News
Off to the Science Museum with Yr2
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Year Two girls and boys spent the morning at the Science Museum on Monday. There was huge excitement as they recognised some of the planes they have been hearing out- Amy Johnson’s Jason, the Montgolfier balloon and the Wright Flyer.
Theo Morrisey wrote: I loved the Science Museum and it was fun going upstairs drawing planes. My best plane that I drew was a round nosed one.
Jamal Darlington wrote: I loved drawing pictures of planes. My best drawing is Jason. It is a 1920s plane. It is famous because Amy Johnson flew in Jason to Australia.
A Gem of a Visit - Children's Author Jasper Cooper comes to School -
Thursday 26th January 2012
Wednesday saw a visit to school by children’s author Jasper Cooper, who has written three books set in the fantasy world of The Kingdom of Gems. We heard how Jasper’s love of telling stories to his children turned into a book. We saw his obvious delight in illustration and map making and were inspired by the extraordinary story of how a self- published author got his first book to the number 1 spot on the Amazon bestsellers list. Questions were coming thick and fast from the children all under the watchful gaze of the evil raven General, who came along to oversee proceedings, together with some of the other characters from the books. The event closed with prizes awarded to those year groups who took part in Jasper’s competition to come up with their own second chapter to Candara’s Gift, the first book of the trilogy. All in all an inspiring visit which encouraged the children to be creative, to keep writing and to think big!
Yr 5's Film ' Drake' Wins Plaudits at its London Premier !
Wednesday 18th January 2012
Filmed in June 2011, Drake tells the tale of Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the World in 1577. Drake was only the second man to do this and the first to go east to west, and navigate the treacherous Cape of Good Hope. This journey secured England the East Indian trading rites and funded Queen Elizabeth I’s Army and Navy. Without Sir Francis Drake and his daring, England’s history could have been very different.
Directed by Luke Scott, produced by John Cook, Charlotte Kettle and Penny Moss, written by John Cook and staring Yr5. Filming took place at Frensham Ponds, aboard the Golden Hind and at St James Senior Boys’ School Surrey. It received its World Premier in London on10th January 2012.
This superb 10min movie can be viewed via the password protected Parents Section of our website.
St James subscribes to Twig-it ....
Tuesday 10th January 2012
An outstanding resource for exploring the wonder of science - www.twig-it.com. Parents may access this website via the Parents Section of this website.
James wins the School a Wildlife Garden!
Thursday 5th January 2012
Towards the end of last term the school entered the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation’s Competition. This involved poems and art work of a winter theme. We are delighted by the news, that Sergio Hundal (Yr3) was commended in the Art Section and James Buchanan (Yr3) won the Art Section, winning his class an Art Workshop by the celebrated landscape artist, Paul Hopkins. In fact, James’ Winter Scene was also judged to be the overall winner of the competition and the school has been awarded a Wildlife Garden, fully designed, planted out and stocked with bulbs. We are immensely proud of both these boys and all the other entrants and look forward to updating you on the progress of the garden and displaying the results of the exciting art workshop.