Category Archives: Reception

Christmas Lunch 2015

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Pupil’s enjoyed a traditional Christmas Lunch served by staff. They each pulled a cracker to find a hidden treasure inside before tucking into a plateful of turkey and vegetables. It was a very exciting event and …Read More

Maths Story Day

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At the end of term 1, Class R, 1 and 2 had a special day all about the story Kipper’s Toybox. Throughout the day we did lots of exciting and interesting learning. Class 2 wrote instructions about how to make …Read More

Visit to Sevenoaks Library

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Reception had  a lovely afternoon visiting Sevenoaks library. We walked up in the sunshine and were greeted by local librarian Jenny who told us all about the library and how easy it is to join …Read More

Presentations for Parent Support for Children in Phonics, Grammar and Maths

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A number of parents have asked for direction in supporting their children with the learning of phonics, grammar and maths. I am pleased that staff have kindly agreed to share our teaching methods and resources …Read More

Club Provision for Years 1-6

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A recent survey of our clubs revealed that 80% of pupils attend at least one club, a staggering 471 club places are booked each week! That’s hardly surprising as the choice is so vast; 34 …Read More

Pentecost Day 2015

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The last day of Term 5 was filled with an enjoyable, action packed ‘Pentecost Day’ where the staff and children learned about the coming of the Holy Spirit. The day began with an assembly led …Read More

Double Trouble

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St John’s teachers always strive to make learning engaging and entertaining. Our Double Trouble maths day certainly lived up to this desire. There was Double Trouble at St John’s School in Sevenoaks this week when …Read More

Mothers Day Celebrations

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Over 50 mothers and grandmothers joined us for our annual Mothers’ Day celebrations on Tuesday 10 March 2015. This year the children made sandwiches and designed beautiful cards for their Mothers. We know how hard all the …Read More

Book Week Photos

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Life at St John’s school is always busy and full of hands on learning. This is particularly true this week which is our book week. The whole school enjoyed taking part in a variety of events and activities …Read More

Nativity

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Reception and KS1 thrilled their audiences with their two superb productions of The Magical Christmas Jigsaw this week. It is a huge achievement to enable 120 4-7 year olds to perform so enthrallingly together, especially …Read More