Today, Year 5 took their science lesson outside to investigate how to separate a mixture of stones, sand, salt, and water. Working in pairs, they used methods like sieving, filtration, and evaporation to tackle the challenge.

Pupils showed great teamwork and used key scientific terms such as filtration, evaporation, and physical change. The final step evaporating the salty water to leave behind salt crystals will be completed using the sun!

A fun, hands-on lesson that brought science to life in the sunshine!

Today, we celebrate the incredible dedication, kindness, and hard work of our amazing teachers. From sparking curiosity in young minds to offering a listening ear and encouraging every step of progress our teachers go above and beyond every single day.

A huge thank you to every member of our teaching team for making our school a place where children feel safe, inspired, and empowered to thrive. 🌟

Some of our St. John's learners dedicated their time and worked together to collect litter from our school site. We are so proud of them for organising this themselves and for demonstrating the late Pope's message of caring for our planet. Well done to these brilliant role models!

A few members of our GIFT team travelled to Cowley to attend the Fr Hudson’s Good Shepherd Mass along with other schools within the PFMAC 🙏🏼⛪️ Bishop Richard led the Mass and James in Year 4 read a bidding prayer so confidently and clearly 🙏🏼🙌🏼 All of the children behaved impeccably and represented our school with pride 🙌🏼😍 It was a joy to spend the morning with them!

We wrapped up the week with a beautiful whole-school May procession, thoughtfully led by the wonderful Mrs. Trivett. The children sang with grace, and we all paused together to pray a decade of the Rosary.

To mark 80 years since VE Day, St. John's started the day by coming together for a special live assembly. We joined schools from across the country and heard about what VE Day is and why we celebrate.

We spent the day creating beautiful artwork, writing heartfelt letters to veterans, and commemorating VE Day with celebration and reflection.