Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Welcome back to you all. It has been nice to catch up with all the children after 2 weeks off.

The children had great fun at the beginning of the week unpacking their mystery suitcases as part of a 'Mystery History' project. The children used their detective skills to investigate who the suitcase belonged to.

We are all very excited to be making plans to start swimming again next week. Swimming will be offered to all children either on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. Please check for information in the swimming letter that Mrs Denslow has sent to you all.

Finally, after 2 years of COVID disruptions it is so nice to be planning excursions both local and further afield to take us on some adventures this Summer.

Thank you as always for your support it really does make a difference and is greatly appreciated.

Kerry Devane - Acting Headteacher

Dates for your Diary

Jubilee Trip to the beach - Tuesday 24th May

Bank Holiday - Monday 2nd May

Owls Disco - Thursday 12th May

Otters Disco - Thursday 9th June

Nursery Disco - Thursday 7th July

INSET day - Monday 27th June

PTA News

PTA meeting

Please come along to a meeting on Thursday 5th May at 3:15 to help plan the summer fair. (A creche will be available)

stjohnsinfantspta@gmail.com

Thank you for your support,

Gemma Stout (PTA Chair)

Jubilee Celebrations

We are excited to let you know that we are planning a trip to the seaside for the Reception and KS1 children on Tuesday 24th May. We will go by coach to Lyme Regis and have a picnic on the beach. Please look out for more information in a letter next Tuesday.

Nursery are also planning a local trip to the Abbey to have a picnic to celebrate.

Staffing News

Mrs Cullen in Hedgehogs class will be leaving us this year to pursue a different career path as an Early Years Inclusion Advisor, working for Somerset County Council.

Mrs Cullen has been with us for 15 years and is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, who has given so much in her role as a teacher as well as also leading Literacy and then Science across the school. Her child centred approach has had a huge impact on the children and families of our school. She will be sorely missed.

We would like to wish Mrs Cullen all the luck in the world on her new career path.

Congratulations to Rabbits Teacher Mrs Bentley who welcomed her little girl Maeva into the world on the 20th April, weighing 8lbs 2oz.

We can't wait to meet this little bundle of joy.

Attendance

Our target for attendance is 95%

This week it was 94.4%

Top class this week is FOXES with 97.1% - Brilliant, FOXES !

Top year group this week is Yr 2 with 99.3%, - AMAZING, YEAR 2 !

Please make every effort to arrive by 8:50 each day.

Achievements

Congratulations to Reggie in Otters Class.

Reggie received his first ever badges and certificates for Level 1 and Level 2 trampolining.

Well done Reggie we are so proud of you. Keep bouncing!

Composer of the Week

Queen!

This half-term we will be listening to and learning about Rock music, the children have really enjoyed listening and dancing in the corridors to Queen this week.

Queen are a British band that formed in 1970, they are a very successful band who have sold over 300 million records.

I am sure most of us have a favourite Queen song!

School Prayer

Newsletters

Newsletter 29th April 2022