Friday 6th February 2009.

The school is closed today due to the severe weather conditions.  Stay safe and warm and we will hopefully see you all on Monday.

Take care.

Nicola Berry

Unless conditions worsen overnight we plan to open tomorrow (Friday 8.1.10).  Please enter the school via the main entrance, we are keeping the junior playground closed.  We will be going to play on the field if the weather permits so please ensure your child has wet weather clothing (ie change of clothes, coat, wellies, hat, gloves...).

We have postponed the Reception theatre trip to Saturday 16th January.  Tickets will be available for families to go to either the morning or afternoon performance.  Mrs Sage is working wonders again and will send a letter home shortly.

So, if you can get in to school safely, we will hopefully see you tomorrow.  Please ring the office if you are unable to get in.  Keep warm, see you soon!

Due to burst pipes, the whole school will be closed Weds 5th Jan 2011.  Two Upper Junior classrooms (ES & AH) were flooded and will need extensive work doing to them.  In the interim our fabulous reception teachers have given up their classrooms and temporarily relocated to the green hall (and are threatening to not move out as it is so palatial!).  Our upper juniors, who have a great deal to cover this term, will be working in the reception unit which will be converted into two classrooms tomorrow.   Children will be lining up as usual in the playground or starting nursery at the normal time.   We look forward to seeing you back on Thurs 6th.

SJM again!  Chipping Sodbury and local area is suffering a power cut.  The school and nursery is open as normal but we will continue to assess the situation as the day progresses.ie. if the temperature drops the school may be too cold.  The electricity company hope to have everything fixed by 11am.  Wrap up warm and we will see you soon!

Reception & KS1 Sports Day is postponed until Weds 29th June due to today's wet weather.

The next year 1 Active for Life workshop with children is today at 2pm.  We look forward to seeing you. Please note this is just for year 1 children and families.

Reminder:  Years 3 & 4 singing at 11:15am today. Everyone welcome.

Welcome to Mrs Helen Potts, our new parent governor.  Our thanks to all parents who applied for the post. 

Today the children have been having fun playing in the snow.  If there is still snow tomorrow please ensure your child is suitably clothed to go out and play in it.  We are hoping to go on the field so bring in your labelled wellies, hat, gloves, scarf, change of socks and possibly waterproof/old trousers.  Should be fun!  Please see our showcase to view what we have been doing this lunchtime.

The parents forum have assisted the school in drawing up a Equality, Diversity & Community Cohesion Policy. The resulting document is available on the following link:

http://www.st-johnsmead.s-gloucs.sch.uk/files/documents/document-149-1.pdf

Well as you know by now, school is closed Thursday 7th Jan 2010.  I will put up another alert about the Reception theatre trip tomorrow when we know more. 

We plan to have a winter snow display of your work so get creative everyone- photographs, art work, poems, stories, recounts- whatever you fancy, all children, parents, grandparents are welcome to share your ideas!  In the meantime, everyone have fun, enjoy the snow and we hope to see you Friday. 

Weds 6.01.10 School closed due to snow.

SJM closed tomorrow - Thu 7.1.10

Weds 13.01.10 School closed due to snow.

Thank you to everyone who managed to come to our KS2 sports day today and special thanks to the PTA for providing the refreshments.  The day was a hot one and tomorrow promises to be equally sunny so please remind your child to wear a sun hat and to slap on the sun protection cream.  Although saying that, it was interesting seeing children trying to run and hold onto their caps; we had to admire their perseverance!

Congratulations to everyone for such a winning effort with the carnival float this year.  Please see the showcase section for photographs of the award winning entry!