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OCTOBER 2018

ST. JOHN’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER KEY DATES 12th October Homework handing in day (whole school) 12th October (8am) PTA Big Family Breakfast & coffee morning (sports hall)

SUPPORT FOR CAFOD

On Friday it was CAFOD Family Fast day and the Year 6 GIFT (chaplain) team organised a hunger lunch. They served soup and bread and prepared prayers and fact sheets to share with those parents, staff and parishioners that came. They raised a staggering £650 which will all be given to help CAFOD with the amazing work they do to help those in poverty around the world. Thank you so much for the donations and support!

YEAR 2 AIRPORT TRIP On Friday the Year 2 classes went to the airport to learn all about transport.

They saw Concorde, went on the flight deck and role-played as crew members. They really enjoyed watching planes taking off and landing and talking to the staff about their jobs.

14th October - Year 5 class mass at St. John’s church (12pm) Oscar Romero is being canonised in Rome today so it will be a really special celebration! ALL FAMILIES WELCOME

15th-19th October Science Week 17th October Parents’ Evening.

Please sign up for a slot on Schools buddy

18th October Spooky Disco 19th October school photos (individual and

sibling)

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OCTOBER 2018

NOVELS

This year every class will be using novels to teach English. We want the children to experience high quality texts with superb vocabulary and interesting, creative storylines and, most importantly, we want them to really enjoy the books! The year 3 book currently is ‘Pebble in my Pocket. The children have been creating their own stories based on it. As you can see, the children have been fantastically imaginative and have worked extremely hard to produce some excellent writing. Well done Year 3!

ENTERTAINING EGYPTIANS The Year 4 learnt a lot about their new topic of the Ancient Egyptians last week when they had a workshop with a theatre company. They took part in worshipping the greatest Pharaoh of all times; mummified one of their classmates and discovered the secrets of Tutankhamen’s Tomb.

If you would like to see more of what your child has been learning and experiencing at school please look at the new class pages on our website.

PTA We are very excited and proud to say that our Autumn Fair raised over £3700! This is a fantastic amount that will be put towards to new musical instruments, new books for the library and the next phase of Learning Land. It will also pay for the pantomimes to come into school in December.

Thank you to everyone who came to the fair and to those who volunteered on the day. The atmosphere was amazing and it really was a wonderful community event.

A special thank you to Niamh Iles and her team of helpers for all their hard work planning and organising the day.

FAMILY BREAKFAST On the 12th October we will be having a ‘Big Family Breakfast’ that will start at 8am. It will take place in the sports hall and it will an opportunity to have breakfast with your children and any other 2

family members who would like to come. We will be serving bacon butties, croissants, pain au chocolate and plenty of tea, coffee and hot chocolate! When the children go into class at 8.45am the PTA will continue to serve tea, coffee and cakes to those that would like to stay and chat. All are welcome.

SPOOKY DISCO

The Spooky disco for years 1-6 will be held on Thursday 18th October at the Irish Centre. Tickets will be on sale on the playground in the morning and after school, as well as from Mrs Kilmartin at morning and aftercare. The PTA are looking for volunteers to help decorate the room (Thursday afternoon) and to help out on the night. (There are 2 sessions that will need volunteers to help.) If you are able to even give an hour of your time, please let Laura Nardella know or speak to your class rep.

• Years 1-3 (6-7pm) • Years 4-6 (7.30-9pm)

SOCIAL CLIMBERS We are looking forward to the return of Social Climbers on 10th November at the Irish Centre.

Please see Chris Grocott or your class rep for tickets.

BIKES & SCOOTERS

It is great to see so many of our children walking, riding and scooting to school. May we just remind all adults and children that it’s really important to dismount and wheel your bike or scooter on the school grounds. This week we have had 2 accidents where children were still riding bikes down the path after they’d entered the school gates. Thank you for your support in this matter.

REFLECTION

Picture of the children praying the rosary in the chapel. This will be happening every Wednesday lunchtime throughout October. All the children are invited to join in.

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Today, we pray for all of those people who are ill in hospital. I would also like to ask for your prayers for Thomas Kelly who is in hospital at the moment.

Mass times at St. John’s church

Fr. McMahon would love to see you at mass at the weekends; Saturday - 6pm Sunday - 9am & 12pm (family mass)

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