A message from our Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you and your families have had a good week? The final week of term has been excellent in school and we have had the opportunity to celebrate the end of term, with lots of activities for the children to engage in and enjoy.
Last Friday, all the children all had trips and visits with their class teams. The feedback I received was very positive, in that the pupils had a great time and built further independence skills along the way. On Wednesday, all our pupils joined in our end of Term Mass, where we gave thanks for all we have received this year. This was followed by pupils saying their ‘goodbyes’ in their class teams, which I know the children have really enjoyed. Seeing the children socialise in these experiences has been great and we commend the children for their participation, engagement, manners and willingness to join in fully and have a go.
During the ‘End of Year Mass’ I was able to present awards to children and am thrilled to announce the winners of the pupils’ of the summer term and my Key Stage Headteacher ‘Gold Card’ awards. Well done to these winners;
- Class 1 Daniel
- Class 2 Ishaaq
- Class 3 Keenan
- Class 4 Daniel
- Class 5 Jase
- Class 6 Leon
- Class 7 Nesrine
- Class 8 Sadie
- Class 9 Harley
- Class 10 Micah
- Class 11 Isaac
- Class 12 Tyler
- Class 13 Dylan
Headteacher Award winners were
- KS2 Rome
- KS3 Miya
- KS4 Evie
- KS5 Ben
On Thursday our children attended their new classes with pupils transitioning to SJV in September. Again, it was fantastic to see the warm welcome our new children received today.
It would be remiss of me to not thank Mr Paul McLoughlin for his service to the school over the last 25 years. Paul has had a significant impact on the school and the children as both teacher and leader in this time and will be really missed by everyone. I’m sure many parents would wish me to thank him for the support he has provided our children and families in that time. The staff will say our goodbyes today and we all will wish him a healthy and joyful retirement. We hope he will be a regular visitor back in school over the next few years.
We are certainly looking forward to a return to school in September, but are conscious of the need for all to have a well-deserved break and rest first. May I take this opportunity on behalf of the Governors, the staff and the wider St John Vianney community to wish you and your families a happy and restful summer break, hoping you get some quality time to spend together.
Can I remind you please that we reopen for the new academic year to pupils on Wednesday 7th September at 9.00am?
Yours sincerely,
Mr A Moloney
Headteacher
Stars of the Week
Each week a 'Star of the Week' is chosen by the class team to celebrate achievements; both academic and pastoral.
This week we are celebrating the following achievements:
- Sean -For producing some excellent English work and having a great attitude to learning.
- Megan -For being resilient in her approach to returning to school.
- Demarjio -For showing great initiative, maturity and participation, whilst being at NCS.
- Theo -Theo participated well with a peer during an OT session. Well done Theo!!
- Reece -For always persevering and not giving up.
- Rhys -For trying hard in lessons he sometimes struggles with and exceptional behaviour on our reward trip.
- Ayla -For helping others on the playground.
- Shea -For all his hard work at NCS.
- Leah -For an excellent week of hard work and great emotional regulation.
School Uniform Orders
Mrs Fitzgibbon would like me to draw your attention to the link below. This is the simplest way to order your child's uniform. The school office will be closed during the summer break and calls will not be answered. Any queries can be emailed to the Admin team, who will monitor the emails over the summer break.
St John Vianney School uniform order form.
Our Catholic school
It’s the end of term! I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. Its been a more ‘normal’ year for everyone, though we have enjoyed being together more and the return of activities, such as retreats and residentials, We of course have faced challenges and with a bit of joy, support, perseverance and a lot of faith, we have continued to find new strengths as a school community. We look forward to the next academic year and we have hope and faith that SJV will continue to go from strength to strength.
As we prepare for the summer break we ask the Lord to help us all recharge our energies in the summer break. Matthew 11;28; Jesus said “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”.
It was a lovely end to our year together as all key stages had their own end of term Mass with Father Nick. It was wonderful to see the full chaplaincy team back doing liturgical dances and drumming for our final celebration of the year.
We have said goodbye to our old classes this week and said hello to our new classes for next year. We cherish the memories we have made with our classes and look forward to making more with our new classes.
Within RE this week, we celebrated our year together, looking at thanksgiving and praise. We made small gifts or wrote cards of thanks to give to people who have helped us on our faith journey this year.
I wish everyone a wonderful holiday; come back safe and full of exciting news to tell us next September.
A word from our Safeguarding Officer
STAYING SAFE
During the holidays it’s important to be aware of where you can get help if you need to. If you’re concerned about your own safety or the safety of a friend you can contact a Childline counsellor for free on 0800 1111.
Summer holidays can be a really exciting time, you might have a holiday booked that you’ve been looking forward to. Or you might be excited about spending more time with your family and friends.
But for some children and young people the holidays can be a difficult time. They might feel lonely if they can’t see their friends.
Children and Young People may also be worried about moving to a new class or school. However, Children and Young People can speak to Childline about anything what’s worrying them. They are always there to listen.
Click on the link to find how ChildLine can offer support!
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/home-families/seasonal-events/summer-holidays/
Mrs Griffin
Safeguarding Officer & Family Liaison
A year in review
Enjoy your Weekend!
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