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We have had a great week so far for our school Arts Week. This week our topic is Japan due to the rugby World Cup being based there later this year. Over the last 2 days we have baked some biscuits and decorated them just like the children do in Japan on 5th May every year for children’s day…
This morning Hedgehogs enjoyed a brilliant Games session organised by the Year 5 children! The Year 5s planned and delivered the activities with the overall winners being Yellow team. Well done to all the children involved, especially Henry, Rory and David for recognising our sports and school values in action when Yellow Team put the equipment away after each activity, ready for the next team.
Acorns & Stickers
Charley – super writing
Eleanor – careful writing in English
Will – for always working sensibly and quietly
Jamie – for being so welcoming every morning!
Laila – for being so helpful every morning to Miss Whit
Lily – brilliant effort towards writing
Luana – for making such a brilliant effort to improve her writing
Bonnie – English – she’s trying hard and showing a positive attitude
Liam – good effort in maths
Maisy – good effort in story writing
Abbie – superstar worker in class, setting a great example
David – good all round effort in all he does
Xenia – super writing, great improvements
Billy – Great work in science
Golden Book
Xenia – 13th Award.
Henry K – 22nd Award
Max E – 28th Award
Jess M – 25th Award
Darran – 13th Award
Rounders
The Rounders team were celebrated for coming 3rd in the North Shropshire Championships! This was a fantastic result against some tough teams from bigger schools. Well done to you all.
Swimming
A huge well done to Lucy for achieving her 5 metres swimming badge!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our bake sale and ‘wear orange’ day for the Harry Johnson Trust. Fun and Games Council were thrilled to present Mrs Johnson with a whopping ‘cheque’ for £271.64 as a result of our fundraising! The bakers were awarded house points for their efforts and “star bakers” earned bonus points.
Mrs Johnson gave a very special assembly to share the work of the Harry Johnson trust and show the children some of the comforts they provide children and families in need such as pillowcases, duvet covers, cuddly toys and treats for all the family. It was a privilege to be a part of and we all look forward to more charity work to support this brilliant cause in the future. 🐸
We couldn’t have chosen a better theme for our annual St John the Baptist Service today as the heavens opened and torrential rain forced us to enjoy a lovely ‘water-themed’ service in the school hall followed by an indoor picnic! Owl children read from the Bible, Rabbit Class displayed their artwork, Hedgehogs told us about their boat race, Dragonflies shared the poems they had written and Nursery showed off their fantastic Noah’s Ark masks. Thank you to all the families who joined us for lunch – it was lovely to see so many faces. As Mrs Hollis said, teachers will choose a desert-theme next year!
On Tuesday we were very lucky to receive a visit from an RAF Helicopter flown by Tony Grogan and pilot Dan who also gave up their time to talk to the children and answer all their questions about life in the RAF as part of our careers work in school.
It was a brilliant surprise for all our children who patiently waited believing they were taking part in a whole school bird watch! Soon enough, the helicopter circled the school and Hedgehog Class did a great job of shouting “come back!” to entice it to land on our field.
The children were fascinated to hear about the helicopters and missions Tony and Dan had experienced, but also the skills needed in their roles including teamwork , trust, determination and perseverance. A special thanks to Cathy Harmer for organising and of course Tony and Dan for their time and engaging with the children to give them a taster of their experience in the RAF and Navy – it had quite an impact on our pupils. What a treat!
The children of St John’s have excelled themselves today! The smell of delicious bakes have filled our corridors and classrooms whilst lots of money has already been made for the Harry Johnson Trust. The bake sale will continue tomorrow so please continue to bring donations! See below for some of the INCREDIBLE efforts for our three categories: Going Green, Bake a Selfie, Frogs!
Remember… tomorrow is wear ORANGE day!
As a reminder, we are having our ‘Harry Day’ on Friday 14th June 2019 in support of all the fantastic goals of the Harry Johnson Trust, a charity special to our school.
See poster below for full details
Thursday – The Great Ruyton Bake Off! Cakes will then be sold by Fun & Games Council so bring your donations!
Friday – Wear ORANGE … donations please, plus cakes will still be available.
Thank you and happy baking! From the Fun & Games School Council
A busy first week back to school after half term….
Acorns (to celebrate special or notable achievements this week)
Noah – for quietly getting on with his grammar sheet
Bella and Skyler – for tidying up other people’s work
Bonnie – for fab handwriting and science enthusiasm
Andreas – for detailed DT homework
Ffion – for always setting a shining example, she is so helpful
Alfie – for fantastic fractions
Esme – for completing all her work
Owen – for being a fantastic helper – so hard working
Ella – super DT homework
Harvey – great reading
Skyler – super writing
Golden Book
Congratulations to Maya for achieving her 14th Golden Book!
Tennis
Our Year 4 tennis team were celebrated for their brilliant effort on Tuesday at the Corbet area tennis tournament where they finished an impressive 3rd place!
Swimming
A huge well done to Amber who has achieved her 20m swimming badge – what a superstar!
Baschurch Junior Football Club
Well done to Dominic who won an award for “being a great sportsman” to all other teams, Rhys for being the “bravest defender” and Liam for being a “good learner” during their matches and training for their football club. It’s great to see that you demonstrate our school values in your hobbies too!
A huge thank you to our Friends this morning who organised a fantastic sponsored Breakfast Fun Run in Pyjamas to raise money for sports equipment. Many families joined us for a sausage bap, whilst all the children enjoyed a well-earned yoghurt after their run, kindly donated by Carol Aspinall on behalf of Muller yoghurts. What a treat!
We would like to say a big thank you to Carol, Steve, Deejay, Laura, Alison and Liz who made this event happen so successfully – what a great way to end half term. Watch this space to see how much money has been raised…
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