Transition from Primary School to JFS
Welcome to JFS
It is an absolute pleasure to welcome your child. We are extremely delighted that your child will be joining our school for the next chapter in their school life. For a smooth transition to JFS, all of the key information you need as parents before your child starts at JFS will be uploaded to this website for easy access. Please keep visiting this website for updated content.
Important Dates
- Wednesday 3rd July 2024 New Year 7 Transition Day
- Thursday 11th July 2024 New Year 7 Parents Information Evening from 6.00 pm-7.15pm parents will allowed on site from 5.30pm
- Tuesday 3th September 2024 Year 7 & Year 12 Induction Day
- Wednesday 4th September 2024 Whole School starts at 8.30 am
Language quiz – NEW !
The language department are in the process of deciding the classes for your child. In order to help with this decision your child should be in please ask your child to fill out this quiz. Its all about your childs prior knowledge of languages from what has been learnt at primary school. This is not a test, it is only so the team can gather some further information about the level to which your child has already studied a language. It should therefore be done without any help.
Link: https://forms.office.com/e/Ed1nfEGfUE
Transition plan for your child
We are delighted that your child will be joining JFS in September 2024 and we look forward to welcoming them at the start of the new academic year. We are writing to share with you the updated transition plan for your child.
Parents’ Information Evening:
We are delighted to invite parents into the building for a Parents of Incoming Y7 Students Information Evening. The date has been rescheduled to the 11th July 2024 Thursday due to a clash with another event which requires Dr Moody’s attendance and as he is looking forward to meeting to you all in person, we have had to change the date, apologies for the change.
The programme will start on time and run from 6.00pm-7.15pm, parents will be allowed to park on site from 5.30pm onwards.
Student Induction Program:
We are delighted to invite all incoming Y7 students to an Induction Day on Wednesday 3rd July 2024. This promises to be an excellent opportunity to meet the other students who will be joining us at JFS in September, and familiarize themselves with our extensive grounds a little more. Individual photographs will be taken on the day for our records. Please could your child wear a plain white polo shirt or a plain white shirt for the photograph, If your child does not have their own to wear, a polo shirt will be provided on the day for the purpose of the photo. Your child can wear their normal school uniform skirt / trouser, whatever colour it is and school shoes. Please send your child with pencil, pen, rubber on that day.
The day will run from 8.45am – 12:30pm, and for the sake of easing traffic pressure around the JFS and Sinai car parks we ask that either public transport or car rotas are used as much as is possible. You will not be able to park on site unless you are already dropping off another child at Sinai. Students will have snack when they that day, please send your child with a preferred snack and a water bottle. Note for Sinai Parent, please drop your child at JFS in the morning. JFS staff will walk Sinai children to the Sinai gate at the end, where the sinai year 6 teachers have said they’ll arrange for themselves or security to collect them.
In September, New Year 7 students come in a day before everyone else, so they have the building to themselves while they settle in and continue with our Transition Programme.
Parent Pay Login
ParentPay login details have been emailed to the parent who made the intial eadmissions application. Request you to activate your accounts in order to purchase the below listed items for your child for September 2024.
Items to be purchased/ booked:
- Calender Birthday – 2024-2025: If you would like to celebrate a family / child birthday please submit your request before the 14th July 2024, for further information please click HERE
- Yondr Pouches: All students must have a Yondr pouch for their phone if they want to bring their mobile phones to school. The pouch will be handed over to your child on the 3rd September.
- School Locker: If your child prefers to use a locker at school please book the locker, last date to book a locker is 15/08/2024 .
- Year 7 Science books: In the science department, we use the CGP Key Stage 3 Science revision guide and workbooks to add and consolidate the content taught at school, and so we ask all parents to purchase these books. The workbook in particular will be used for homework, so is essential along with the revision guide. Whilst you are welcome to buy your own, we are able to offer these books at a reduced price via Parent Pay. There is an option to buy the books as a bundle or separately, should you have one already. If there are any issues with payments please contact the science department in September. – NEW !
Important Transition forms to complete for your child !
1)Student & Family Confidential Information Form – Click HERE to complete the form.
To be able to support each child reach their full potential, we will need to understand their individual needs. Please note that this is a very detailed form that needs to be completed in its entirety. Unfortunately, you are not able to complete it in stages. Therefore, I would recommend that you have the following information available to hand before you start the form:
- Your child’s details (as per the original application form)
- Parent and emergency contact details
- Medical and allergy information, including GP’s details
- Any special educational needs
- Safeguarding information
- Information regarding any financial difficulties
2) Parental Consents & Agreements – Click HERE to complete the form.
Consent for GDPR, Photo & Video, Home School Agreement & E-Safety Policy. Please click HERE to view JFS school policies.
3) Subject Choices – Jewish Studies & Modern Foreign Language – Click HERE to complete the form. Please click HERE for information on Iyun Track
Complete the form to indicate your preferences.
Transition Documents & School Information
- Term Dates 2024-25
- For reporting absence or leave pleace use this link: Reporting Absence / Leave Request
- Uniform List & Policy
- JFS Uniform List 2024- Uniform vendor list
- Letter / information fromt he uniform vendor regarding appointments avaliable / booking
- Mental Wellbeing
- Transport Booklet
- Yondr Pouch: All students must have a Yondr pouch for their phone if they want to bring their mobile phones to school. You can buy the pouch from Parentpay once you have received and activated your account. NEW !
- JFS Daily Routine Timetable
- Healthy Kosher packed lunch guide
- Voluntary Contributions
- To contact the school for any reason please use the following website: https://jfs.brent.sch.uk/contact-jfs
- Free School Meals
- If your child has not received FSM in the primary school and to check if your child is eligible for FSM at secondary school please go to LGFL site https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/ and if eligible please apply to Brent Local Authority directly via their website www.brent.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals. Once you have received the confirmation letter from Brent please email to admissions@jfs.brent.sch.uk
- To continue the free school meals benefit for your child at JFS you need to re-apply to Brent Local Authority directly via their website www.brent.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals. Once you have received the confirmation letter from Brent please email to admissions@jfs.brent.sch.uk
- Music Information
- School Policies
- Equipment / Stationery list
- Extended Services
- Lockers for Year 7 – Please log on to ParentPay and click on payment item “Year 7 Locker Payment” to pay for locker services, last date to book a locker is 15/08/2024 .
- JFS Second-Hand Uniform Shop – Please contact Mrs Judith Cohn (Parent Volunteer) on jfs2ndhand@outlook.com
Parent logins to school systems, the login credentials will be emailed to parents before September 2024.
ParentPay : ParentPay is an online payment portal that enables parents to pay for school trips, after-school clubs and school meals. At JFS we use this service for food related payments to Caterlink. The link has been emailed to the parent email who had made the initial eadmsisions application with the local authorities.
Arbor : Arbor gives parents access to view attendance/behaviour information regarding their child and update their child’s records if there is a change in home address, telephone number or email address.