St. John’s RC Primary

St John’s RC Primary School

Breaking news
Professor Mark McGurk, Harrar Project, will be visiting St. Johns on Friday 28 June. Mr McGurk is the surgeon who performed the facial operations funded by money raised by children at St. John’s.

Visit by Bowland Mobile Farm
Children were delighted by visitors from Bowland Farm on Tuesday. The mobile farm brought a selection of goats, sheep, ducks, chickens and rabbits for the children to look at and stroke.

Where does our food come from?
A piece of university research was published recently, highlighting the fact that primary school children didn’t know where food came from.

The report stated that some children thought cheese was a vegetable and were uncertain about the origin of other food.

Not only have our class 6 children proved that they know where food originates from but have also been finding out more about the food that we consume as a nation. They have gone one step further by working out the distance how far a selection of five fruit and vegetables travel before they arrive on the dinner plate.

The fruit and vegetables in their study travelled 12,000 miles from crop to supermarket and finally the dinner plate. This study has taught the children of the impact on the environment of food produced overseas and the benefits of buying locally produced food.

School Chaplains to visit Salford Cathedral
Our school chaplains will visit Salford Cathedral on Friday to present a cheque for £498.18p. The donation is money kindly donated by children and their families through St. Joseph’s Penny/Caritas boxes in school.

The winners of the colouring competition for the St. Joseph’s Penny collection boxes are Dawid and Priscilla.

Proverb and thought for the week Thought - I try to treat others in the way that I would like to be treated.

Proverb – a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

School trips The following school trips are taking place:

Thursday 6 June Classes 3 and 4 will be visiting Eureka in Halifax.

Monday 10 June Reception classes will be visiting Sealife at the Trafford Centre. Class 6 will be going to Blackpool.

Tuesday 25 June Nursery children will be visiting Legoland at the Trafford Centre

Diary for June and July The following events will take place during June and July. More information will be given in detail nearer the date.

7 June Nursery open day

19 June School Council Community cohesion event at Sacred heart School

21 June St. John’s has got talent show

23 June First Holy Communion

2 July Induction day for year 6

2 July Welcome day for new Reception intake

4 July School disco

12 July Pupil reports handed out to parents

12 July Sport and Citizenship awards ceremony

16 July Drama presentations

17 July Leavers assembly

18 July End of term assembly and presentations

18 July School closes at 3pm for the summer break and will re-open on Wednesday, 4 September.


Golden book awards
The Golden Book awards are for children who have tried their best in all areas with politeness and respect.

Foundation 2: Ifra and Ntonwi
Reception/1: Joshua and Nathanael
Class 1: All class 1
Class 2: All class 2
Class 3: Sophie and Maisha
Class 4: Oyinda and Khushi
Class 5: Sandro and Hajira
Class 6: Natalia and Rowan

Highest attendance award went to Class 6