St John's School Watford - News and Events

School Tours for September 2023 Reception Families

6 Oct 2022

We are looking forward to welcoming a new intake of reception children and their families to our school community in September 2023. We are hosting a number of school tours to give prospective Reception 2023 families the chance to meet our Headteacher, view our school and ask questions about St John’s C of E Primary School life. Tours will take place on 11th October 2022,1st November 2022, 15th November 2022, 29th November 2022 & 6th December 2022. School tours start promptly at 9:15am.

Please visit our page on Eventbrite to secure your place. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our school community.

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St John’s C of E Primary School Parents’ Forum, 5th October 2022

23 Sep 2022

Our next St John’s Church of England Primary School Parents’ Online Forum will take place on 5th October 2022 at 7:30pm. All current St John’s families are welcome to join our online forms to share ideas, view and feedback about life at our school.

The forum is chaired by our Chair of Governors and a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

Please contact our office team for more information about our forums.

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State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

12 Sep 2022

The funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday 19th September 2022. St John’s Church of England Primary School will be closed for the day as a mark of respect.

Winston’s Wish is a charity who provide bereavement support. Families may wish to visit the Winston’s Wishes website for resources to support conversations with young children about the death of the Queen and her funeral.

 

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Queen Elizabeth ll. 1926-2022.

9 Sep 2022

The Royal Family are in our thoughts and prayers as the world mourns the passing of  Queen Elizabeth ll.

The late Queen Elizabeth ll was the longest reigning Monarch in British history and led with dignity, devotion and a sense of duty.

 

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Back to School on Monday 5th September 2022

2 Sep 2022

St John’s Church of England Primary School is growing. We are looking forward to welcoming the Year 1-6  children back to school on Monday 5th September 2022 and to welcoming our new reception intake to our school community when they join our school community on Tuesday 6th September 2022.

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Back to the school routine

23 Aug 2022

The summer holidays can be an exciting time for children, however school holidays can also mean a change to the regular daily routine. This diagram has been created by ADD-vance, the ADHD and Autism Trust for families who would like support to return to a regular routine.

 

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Summer Holidays, 21st July – 5th September 2022

22 Jul 2022

Our school is now closed for the summer holidays and will reopen to all children, their families and the school community on 5th September 2022.

Thank you for being part of our school journey , we wish you all a lovely summer and look forward to seeing you all in September 2022.

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Plans for next week’s hot weather

16 Jul 2022

The safety of the school community is our priority. We have implemented additional measures to help to keep St John’s school children and staff as cool and safe as possible during the extremely hot weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday. 

We have taken the decision to close our school early on Monday and Tuesday before the temperatures climb higher in the late afternoon. Eagle Club After School Club will be closed on both days and all  St John’s children are to be collected after lunchtime. 

Letters have been sent to all St John’s families today, 16th July 2022 with full details.

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Electric Umbrella

14 Jul 2022

Our friends, Electric Umbrella are visiting today. It’s been a while since their last visit but we are thrilled to see them again. Electric Umbrella work together with learning disabled people to create engaging, live musical experiences.  The sound of joy, laughter and singing can be heard throughout the building. We are thankful to Electric Umbrella for creating memorable moments for our children.

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New library books

9 Jul 2022

Our school is growing and so is our school library and we have recently received a delivery of a collection of brand books.  Its important that the books in our school library represent the diversity of St John’s School Church of England Primary School community and that our children have the chance to read a range of exciting and engaging books from a variety of authors from all backgrounds.

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