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St John’s Academy Date 3 September 2021 हजुर ह लै यो इोेशन नेपाली ा चाहहछ भहन कृपा ओिचे ा ठ हिनुस होला We hope you have had a lovely summer and have managed to spend some quality family time together. We would like to welcome all our new families to St John's. Our children have settled so well - they are just amazing! They have quickly picked up the routines and are busy developing new friendships and working extremely hard. We have held our first whole school worship in 17 months! Class teachers will be sending the autumn term letter home via email by the end of next week. This will provide you with an overview of the term and key dates. We are looking forward to our new academic year, where we can now hope- fully provide a full school experience for our pupils and families. We will be commencing extra-curricular activities soon and teachers have already planned educational visits for their classes. We are also developing a calendar of events that you will be able to attend. Meet the staff (Years 1 to 6) You are welcome to pop in on Monday 6 September to meet your child's new class staff. This is a short meeting so you get to meet the staff working in your child's class. If you need to speak to the teacher about anything specific, please make an appointment for a separate meeting. Meeting times are: 1530hr, 1545hr & 1600hr Reception Parents' Welcome Meeting REMINDER A meeting will be held on Tuesday 7th September 1830hr in the hall for our Reception parents. This meeting is a welcome to reception meeting where you will find out more about our school and what your child is learning. TERM DATES Please find aached a list of the term dates.
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St John’s Academy Date 3 September 2021
We hope you have had a lovely summer and have managed to spend some quality family time together. We would like to welcome all our new families to St John's. Our children have settled so well - they are just amazing! They have quickly picked up the routines and are busy developing new friendships and working extremely hard. We have held our first whole school worship in 17 months! Class teachers will be sending the autumn term letter home via email by the end of next week. This will provide you with an overview of the term and key dates. We are looking forward to our new academic year, where we can now hope- fully provide a full school experience for our pupils and families. We will be commencing extra-curricular activities soon and teachers have already planned educational visits for their classes. We are also developing a calendar of events that you will be able to attend.
Meet the staff (Years 1 to 6)
You are welcome to pop in on Monday 6 September to meet your child's new class staff. This is a short meeting so you get to meet the staff working in your child's class. If you need to speak to the teacher about anything specific, please make an appointment for a separate meeting.
Meeting times are:
1530hr, 1545hr & 1600hr
Reception Parents' Welcome Meeting REMINDER
A meeting will be held on Tuesday 7th September 1830hr in the hall for our Reception parents. This meeting is a welcome to reception meeting where you will find out more about our school and what your child is learning.
TERM DATES
Staff contact details
Please find below the email address for your child's class teacher and key staff members who you may need to contact. Staff will respond as soon as they are able to.
Miss Smith (RECA) - asmith@
Mrs Smith (RECS) - rsmith@
Mrs Stoddard (1S) - mstoddard@
Mrs Tunnicliffe (1T) - atunnicliffe@
Mrs Parry (2P) - lparry@
Mrs Thornton (2T) - rthornton@
Miss Hancock (3H) - ahancock@
Mr Downward (4D) - jdownward@
Mrs Cope (5C) - lcope@
Mrs Teece (5T) - kteece@
Mrs Bates (6B) - sbates@
Miss Phillips (6P) - ephillips@
Mrs Cooper (Y2) - lcooper
Mrs Davies (Y6) - adavies@
Mr Farmer (Y2) - jfarmer@
Mrs Follows (RecA) - dfollows@
Mrs Griffiths (RecS) - egriffiths@
Miss Reed (Y4/Y5) - kreed@
Miss Rees (RecS) - vrees@
Mr Stevenson (Y1) - dstevenson@
Miss Turner (Y3) - lturner@
Miss Evans (Principal) - headteacher@
you that there is NO parking on the
school premises. Parking is available
on Salisbury Road but please be
considerate of the residents and keep
their driveways clear. Parking is also
available on the bottom car park of
The Morris Man. Thank you for your
support.
Safeguarding
school to speak with a member of the
school’s Safeguarding Team:
Please be assured any information received
will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Playground equipment
We would like to remind you that the playground equipment must not be used before and after school. There is a weekly rota for children to use it in school time.
Church News
‘Messy Church’ this Sunday 5
September at 4pm . Please find
details attached .
Violin, Flute and Clarinet Lessons for KS2 pupils
If your child would like to learn to play any of the above mentioned instruments, please let the school
office know as soon as possible. There is a £50 per term tuition fee but there is no charge for the hire
of the instrument. A peripatetic teacher comes into school to deliver a 20 minute lesson on a weekly
basis. For those pupils already taking lessons, lessons will resume next Tuesday (07/09) for violin and
next Wednesday (08/09) for woodwind.
Catering News
Please find attached the lunch menu (we will commence with Week 1 next Monday 6
September). The children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 receive a free school meal.
Otherwise, the cost is £2.20 daily which must be paid via Parent Pay. Your Parent Pay account can be
topped up with a as much as you want to and it will only be debited as and when your child has a school
dinner. Please ensure there are sufficient funds by 10am on the day your child is having a dinner.
PE
PE lessons will commence next week. On PE days the children will need to come dressed in their PE kits and will remain in them all day.
PE will be on the following days:
Reception - Friday
Y1 - Monday AND Tuesday
Y2 - Thursday AND Friday
Y3 - Tuesday AND Thursday
Y4 - Wednesday AND Friday
Y5 - Monday AND Wednesday
Y6 - Thursday AND Friday
Covid-19 Update We are very aware that Covid-19 has not just disappeared. We have created an updated Risk Assessment and Outbreak Plan please find attached. We are very much aiming for business as usual, however, we are still promoting good hygiene, ensuring rooms are well ventilated and social distancing wherever possible.
New Staff
We hope you have had a lovely summer and have managed to spend some quality family time together. We would like to welcome all our new families to St John's. Our children have settled so well - they are just amazing! They have quickly picked up the routines and are busy developing new friendships and working extremely hard. We have held our first whole school worship in 17 months! Class teachers will be sending the autumn term letter home via email by the end of next week. This will provide you with an overview of the term and key dates. We are looking forward to our new academic year, where we can now hope- fully provide a full school experience for our pupils and families. We will be commencing extra-curricular activities soon and teachers have already planned educational visits for their classes. We are also developing a calendar of events that you will be able to attend.
Meet the staff (Years 1 to 6)
You are welcome to pop in on Monday 6 September to meet your child's new class staff. This is a short meeting so you get to meet the staff working in your child's class. If you need to speak to the teacher about anything specific, please make an appointment for a separate meeting.
Meeting times are:
1530hr, 1545hr & 1600hr
Reception Parents' Welcome Meeting REMINDER
A meeting will be held on Tuesday 7th September 1830hr in the hall for our Reception parents. This meeting is a welcome to reception meeting where you will find out more about our school and what your child is learning.
TERM DATES
Staff contact details
Please find below the email address for your child's class teacher and key staff members who you may need to contact. Staff will respond as soon as they are able to.
Miss Smith (RECA) - asmith@
Mrs Smith (RECS) - rsmith@
Mrs Stoddard (1S) - mstoddard@
Mrs Tunnicliffe (1T) - atunnicliffe@
Mrs Parry (2P) - lparry@
Mrs Thornton (2T) - rthornton@
Miss Hancock (3H) - ahancock@
Mr Downward (4D) - jdownward@
Mrs Cope (5C) - lcope@
Mrs Teece (5T) - kteece@
Mrs Bates (6B) - sbates@
Miss Phillips (6P) - ephillips@
Mrs Cooper (Y2) - lcooper
Mrs Davies (Y6) - adavies@
Mr Farmer (Y2) - jfarmer@
Mrs Follows (RecA) - dfollows@
Mrs Griffiths (RecS) - egriffiths@
Miss Reed (Y4/Y5) - kreed@
Miss Rees (RecS) - vrees@
Mr Stevenson (Y1) - dstevenson@
Miss Turner (Y3) - lturner@
Miss Evans (Principal) - headteacher@
you that there is NO parking on the
school premises. Parking is available
on Salisbury Road but please be
considerate of the residents and keep
their driveways clear. Parking is also
available on the bottom car park of
The Morris Man. Thank you for your
support.
Safeguarding
school to speak with a member of the
school’s Safeguarding Team:
Please be assured any information received
will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Playground equipment
We would like to remind you that the playground equipment must not be used before and after school. There is a weekly rota for children to use it in school time.
Church News
‘Messy Church’ this Sunday 5
September at 4pm . Please find
details attached .
Violin, Flute and Clarinet Lessons for KS2 pupils
If your child would like to learn to play any of the above mentioned instruments, please let the school
office know as soon as possible. There is a £50 per term tuition fee but there is no charge for the hire
of the instrument. A peripatetic teacher comes into school to deliver a 20 minute lesson on a weekly
basis. For those pupils already taking lessons, lessons will resume next Tuesday (07/09) for violin and
next Wednesday (08/09) for woodwind.
Catering News
Please find attached the lunch menu (we will commence with Week 1 next Monday 6
September). The children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 receive a free school meal.
Otherwise, the cost is £2.20 daily which must be paid via Parent Pay. Your Parent Pay account can be
topped up with a as much as you want to and it will only be debited as and when your child has a school
dinner. Please ensure there are sufficient funds by 10am on the day your child is having a dinner.
PE
PE lessons will commence next week. On PE days the children will need to come dressed in their PE kits and will remain in them all day.
PE will be on the following days:
Reception - Friday
Y1 - Monday AND Tuesday
Y2 - Thursday AND Friday
Y3 - Tuesday AND Thursday
Y4 - Wednesday AND Friday
Y5 - Monday AND Wednesday
Y6 - Thursday AND Friday
Covid-19 Update We are very aware that Covid-19 has not just disappeared. We have created an updated Risk Assessment and Outbreak Plan please find attached. We are very much aiming for business as usual, however, we are still promoting good hygiene, ensuring rooms are well ventilated and social distancing wherever possible.
New Staff
