1. St. John’s Church of England Primary School Newsletter
- Learning and Caring Together -
Issue 4 Friday 29th September 2017
Harvest
Thank you to all who joined us today in Church to help celebrate Harvest. A huge well done to all the children who sang and spoke so beautifully during the Service. We have all learnt so much about the Harvest time of year thanks to Experience Harvest. A massive thank you to Robert and Karen Corbett and the team they assembled at Church and to Mrs Thompson, on the school side, for co-ordinating this successful event. More thankyous are due for the kind donations of food and money which will help families near and far.
Football - Our football season is now well underway at St. John’s with a tournament and match this week. The team was sensational on Wednesday in their first matches together, putting in some fantastic performances against many larger schools. Highlights include an excellent 0-0 against Ainsdale St John’s and a battling 2-1 defeat to a very good St. Jerome’s side. Player of the tournament was Finn-Lee.
Yesterday, saw our first league match against St. Philip’s. A slow start saw us give away an unassailable lead and despite holding the opposition well in the latter thirds of the game, we unfortunately came away second. Player of the match for St. John’s was Oliver with a smartly taken goal.
Good luck to our teams this week: we have a HOME league match against Ainsdale St. John’s on Wednesday (probably at Stanley) and the girls in Years 5 and 6 are playing in a tournament on Thursday.
TEMPEST Photos - Children had their photos taken on Tuesday in school and you should have received a proof of the photo for ordering. I must apologise for the lack of warning; I mistakenly thought that I had added the date to the back of the newsletter but found this was not so – sorry for this oversight. Please return any orders back to school ASAP so they can be sent back to Tempest free of charge.
Wellies! - Mrs Brown has asked again if anyone has any spare wellies they may be able to donate to gardening club – as bright and colourful as possible as they will be used as planters like those already on display!
E-safety - Innocent searches online can lead to not so innocent results. But parental controls can help keep your child safe. Parental controls can be used to block upsetting or harmful content,
control in-app purchases or manage how long your child spends online. And the good news is parental controls are really easy to set up. Visit  for more information.

2. St. John’s Superstars! Achievement Award Year Group
Behaviour Star Award
James Winter
Reception
Luca Clark
Benjamin Meadows
Year 1
Ruby Cunningham
Lily Cunningham
Year 2
Lydia McCormack
Kyle Handlon
Year 3
Emils Petermanis
Madison Cunningham
Year 4
Kieran Woodward
James Leigh-Diniz
Year 5
Oliver Moon
Grace Cropper
Year 6
Krystal Belshaw
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
13th September – Roald Dahl Day in School
13th September – Meet the Teacher Sessions at 6 pm and repeated at 6:30 pm
18th September – RESPECT Day
29th September – Harvest Service in Church at 9:30 am. Families are welcome to join us.
3rd October – Year 5 to Rose Lodge
4th October – Year 6 to Stanley for a curriculum taster day
18th October – Competition Day with PDS
20th October – Celebration Assembly
20th October – End of term at 3:05 / 3:10 pm
23rd – 27th October – Half term
30th October – Return to school
10th November – Year 6 leading the Remembrance Service at 10:40 am
13th and 14th November – Parent Teacher Meetings
16th and 23rd November – Year 5 Bikeability Days
20th December – PFA Christmas Discos
21st December – End of term Christmas Service in Church starting at 9:30 am
21st December – School closes 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!
Since Easter, the attendance for each class is:
Reception –97.7%
Year 1 – 94.8%
Year 2 – 96%
Year 3 – 96.8%
Year 4 – 99.2%
Year 5 – 96.8%
Year 6 – 94.1%
Useful contact details
School Office –
FAST club –
Website –
Prayer for the week
Dear God,
Thank you for the Harvest at this special time of year. Help everyone to have enough food and water so that they are able to live life to the full and as You intended. Amen