Further to the post earlier on in the week regarding Parents Evening (click here for details), please click on the relevant link below for your Child’s class to book an appointment time. Please only book one appointment per child. If you book an appointment and can no longer attend, please call the school office on…

Dear parents and carers,   Outside our school are yellow zig zags which are there to keep all of our children safe.  On a Friday a number of parents/carers are thoughtlessly parking on these yellow zig zags when they collect their children for the afternoon.   PLEASE can you ALL think of the safety of…

Dear parent /carer   I would like to give you notice of two INSET days this term.  School will be closed to all children and parents for staff training on the following dates:   Friday 6th November Monday 9th November   We have chosen a Friday as one of the INSET days as the majority…

Dear parent /carer   We are very aware that when children arrive on site, their teachers are no longer available to catch up with parents as they are now in class ready to start teaching and learning during the soft start.  With this in mind, we have made the decision to hold parents evening earlier…

Dear parent /carer Following the post shared with parents last week, I would like to confirm that we will be beginning a two week trial of hot meals from Monday 12th October. Who is included in the trial? Children in Reception and Year 1 will be provided with hot meals during the trial.  This is…

Please click on the link: Information letter regarding Operation Encompass Thank you

Dear parents and carers,   Thank you all for your patience as we have all settled back into the routines of school life.  It has been an absolute pleasure to have all of your children back in school and to see and catch up with parents and carers as well.  As you’ll know, many things…

Dear parents / carers,  As we’ve been a few weeks I thought it would be useful to give you a very quick update on our school meals provision. School meals organisation You may or may not realise the hugely significant changes we have had to make to lunchtimes, in order to maintain year group bubbles. …

Dear parents / carers,  I thought it might be useful to give you an insight into what will happen under the current guidance, if a child or a member of staff tests positive.  As you will know, we recently had a positive case in Year 6.  Fortunately there have been no more positive tests since. …

If you haven’t done so already, you can now apply for your child’s Reception Place or High School place for Sept 2021. Please click on the link: Apply for your child’s Reception Place or High School Place for September 2021 Deadline for High School Applications is 31st October 2020 Deadline for Reception Place Applications is 15th…

Please click on the relevant links below to view a copy of your child’s Class Newsletter for Autumn Term 1. Nursery & KEEP Class Newsletters will appear here shortly. Reception Class Newsletter – Autumn Term 1 Year 1 Class Newsletter – Autumn Term 1 Year 2 Class Newsletter – Autumn Term 1 Year 3 Class…

The John Spence Community High School virtual open evening for Year 6 pupils and their parents is just one week away.  If you have any questions you would like answering then please email jschs.office@ntlp.org.uk with the title ‘Questions for Open Evening’   * * * * * * * * * * * * *…

Dear parent / carer Please click the link to read important information regarding Covid 19 symptoms and testing from the North Tyneside Council Director of Public Health. Thank you

Is your child due to start Reception Class or High School in September 2021? From Thursday 10th September 2020 you can apply for your child’s place. If you live in North Tyneside apply online at www.northtyneside.gov.uk  Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form. Apply if: Your child is due to start school in Reception,…

Parents of prospective pupils currently in Year 6 are invited to join them online on Tuesday 22nd September 2020 from 5.30pm. Please click on the link: John Spence Open Evening Information Flyer for more information.

Dear parents and carers, I have been in touch with the Health Protection Team at Public Health England (PHE) as earlier today we have had confirmation that a child has tested positive for COVID-19.   We have a rigorous system of controls in place in school, including operating in ‘bubbles’, enhanced hygiene and reorganised classrooms.  We…

Dear parent / carer We have reviewed lunch arrangements for Year 3 following their first week back in school.   From this week, all children in Year 3 will have their lunch in school on a Friday.  This includes children who are not staying in school for the afternoon childcare.  This is because children still have…

Dear parent / carer As you know, we are unable to sell uniform in the usual way due to Covid restrictions.   We will be holding a uniform sale every Monday from 4.00-5.00pm beginning Monday 14th September.  Uniform will be sold from the main office.  Parents should queue outside, observing social distancing from other families and…

Dear parents and carers,   I just wanted to catch up with you at the end of our first week back, to let you know how things have gone.   It has been wonderful to have all of our children back!  They have settled in straight away across school and it has been a real…

Dear parent / carer Thank you to everyone who has bought and paid for their PE joggers using the Gateway app.  Many of these have been distributed to children this week to take home.  Unfortunately we have not been able to fill all orders as our supplier is unable to get additional stock to us…

If your child attends morning Nursery only Your child will arrive at the Reception entrance between 8:45am and 9:00am. They will have lunch in school and will be collected from the pedestrian gate on Preston Avenue. Mr Denton’s class will be collected at 12:15pm and Mrs Armstrong’s class at 12:20pm. If your child attends afternoon…

Please click here to see which days your child will be doing PE from Monday 7th September.

Dear parent/carer  We are moving to an electronic way of recording any accidents and first aid in school.  This means that we will no longer send a paper first aid slip home with your child.   If your child has a minor accident in school requiring some small amount of first aid such (e.g. Grazed knee…

Dear parent / carer As you know, we now have a lovely school dog, Nigel! Please could you complete this form to let us know if your child has an allergy to dogs. Thank you

Due to the current prevalence of Covid 19, school has to organise a number of things differently to usual.  Much of these things are as a result of non-negotiable Government guidance.  By sending your child to school, you are agreeing to follow all procedures implemented by school.  In return, we will follow the Government guidelines…

Dear parent / carer Please click here to read a letter from North Tyneside Council regarding safe travel to and from school. Thank you

Dear parent / carer Booking for OOSC is now open in the School Gatway app.  If you would like your child to attend the club in the first week of term, please book by 9.00am on Tuesday 1st September.  After the first week, you must always book at least five days in advance.  If you…

Dear Parents / Carers,    We hope that you have had an enjoyable summer and we are looking forward to seeing you all next week as you join us in Reception class. We thought that we’d share a reminder of your child’s start date and arrangements for how and when the children will come into…

Dear parent / carer As you know, school jogging bottoms are a compulsory item of PE uniform from Monday 7th September.  From this date, children should come to school in their full PE kit on their PE days.  Joggers should be worn over shorts and school jumpers over PE t-shirts. School joggers are navy blue…

Exciting news……! Last week Nigel joined me and my boys at home.  He has settled straight in!  Despite stories warning me of how badly he’d sleep, that it would be a nightmare training him to go to the toilet-he has been a little dream puppy.   Nigel was born at the end of May.  He…

Dear parent / carer   Please click here to see our term dates for 2021-22 as agreed by governors.       I would like to bring your attention to two variations from North Tyneside Council’s (NTC) published term dates.  You can access NTC’s term dates by clicking here for your information.     Our school term…

Dear parent / carer   Following the information sent to parents last week, I would like to share with you further details of arrangements for Friday afternoons.     As you know, school will close to all children on a Friday afternoon, with the timetabled teaching week ending at lunchtime.  The changes to our school day…

From Monday 7th September, children will need to come into school in their school PE kit on their PE days.  This is for health and safety reasons. Therefore we are school jogging bottoms as a compulsory item of clothing for Y1-Y6.  This is because for much of the year all day in shorts would not…

Dear parents/carers, I am writing to you with some details about the changes we need to make in September, as a result of COVID 19.   The plans are complicated as a result of the DfE guidance, the size of our school community and the vast size of our site.  Sadly, the DfE guidance is clear…