Winston’s Wish is a fantastic charity which supports children and young people through bereavement. They have released the information in the link below for any parents and carers who wish to know more about how to support their children following the death of the Queen. Please do contact school if you would like any further support in this.
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Nursery Bumblebees News
Homegrown Show this Sunday!
Message from the friends.
Hi All, welcome back to the new term. We all hope you had a lovely summer and are settling in well to the new term. The Friends look forward to meeting all our new parents (and will organise an event to meet everybody very soon). In the meantime please can we draw your attention to the village Home Grown Show happening this Sunday at 2.30pm at the village hall. We very much hope you will come along to support the show and all of the children of St John have got artwork on display at the show that they created last term under the theme “the commonwealth”. It will be being judged and winners chosen on the day. I’m sure your children will love to see it on display for everyone and be proud to show it off to you too. Please do come along if you can make it. We look forward to seeing you there.The Friends.
Queen Elizabeth II
At St John the Baptist C.E Primary School we are all deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
We shall remember her service through our learning and Worship, and consider how as our Queen she was the embodiment of, and a role model for, our school values of Love, Hope and Respect. We will be thankful for the times that we have been able to come together as a community to celebrate Royal jubilees, birthdays and weddings.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our new King, Charles III, along with the wider Royal Family as they mourn the loss of a beloved mother and grandmother.
Jubilee Fun Run Total!
⭐️ JUBILEE FUN RUN TOTAL ⭐️We’re excited to be able to announce the total raised from the jubilee sponsored fun run held at school just before the half term holiday!! You all raised a total of £731.50 and thanks to all those that completed the gift aid sponsor forms, Mrs Aspinall placed a claim with the HMRC for a further £176.63 in gift aid. Therefore, the TOTAL for the fun run is:
£908.13!!!! 😁.
Carol Aspinall (Friends):
“That is a truly fantastic amount for such a small school to have raised and I am really proud to be part of such a fantastic school community, well done everyone!! With previous events and fund raising, we are now well on the way to having raised a very large part of the monies we need to be able to build a super new adventure playground at the school and hope to be able to book this for the next school year which will be fantastic! Thank you all.”
Fun Fest on 16th July next! 😁
The Village Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
It was just wonderful to see the school grounds filled with so many people enjoying the Village Jubilee Celebrations on Saturday. On behalf of the school, we would like to say a huge well done and thank you to the organisers for bringing everyone together – this includes our Chair of Governors, Keith Lister, and his wife Alyson. Alyson also continues to help keep our sensory garden which many people commented on as we all enjoyed the school grounds in the sunshine. We thank you both. In case you missed it, here is the School Hall and our children’s work in all its royal glory !
Jubilee Picnic 🇬🇧 👑
We enjoyed a delicious Jubilee Picnic on the last day of half term – the sun shone as we replenished our energy levels after the Fun Run! As you can see; it was red, white and blue with smiles all round!
We hope you enjoy your Platinum Jubilee celebrations as much as we did in school this week.
Jubilee Fun Run
We had a brilliant day of Jubilee celebrations on Friday with a Jubilee Fun Run! Dressed in red, white and blue, the whole school got warmed up and took part in a sponsored run, organised by the Friends of Ruyton.
We were delighted to welcome Mr & Mrs Gittins to the event to not only start the races, but join in too!
Thank you to Mr & Mrs Gittins for spending the morning with the children and also Mrs Aspinall & Mrs Beddoes for their help on the day. We can’t wait to find out how much money was raised!
Online safety for parents and families – updates & Parent Zone
In the latest Computing Network for staff, Shropshire Council speakers shared these great resources. The first is a snapshot from Ofcom who have released the 2022 findings from their research into Media Use and Attitudes to raise awareness of what children may be accessing.
Also, they shared a brilliant website ‘Parent Zone’ which gives clear guidance about how to manage safety features on different apps / programmes whilst giving further details about how they work. It’s really useful to stay up-to-date in the ever-changing world of technology. Check out the link below :
https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides
If you have any questions, please speak to Miss Whit (Computing Lead) who will endeavour to help!
Easter Egg Hunt!
We held our annual Easter Egg Hunt today: the sun shone, the children smiled as they worked brilliantly in teams across the school, whilst the staff had fun hiding eggs! Another one for memory book at St John’s 🙂
A day for the Ukraine
Today we enjoyed a day of wearing yellow and blue in tribute to the Ukraine in light of recent events. We were also visited by Marianna Davis who spoke to all the classes about her work with Ukranian refugees. She then received our donations which had been made from the friends and families of school. Well done and thank you to everyone involved, with particular thanks to Mrs Davis for giving up her time to share her important messages – we were in awe of what you have achieved with your team so far!
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