School News

Eco Ambassadors visit to St Mary’s Church

Our Eco Ambassadors had a fantastic visit to St Mary’s Church this week.

We were excited to return and plant the wildflowers we had grown in their open space. We were amazed by how many beautiful flowers had bloomed in the area since our last visit, when we scattered seeds.

Using identification charts, we were able to learn the names of the various flowers that had grown. We spotted camomile, poppies, common vetch, cornflowers, and marigolds. We then used trowels and spades to replant the flowers from our troughs.

St Mary’s was very impressed with our hard work and even presented us with a beautiful photograph of a butterfly.

EYFS & Key Stage One Sports Day 2025

Our EYFS and Key Stage One children had their Sports Day today, Friday 20th June 2025. The children took part in a number of sporting events. Thank you very much to all of the parent volunteers for their help. Events such as Sports Day  would not be possible without the support of volunteers. Thank you to West Herts Sports Club for allowing us to host our Sports Day at their grounds. Congratulation to Air house for scoring the most points and winning the EYFS and Key Stage One trophy.

Year 6 Residential- PGL

Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic time at their residential trip to PGL. All of the children participated in a variety of activities and created fantastic memories with their friends and classmates.

Celebrating VE Day 2025, 8th May 2025

Today, 8th May 2025, is the 80th anniversary of the date the Second World War ended in 1945. The date became a Public Holiday with street parties, celebrations and buildings decorated with flags & bunting.

Our children have joined the celebrations by taking part in activities in class including creating bunting and decorating biscuits. All of the children had the option to where clothing relating to a European country of their choice.

Reading on the Rooftop

A massive thank to our  PTA, The Friends of St John’s C of E Primary School who have kindly donated a reading shed for our children to use on the rooftop playground. The shed is full of books for children of all ages and the children are welcome to take a seat on either the buddy bench or one of the selection of bean bags. We are looking forward to day spent reading outdoors on warm sunny days.

Easter Hat Parade, April 2025

Our annual Easter Hat Parade took place on the last day of the Spring Term. The children decorated their Easter hat at home and brought them into school on the day of the parade. There were hats in a range of colours and styles with a variety of decorations.  It was wonderful to see the children walking along Clarendon Road showcasing their bright colourful designs.

Athletic Tournament at Watford Grammar School

Our pupils from Years 4 & 6 recently joined a number of Watford Schools and attended an athletics tournament at Watford Grammar School for Girls. The children participated in a number of events in the indoor sports hall.

Our Football team and Watford FC

Our Year 5 and 6 U11 Girls team went to the Watford Football Club training ground to participate in their tournament for local schools. It was this team’s first competitive outing and they did such a good job.

The Girls put their heart into every match and really showed our St John’s spirit both on and off the pitch. Whilst the team did not win the tournament overall, Ivy won an individual inspiring certificate, having been spotted by the Watford coaches, as living the values.

Several other schools also nominated us to receive the Be Inspiring trophy, which is one of Watford FC CSE Trust’s four key values.

Mr Handley was awarded the title of the most inspiring coach.

Well done Team.

Love Your Neighbour

Love is our value for the month of February. We are located in the heart of the Watford town centre and are thankful to our school community as well as the wider Watford community for the continued support.

Happy New Year & Back to School on 7th January 2025

Happy new Year to our St John’s C of E Primary School children, families, staff and community. Our school will be closed to our pupils, families, staff and visitors on Monday 6th January 2025.

We look forward to welcoming all children, from all year groups, back to school on Tuesday 7th January 2025