St. John’s Church of England Primary School Newsletter - Learning and Caring Together - Issue 8 Friday 9th November 2018 Remembrance Firstly, thank you to all the families who made such beautiful poppies for our special JOY challenge last week. Together with hundreds of poppies made in school, we have decorated St. John’s Church in a manner to remember. The whole school visited the breath-taking display yesterday as part of a special service led by Father Chris which started our remembrance events in school. There is a coffee morning in Church on Saturday morning for any families who wish to view the remembrance display. Today in school, Year 6 lead a truly memorable service which they wrote themselves to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One. Truly poignant and we thank and congratulate all involved for making the service so moving. Anti-Bullying Week Next week we will de discussing bullying as part of our work for anti-bullying week. Mrs Thompson will be leading the week with a special assembly built around our core value of respect and Mrs Wignall will be following up with an assembly based around cyber-bullying and how to stay safe online. On Monday, to celebrate the work of the Anti-Bullying Trust we are asking for ALL children to wear odd socks! No donation is required but we would love to highlight the work of this important organisation. Children in Need Next Friday (16th November) is Children in Need and we will be joining in the fundraising in school with classroom activities and a special assembly. Children are invited to come to school in their own clothes (MUFTI) in exchange for a donation of £1 which will be passed on to Children in Need. Spots are optional but not essential! Wigs! Emma and Isabelle in Year 5 are having 12 inches of their hair cut off this weekend to donate to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which makes wigs for children suffering from cancer or other serious illnesses. One of our ex-parents, Jo Machell, will be doing the honours and helping two little superstars donate to such a worthy cause. In addition to their haircuts, the girls have set up a Just Giving page through Isabelle’s mum, for anyone who may wish to sponsor the girls. Money raised will be donated to Alder Hey as both families have had family members who have been treated there and it is the girls’ way of saying thank you for all the fantastic support. The link for anyone wishing to donate is below; both families are so proud of the girls as we all are in school and thank you in advance for any donations, no matter how small. http://justgiving.com/Heather-Culshaw1 Match Report – written by Miss Lovelock The girls played an exciting match against OLOL Primary School last Friday. Unfortunately we were defeated in both games but we certainly put up a good fight! The enthusiasm from the girls was outstanding as usual and we saw two excellent goals scored by Emma. A big thank you to Lily’s dad for sharing his expertise at training and to everyone who came to support the team. Well done girls!  Parents Evenings Next Monday and Wednesday we will be holding parent teacher meetings. Thanks to all who returned slips before the deadline and hopefully you have all received your time slot. Any late replies will have been allocated a time. Please try and keep to the appointments next week as our teachers have so much on with staff meetings and running clubs after school.

St. John’s Superstars! Achievement Award Year Group Behaviour Star Award Isla Reception Jake Gary Year 1 Isabelle W Ella-Rose Year 2 Poppy Brooke Year 3 Zachary Luke Year 4 Josh R Morgan Year 5 Joel Luca Year 6 Kyle IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 9th November – Year 6 leading our Remembrance Service at 10:40 am 9th November – Play and Learn Session 2 in the hall starting at 1:45 pm 12th and 14th November – Parent teacher Meetings for all classes 14th & 21st November – Bikeability training – Y5 16th November – Children in Need (MUFTI day) 21st November – school nurse on the yard at the end of the day 30th November – flu immunisations for children in Years 1-5 30th November – MUFTI day for Christmas Fair 5th December – Carols by Candlelight at 3:30 pm in the school hall 7th December – MUFTI day for Christmas Fair 14th December – MUFTI day for Christmas Fair and the actual Christmas Fair! 20th December – Celebration Assembly at 9:05 am in the school hall 21st December – End of Term Church Service at 9:30 am 21st December – School finishes at 1:45 pm ATTENDANCE Good attendance is vital when ensuring your child is able to fulfil their potential at school. Our school attendance target is 96% and we celebrate the best class each week by giving them some extra playtime! Last weeks attendance for each class is: Reception – 88.7% Year 1 – 98.9% Year 2 – 99.6% Year 3 – 90.3% Year 4 – 93.3% Year 5 – 89.6% Year 6 – 91.3% Useful contact details School Office – 01704 227441 FAST club – 07543960290 admin.stjohnscrossens@schools.sefton.gov.uk Website – www.stjohnsprimary.co.uk Prayer for the week Dear God, We are so grateful for the sacrifice made by all who have served our country throughout history and kept us safe in troubled times. Help us to honour the memory of the men of Crossens who fought in the Great War and make sure, ‘We remember them’ throughout our lives. Amen