Our whole school took part in a Summer Sponsored Walk in response to Pope Francis’ invitation in Laudato Si’ to “work with generosity and tenderness in protecting this world which God has entrusted us.”

We hoped to raise as much money as we could for CAFOD  so that they can continue their mission to reach out to people living in poverty with practical help. You can find out more about CAFOD and the wonderful work they do via this link https://cafod.org.uk Our children and families enjoyed coming together for this occasion and it was great to see so many of you.

We are completely astounded by the generosity and compassion of our St James school community. So far we have raised a jaw dropping amount of money to help our brothers and sisters who are in such desperate need. The total so far stands at just over £900 with monies still arriving daily.

This proves that alone we can only do only a little but together we can do so much! Well done and thank you to all!

CBBC are looking for budding young designers aged 10-14 years old, (they must be aged 11 by September 1^st 2023)

In each episode we will see young creative minds come together to create bold and colourful outfits reusing, re-claiming and upcycling fabulous fashion by using only vintage, second-hand and sustainable materials.

The children will need to be great designers but do not necessarily have to be great with a sewing machine as they’ll be paired with a creative who can help them cut/sew/stitch/paint their outfits within a few hours!

We had such a wonderful day here at St James celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III.

In the morning the children learned about the significance of King Charles III’s Coronation and in Year 4 they even held their own Coronation, complete with sceptre, orb and throne! We crowned our King’s and Queen’s for the day.

We enjoyed a wonderful picnic lunch together in the hall organised by Chadwick’s Kitchen and prepared by our wonderful kitchen staff.

In the afternoon the sun came out and all of the children played and danced the afternoon away. Our Year 6 children organised games in the school hall. Year 4 and Year 5 enjoyed dancing and dodgeball. Year 2 and Year 3 enjoyed games of dodgeball and Reception and Year 1 learned some new dance moves led by Year 6.

We raised a substantial amount of money with our buckets out on the yard and all proceeds will be donated to the National Deaf Children’s society charity.

As a keepsake of the occasion, all children received a Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust commemorative book mark!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this day FIT FOR A KING!

The children and their families had a wonderful time at the STCEP art reveal. Take a look at their wonderful art and final sculpture.

Many thanks to Rachel Brook our artist and all behind the scenes at the South Tyneside Cultural Education Partnership.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival.

We would like to thank all of our staff, families and children for making this such a HUGE achievement!

https://www.shakespeareschools.org/pages/medal-schools

A huge well done to our children who took part in the Wanderers Cross Country Event.

The boys were in a team together and performed brilliantly. A special well done to Ruby who was in the individual section was awarded bronze medal.

As always our children were wonderfully behaved and flew the flag high for St James! Well Done!

Please find a letter from Mrs Heslop sent on behalf of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust.

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We had a wonderful day “dressing for joy” in aid of Comic Relief!

We raised a massive £345 for this fantastic cause thanks to our wonderful children, families and staff!