Dear St John the Baptist Families,

What a great week for trips and visits this week at St John the Baptist. Our iSing Pop choir performed at Saint Church, Hackney Church in Lower Clapton this week. We are looking forward to showcasing more of our musical performances over the year. Our NFL (American Football) team came second place this week in the BADU competition held at City Academy – what an amazing feat! The team, comprising of 10 of our Y6 children, got all the way to the final, missing the top spot by only 1 point! We are incredibly proud of their achievement. Also, our Year 2 children visited the Islington Synagogue this week and met the Rabbi, learning lots about Judaism.

We love taking the children out on trips and visits. Look out for more opportunities as the spring term progresses. We also welcome visitors in to school. If you have a hidden talent, an interesting job, are knowledgeable about something in our curriculum, or know someone who is, please do get in touch!

We have seen an increase in the temperature which is unusual for so early in the year. Where children are so active at break and lunch times, often they remove their coats and jumpers. Sometimes they pick up another child’s jumper as they are often very similar sizes. Please ensure all your child’s uniform has their name in so it is easily identifiable if it does take a wander! If you do end up with an extra item, please return to school. Thank you for your support.

Next week is the last week of this half term. We finish at the usual time on Friday 8th February 3:30pm. Breakfast Club and After School Care will continue as normal on all days.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Best wishes, Toni Mason

OPAL – Outdoor Play and Learning

As our OPAL journey continues, we are reaching out to our amazing community. We are looking for tyres, bread crates and wooden pallets. Do you work in construction? Do you know someone who owns a garage and would be willing to donate tyres? Do you or someone in your family work for a bakery or supermarket delivery company? If you are able to support our play in this way, please get in touch via the office email: office@st-john.hackney.sch.uk 

Please also don’t forget to complete our parent survey – the more information we have, the better our play times can be! Thank you in advance.

Survey link (please click)

Coffee mornings this half term

Wednesday 7th February 2024 – Coffee morning: SaLT support – language focus

Nursery Places

We currently taking applications for the waiting list for both three-year-old and two-year-old Nursery. Please speak to School office more information.

Please share with your family and friends as places are limited!

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