We are excited to once again be hosting the election of school eco-councillors. Voting will take place the week commencing 13^th September 2021. The role will include being passionate about the environment and wildlife, working on a class pledge to recycle and look after our environment, including cycling or walking to school, helping to look after Forest school, and representing your class at a regular meeting in school. If you'd like to be considered for the role, please tell your class teacher!

Risk assessment and outbreak management plan for September 2021 - For more detailed information on our assessment of the risks relating to Covid-19, please read the following:

• Risk Assessment - September 2021 (Revised 14th Sept)
• Outbreak Management Plan - September 2021

Twitter allows short messages, photographs and videos to be shared. Many schools now use Twitter to share regular updates with parents throughout the school day, to keep parents informed about life at their child’s school.

We have been using Twitter as a school now for the past six years (@SSJSCanterbury) and as well as keeping parents up to date with a normal school day, we have been able to keep parents updated whilst on school trips, such as the skiing trip, bushcraft and PGL, as well as during special events such as music concerts and assemblies. We look forward to seeing more of our parents take advantage of this innovative way of sharing their child's journey through school! There is a link to our Twitter feed on the school website.

Over the summer holidays, Kent County Council have arranged a range of summer activities and discounted offers across the district to help children and families reconnect with communities and learning. Some Reconnect activities are free, others do cost, some have discounts for those in receipt of benefits. Options through Reconnect include;

• Reconnect Family Activities - including fun days, arts and crafts, baking workshops
• Reconnect Sports and Outdoor activities - there are a range across the county, here at St. Stephen's there is a Sports Camp with Teamtheme Kent.
• Reconnect with Learning - through Invicta national Academy there is online summer school.