St James' Church of England Primary School

Together in faith, we are a winning team.

Welcome to our SEALs pages 

Social, Emotional Aspects of Learning

which means Friendships and Feelings

Theme 1: New Beginnings

 

Family activities for you to do together at home.

New Beginnings

Can you use your detective skills to work out this year's bible verse puzzle?

 

Click here to check your answer.

 

Click here to have another look at our SEALs assembly and remind yourself of the connection.

Here's your new year challenge...

Can you work out the puzzle to reveal this year's entrance hall bible verse?

 

Click here to check the answer.

Polly and Digory were on a magical journey.  They were being taken to a new world.  They were being taken to the very beginning of Narnia, the beginning of everything...

Click here to read our New Beginnings SEALs story, an extract from The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis.  

...then they took their first steps into this brilliant new world. 

The Chinese creation story of Pan Gu reminds us about new beginnings.  This year, things may be a little different but there are lots of exciting new opportunities and adventures to look forward to and, importantly, lots to be grateful for.  Thank you for adding your thoughts and ideas to our SEALs wall - click here to view.

 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." Romans 12:4-5

How long does it take to grow a forest?

Read and listen to Jadav's story to find out how one remarkable man has made it his life's work to plant a forest in a barren land. 

What an amazing new beginning! 

Golden Values

We have thought about the ways we put our Golden Values into action this term.  Our ideas are the sails on our St James' Friendship.

How many ways can you think of?

Act responsibly

Respect everyone

Celebrate achievement

Be active, be healthy

Think for the future

Remember to put it into action!

Building Futures 

For a successful new beginning to the year we need to create firm foundations just like the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Man reminds us in the Bible.

 

What are the ingredients of a perfect school?

Click here to watch a lovely version of the Stone Soup story.

What is your recipe for success?

Each of us is different and unique and we all have a part to play in our school community. 

 These lovely sheep are now happily gambolling around our SEALs display reminding us about OUR New Beginnings this term.

Watch the Hindu creation story that we shared in our assembly to help us think about creating a new world.