5 Star Food Hygiene Rating 

We are very happy to secure our 5 star Food Hygiene rating again! Big shout out to our school dinner provider, Kingswood Catering.

Milton Keynes Synagogue Visit

Year 2 had a very exciting afternoon last Friday with a special visit from Mrs. Lou from Milton Keynes Synagogue. The children enjoyed learning more about Passover. They all tried some of the traditional food such as matzah, horseradish, grape juice and charoset (a sticky mixture of fruit and cinnamon). Plus they wrote some words in Hebrew. Mrs Dunckley was so impressed with their inquisitive questions and the knowledge that they have recalled from this topic.

-March 2025

World Book Day 2025

What a fantastic World Book Day we had at St James and St John Church of England Primary School! All the children look amazing in their costumes - well done to everyone for their creativity and enthusiasm!

To make this year's celebration extra special, we invited all the children to bring in a wrapped book for a fun 'lucky dip' experience. Each child had the excitement of selecting a mystery book at the end of the day!

Mounted Police

We just had some very exciting visitors pass by our Akeley site! Foundation children were surprised by Mounted police on patrol! 

-March 2025

Pets as Therapy

Monty, the Golden Retriever, is a Pets As Therapy Dog, and he is joining us to listen to some of the children read, along with his owner, Lois! We are so happy to have them working with us for more sessions!

-March 2025

Handball tournament 

We are beyond proud of the Year 5’s and 6 who played in last week's handball tournament! They showed great collaboration, respect, resilience and friendship in every match played. Well done, you were our winners of the tournament!

Cooking competition - round two!

The children who were successful in round 1 were set the task to make a healthy lunch. Staff have tasted and judged-these are just a few of the lovely delights we got to taste!

- February 2025

Years 5 and 6 trip to Harry Potter World!

In January, our Years 5 and 6 pupils had an unforgettable experience at Warner Bros. Studios! From stepping into the magical world of Harry Potter to exploring behind-the-scenes movie magic, the trip was filled with excitement and wonder.

- January 2025

Comfy day and hot chocolate 

The children had a wonderful 'Comfy Day', staying cosy with warm hot chocolate as a fab PTFA fundraiser on a very chilly January day! Thank you to Costa Coffee for the cups! 

- January 2025

Whole School Panto

Such a magical day!  The whole school had an unforgettable trip to the Pantomime at Milton Keynes Theatre, where we cheered (oh yes we did!) for Peter Pan .The excitement, the laughter, and of course, the delicious ice cream during the interval made it a truly special experience! 

- December 2024

Elf of the Shelf!

Throughout December, the children at Akeley and Chackmore had some very cheeky visitors! Snowy and Sparkle caused lots of mischief at Akeley while Cheddar was up to snow good at Chackmore! The children loved coming into school everyday wondering what naughtiness the Elves got up to overnight...

- December 2024

Christmas Lunch

Thank you so much to our PTFA for providing all Chackmore children with crackers and festivities this lunch time! Lots of smiles and laughter all around.

- December 2024

KS2 Christmas Carol Concert 

We’re excited to welcome our Parents and Carers on Friday 20th December to our KS2 Carol Concert at Chackmore at 2pm.

The children have been working hard in their rehearsals, and we know it will be a delightful way to celebrate and wrap up the term as we break up for Christmas!

We look forward to seeing you there for the exciting festivities!

- December 2024

Our KS1 children made some wonderful Christmas decorations earlier this month which have been beautifully displayed in Lillingstone Dayrell Church to celebrate the beginning of Advent.

-December 2024