Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Vacancy at St. Peter's

  Fri 19 Apr 2024

  St. Peter's church has asked us to share their advertisement for a part time administrator. 

  This would be a great opportunity for someone looking for part time work in the local community. 

  CLICK HERE

• Archbishop of Canterbury visits Amber Valley

  Tue 19 Mar 2024

  On Saturday 13th April the Archbishop of Canterbury will be visiting Crich Monument for 'Prayer and Picnic'. 

  The event is free and open to all, with a poor weather alternative venue nearby. 

   

  All information, including how to register for your free tickets are on the Eventbrite website - CLICK HERE. 

• Weekly email to parents

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  Updated - Friday 9th March 4.30pm

   

  Due to a glitch with our weekly email service we hope that this information below will help. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope that next week a normal service will be resumed. 

   

  Have a lovely weekend

  Mr. Averis

   

  • Headteacher weekly blog – CLICK HERE.
  • Weekly awards – CLICK HERE
  • We have published a letter about Red nose day – CLICK HERE
  • If your children want to enter the joke competition, they need to complete an entry form – CLICK HERE
  • RS coaching is now taking booking for the Easter holiday club – CLICK HERE
  • Stay up to date with our calendar – CLICK HERE

• Measles letter for parents

  Tue 27 Feb 2024

  The Director of Public Health in Derbyshire has asked us to publish a letter for parents about the rise in measles cases. Unfortunately, due to several years of low vaccine uptake, the number of cases of measles is rising in Derbyshire and the UK. 

  Measles can cause a serious illness with 20% of children having measles having to be submitted to hospital. 

  Please read to the letter to help keep your children and everyone else, as safe as possible. 

  CLICK HERE. 

   

• Year 4 music concert

  Fri 16 Feb 2024

  Year 4 parents are invited to watch their children perform on Tuesday 12th March at 2.45pm. 

  Due to space in the hall children are limited to two adults per child attending. 

• Y1 and Y2 - Important letter

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  Update - Friday 9th February

   

  Children in year one and year two will be bringing home two important letters today.

   

  One letter contains personal details and information to enable families to set up Parent Pay accounts. Please ensure that you check your child's book bags to retrieve your letters tonight. 

  The second letter is a generic letter with information to help explain Parent Pay and how we use it. CLICK HERE. 

   

  Children in Nursery and year one brought their letters home on Tuesday. Mrs. Richardson put a message on Tapestry to let these parents know that the letter was coming home. 

   

  Parent Pay is the online payment system we use at St. John's to allow parents to pay for school trips, dinners and other events that may take place during the year. All parents of junior children have already had their letters and have already set up their accounts. 

• Weather update - 12pm Thursday 8th Feb

  Thu 08 Feb 2024

  Weather update – 12pm – Thursday 8^th February 2024

   

  Children have enjoyed their morning playtime on the playground in the covering of snow that we had at school this morning.

   

  At present school is fully open and all the children are safe in school. The weather forecast for the rest of the afternoon is for sleet until 2pm and then rain as temperatures begin to increase. Therefore, we have no plans to fully or partially close at this point and all children need to stay at school with their friends and teachers. If any children are collected by parents, their absence will be recorded as unauthorised.

   

  Please support us by not collecting your child, to help us ensure that the school can operate as normal this afternoon.

   

  Should the weather change and we need to re-consider this position we will publish another weather update.

   

  Thank you for your support.

  Mr. Averis

• Safer Internet Day and Children's Mental Health Week

  Fri 02 Feb 2024

  Good evening to you all,

   

  I have important information to share with you today.

   

  Next week we will be providing activities to enhance work completed throughout the year for Safer Internet Day and Children’s Mental Health week. These are two elements of keeping children safe and happy that can also be very closely linked.

   

  I am sharing this with you to encourage you to work with us in supporting these at home.

   

  1. Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 6th February

   

  Theme: ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online’.

   

  This link will direct you to a helpful website with top tips for you:

  https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2024/parents-and-carers

   

  This is also an opportunity to remind you that no children of primary school age should be allowed to use social media platforms or have mobile phones in school. You can find the minimum age requirements in the pictures below.

   

  Important information for parents about WhatsApp:

  https://saferinternet.org.uk/blog/age-restrictions-on-social-media

   

  2. Children's Mental Health Week - 5th to 11th February

   

  Theme: ‘My Voice Matters’.

  Empowering children by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves.

   

  You can use this link to access free resources so you can get involved at home:

  https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/families/

   

  There are also many links to information for you on our school website:

   

  https://www.stjohnsbelper.co.uk/safeguarding/

   

  https://www.stjohnsbelper.co.uk/mental-health-well-being/

   

  https://www.stjohnsbelper.co.uk/e-safety/

   

  https://www.stjohnsbelper.co.uk/online-safety/

   

  Thank you and enjoy getting involved!

   

  Mrs. Carvell

  

• Road works

  Thu 11 Jan 2024

  Message posted at 1.15pm - Thursday 11th January

   

  Parents will all be aware that at the beginning of the week we had some road works outside school that caused some disruption. Unfortunately, today the power company have had to return to Laund Nook to address continued problems with the electricity supply to houses in the local area. This means that they are, as I write, digging up the grass verge and pavement outside school again.

   

  We have been told that this time the hole may be bigger and at this point we do not know which direction they will have to dig. It may be that part of the road has to be dug up and/or more of the pavement. There may also be vans and vehicles outside school at 3.30pm that are not normally there.

  With this in mind - 

  • Families that walk up Laund Nook towards the three-cornered park will be able to walk across the top carpark if the pavement is blocked outside of school.

  • We will be speaking to children this afternoon about leaving school safely and making them aware that some parents may not be able to stand in familiar places. We have re-iterated the rule to them that if they cannot see an adult where they expect to see one, they are to return straight to school.

  • Families need to be aware that there may be significantly reduced road access on Laund Nook and are encouraged to park further way from school and walk the last part and not drive along Laund Nook.

  Thank you for your understanding.

  Mr. Averis

• Back to School

  Sun 07 Jan 2024

  Good afternoon

  I hope that you have all enjoyed a lovely holiday. I look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow. 

   

  Unfortunately, over the new year weekend storm damage led to power disruptions in the Laund Nook area. Several neighbours had no power and emergency repair work needed to be carried out by the power company to restore electricity. Part of this work has left a large hole just outside the main school gates that blocks the pavement across the front of school and makes entering the school difficult. 

  We contacted the power company last week, letting them know of the problems that our community would face when school re-opened. The power company let us know that they planned on completing the work and filling in the hole by Friday 5th January. However they still had not done so by lunchtime on Sunday 7th and therefore I doubt that it will be done by tomorrow morning. 

   

  With this in mind can I please ask that parents make every effort not to drive along Laund Nook tomorrow. Please park further away and then walk with your child to school. When walking please take extra care outside of school, the pavement is blocked and there is no option but to walk on the road to get around the obstruction. 

   

  I apologise for the inconvenience that this creates. We will contact the power company again tomorrow and share any information about planned completion as soon as we have it. 

   

  Mr. Averis

  Sunday 7th January - 2.30pm