St. John’s RC Primary

St John’s RC Primary School

SATS Week
Key Stage 2 sat their SATS tests this week. All children arrived early and took the challenge in their stride.

Sacrament of Confirmation
Children took their Holy Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday, 8 May. This will be followed by First Communions at St. John’s Church, 1.30pm on Sunday, 8 June.

Key stage 1 trip to Blackpool Zoo
Classes Einstein, Teresa and Tutu will be going on their school trip to Blackpool Zoo on Tuesday, 20 May. Please make sure children are in school on time and wearing suitable clothing for the weather.

Nursery open day
We will be holding an open day for nursery applicants on Friday, 6 June. All applicants will receive an invitation.

We have places in our Nursery for September intake. Please ask for an application form from the school office.

Fundraising
St. John’s took part in fundraising for CAFOD and Marie Curie Little Pots of Care before half term. Children raised £580.30 for CAFOD and £254.62 for Marie Curie.

Half Term
The school will finish at 3pm on Friday, 23 May for half term and return on Monday, 2 June.

Golden book awards

King: Mihdar and Hamza
Einstein: Junior and Aroush
Teresa: Thierry and Aisha
Tutu: Jessica and Abigail
Da Vinci: Angel and Jack
Pankhurst: Dayane and Martyna
Wilberforce: Dylan and Antonio
Crown: Wisdom and Hashim

Attendance league table
So far this school year, class Da Vinci has the highest attendance with 96.9%, followed closely by Pankhurst 96.3%, Teresa 96.3% and Tutu 96.1%. Class King has 95.8% attendance, Crown 95.7%, Wilberforce 95.2% and Einstein 95.2%.

Come on children, get your competitive heads on and arrive in school every day to see if you can help your class become top of the league table.



Appointments
Please note that pupils will not be allowed to leave school for appointments unless prior notice is given and proof of appointment is shown.

Emergency contact
It is essential that we have correct contact details for cases of emergency so please ensure that you let the office know if you change your telephone number or address.

Please ensure that you are contactable at all times during school time and keep your phones switched on.

Lost property
Children being children sometimes put things down and forget about them. Unfortunately, it can be a coat, a jumper or another item of value. Please teach your children to be responsible for their own personal items, and should your child arrive home with a coat/jumper that is not theirs, please return it to the school the day after so that it can be returned to its rightful owner.

Clubs
Afterschool and breakfast clubs
The charge for afterschool club and breakfast club is 25p per session. Please ensure that you pay for your sessions at the school office every week.

Homework club
Children must be collected at 4pm promptly.

Attendance and punctuality
Punctuality
Please ensure your child is in school for 8.50am each day. Lateness is very disruptive for the school and you should make every effort to be on time.

Attendance
If your child is absent from school, you must ring the school office on 01706 647195 before 9am to provide a valid reason.

Medicines can be administered in school by our qualified first aid staff and if your child is otherwise well but needs medication, please send them to school with their medicine and complete a consent form at the school office.

Holiday leave
Please do not ask for leave out of normal term time, this will not be granted and will be marked as unauthorised on your child’s register. Please be aware that penalty charges can and will be issued for continued absenteeism and you may lose your place at the school.

School meals
Please keep to your choice of meal (i.e. school meal or packed lunch) for your child and do not keep changing. This causes great disruption to the planning of meals and keeping individual accounts up to date.