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Look at the wonderful Easter Bonnet’s the children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 created. They loved going on parade showing off their hats in the Easter Church Service! Well done to our winners!
Doc. Bike is in school today repairing children and staff bikes to encourage more people to participate in physical activity and even cycle to school!
Here are the wonderful entries for our key stage 2 Easter Competition. There are some funny egg ‘puns’ alongside very creative and original ideas too! The winners will be announced next week in our church service and the eggs will be on display in our hall for all to see!
Ethos group had a working lunch today with Rev Alison, discussing life’s BIG questions related to Christianity and using the bible for reference.
A big thank you to some of our parents who volunteered to speak during our careers afternoon today: from a therapist, construction manager, digital delivery manager to owning your own business. It has inspired our children to follow their own dreams in the future.
Our craft club have been busy creating flowers using recycled tubes for our display which focuses on our school value- love! They worked hard to make sure each flower was unique and different, just like the children and adults in our school. Love helps us all to grow at SJT.
Look at the wonderful History displays that classes have created to share their learning over the last few weeks! You have researched significant events, the lives of significant individuals and Britain in the past and shared your understanding and knowledge with us! Amazing!
What a very informative and energised assembly about Florence Nightingale Discoverers! You shared your learning with the school and your families with confidence and enthusiasm. You learnt your lines well, sang brilliantly and your costumes were fabulous! #courageousadvocate
Our Creators performed brilliantly in their assembly this morning. They shared learning from their geography and history lessons about the capital city London now and in the past. They said their lines loud and clear, sang beautifully and shared some of their art work too!
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. We’re proud that @StJohnsThornham contributed to the Holocaust Memorial Exhibition at @ManCathedral by making Peace Cranes. The exhibition was open until Thursday, 30th January.
Inventors read the Little Book of Advent, gifted to school from Lifeworks) to Discoverers in readiness for Christmas. It was lovely to hear them read and talk about the significance of Christmas.
Family team Slattocks enjoyed their cakes and shakes as a reward for gaining the most house points last half term! I wonder who will gain the most this half term?
Little SJT Elves have been busy gifting to the local community! Were you lucky enough to receive one of our hand made decorations? Do not worry if not you might get something in our Spring Random Act of Kindness!
Inventors have enjoyed learning to play the mini cornet with Mr Murtagh from Rochdale Music Service this half term. You can view our Christmas concert on the school website by accessing the video resource centre found on the children section of the site.
Some of our children entertained the shoppers in Tesco, Sudden at lunch time today! They were amazing we had some of our youngest children helping out too and they were fabulous! Thank you to those of you who donated to our PTFA!
Our Reception children performed their Nativity to parents this morning. They were all wonderful saying their lines clearly and singing beautifully. Well done Reception!
The children are busy making some gifts for our community! They are working hard to are felt decorations and have been very creative with their envelope designs! Will you be lucky to find one of our Random Act of Kindness on your doorstep?
It’s Christmas Dinner Day! Yummy! What a fabulous festive time we had with a delicious lunch shared with children, staff and governors! Thank you Miss. Robertson and Miss. Walsh we can’t believe you made all that dinner for us! You are amazing 🎄
The man in the big red suit paid SJT a visit on Monday. He met with every child and gave them a small gift. They told him their wishes for Christmas! We are all on the good list! He was so interested to find out what they had been learning in school! Are you on the good list?
What a wonderful night in church for a family festive film! Children and grown ups in their pyjamas enjoyed a Christmas film with yummy snacks of hot dogs, nachos, special hot chocolates and sweets! Elfridges was open for the children to buy parents gifts! Thank you to our PTFA!
The Christmas festivities have begun at St. John’s! All children enjoyed breakfast with the elf and a festive dance too!
The children had lots of fun watching Sleeping Beauty and sat beautifully! They loved joining in with the singing and spotting the ghosts.... Oh no there isn’t!
The choir sang at the first ever Slattocks Light Switch on! The new Christmas Tree, organised by Councillor Billy and Cheryl a governor, was lit and the community came together to celebrate. Well done to our choir who sang and danced so enthusiastically!
What a fabulous Poetry X Factor the Piramidd schools took part in. Our pirate poem was brilliantly performed by some of our Discoverers class who won our school competition. We came 2nd place! Well done you were amazing! Thank you to St.Anne’s for hosting and lending Mr. Judge!
The children’s writing is really developing across school! Each class has chosen one of their writing texts from last half term to create a display to show awe their writing! Fantastic!
Today was our school Poetry X Factor. Each class chose a poem and rehearsed it. From our youngest children through to our oldest the classes performed with enthusiasm, excitement and innotation. The winners going through to the Piramidd X Factor are Discoverers!
Year 6 walked to the cenotaph at St John’s Church to lay our school wreath. We talked about their families and their experience of war and held a held a minutes silence. We will remember them!
Today, Inventors and Adventurers have enjoyed meet in the author Joseph Coelho. We learnt a lot about the writing process and the things that inspire Joe when creating his books. Mrs Hunter has ordered us a few copies of his latest book Relic Hamilton the Genie Hunter for the school library.
Reverend Alison came to lead worship today based on the value of respect. We discussed how we can all earn and show respect to one another.
What a fact filled assembly Inventors led this morning. You shared your learning about the history of Rochdale Cooperative. It was wonderful to hear your ideas for St. John’s Cooperatives including Clothing for All, Education and Banking following the Pioneer Principles. Amazing!
A wonderful church service of thanks to everyone who ensures we have food to eat! We looked at Mrs Hunters favourite pizza and how far the toppings had travelled! There were poems, dances, songs and prayers from the different classes. Food donations for Rochdale Foodbank.
Some members of our Ethos group met today to prepare for Remembrance Day to create a poppy using recycled materials that were donated to us.
Reverend Alison led worship today in preparation for the Harvest festival this week- we sang and gave thanks for everything we have.
