Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Clifton Diocese Emmaus Water Pump Project
Tyler-Llwandle M, Callum M and Arran S in Class 10 organised a raffle to raise some money for the Clifton Diocese Water Pump Project.
They asked pupils and staff to donate prizes. We received nearly 70 items.
This morning the raffle took place in the school hall with all the pupils in their classes on Teams video links. As the winners were called out the pupils came to the hall to choose their prize.
We would like to congratulate the boys on raising £200 for this worthy charity.
Advent Penitential Service
On Thursday 25th November we celebrated our Advent Penitential Service with Fr Tom and led by our Year 6 children. It was a powerful reminder and reflection on the meaning of Advent and how we can use the coming weeks effectively to prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Many thanks to our Year 6 role models for leading us in prayer and reflection.
KS2 Tag Rugby Club
Some girls in KS2 have been enjoying playing Tag Rugby after school on Thursdays in a club run by Bath Rugby. The girls have been having lots of fun running around on the playground. They have had half of the four scheduled lessons and are looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Spotlight on Safeguarding – Squid Game
We are very concerned that many of our children are watching/playing Squid Games.
If you have a safeguarding or welfare concern about a child, please email the school on safeguarding@st-johns-trowbridge.wilts.sch.uk
You can also phone the school and ask to speak to Mrs O'Mahony, our Designated Safeguarding Lead. If she is not available, then please ask to speak to either Mrs Sessions or Mrs O'Rourke.
All concerns will be treated in confidence.
For more information have a look at our school website, and also the NSPCC website.
If a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 999 straight away.
Open Day Saturday 4th December 2021
We will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 4th December for prospective parents who will be given the opportunity of touring the whole school as well as the reception classes. Parents who already have children at the school are welcome and are encouraged to come as well.
Please contact the school office on 01225 752006 to arrange a time to tour the school.
Clifton Diocese Emmaus Water Pump Project
Our school communities in the Clifton Diocese have a unique opportunity to become involved in a project that will reach out to thousands of young people and their families in the Masaka District of South-Western Uganda. Working alongside the International Tree Foundation and the Masaka and District Land Care Chapter, we aim
to provide independent water resources for 23 schools. With the potential help of the family of Clifton schools we have the possibility of extending this project to many thousands more.
Uganda’s poverty levels have risen 10% since the pandemic began. Millions of Ugandans lack access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities. Subsistence farming is contributing to rising poverty levels. One way to break the cycle of poverty is to encourage the development of sustainable economies that our project’s combination of tree
planting and clean water resourcing can bring about.
One in four people in Uganda do not have access to safe drinking water. That is around 8 million people. Some people, who already live in poverty pay 22% of their wages to buy clean water from water vendors.
At St. John’s we are holding a raffle to purchase water pumps and to maintain them for the 23 schools.
Tickets are 20p each or £1 a strip.
They will be on sale until the end of next week. The draw will take place during the week of 22nd November.
Please support our raffle if you can.
These are the prizes you could win.
Thank you.
Beach Clean
Whilst away on their residential trip to Skern Lodge, Year 6 pupils did a beach clean whilst they were at Hartland on Tuesday. We are doing our bit for the environment.
High Visibility Jackets
The anti-bullying ambassadors now have their own design high visibility jackets to wear on the playground thanks to the talented Mrs Kras. These will help to identify them to all pupils in the playground and know who to talk to if they need any support.
Trowbridge Football League Tournament
Congratulations to the Year 6 football team who took part in the annual Trowbridge football league held at John of Gaunt.
We remained unbeaten and finished top of the league. The children were wonderful ambassadors of the school and a credit to their family’s.
Thank you to all the parents who showed their support and spectated, no matter the weather, and to the children who participated.