Weekly Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Monday 11th May - Thursday 14th May

• Year 6 SATs

NB No Stay and Play this week

Thursday 14th May

• Reception New starters Meeting 5pm

Monday 18th May

• PSA Disco, 5pm - 6pm, Reception

• PSA Disco, 630pm - 730pm, Years 3 & 4

Tuesday 19th May

• 5pm, meeting about Year 6 residential for parents

Wednesday 20th May

• Class photos

• PSA Disco, 5pm - 6pm, Years 1 and 2

• PSA Disco, 630pm - 730pm, Years 5 & 6

Friday 22nd May

• Sports Day (Reception - Year 6)

• End of Term 5

Monday 1st June

• Start of Term 6

Tuesday 2nd June

• Writhington School uniform try on (For Y6 to Y7) after school

Some key dates for the final term...

Thursday 11th June - Friday 12th June

• Year 4 Base Camp

Thursday 18th June

• Nursery Sports Day 2pm - School field

Sunday 21st June - Wednesday 24th June

• Year 6 Residential, Osmington Bay

Saturday 3rd July

• 11am - 2:00pm, PSA Summer Fayre

Friday 17th July

• End of term for pupils

Message from Mrs Noall

On Friday many of us celebrated the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough. As one of our school role models, we can learn a great deal about curiosity, aspiration, resilience and empathy from Sir David linked to our natural world. Whilst looking after our own mnatural world, our Eco Team and Pupil Voice Team joined forces last week to paint the bench they had made and to plant trees in our forest school area. Thanks to the parent helpers too!

We still need branches for our dead hedge if you are doing some pruning at home in the coming weeks.

News and Events

Sports' Day - Friday 22nd May at Peasedown Cricket Club (Reception -Year 6)

Sports Day will follow a similar format to last year. It will be a whole-school event, with children rotating around a carousel of 10 activity stations and competing in their house teams. There will be a rest station after every 3 / 4 activities. Each station will include adaptations to ensure suitability for both Reception/KS1 and KS2. 

When the circuit is finished, the children will be able to have an ice cream provided by the PFSA and a picnic with their families/friends.  After lunch, there will be an optional KS2 long race and, for the first time at PSJ, we will be holding a fun parents' race. 

We will aim to begin Sports Day at 9.45 with the picnic beginning at 12noon. We will then begin the afternoon activities at 1pm with children returning to school once these are complete.

As ever, Sports' day will be weather dependent and we will endeavour to give as much notice as possible for any changes/amendments to the day. 

YR to Y6 Breakfast Club - 1st September 2026 onwards

7.30 or 7.45 am starts

Unfortunately, all our costs have risen significantly over the past year and we need to at least cover these costs and/or break even to be able to offer this service.  This means that we need to increase the charge for the 7.30 am and the 7.45 am sessions to £4 and £2 respectively from September.

8.00 am starts

There will continue to be no charge as these are currently fully funded through the government's breakfast club scheme.

St Gregory's Open Morning

Reminders

As the weather truns warmer, please remember to send your child to school with a refillable water bottle every day. These should only contian water and not juice.

Thank you

Class News

Find out what we have been up to on our class pages and on Face Book.

Home Learning

The button below will take you to this week's home learning for every year group. Home learning is designed to enable children to practice skills they will need in school and so it is really important that they spend some time over the week on this home learning. 

PFSA Updates

You can find a range of support services on the Support for Families page on our website by clicking this link Support for Families - Peasedown St John Primary School. 

Information on upcoming events will be in the weekly newsletter and noticeboards in the office waiting area and playground. 

If you would like to speak with Catherine about any concerns you have you can call the office or email her directly at pfsa@peasedown.mnsp.org.uk.  My usual working days are Mon-Wed 9:00-3:00.

EYFS Updates

PSJ BITESIZE Term 5 - Transitions

Starting Reception – Building relationships and communicating

At school your child will be meeting lots of new people and make new friendships. Some things to help them get ready include:

Being with others

Sharing and taking turns with toys.

Talk about how they are feeling and why?

Begin to recognise what others are feeling, e.g. understanding if a friend is sad

Set boundaries for themselves and others (e.g. knowing how to say ‘no’)

Communication and language

Singing along with songs and nursery rhymes.

Talking happily to others about activities, experiences and the world around them.

Showing they need help by speaking clearly (in basic English or sign language).

Recognising the pattern of their name (so they can find it on their coat peg or jacket).

Listening and engaging

Paying attention for short periods of time.

Listening to and following simple instructions.

Carrying on with a task even when it’s difficult and bouncing back if things go wrong.

How this supports your child in the classroom

Being with others

When your child starts in Reception they will meet a lot of new children and adults. They may have already formed friendships with other children in nursery or other childcare settings. They will have to share and take turns with the resources and activities on offer throughout the day. Understanding how they feel and being able to talk about how they feel will support them to negotiate with others, share and take turns as well as make new friends. 

Children will have a range of feelings and emotions about starting school and when they are in the classroom. Understanding basic feelings such as happy, sad, cross and excited will support children to be able to talk to adults and other children about how they are feeling. This in turn enables others to help them before they start school and throughout the school day. Children who are able to set their own boundaries will feel confident to say to others that they want to play with them. 

Communication and language

We use communications throughout the school day. Children will ask and answer questions during learning activities and be keen to express their own knowledge, ideas and interests. Being able to communicate with others is also important for making new friends and for being able to ask for help when needed. There are a lot of ideas for supporting children with communication when starting school on the https://startingreception.co.uk website. 

Your child will have their own peg, draw and exercise books with their name on it. They will also have their own belongings such as school jumpers, coats and bookbags. Therefore, being able to recognise their own name is an important skill which enables them to be independent in the classroom. If they can recognise their own name they will be able to find their own book bag and jumper as they all look the same!

Listening and engaging

We do spend time listening to adults and each other whilst sitting on the carpet for short periods. Register, maths, phonics, talk time and story time take place on the carpet. These activities last a maximum of 10 minutes so being able to listen for a short period of time is important. You can practice this skill by reading a story at bedtime. 

There are a lot of things to remember at school such as:

Where is my drawer? 

Where do I line up for lunch?

What am I supposed to be doing now?

Where am I supposed to be?

What do I need to do to get ready for home time?

The Reception team is on hand to support children every step of the way with simple and clear instructions which children need to listen to and follow. You can practice this with your children by playing simple listening games such as Simon Says or by asking them to find one item building to two or three different items.

PSJ BITESIZE Challenge 

Can you recognise your name?

Can you carry a small plate from your kitchen to your table without spilling the food on the floor?

Starting Reception - Your child's journey to school starts at home https://startingreception.co.uk

Evo Sports at PSJ

We have had a great start to the Summer term in Evo After School Clubs: 

Tuesday Y1-3 football: 

Wednesday Y4-6 Nerf Club

Thursday Y4-6 Football Club

There are still some spaces left if your child would like to join. 

Community News and Events

Walk of Life - Saturday 23rd May, in support of the Royal United Hospital Bath

This promises to be a fun filled, family friendly day out and a perfect plan for the bank holiday weekend and the start of half term! Walk of Life offers 10, 16 or 26.2 mile routes along the canal path which is pram friendly, dog friendly, and suitable for all ages.

Entry costs £8 per child and £20 per adult which includes:

• A tasty lunchtime BBQ in Bradford on Avon

• Refreshment stops along the way

• A Walk of Life t-shirt and medal

• A finishers’ celebration at the Holburne Museum

Our website mentions suggested fundraising targets of £100 for adults and £50 for children, but please don’t let that put anyone off as these are just targets, and we’d love participants to raise whatever they can while enjoying this special 20th anniversary Walk of Life.

Website: Walk of Life 2026 | RUHX | Official NHS Charity of RUH Bath