Adapted from Matthew 25:14-30. The 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Jesus said to his disciples, “There was once a man who set out on a journey. Before he left, he summoned his servants
and handed over his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to a third he gave one
talent – giving to each according to their ability. Then he left on his journey. After a long time the master came back and settled his accounts with them. The servant who had received the five talents brought his master an extra five talents. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents; look, I’ve made you another five talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have proved yourself faithful over little things, so I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share your master’s joy.’ The servant who had been given two talents made two more and his master said the same thing to him. But the servant who had been given one talent had just buried it in the ground and then dug it up and returned it to his master. The master was angry and had that lazy servant thrown out.”
Attendance Award – Year 2 – 99.4 % – Well done!
Whole School Attendance – 95.8% (Target at least 96.5%)
Superstars of the Week!
YR – Sienna for her beautiful and careful poppy painting for Remembrance Day
Y1 – Charlotte for always settling down to do her learning tasks quickly and sensibly.
Y2 -Thomas for remembering to use noun phrases in his writing this week and persevering to finish his work.
Y3 – Layla for being aspirational in her learning and challenging herself often. Keep up the good work!
Y4 -Tesla for her resilience settling in and her successes with friendships and showing aspiration in all her learning.
Y5 – Isabella for her independence and competitive spirit in PE
Y6- Lila for her enthusiasm and engagement during our Maths lessons
Proud Work: 13/11/2026
YR – Noah J for trying to hard with all learning challenges this week and for making some gorgeous lego poppies!
Y1 – Ralphie+ Simon for working hard together to identify 2D shapes in maths this week.
Y2 – Joselle for her recount of the Annuniciation of John the Baptist in R.E
Y3 – Sofiia for her creative use of expanded noun phrases with a preposition. Good Work!
Y4 – Kieran for his focus on improving handwriting and spelling.
Y5 – Miriam for her carefully drawn cover for the book of Samuel.
Y6 – Aiden for creating a clear and concise poster about the importance of being an upstander in air Respect lesson.
Bronze Reader (50 Reads)
YR – Matthew
Y1 – Simon, Jessica, Isaac, Ella, Charlotte
Y2 – Orla
Y3 – Sofiia, Nellie, Isabella, Artin, Rory
Y4– Ameerah, Joshual, Jacob M, Megan, Holly, Zakariya, Wilfred, Annie, Florence, Jacob A
Y5 – Jenson, Joseph
Y6 –
Spelling Shed Certificate of Achievement
Y1 – Freyja
Y2 – Anael
Y3 – Rory
Y4 – Harry
Y5 – Jenson
Y6 – Antoni
Numbots
Kevlar: Cailyn, Joselle
Silver: Mateusz
Copper: Joseph, Elsa, Annie
Iron: Felipe, Nuhan, Iza
Carbon Fibre: Emily
Titanium:
Aluminium: Joshual
Chrome: Ayda, Connie
Brass: Aiden
Gold: Arlo, Adam
Tungsten: Joshual, Layla, Lydia, Sophie
Tin: Felipe, Jayden
Steel:
Rusty: Mimi, Jessica
Glass: Joshual
Times Tables Rockstars
Breakthrough Artist: Rory F
Gigger :
Support Act: Isaac C
Unsigned Act :
Headliner:
Rock Star : Toby M, Erin G, Arianna F
Gone Green :
2026/27 Term Dates and key info!
Friday 20 November: Christmas Town Centre Performance 4pm
Sunday 22 November: PTA Refreshments Sale after 9.15am Mass at church
Monday 23 November: Bring a Bestie to Dance club week – see Inspire leaflet below.
Tuesday 24 November: 9:15-10:15am Open Morning for Year R Sept 27 starters
Friday 27 November: Dress Down for Xmas Fair donations day- see poster below
Monday 30 November: PTA Pantomine in the afternoon
Friday 4 December: School Christmas Fair 4.30 – 6.30pm
Tuesday 8th 2pm/ Wednesday 9th 2pm/ Thursday 10th 10am December: KS1 Christmas Play
Thursday 17 December: KS2 Advent Service at church 2pm
Friday 18 December: Christmas School Lunch, end of term
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.
Rememberance Service in Town Centre
On Wednesday, members of our School Council proudly represented St John’s at the town’s Remembrance Day Service at the War Memorial in the Carfax. Joining other local schools and community representatives, the children took part in this special occasion to pay their respects and remember all those who have served and sacrificed so much for our country. We were very proud of the children for representing our school with such maturity, respect and thoughtfulness during this important community event.
A huge thank you to all our families for the very generous donations received for our Dress Down for Resources Day! We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and generosity.
The resources donated will make a real difference in supporting our children’s learning, helping us to provide exciting, engaging and enriching opportunities in the classroom. Your continued support is very much appreciated by all the staff and children at St John’s.
Thank you for helping us to make a difference!
Christmas Lunch: Friday 18 December
Menu ordering opens on Monday 9 November and the deadline for orders is Friday 4 December. Please see menu below!
