The Sixth Sunday of Easter — John 14:15-21: THE ADVOCATE WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If you love me you will keep my commandments. I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever, that Spirit of truth whom the world can never receive since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you.
In a short time the world will no longer see me; but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will understand that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you. Anybody who receives my commandments and keeps them will be one who loves me; and anybody who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and show myself to him.’
Attendance Award – Year 1 -98.7% – Well done!
Whole School Attendance -95.8%
Superstars of the Week!
YR – Deon for his excellent demonstration of circus skills in our workshop yesterday afternoon!!
Y1 – Thomas for always showing excellent learning behaviours and applying himself well to his tasks!
Y2 – James for his participation during our afternoon lessons.
Y3 –Wilfred for coming into school with a positive attitude ready to learn.
Y4 – Connie for the impressive care and effort she’s been putting into her learning, especially R.E. and English.
Y5 – Noah for being a thoughtful, kind member of our class.
Y6 – Grace for her artistic, creative design for the lino tile and very careful, skilful cutting, ready for printing!
Proud Work: 08/05/2026
YR – Jayden for his enthusiasum and participation in all writing challenges this week.
Y1 – Anael for working hard in English this week to write sentences with greater independence.
Y2 – Toby for his fabulous story written in the past tense using extended noun phases in the style of the text ‘ocean meets sky.’
Y3 – Mariana for a superb story inspired by the black dog. She has used inverted commas to move the story on. Well done.
Y4 – Izak for showing so clearly how someone’s life might be in reality compared to on social media.
Y5 – Olive for her beautiful writing using well thought out relative clauses.
Y6 – Tilly for a creative explanation in R.E illustrating reasons why Jesus is the new Adam. A creative and independent piece of writing.
Bronze Reader – 50 reads
YR – Deon
Silver Reader – 100 reads
Y1 – Amelie
Y5- David
Gold Reader – 150 reads
YR- Oliver
Y3 – Harry
Y5 – James
Y6 – Oliver
Violet Reader – 200 reads
YR – Jude
Y2 – Artin
Y3 – Connie
Y5– Kian & Eden
Magnificent Reading Award – 250 Reads
Spelling Shed Certificate of Achievement
Y1 – Erid
Y2 – Jovi
Y3 – Harry
Y4 – Lilian
Y5- Lila
Y6- Zian
Numbots
Brass: Zachary C
Steel: Thomas G
Glass: Sofia H
Silver : Molly H
Times Tables Rockstars
Breakthrough Artist : Connie R, Sofia H
Chartwells Order Deadline Dates
Please order by the dates below to ensure your child has a hot lunch in the Spring/Summer Term.
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| Mon 30 March | Thurs 19 March |
| Mon 13 April | Thurs 2 April |
| Mon 27 April | Thurs 16 April |
| Mon 11 May | Thurs 30 April |
| Mon 18 May | Thurs 7 May |
| Mon 1 June | Thurs 21 May |
2026 Term Dates!
Summer Term
Monday 11th: Thursday 14 May: Year 6 SATS week
Thursday 21st: Marion Parade in school
Friday 22 May: Whole school Mass to celebrate First Holy Communion, 10.30am school hall
Friday 22 May: children break up for May half term
Monday 1 June – children return to school. Year 6 Bikeability week
Friday 5 June: Y5 Bikeability Taster Day
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 – Save the Date!
Thursday 25 June: Sports Day
Saturday 27 June 11am – 2pm: Summer Fair
Sunday 5 July: Save for the date! Horsham Children’s Parade. Years 2 & 4 to participate.
Monday 13 July – Teacher led After School Clubs finish this week.
Monday 20 July at 2pm: Leavers Mass at Church
Wednesday 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.
On Wednesday the 6th of May a group of children from Year One and Two took part in a Target Sports event at The Bridge sports centre. It was a lovely morning where the children were able to try various different sporting activities. As usual our children were superbly behaved and were a credit to our school.
On Thursday, Miss Honey and Mr Lane, with the invaluable help of Mrs Slater-Beadell and Mrs McClymont made the frames for what we’ll be carrying for the Children’s Parade. We’re very excited with our theme of ‘Sweet Shop’ and they all worked hard to make enough items for all the children from years 2 and 4 to carry.As Children’s Commissioner, I am writing to ask you to ensure all of your children complete my new survey, The Big Future.
Under the Children Act 2004, it is my role to promote the views and interests of children in England, and I have done this so far by conducting the two largest ever children’s surveys: The Big Ask and The Big Ambition.
Now, for the first time, hundreds of thousands of children will be eligible to vote in the next general election, the biggest change to the franchise in half a century. Yet just one in five children say politicians listen to them. That’s why I’m launching my final survey, The Big Future.
Your students should complete the survey here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigfuture.
I want to make sure that I hear from as many children as possible, aged 0-18, from all backgrounds, in all schools and colleges, and in every part of the country. To do that, I need your help.
I am asking children about the changes they want to see in their communities, their biggest concerns, and their hopes for the future. More than anything, I want to know what they think a good childhood should look like today.
I am asking you to share the survey with all the children, parents and carers in your school or college community. Schools and colleges that achieve high participation rates will receive formal recognition for their contribution to amplifying children’s voices and encouraging civic engagement, and a summary of their pupils’ responses.
To support you to do this, I have created a pack of resources which include an introductory video, a lesson plan, and FAQs, which are available on my website. I would be grateful if you could ensure that every child in your school or college has taken part before the deadline of Friday 23 October.
I will be publishing my findings next year, and they will be used to advocate at the highest level for solutions that children want to see, to the problems that they tell me are most important to them.
Thank you for your support.
Dame Rachel de Souza
Children’s Commissioner
Many thanks
The friends of St Johns (PTA)
