Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

• Children in Need Friday 17th November

  Mon 09 Oct 2023

• National Diabetes Day Tuesday 14th November 2023

  Mon 09 Oct 2023

  wear something light blue to show your support. No uniform needed.

• October Half Term

  Mon 09 Oct 2023

  Last day at school Friday 20th October and we return to school on Monday 30th October. 

• World Mental Health Day Tuesday 10th October 2023

  Mon 09 Oct 2023

  Children ae invited to wear something yellow to show their support. No school uniform needed.

• The 2 Johns Internet Safety Sessions

  Thu 13 Oct 2022

  Thursday 13th October 2022

  Pupils Year 1 - Year 6 Safety Sessions throughout the day

   

  Parent Session 5pm - 6.30pm Upper School Hall

• Year 6 Applications open for Secondary School places

  Tue 13 Sep 2022

   

  Year 6 Applications for Secondary School Secondary school admission round opened on Monday 12 September 2022, for parents of   current Year 6 children to apply for a secondary school (Year 7) place for September 2023. The statutory national closing date for applications is 31st October 2022. Applications can be made online via www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. 99% of parents in Essex   applied online last year.   All of the application information is available on the website above.   Parents will need to log onto the website and make an application by the closing date of 31st October 2022. The website also has a copy of the Secondary Education in Essex 2023-24 booklet which    contains details of all secondary school admission policies. I provide a link to the booklets page below. https://www.essex.gov.uk/admissions-booklets-policies-and-forms/admission-booklets

• Taken from Basildon Evening Echo - Basildon Mother praises school over diagnosis support

  Mon 06 Jun 2022

  AN EMOTIONAL mother admits she feared her young daughter would die after the youngster was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour. 

  Sienna Lindfield was just three years old when doctors found out she had neurofibromatosis type 1 – a rare condition which causes tumours to grow along your nerves. 

  The condition led to Sienna, who attends Jane Duke Primary School in Basildon, developing a life-threatening brain tumour. She underwent crucial surgery to have a shunt fitted and relieve the build-up of fluid and pressure in her head. 

  AN EMOTIONAL mother admits she feared her young daughter would die after the youngster was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour. 

  Sienna Lindfield was just three years old when doctors found out she had neurofibromatosis type 1 – a rare condition which causes tumours to grow along your nerves. 

  The condition led to Sienna, who attends Jane Duke Primary School in Basildon, developing a life-threatening brain tumour.

  She underwent crucial surgery to have a shunt fitted and relieve the build-up of fluid and pressure in her head.

  Happy - Sienna Lindfield

  But several months later, young Sienna is now on the mend and has been sharing her story to help spread awareness of her condition.

  “It's been a whirlwind of emotion and a total blur," mum Louise Lindfield, 34, said while looking back on the past few years.

  "When you get told your daughter has got a brain tumour you can’t help but fear she might die."

  A happy and healthy Sienna was treated to a day of fun and activities with her fellow year two pupils last week as they learned about her condition.

  “She absolutely loved it. She was beaming from the minute she got there and had an amazing day,” Ms Lindfield said.

  The single mother-of-three was full of praise for the school.

  “The headteacher Mrs Phelps-Knights is brilliant, it’s just astounding what she does for the children there. 

  “Anything I need the school help with. They have set up one-to-one care for Sienna, so she is constantly monitored at school, which for me is a massive weight lifted of my shoulders.”

  Things weren’t always so straightforward for the family, however.

  The first three years of Sienna’s life was a “struggle” as Ms Lindfield battled to get a diagnoses for her daughter.

  “It was awful, she wouldn’t feed properly. Her breathing was laboured, her face was constantly swollen. 

  It was really tough. I just felt horrible as a parent because I knew something was wrong, but no one would take me seriously.”

  But now receiving care at King’s College Hospital, the family are able to get the help and support they need.

  Ms Linfield added the charity Children’s Tumour Foundation had been a massive help over the years.

   

   

  

• ADULT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Parent Courses

  Fri 25 Feb 2022

  Free courses for parents see the flyer sent out 25.02.22

• Book Fair Week Monday 7th March - Friday 11th March

  Thu 10 Feb 2022

  Come along after school to the glass link corridor (Willetts Walk)

  See your letter sent on 10th February 2022

• World Book Day 3rd March 2022

  Wed 09 Feb 2022

  Children can dress as their favourite character from a book, or wear a T-shirt showing their character. See your letter sent on 9th February 2022