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3 months ago
Posted on September 12, 2025 by Kate Gregory

Celebration Worship – 12.9.25

It was lovely today to hold our first Celebration Worship of the new school year and it was fabulous to see how children are showing our values everyday! It’s also been wonderful to find out about all the successes our children are having outside of school.

This week’s awards winners are:

Reception

Edith – for Wisdom and Perseverance in all her learning, but especially maths. 

Year One

Evie – for Trust and Respect and having a fabulous start to Year One!

Year Two

Adrian – for Respect and being a fabulous role model to others

Year Three 

Hallie -for demonstrating Wisdom in her learning and editing skills. 

Year Four

Toby – for Wisdom as he’s given everything 100% this week!

Year Five

Beau – for Respect and Wisdom, making a brilliant start to Owls class and always wanting to show her best. 

Year Six

Lucy – For all our values! She sets a high standard of work and shows kindness to all.

Outside of School Achievements

This week Nancy-Grace earned the Player of the Match award in her first football match for her new team!

Harriet has been working really hard in her swimming lessons and has now achieved her 200m distance award.

Matilda has also been working really hard in her swimming lessons and has completed all of the Duckling Awards!

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3 months ago
Posted on September 11, 2025 by Kate Gregory

Parent Support and Workshops

Please find below a range of parent/carer support and workshops available to all.

Understanding Your Child Poster ALL Autumn 2025

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3 months ago
Posted on September 10, 2025 by Kate Gregory

The High Sheriff of Shropshire Visits Ruyton

This week we were very proud to welcome Mrs Jane Trowbridge, the High Sheriff of Shropshire to our school. Along with Rev. Lucinda, she led a Worship explaining all about her role and her Youth Awareness Project that we will be taking part in this year (more details to follow). She also met our Courageous Advocacy School Council and has sent us a thank you letter, commenting on how charming our school is how engaging all our children are!

 

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3 months ago
Posted on September 2, 2025 by Zoe Powell

Autumn Term in Rabbit Class

Welcome back Rabbits! I hope you have all had a fantastic time during the summer holidays. I have had a very busy and exciting few weeks because I got married, so I’m now Mrs Powell (I think it might take a while for us all to get used to it!). We had a lovely day! I’m looking forward to hearing what you’ve been getting up to as well.



We have got lots of exciting things to look forward to this term. Click on the link below to find out more about what we will be learning.

Rabbits Topic Overview Autumn 2025

PE days are Tuesdays (Y2 only) and Fridays. Forest school will be on a Tuesday afternoon, so Year 1s will need to come to school in their kit. Due to larger numbers in Hedgehogs class this year, there may be some changes to forest school but you will be informed of this with a letter from Mrs Farmer & Mrs Gregory.

Rabbit-Class-Timetable-Autumn-2025

Please find the knowledge organisers for subjects this term below.  The knowledge organisers will tell you what the children will be learning and some key vocabulary they will encounter this term. I hope you find these helpful, please let me know if there is anything you would like to discuss.

Autumn 2025 Knowledge Organisers

If you have any queries, questions or worries please feel free to catch me on the gate or email me to arrange a chat.

Mrs Powell

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3 months ago
Posted on September 2, 2025 by Mrs Farmer

Early Help Coffee and Chat

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3 months ago
Posted on September 2, 2025 by Mrs Farmer

SEND Meet & Chat Family Drop-In

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3 months ago
Posted on September 2, 2025 by Mrs Farmer

Vaccinations and winter preparation

Please see a message from Shropshire Council below:

As the new school year is approaching, we would like to ask for your support for the immunisation programme, in particular the uptake of 2 MMR vaccines for everyone and influenza for all children and staff who are eligible. Immunisations help to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the setting, some of which have the potential for serious complications. This will also help prevent absences due to sickness for both pupils and staff. 

We ask you to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases by sharing this postcard and leaflet (links below) with the parents and guardians of your children:

Immunising primary school children, postcard

protecting_your_child_against_flu_leaflet_primary_school_print_final.pdf

Immunising primary school children, poster

Flu: 5 reasons to get your child vaccinated – Primary School

Please don’t hesitate to contact us at shropshirepublichealth@shropshire.gov.uk or on 01743 251234 if you have any concerns or questions.

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3 months ago
Posted on September 2, 2025 by Mrs Farmer

Free School Meals Applications

Message from Shropshire Council – Free School Meals Applications

Parents and carers are encouraged to apply for Free School Meals via the Shropshire Council online portal, where possible, Apply for free school meals | Shropshire Council . This portal also supports applications for School Admissions and 24U funding, so most users will already have an account or login.

If an email address is available, online applications are strongly recommended. The process is quick and easy, and applicants receive an immediate indication of their eligibility once the form is completed.

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3 months ago
Posted on September 1, 2025 by Mrs Farmer

Autumn Term 2025

A Warm Welcome to Our New Reception Starters!

We’re thrilled to welcome all of our new Reception children and families! It’s nearly time to begin your exciting journey with us, and we can’t wait to see you on Wednesday. We hope you’ve enjoyed a restful and joyful summer break — we’re looking forward to hearing all about your adventures!

Attached below is our newsletter, which includes key information about the upcoming term. For details on our class timetable and an overview of what we’ll be learning, please visit the Hedgehog Class Information Page.

As always, if you have any questions or need anything at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out to a member of our team. We’re really looking forward to seeing you bright and early on Wednesday morning!

September newsletter for parents

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3 months ago
Posted on August 31, 2025 by Jen Whittingham

Welcome back!

We look forward to welcoming back all of our pupils on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.

St John’s School staff are working between our school and Bicton school on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September. If you wish to contact the school, there may be someone in the office, otherwise, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Keep an eye on class pages on the website for updates for learning Autumn 2025. We look forward to seeing you all Wednesday!

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