Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Christmas Service

  Fri 20 Dec 2019

  Because of the very poor weather our Christmas service was today held in the school hall rather than the church. Year 5 led us in the service which explored the meaning of Christmas using the analogy of a Christmas cracker. They discussed the true meaning of Christmas and also what their favourite parts of Christmas are. Well done to the children on such a wonderful service. 

   

  As the term draws to a close we wish to thank everyone for their hard work and support this term. We hope you have a lovely Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the new year. 

   

  School starts back on Monday 6th January 2020. 

• Secrets Room

  Fri 06 Dec 2019

  This morning the PTA hosted their annual secrets room for the children. All children had the opportunity to visit the hall and choose presents to give to someone this Christmas. The children also wrapped the presents and made gift tags. I am sure people will be delighted to receive this little gift on Christmas morning. 

   

  Thank you to the PTA for organising and helping the children at the event. 

  

• Christingle Service

  Thu 05 Dec 2019

  This morning, the whole school took part in a Christingle service in the school hall. 

   

  Before the service, each child in the school got a chance to learn about what a Christingle is and then make one of their own. 

   

  During the service the children explored the Christingle further, sang songs, took part in prayers and the school council member from each class lit their Christingle. To finish we wrapped a red ribbon around the teachers on the outside of the circle to signify we were all together as a school community. 

   

  Thank you to the parent volunteers that helped with the making of the Christingles in the morning.

  

• Table Tennis County Champions!

  Mon 02 Dec 2019

  Yesterday, both the boys and girls under 11 table tennis teams competed in the county finals at Testwood School in Southampton. After winning the Basingstoke competition, this was a chance for both teams to face the winning team from each of the districts in Hampshire. 

   

  In the girl's competition they had to play 3 other schools with the overall winners taking a place in the Zone finals in London in January. In their first match the girls beat St Francis of Fareham 8-0. They followed this with an 8-0 win over Abbotswood of Test Valley. The competition came down to the final match against Horndean of East Hants who had also won their other two matches. The girls played really well and won 7-1 meaning they were crowned Hampshire champions and will go on to represent Hampshire at the Zone Finals. 

   

  In the boy's competition they had to play four other schools with the overall winners again progressing. The boys started really strongly with an 8-0 win against Horndean. In their second match they also managed an 8-0 win over Marchwood of Southampton. In the third match the boys won 7-1 against St Francis. In their final match the boys needed a win to confirm themselves as winners and managed to beat Abbotswood 7-1. This meant that for the third consecutive year St John's are Hampshire under 11s boys table tennis champions.

   

  With both teams playing so well and both being crowned Hampshire champions it was an incredibly proud moment for us as a school. The result is a culmination of an enormous amount of practise on the children's part that has been facilitated by school staff and parent volunteers.

   

  We wish both teams every success at the zone finals in London!