Weekly Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday 10 December

• Knife Crime Awareness Event, 6.00pm to 8.00pm in the main hall

Thursday 11th December

• Nursery Christmas singing and crafts, 2pm

Sunday 14th December

• PSJ Churches Together Christmas Carol Service, held at PSJ School @2:30pm

Tuesday 16th December

• Reception Nativity, 9:15am

• Year 1 & 2 Christmas Performance, 10:30am

• Year 4 Christmas Coffee and Carols, 2:15pm

Wednesday 17th December

• Reception Nativity, 9:15am

• Christmas Dinner

• Year 5 Christmas Coffee and Carols, 2:15pm

Thursday 18th December

• Year 1 & 2 Christmas Performance, 9:15am

• Year 3 Christmas Coffee and Carols, 2:15pm

Friday 19th December

• Last Day of Term 2

Monday 5th January

• INSET Day

Tuesday 6th January

• Term 3 starts for children

Message from Mrs Noall

You know it is nearly Christmas when you walk into every classroom and can hear beautiful Christmas songs being rehearsed! A huge well done to our Year 6 pupils who performed on the stage at The Forum last week alongside several other schools. Their singing was so good that other schools commented on it!

Well done also to our Pupil Voice team for organising a very successful fundraiser on Friday. The costumes looked amazing and we raised £245 for Bath Cats and Dogs Home.

News and Events

Christmas Events

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our Christmas performances and events, starting this Thursday with our nursery. On the day of your child's performance, please send children from Year 1 and Year 2 in their school uniform and we will change them into their costumes at school. Children in Reception should come to school in their costume with their uniform in bag to change into afterwards. Children in Year 3, 4 or 5 may wear a seasonal jumper with their school uniform on their performance day, unless they are dressing as one of the characters of course! 

All children may wear a Christmas jumper on the day of our Christmas dinner, Wednesday 17th December.

Our events are NOT ticketed but please be mindful that we have limited space and cannot accommodate extended family.

Reminders

Breakfast Club

If children are attending the 7.30 or 7.45 am Breakfast Club, please park scooters outside the small hall entrance door while it is dark in the mornings.  These can be moved to the storage racks a bit later on.

Christmas Meal

The deadline is 10.00 pm this Thursday, 11th December to book via School Grid.

Clubs

If your child would be interested in joining cheerleading after school on a Friday, please use the link below to register your interest. Alternatively drop the office an email with the subject line cheerleading.

bathallstarz@aol.co.uk  

We will let you know in the new year if this club has enough interest to run. 

Next week we will be sending out the clubs list for Terms 3 and 4. Sign up will be on Arbor for school run clubs and directly through Evo Sports for additional paid clubs. 

Class News

Find out what we have been up to on our school new page, 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. 

Why not join the winter badge competition; an exciting event where two winners will have their designs featured in the apps and WIN Doodle goodie packs! 

How to take part

1. Print out the template

2. Design a winter-themed badge

3. Take a photo of the design and send them to doodlecompetitions@discoveryed.com before midnight on December 31st.

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.

Second hand uniform

Do you have any uniform that no longer fits but could be given a second chance in a new home? If so, we are happy to take it from you and add it to our second hand uniform supplies.

Do you need some new uniform? Please contact Catherine if you need to look at our second hand uniform supplies, or come along to rummage at our parent progress meetings in November.

EYFS Updates

PSJ BITESIZE TERM 2 Sixth Challenge - Scissor Skills

Scissor Skills

Learning to use scissors is a tricky skill for children to develop. Below are the different types of scissors that we use to support children to master this skill.

Loop Scissors

Loop scissors help children to understand and feel the pressure needed to make scissors open and close to cut.

Double Holed Scissors

The child puts their thumb and fingers in the first set of holes and the adults supports opening, closing and control from the back set holes.

Spring Loaded Scissors

Similar to the loop scissors, spring loaded scissors help children with pressure whilst developing being able to hold scissors correctly.

Child Friendly Scissors

These are the scissors that we use in school. They have a rounded point and we teach children to hold them safely. We also teach how to transport them safely. 

Left Handed Scissors

If your child is left handed we do give them left handed scissors.

Remember all children develop at different rates.

Challenge

Make a toilet roll character. Snip the toilet roll for hair. Draw their face with pencils, felt tips or crayons.

FUN FACT FOR PARENTS

The most expensive pair of scissors cost £27550. These Handmade Bonsai Scissors are made by Hirakawa, the only traditional scissor maker left in Japan. He has been perfecting his craft for roughly five decades. Still utilizing ancient methods, his scissors can take over a week to create, four times longer to forge than the typical knife. Hirakawa uses actual carbon steels which have all the properties you want in a good set of bonsai tools from edge retention, to sharpness, hand made quality and hardness.

Evo Sports at PSJ

This week in ASC we have continued with the Christmas Theme. The children have started making some festive paper chains to decorate the hall,  they have also continued with our Christmas crafts and we even wrote some letters to Santa to give to our special visitor. 

Community News and Events

Knife Crime Awareness Events

Parents and carers in B&NES are invited to learn about the devastating impact of knife crime and how they can support young people to steer away from its dangers at this event. You will hear from a guest speaker with lived experience who has been personally affected by knife crime. There will be an opportunity to hear about the support available for children and families in B&NES and view a partnership film on county lines. There will also be a panel discussion with an opportunity to ask questions.

• Radstock Youth Hub Thursday 20 November 5.30pm to 7.30pm 

• Peasedown St John Primary School and Nursery Wednesday 10 December 6.00pm to 8.00pm 

• Newbridge Primary School Wednesday 21 January 2026 6.00pm to 8.00pm 

Free tickets can be booked in advance via Eventbrite , search for B&NES VRP to find your nearest event.

The event is organised by the Bath & North East Somerset Violence Reduction Partnership which aims to prevent and reduce violence in our area