Christmas Showcase - Tuesday 17th December
Join us for a magical evening of festive cheer as our talented students take centre stage!
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Join us for a magical evening of festive cheer as our talented students take centre stage!
Tickets on sale now!! - www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-julians-school
25 October 2024
Dear Parent/Carer
Re: Getting the simple things right - uniform, electronics and equipment
Uniform
Uniform plays a valuable role in contributing to the ethos of our school and setting an appropriate tone. It also gives students a sense of community and belonging. It is, therefore, important that students adhere to and respect our rules on school uniform.
Following on from the valiant efforts of the majority of our students on improving uniform standards this year, it is essential we continue this positive trend.
The Governing Body has made the decision to introduce mandatory black tights if students choose to wear a skirt to school from Monday 6th January 2025. Next half term (4th November - 20th December) black tights remain an optional item: staff will be reminding students of the planned change for the spring term. This will be reviewed again in the first half of the summer term.
Item | Further details |
St Julian’s School black blazer | Must be worn at all times. Other jackets/coats cannot be worn in place of a blazer. Hoodies and tracksuit tops are not permitted. |
White collared shirt | Top button must be done up at all times and tucked in. Long or short sleeves. |
House tie | Available from Macey’s Sports. |
Black knee length skirt | Must be of an appropriate length. No mini skirts. |
Black tailored trousers or knee length black tailored shorts | Polyester material only. No jeans, combat trousers, leggings (lycra material) or sports trousers/shorts |
Tights | Plain black. Socks are not to be worn with tights but plain black socks can be worn with trousers. Tights must not have deliberate rips or holes. |
Shoes | All black trainers or flat black polishable shoes. |
Bag | Appropriate sized bag, Large enough to carry all books and equipment. |
Optional Item | |
Black Jumper | Plain black ‘V’ or round neck, long sleeved jumper or cardigan can be worn with the blazer, not instead of. No external labels/branding permitted. |
Other Appearance Standards
Standard | Further detail |
Make up | Natural make-up only. No unnatural eye lashes |
Nails | Nails should be of an appropriate length |
Piercings | Stud earrings only (no stipulation on number). All must be removed for PE. Tunnels must be filled. A single nose stud is permitted- Must be removed for PE. Hoop earrings or hooped nose piercings are not permitted for health and safety reasons. |
PE Uniform
Standard Item (s) | Further detail |
Plain white t-shirt/ polo shirt | No logos, zips or studs/poppers |
Plain black shorts | No logos, zips or studs/poppers |
Black leggings or black joggers | Plain black. No logos |
Optional item (s) | |
Rugby shirt | Plain black (No logos, zips, studs/poppers or trim) or St Julian’s logo |
Hooded sweatshirt | Plain black (No logos, zips, studs/poppers or trim) or St Julian’s logo |
Equipment
Welsh Government guidance states students should bring their own resources to school, Please could you make sure students come equipped with the following in a pencil case:
Electronic Equipment
Equipment | Further detail |
Mobile phones |
Gate to Gate - mobile phones must be switched off and placed in bags as soon as they enter the school through the gates. They must remain off until they leave at the end of the school day through the gate No use on school site (inc. lessons) is permitted. |
Earphones / air pods/ headphones etc | No mobile phone accessories are permitted in school. (Earphones / air pods/ headphones etc) |
With all the above in mind, please remember support is available to families to help with the cost of uniforms and some items can be provided by the school on a temporary basis. Please see the school website for more information on how to apply for the PDG uniform grant.
Again, we wish all students and their families a happy and safe half term break.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs A Newton & Miss S Hook
Co-Acting Headteachers
Families with lower incomes can receive support from the Welsh Government through the School Essentials Grant and Free School Meals.
Students will be eligible for a Free School Meal and a School Essentials Grant if parents/carers are in receipt of one of the following benefits:
Due to a temporary logistical issue in our school kitchen area, we’ve made changes to our service this week in order to be able to provide students with a full Christmas dinner.
The service changes are for Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December and are detailed below.
Wednesday 11th December
Christmas Dinner Day for students in Year 7, Year 8. Post 16 and LDC.
For all other year groups (Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and) there will be the normal cold options and limited hot foods available.
Thursday 12th December
Christmas Dinner Day for students in Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11.
For all other year groups (Year 7, Year 8, Post 16 and LDC) there will be the normal cold options and limited hot foods available.
Well done to our Year 7/8/9 girls who represented St Julians at the Newport Live Football Festival this past week. Competing against other schools across Newport, the girls set the standard and put on a dominating display across the day, winning nine games whilst only drawing one and scoring 33 goals across the day, letting in only 2.
Another strong showing for our girls football provision at St Julian's, with our girls proving to be the standouts across the city.
Year 7 students and their families are invited to their first Progress Evening on Thursday 12th December from 15:15 to 18:15 in the school hall. This is a valuable opportunity to meet with all subject teachers and to discuss the progress made since joining us in September.
Please make sure you make appointments soon. Students and teachers will arrange times for meetings when in lessons this fortnight.
We look forward to seeing you all.
Congratulations to the following students on qualifying for the Central Region Schools Trampolining Championships in January 2025.
Millie Forrest
Evie Forrest
Eleri Davies
Freya Davies
Molly Watkins
They will be representing Welsh Schools, following outstanding performances in the Welsh Schools Trampolining Championships in Cardiff last weekend.
Evie Forrest, Freya Davies and Molly Watkins qualified as Individual entrants, and Evie Forrest, Millie Forrest and Eleri Davies have qualified for the Elite Team competition.
On Wednesday 11th December, Chartwells are putting on a festive feast for our students!
Please find a copy of the menu below.
Celebrating Young Carers Rights Day
Our staff went that extra mile to make today a rewarding day for our young carers.
We are dedicated to supporting our young carers, not just on occasions like today, but each and every day!
Well done to our to Year 7/8 girls who represented St Julian's at the Utilita Girls Cup this past week. Competing against other local schools in a 7-side tournament, the girls eased through the group stage, winning three games and drawing one, whilst scoring ten goals without conceding any. They then went on to the semi-final where they comfortably beat Croesyceiliog 2-0, before rounding off the day with a final victory over St Albans 2-0 to be crowned the winners of the tournament.
The girls will now have the opportunity to represent Newport County in the new year against other Welsh schools, as well as schools from the South West of England who will also represent EFL clubs such as Swansea City, Cardiff City and Bristol City.
Year 12 & Year 13 students and their families have a Progress Evening on Thursday 28th November from 15:15 to 18:15 to meet with all A Level and L3 BTEC subject teachers.
Please make sure you make appointments soon. Students and teachers will arrange times for meetings when in lessons this fortnight.
Please see below the new changes to our recycling processes around school site.