speech, language, and communication. The parent/carers who have attended previously have found the sessions very helpful and interesting- both listening to the speech therapist present the training and sharing ideas with other parent/carers. Dates of sessions – May 6th, May 20th, June 17th, (evaluation on July 1st) More information about the training and details on how parents/carers can register are in the flyer attached. Kind regards, Jodie Connolly SENCo