Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 16 June 2025

You can view all events for the year in the school calendar via our Parent Portal: SchoolBase login. Your calendar view should already be filtered to display the Junior School events and events which are specific to your daughter’s year group. 

The ‘School Calendar Parent View’ button shows the complete calendar, which can be viewed by each month, week or day. Events also appear on the right-hand side of the home page under ‘Forthcoming Events’ and the monthly view of the calendar also appears at the bottom of the home page.

This week, the Year 6 girls are selling products they have handmade in the playground at morning break. If your daughter would like to purchase a hair bow or charm bracelet, please send them in with coins to spend at break time. Stocks are limited. 

• Hair bows ~ cost £2
• Charm bracelets ~ cost £2 (or £2.50 with a letter charm). Single charms cost 50p

Please note that the deadline for submitting Mini Duke and Junior Duke booklets has been extended to Wednesday 18 June. The Celebration Assembly will now take place on Monday 23 June, where certificates and badges will be awarded to all of the girls who participated. Thank you for your ongoing support!

In the final week of term, the Autumn, Spring and Summer Deputy and House Captains will be hosting a House Charity Fair. The fair will run during lunchtime for Reception and KS1, and KS2, with each House raising money for their chosen charity.

If you would like to contribute baked goods for the event, such as cupcakes or small sweet treats, please speak with your daughter about what you might like to make. All donations will be sold in support of your daughter’s House.

Please ensure that any home-baked items include a full list of ingredients and are nut-free. Shop-bought cakes are also very welcome, but must also be nut-free.

Further details will be shared in upcoming Bulletins

Please note the following clubs that will be cancelled over the next few weeks due to KS2 residential trips and school events. This list will be updated weekly, so please check this section carefully: 

• Wednesday 18 June: KS1 Spanish Club Cancelled
• Thursday 19 June: Y5&6 Swim Squad cancelled
• Friday 20 June: KS1 Multisports, Y3&4 Football, KS2 Karate cancelled
• Wednesday 25 June: KS1 Karate, Year 4 Cricket, Year 6 Football cancelled
• Friday 27 June: KS1 Multisports, Y3&4 Football, KS2 Karate cancelled

All clubs finish on Thursday 26 June, with the exception of KS2 Cheerleading Squad which will have their final session on the morning of Friday 27 June.

A fun-filled day of music, storytelling and creativity in Hampstead Garden Suburb. Highlights include interactive concerts with the Fantasia Orchestra, African drumming, the Junk Orchestra and a Junior LitFest with authors, Alasdair Beckett-King and James Mayhew. Most events are free, though some require booking. Suitable for children from toddlers to Year 6. More information and tickets: promsatstjudes.org.uk/2025-family-festival

Any unclaimed and unnamed lost property (both uniform and non-uniform) will be out in the courtyard on the days and times below:

• Thursday 3 July: 7.30am-8.30am & 2.50pm-5.30pm
• Friday 4 July: 7.30am-8.30am & 11.30am-12.15pm

Any unclaimed items still remaining will be donated to charity (non-uniform) or the pre-loved uniform sale (uniform).

Please make a note of the dismissal times and locations below for the last day of term, Friday 4 July.  

There will be no Late Owls on this date.

11.45am: Reception (side gate)
11.55am: Year 1 (side gate)
11.55am: Year 2 (main gate)
12.05pm: Year 3 (side gate)
12.05pm: Year 4 (main gate)
12.15pm: Year 5 (side gate)
12.15pm: Year 6 (main gate)

Is your daughter interested in learning a musical instrument? We currently have a number of vacancies with our brilliant team of Visiting Music Staff (VMS), and we’re offering informal group trial lessons before the end of the Summer Term. Whether they’re a total beginner or just curious to try something new, this is a great opportunity to explore the joy of music in a relaxed and supportive setting.

To register your daughter’s interest, please fill in the form here. A member of the VMS team will be in touch to arrange a trial session before the end of term.

Pupils in Year 1 to Year 6 can join Juliette for an exciting Gymnastics Camp at Coldfall Primary School (N10). Each day will be packed with energy, creativity and skill-building through fun games and a wide range of gymnastics equipment including bars, beam, trampette, vault and more. Led by Juliette’s experienced coaching team, the sessions are designed to boost confidence, coordination and enjoyment. Click here for more info and to book

They are also trialling 1:1 and small group intensive sessions at Channing Junior School – perfect for gymnasts looking for focused, tailored coaching in a relaxed setting. These sessions (up to 1:5) run separately from the main camps and are ideal for building confidence and mastering specific skills.

Availability is limited, so early booking is recommended. To find out more or to express interest, please email Juliette at jthsport@gmail.com.

Please save the date for our annual Welcome Evening which will take place on Tuesday 9 September from 6.00 – 8.00pm. As part of the evening, Miss Hamalis will lead a talk and introduce the Form and Specialist Teachers, Teaching Assistants and some of the Support Staff. You will also visit your daughter’s new Form Room to meet the year group Form Teachers and Teaching Assistants to learn more about the expectations for the year ahead.

Please find the email contact details of the staff: JS Key Contact information. Please could we ask that your specific query is directed to the appropriate individual and anything of a more serious nature is directed to a member of the Senior Team. Please note that Miss Hamalis needs to approve all requests for absences so please send them via the Junior School Office: jsoffice@channing.co.uk. 

In order to prevent unnecessary awkwardness and/or embarrassment, please remember to address members of staff by their title and surname. 

Please be mindful that staff may not pick up emails immediately (teachers will, of course, not be checking emails when they are teaching, running clubs or supervising pupils at break and lunchtimes) and may choose to take time to investigate the matter before responding. However, they will endeavour to answer your queries within 24 hours. Please do not think that a lack of instant response means a lack of interest on the part of the member of staff. 

Please note that staff are not expected to reply to emails outside normal school hours, weekends or during school holidays. If you have an emergency which needs to be dealt with before school next opens, please email: jsoffice@channing.co.uk. Please do not send communications or information to communication@channing.co.uk or info@channing.co.uk.

Summer Term Reports will provide an overall picture of what your daughter has achieved at the end of the academic year. You will be able to access your daughter’s Grade Sheet from 3.00pm on Friday 27 June, on Firefly. 

Reception children will receive a written report with a comment outlining their progress across the wider curriculum, in PSHE, when playing and exploring, thinking critically and during active learning. 

In Years 1 – 6, teachers will report on all subjects in the curriculum and provide separate report grades for: Academic Achievement as well as Attitude and Engagement.

The grades are:

• Above Expectation
• Meeting Expectations Securely
• Meeting Expectations With Support
• Working Towards Expectations 

The grades will reflect your daughter’s performance in lessons, assessments, homework and her response to feedback. For Reception children, these grades will be used to identify academic achievement across the 7 Early Learning Goals. The reports will also show your daughter’s standardised score from English and Mathematics assessments taken in the first half of the Summer Term. 

What are Standardised Scores?
Standardised Scoring is a method used in education to allow pupils, parents and teachers to directly and easily compare performance in different subjects. Standardised Scoring converts each pupil’s score into a consistent scoring system, taking into account the number of marks available and the average score. The average score for each assessment is awarded a score of 100. Performance above the average therefore results in a Standardised Score higher than 100.

How do I interpret Standardised Scores?
A score of around 100 means your daughter scored in line with the expectations for this cohort in this assessment. A score of significantly above 100 means your daughter scored above expectations in this assessment. A score of below 100 means your daughter scored below the expectation in this assessment.

The below brackets give you a more detailed view of how your daughter performed in each of their assessments at the start of the Autumn Term, relative to expectations:

Why is my Daughter’s Standardised Score Different from her Academic Achievement Grade?
Summative assessment scores provide a single snapshot into a pupil’s progress, but are not the only factor used to determine an Academic Achievement Grade. Your daughter’s performance in lessons, end-of-unit assessments, homework and independent tasks will all help her teachers to formulate their judgement. By taking all of this into account, teachers can better reflect the understanding that has been shown in each topic, rather than relying solely on formal test results. This approach allows for a more accurate and balanced picture of your daughter’s academic development.

Following the standardised assessments earlier in the term, Form Teachers and Specialist Teachers have been able to provide adaptive teaching in the lessons to ensure common misconceptions have been addressed. Your daughter will have gained targeted advice from her teachers throughout this term in response to these standardised assessments, as well as continuous assessment for learning opportunities built into their lessons.

The CA is recruiting and confirming Form Reps for the next school year (2025/26). If you would like to continue or step into the role for your daughter’s form or have any questions, please email jschanningassociation@gmail.com 

The CA Reps are parent volunteers that help run CA-organised events and activities for our girls and their families, to organise form/ year group socials, and to manage subs/ arrange seasonal gifts for Form Teachers. You are supported by the Co-Chairs throughout the year.