Ten more jars of own home grown Bon’s Bees Honey will be on sale today, December 15, after the first batch sold out in days.

Call in to Reception to pick one up.

These larger jars containing 3.5 oz cost slightly more at £3.50 . The honey is raw and unfiltered and 100% natural.

An overflow hive will be purchased with the profits as the colony is doing really well and expanding. Next year we hope to get a group of students involved the beekeeping process as they learn about them more.

Yesterday’s Christmas Jumper Day, December 14, was a massive success and we raised an amazing £1826.52 in donations.

Mr Halliwell commented: “I am blown away by the generosity of staff and students and their families. I know Margaret and Barry Mizen – Jimmy’s parents – will be thrilled and really grateful for the  amount raised. They have worked tirelessly these past 10 years to build a lasting legacy for their son Jimmy. Everyone at St Bon’s spent time yesterday thinking of Jimmy and did their bit to help which I think is really wonderful.”

Everyone at St Bon’s got into the festive spirit today and wore bright, colourful jumpers for the Jimmy Mizen charity, ‘For Jimmy.’

Jimmy died in an unprovoked attack in a bakery shop in Lee Green, South London, close to his home, the day after his 16th birthday teen years ago next year.

Jimmy’s parents, Barry and Margaret, asked us to help them out with this special Jumpers For Jimmy Day to support their charity and we were happy to help.

The money donated is still being collected and we will have a total amount raised soon.

Here are some photos of Mr Robinson’s Year 7 students and staff wearing their super sweaters.

Year 12 German students had a festive lesson today with Herr Foakes and German teaching assistant, Britta, and heard all about German traditions and how those traditions have influenced how we celebrate Christmas in our country.

The students were taught to follow an old German recipe for cinnamon star biscuits called Zimtsterne and the food technology labs were filled with the yummy aroma of sweet cookies baking.

Christmas German songs were playing whilst the biscuits were baking and everyone agreed it was a fun and festive way to learn how our German neighbours celebrate the season.

Miss Hillan got to sample to delicious delights and said they were wonderful.

Mr Halliwell  gathered the carol singers together this afternoon, December 12, to present them with commendations for singing for the pensioners at East ham Care Centre.

Mr Onireti held a buzzer challenge in the library this lunchtime, December 12, when his Year 7 maths club boys had to answer 15 questions in a final test of their knowledge.

It was the culmination of the busy term’s work and prizes were given out to the 3 students with the most points. All students got sweets and has lots of fun and it was a great way to finish the year.

Here are some photos.

Miss Salau took her choir for an afternoon of  carol singing to entertain dementia, rehabilitation and palliative patients at East Ham Care Centre in Shrewsbury Road.

We have been doing this for the last ten years and this year instead of taking 6th Form singers, Miss Salau decided to take her younger students who were all really keen to go and sing for the residents.

The students visited two wards and sang for the patients in the lounge. It was heartwarming to see the pensioners joining in with the carols and they were really happy to see our boys.

Mr Halliwell drove the minibus and added: “Our students sang their hearts out for the patients and they were really excited to go along and help spread a little Christmas cheer.”

Member of Parliament for West Ham, Lyn Brown, came into school today, Friday December 8, to speak to our 6th Form Government and Politics A Level students about her career and was happy to answer questions.

She spoke openly to the group in our library and spent time with the students.

Mrs Rahman organised the visit and added: “I really appreciate her taking the time to come in and speak with our 6th Formers. They all said afterwards it was really useful and gave them an insight into the world of politics in their local area.”

We are holding a mufti day next Thursday, December 14, when staff and students are encouraged to come into school wearing a Christmas jumper or their own clothes in aid of the  ‘For Jimmy’ charity in memory of teenager Jimmy Mizen who died in an unprovoked attack the day after his 16th birthday in 2008.

Festive jumper-wearers are asked to pay £1 and non jumper-wearers who decide to wear their own clothes instead should contribute £2 for this worthy cause.

Students can be imaginative and add a bit of tinsel or baubles to an existing jumper to bling it up for the day and get in the Christmas spirit.

Barry and Margaret Mizen  – Jimmy’s parents – have asked us and other supportive schools in London to help their charity this Christmas, Margaret commented: “We have achieved so much but there is still so much more to do. ‘For Jimmy’ works to build the types of communities we all want to live in and to do this we need to raise vital funds to continue our work to ensure Jimmy’s legacy of forgiveness, peace and hope is realised and that all young people can grow up feeling safe.”

There can be no better message this Christmas, surely.

We hope all staff and students get behind us and fully support Jumpers For Jimmy on December 14…it promises to be a colourful, sparkly, fun day.