St. John’s RC Primary School

St. John’s RC Primary School's new school minibus

Welcome to our new arrival
We now have our own school minibus which has been donated by the Government initiative to increase sporting activities throughout schools. The minibus will help enormously with taking children to sporting events.

Harvest festival
Thank you for your generous donations for the Harvest festival. The food was collected by Rochdale food bank to distribute amongst the poor and needy.

Sacramental programme
Children on the sacramental programme should attend 9am Mass on Sunday
20 October for their presentation at 9.30am.

Nursery places
We have places in our nursery for children aged 3 years.

Year 6 – crucial crew Friday 18 October
Year 6 will be attending a demonstration provided by the police, fire and ambulance services – the crucial crew.
Crucial Crew is an innovative and interactive way of delivering personal and safety education messages to year 6 children, and seeks to encourage model behaviour and good citizenship through active participation in a range of activities including safety in and around the home, on the road and stranger danger.

Robinwood activity weekend
Children from our 5 and 6 classes will be attending our annual visit to the Robinwood activity centre based at Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden. The activity weekend starts on Friday 25 October for 3 days where they will engage in team building and personal development activities including archer, canoeing, climbing, and much more.
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The children’s food trust has produced some free resources for parents about preparing nutritious packed lunches and food for the whole family.

You will find packed lunch menus on the website (see above) if you are stuck for ideas.
Just to remind you that you should not include sugary food and drinks in lunchboxes.

We are currently finding that unhealthy lunch boxes have an adverse effect on children’s behaviour in school. If your child is on packed lunches, please ensure they contain healthy and nutritious food. A good example would be: a sandwich with cheese or meat, a piece of fruit and a fresh fruit drink or water.

Highest attendance
Highest attendance award went to Da Vinci class for week commencing 23 September.

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

King: Kiean and Tamilore
Einstein: Rida and Daniel
Teresa: Caitlin and Lena
Tutu: Mariya and Abigail
Da Vinci: Hammad and Christina
Pankhurst: Molly and Patryk
Wilberforce: Jessica and Raayna
Crown: Amory and Nimra