School News

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

We’ll be wearing yellow on 11th October 2024

Our children and staff are welcome to wear yellow on 11th October 2024 to show support for children & young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Young Minds, a charity which provided guidance and advice for children and young people is encouraging everyone to wear yellow to add brightness to the world.

Reception 2024: First Day at School.

Our school community grew today as we welcomed our new Reception intake for their first full day at school. It was a mixture of excitement and nerves for both the children and their families, school staff were available to welcome the children.  Our PTA, The Friends of St John’s C of E Primary School gave each family a gift to celebrate the first day.

Thank You to our School Community

Thank You, two words that could never truly express the level of gratitude we feel for the support, kindness, love and respect that exists within our St John’s Church of England Primary School community. Our school staff, families, St John’s, Watford, volunteers, PTA The Friends of St John’s C of E Primary School and community work tirelessly every day to ensure that each and every St John’s Church of England Primary School child has a safe, secure and happy school environment which encourages them to be the best versions of themselves. We are proud to have created a diverse and inclusive school & community where everyone is welcome, celebrated and has a voice. Next week is the final week of the current school year. We hope that everyone has a happy summer and we look forward to creating more wonderful memories, opportunities and friendships in the new school year.