We are proud to share that Mrs Brown and Mrs Gravenor have been nominated for Canterbury Christ Church University Mentor Awards. These nominations highlight their exceptional support for student teachers and their dedication to developing the next generation of educators. We congratulate them on this well-deserved recognition.
Congratulations to Rozia, Laila, Tami, Brooke, Phidya and Loralie for raising £98.72 for Little Princess Trust with their bake sale at the end of last term.
Year 6 Performance to parents/carers- Friday 11th July 1:30pm
Year 6 Disco- Monday 14th July 5:00- 6:30pm
Year 6 Leavers Service- Friday 18th July
Year 5 have a Pilgrim workshop on the 26th June (in school). They will be creating costumes to hopefully wear at the Canterbury Medieval Pageant Parade on the Saturday.
We are pleased to announce that we have made a successful application to The Bedgebury Foundation for funding for two more of our staff members to become licenced Thrive Practitioners. We're very grateful to the Foundation, who have provided us with considerable support over the past three academic years.
We are thrilled to announce that we have won a Local School Nature Grant. Many thanks to Mrs Sanger for her hard work! Please see message below:
"We are pleased to inform you that your application for a Local School Nature Grant award has been successful! We have received many applications and we would like to acknowledge the work that went into your application and congratulate you on your success".
Year 4 Goldfinches will start swimming lessons at Kingsmead Swimming Pool on Tuesday 3rd June 2025. Your child will need to bring a swimming costume / trunks and a towel in. Goldfinch Class will attend lessons every Tuesday afternoon starting on Tuesday 3rd June for 7 weeks until Tuesday 15th July. The cost is £1 per lesson (£7 for the full block of lessons). This can be paid via Arbor.
This term and last term, Year 5 have been learning about Islam. As part of their learning, we have been invited to the Canterbury Mosque on Wednesday 9th July. This trip will be an opportunity to explore their learning about parts of a mosque and Muslim practices. We will leave school at 9am and return just before lunch time.
School Nurses will be visiting on Wednesday 9th July to carry out vision screening on Reception children.
We have arranged for our uniform supplier to start selling purple hoodies with our logo on it for PE. If you wish to purchase one, the link is below, children can wear them rather than any other hoodies/jumpers in PE. These are only for PE, and not to be worn instead of school uniform jumpers.
At St. John’s we currently offer piano and violin lessons that run throughout the school day every Friday. You can apply for one-to-one, paired or group lessons through the Kent Music Website: https://www.kent-music.com/music-lessons/ There are a range of instruments that you can learn from a Kent Music Teacher at school or at a local music centre.
Students with Lessons in Kent Schools: If you have an approved lesson with any music provider in a Kent school, you can apply for financial assistance. There are many financial support options available to support families with the cost of the lessons and/or instrument hire https://www.kent-music.com/financial-assistance/
Students can also join a musical group or local music group; more details can be found here https://www.kent-music.com/groups/music-centres/ Kent Music’s Music Centres are vibrant, supportive hubs across Kent, offering a warm welcome to music lovers of all ages. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced musician, their centres provide fantastic opportunities to learn, play, and connect with others in the community. Kent Music’s centres offer a range of instrumental and vocal lessons, diverse and exciting music groups, and talented, supportive local teachers.
Football Futures has been named
Children’s Football Coaching Company of the Year 2025/2026
This national award recognises the dedication and quality our team brings to grassroots and elite-level coaching across the region. It reflects our continued commitment to supporting young people through structured, inclusive, and development-focused football experiences — many of which are delivered in partnership with schools like yours.
We’re also pleased to share that we’ve been invited to attend the official awards ceremony this August in Surrey, where we will proudly accept this recognition on behalf of our coaching team, school partners, and the thousands of young players we work with each year.
This achievement would not be possible without the collaboration and trust of schools like yours. Thank you for being part of the Football Futures journey and for your continued support in helping us deliver high-quality sporting experiences to students.
We look forward to building on this success and continuing to work together to inspire the next generation.
Children’s Football Coaching Company of the Year 2025/2026 
