Dear parents and carers,
The children settled back into school quickly on Monday. In our assembly we discussed the importance of having a growth mindset and embracing all opportunities that we encounter.
Reminder - I am holding a coffee morning on Monday at 9:00 if you would like to ask any questions or raise any concerns.
What are we learning about this term?
This term, all of our learning in school links to Cynefin which refers to the local area and Wales. Pupils across the school are going to be learning about everything from Johnston Village to Owain Glyndwr and The Senedd. We were aiming to hold a museum exhibition of learning at the end of the Autumn term but unfortunately, our diary was so busy, this became impossible. Instead, we have decided to move our museum to the end of this half term. We look forward to sharing the amazing achievements of our pupils. We will hold our school museum on Tuesday 14th February straight after school .
Friends of Johnston C.P. School Disco
We are becoming a Unicef UK Rights Respecting School!
Johnston CP School aims to be a school where children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and culture, to improve well-being and to develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential. As part of this plan we are working towards recognition as a ‘Rights Respecting School’, an award given to schools on behalf of Unicef UK.
Seren yr Wythnos Celebrations!
Well done to our merit winners this week! We are very proud of you.
Headteacher's Coffee Morning
We will be holding our first Headteacher's Coffee Morning of the year next week.
Please note the confirmed date of Monday 16th January at 9:00am – straight after drop off. It will be held in the school hall.
This will be an informal opportunity to have a cup of coffee/tea and hear from Mr. Williams and discuss where we are as a school, and where we would like to go next.
Important Dates this Half-Term
- January 16th - Years Four, Five and Six topic launch after school.
- January 16th - Headteacher coffee drop is session.
- January 17th and 18th- Year Five Working with Tom Bean. Wellies required!
- January 20th (Friday Afternoon) Contact Rugby and netball against Prendergast Primary School.
- January 24th-25th - Year Six Cardiff Trip
- February 7th - Safer Internet Day
- Thursday 9th February - Pembrokeshire Dance Competition
- Tuesday February 14th - School Museum exhibition.
- Wednesday 15th - School Disco
Schools receive additional money based upon the number of pupils who are in receipt of free school meals. This money is used to provide additional staffing to support pupils.
Despite the fact that Welsh Government is rolling out universal free school meals, we still need parents to register for free schools meals to qualify for additional funding support.
A pupil may be able to get free school meals if their parent or guardian gets any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Guarantee element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided the parent isn’t entitled to Working Tax Credit and has an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after a claimant stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit to 31 March 2019, Universal Credit 1 from 1 April 2019, Universal Credit, provided the household has an annualised net earned income of no more than £7,400 (as assessed by earnings from up to three of their most recent assessment periods).
- Pupils who receive Income-related Employment and Support Allowance,
- Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance in their own right could also be able to receive free school meals.
For children/young people to be eligible to receive free school meals:
- the parent (or child/young person) must be in receipt of the relevant benefit or support payment
- an application for free school meals should have been submitted to the local authority
- the application should have been approved, or documents should have been seen that strongly indicate eligibility.
You can apply by visiting Pembrokeshire County Council Website, or by calling into school.
If you think that you may qualify and you would like support or information, please call into our school office. Mrs. Greenish and the school admin team will be happy to help.
Bonjour!
New Lunch Menu
We are now on week two.