News & Events
Spreading love and joy this Valentine’s day
We have been marking Valentine’s Day by spreading love and happiness both within and outside their school community. Following on from the success of our Christmas campaign with Banbury’s phone box library, teachers and pupils have turned Banbury’s phone box library in to a ‘hub of love’ by decorating it with love hearts and giving…
Story telling week
Once upon a time, storytelling was a way to pass time and to entertain, now it is also an excellent way to inspire and encourage a love of stories! Finding the time to read with children can be a challenge especially with the distractions of modern technology, but there is nothing more rewarding than snuggling…
Ten year old snaps up local competition win
St John’s Priory School pupil, Finley Tibbetts (aged 10), has won a local photography competition with his submission of three photographs on the theme of ‘wild nature.’ The competition, run by the Rotary Club of Banbury received impressive entries for the junior section. Finn’s winning photographs were: a reflection on a lake; a well camouflaged…
Steam Week
STEAM Week is an annual celebration of four valuable subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. These subjects are integrated across the curriculum, with a view to inspiring and encouraging our pupils to develop their enthusiasm and skill in these areas. This year, we dedicated the week to the wonders of Space, the Mars…
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week
In education, we refer to the phrase ‘Maslow before Bloom’ to emphasise the importance of prioritising human needs over educational objectives; recognising that in order to demonstrate the capacity to learn, we need first to feel secure. Every teacher knows this and spends the first few weeks of each academic year cultivating a classroom environment and culture…
Art Blog – Autumn term round-up
The Autumn term has seen our children produce some truly wonderful pieces of artwork, which our Specialist Art Teacher shares in his latest Blog. Click the link to read the latest from Mr Smith – https://sjpartblog.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR02-FNXUd2zkzucTLtGZR_MUpVuxdUYXS3KUYY2yP4zU4Duyny2XZOKIpQ
Christmas Jumper Day at SJP
Christmas jumpers and a festive feast arrived at SJP on Wednesday 9th December. The children from Little Conkers Nursery through to Year 6 had a wonderful time enjoying all the celebrations with some end-of-term fun and a party atmosphere.
Artist of the Month – December
This month, we are celebrating the talents of a Year 6 pupil; who has recently been offered an Art Scholarship to his chosen Senior School. This pupil has worked incredibly hard to create a truly wonderful portfolio of work, using many different methods, influences, styles and medium.
Public Speaking House Competition
Gold bubble were tasked with speaking for 5 mins on a topic of their choice. Children prepared a presentation for round 1 where all children participated. A winner was selected from each house in each year to go through to round 2. The overall winner was Saturn, followed by 2nd – Neptune, 3rd – Jupiter…
Safety Week
This week has been Safety Week and classes across the school have been learning about safety in a variety of contexts. Our Little Conkers have been reminded about road safety and about the potential risks associated with strangers. Our younger pupils have considered risks in the home and outside and some of our older pupils…
