Adapted from John 4:5-15.19-26.39-42, The 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A
Jesus came to the Samaritan town called Sychar and, tired by the journey, sat straight down at Jacob’s well. A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” She was taken by surprise because Jews and Samaritans rarely spoke to each other. She replied, “What? You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink of water when Jews and Samaritans don’t have anything to do with each other?” Jesus replied: “If you only knew what God is offering and who it is that is saying to you: ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have been the one to ask, and he would have given you living water.” “You have no bucket, sir,” she answered, “and the well is deep: how could you get this living water?” Jesus replied: “Whoever drinks this water will get thirsty again; but anyone who drinks the water that I shall give will never be thirsty again: the water that I shall give will turn into a spring inside them, welling up to eternal life.” “Sir,” said the woman, “give me some of that water, so that I may never get thirsty again ”
Attendance Award – Year 1 – 98% – Well done!
Whole School Attendance – 98%
Superstars of the Week!
YR -Nate for speaking so confidently to our visitors about our RE learning! Thank you!
Y1 -Anael for being a wonderful addition to Year 1 and settling in so well!
Y2 -Rory for his use of effective verbs when describing the actions of the characters in Tadpole’s Promise.
Y3 – Olivia for her huge participation during our R.E lesson and class worship, showing her confidence and knowledge and for being amazing!
Y4 -Molly for her initiative, aspiration, positivity and always being able to work for the Common Good.
Y5 -Jayden for his enthusiastic participation in the racket Sports Festival at The Bridge
Y6 – Harry for pushing himself this week in Maths and Writing to extend his learning.
Proud Work: 06/03/2026
YR – All of Reception for performing their Liturgical dance beautifully and making us all so proud this week!
Y1 -All of Year 1 for working so hard this week, i am super proud of all of you!
Y2 – All of Year 2 for being well-behaved and aspirational in their RE learning this week whilst the inspectors were here. We are really proud!
Y3 – All of y3 for being well behaved and aspirational in their RE learning this week whilst the inspectors were here. We are really proud of you.
Y4 – All of the children for their focus, engagement and achievements in this week’s lessons and prayer sessions.
Y5 -for all of Year 5 for their excellent attitude to learning despite the changes in timetable.
Y6 -For everyone in Year 6, well done for working so hard this week. We are proud of you all!
Bronze Reader – 50 reads
YR -Freyja
Y4 – Henry
Y6 – Aira
Silver Reader – 100 reads
YR : Isaac, Oliver
Y1- Joselle
Y2 – Jovi
Gold Reader – 150 reads
Y1 – Thomas
Y2– Layla
Y4 – Kathryn
Y3 – Connie
Y5 – Adam
Y6 – Sienna Tang
Violet Reader- 200 reads
Y2 –Sofiia P
Spelling Shed Certificate of Achievement
Y1 – Ashton
Y2 – Erin
Y3 – Daniel G, Elsa
Y4 – Eloise
Y5 – Alden
Y6 – Mia C
Numbots
Tungsten: Zephaniah A, Aaron A
Carbon Fibre: Aurelia V
Kevlar: Zephaniah A, Aaron A, Megan C
Copper: Heevan V
Aluminium: Mariana V, Kateryna P, Zephaniah A, Aaron A
Brass : Violet W
Bronze : Aurelia V
Glass: Aaron A
Titanium: Aurelia V
Times Tables Rockstars
Breakthrough Artist : Mariana V
Wannabe: Sofia L
Gone Green : Lewis N, Connie H
Chartwells Order Deadline Dates
Please order by the dates below to ensure your child has a hot lunch in the Spring Term.
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Week commencing |
Order deadline |
| Mon 16 March | Thurs 5 March |
| Mon 30 March | Thurs 19 March |
| Mon 13 April | Thurs 2 April |
| Mon 27 April | Thurs 16 April |
| Mon 11 May | Thurs 30 April |
2026 Term Dates!
Spring Term
Friday 13 March: International Storytelling day/ PJ day (fundraiser for reading resources)
Saturday 14 March: school fundraiser St Patrick’s celebration concert in Church hall after 6pm vigil Mass
Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th March: Parents Evening (Bookings open on MCAS.)
Thursday 19 March: Fairtrade Day (see below)
Friday 27 March: break up for Easter, PTA Design an Egg competition results and raffle draw
Summer Term
Monday 13 April: children return to school. Class and Leavers Photos (full school uniform)
Monday 20 April: Whole school Mass – 9am school hall
Thursday 7 May: Whole school mass to celebrate First Holy Communion, 2pm school hall
Monday 11 – Thursday 14 May: Year 6 SATS week
Friday 22 May: children break up for May half term
Monday 1 June – children return to school. Year 6 Bikeability week
Monday 8 – Thurs 11 June: Y4 Multiplication Check & Phonics Screening Week
Thursday 11 June: Break the Rules day!
Friday 12 June: INSET day
Friday 19 June: International Food Festival day
Thursday 25 June: Sports Day
Monday 20 July at 2pm: Leavers Mass at Church
Tuesday 22 July: children break up for Summer holidays
To keep up to date with future school events, please visit the school calendar which can be found on the parents page on our website.
Thank you everyone…!!
To Our Families
Thank you for your continued prayers and support this week. Our school is a partnership, and we felt the strength of our community behind us throughout the inspection period. It was very intense, but our parents, children and staff rose magnificently to the occasion. Everyone involved articulated their love of the school, their faith life and our community beautifully. We could not be more grateful and proud of everyone.
We know you are eager to hear the results! Once the final report is moderated and ready, we will share the full details with you.
Thank you again to everyone for making our school such a special place to be.
Many thanks
Mrs Farr
Rags 2 Riches charity update:
Thank you to all those who donated clothes for our Rags 2 Riches scheme. We collected 130kg of clothing which made a total of £32.73. All clothes are being sent to Ukraine to support families during this incredibly difficult time.
Year 3 Tea Tasting 
Year 3 did tea tasting this week which was linked to the new book in class ‘Cloud Tea Monkeys’. 
Racquet Sports Festival!
On Wednesday the 4th of March a group of children from year 5 and 6 attended a Racquet Sports event at The Bridge.
They were able to try a range of activities including Tennis, Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis. They all had a fantastic time and their behaviour was amazing!
Well done. A big thank you to Brad and Mrs Christmas for accompanying the children to this event.
by Mrs Clough.
Happy World Book Day from us all at St John’s! We had a wonderful day, kicking things off with our Costume Parade and each class engaged in a World Book Day themed activity in the afternoon!
Fairtrade Colour Fundraising Day: Thursday 19th March!
On Thursday 19th March, to support Fairtrade, please can your child wear any combination of the Fairtrade logo colours of blue, black or green, and bring in £2 per child for Fairtrade. If they have PE that day, please wear comfortable, suitable clothes and trainers.
The children will be learning in an Assembly the week before, all about Fairtrade and how it supports farmers and their families in developing countries all over the world. Fairtrade was founded by CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development), and as a school we have been supporting Fairtrade for many years now. Thanks in advance for all your support!
International Storytelling / Pyjama Day on Friday 13th March!
We are very excited to have our International Storytelling Day on Friday 13th March! Children can wear pyjamas or onesies (with normal school shoes and bring a coat) and please donate £2 (per child) towards new reading resources for the school. Please bring your £2 to your class teacher.
The children will hear the story of ‘The Little Red Hen’ in different languages, with our Young Interpreters, and some parents and staff as storytellers. If any parents who speak another language would like to help, please contact Mrs Curtis via the school office. The day will celebrate the many different languages we have in our school.
For children who have PE that day, please can they bring their PE kit to change into. They can wear trainers that day. Thank you.
