Letters | St John's C of E Primary School

Please find all recent letters that have been sent home from school below:

If you require a paper copy of any of the information on our school website then please contact the school office who will provide it free of charge.

Year 6 Residential-Patterdale Hall, Lake District

Monday 24th March to Wednesday 26th March 2025.

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in booking the facilities at Patterdale Hall in the North Lakes for our Year 6 residential visit for March 2025.

Patterdale Hall is a wonderful stately home, set in its own extensive grounds, based between the fells of the Lake District and next to Lake Ullswater. The new residential site offers us an extremely varied outdoor activity programme, fantastic food and accommodation.

Click here to look at the Patterdale Hall website

Please click on the link for the letter about the Year 6 Patterdale Hall Residential in March 2025.

Year 6 Residential Letter-Patterdale Hall - March 2025

Updated: 05/11/2024 185 KB

If you wish to book a place on the Year 6 Residential Visit, please complete the slip on the letter below and return to it the school office with a deposit of £25 (non-refundable) before Friday 22nd November.

Please see the back of the letter for a payment plan (November-March)

Thank you

Miss Johnston

Upcoming Trips.

Please complete and return the relevant permission slip and send payment into school as soon as possible. Also, please note the times children need to be in school, when they are back and the equipment they need for their trip.

Click the titles of each trip to be redirected to the websites of where the children are going to visit.

Year 3 - Whitescar Caves - 4th December 2024

Year 3 will be visiting White Scar Caves on Wednesday 4th December 2024.

White Scar Cave enjoys a magnificent setting in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Young visitors are introduced to the science and wonder of the subterranean world. The cave walk covers one mile, ensuring that learning is combined with exercise! There are underground streams and waterfalls, flowstone, prehistoric mud pools, and the huge Battlefield Cavern adorned with thousands of stalactites. Pupils gain access to an extensive and significant underground system.

Year 3 - Whitescar Caves - December 2024

Updated: 15/11/2024 196 KB

Year 6 - Manchester Imperial War Museum - 11th December 2024

As part of this terms’ topic covering World War I we will be visiting the Imperial War Museum in Manchester on Wednesday 11th December. Whilst we are at the museum the children will have the opportunity to take part in an interactive session. This session will investigate Remembrance and include personal stories from the First World War up to today.
The trip will take place during school time and children need to be in school at normal time. School uniform must be worn. We will be back after normal home time, approximately 4.00pm.

Year 6 - IWM - December 2024

Updated: 29/11/2024 190 KB

...Do you know, The Saints After School Club, here at St. John's School, run mini sessions for siblings of children who are on trips or attending other clubs in school. Mini sessions run until 4pm saving you on doing the school run twice!! Click here for more details or come and see Miss. Shorrock in the school hall at the end of the school day.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday 10th December at 2.00pm and Wednesday 11th December at 9.30am - Year 1 and Year 2 Nativity, including a Special Appearance from Reception Children, would like to invite you to watch their Nativity on Tuesday 10th December at 2.00pm and Wednesday 11th December at 9.30am, both performances will take place in school. All the children are working tremendously hard to ensure that this is a spectacular event.

Year 1 & 2 Nativity 2024

Updated: 29/11/2024 197 KB

Friday 20th December - School closes at 2pm for Christmas - School reopens on Monday 6th January 2025.

Term dates 2024-25

Updated: 29/11/2024 190 KB

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