Hello everyone and welcome back to a new school year. I hope you all had a good summer.

It was great to see all the children again, looking so smart in their uniforms and so full of enthusiasm. We were also delighted to welcome our new Primary 1 girls and boys, who have been with us for the full day as part of SLC’s flying start. Mrs Kelly tells me she is really pleased with how well they have settled into school life, with no small thanks to our super Primary 7 Buddies, who have been doing a splendid job of supporting their young charges. Our P1 parents/carers are invited to join the children for lunch on Thursday the 24th of August at 11.45 a.m.

We also welcomed Mrs Wong’s return from her maternity leave and are delighted to have her back. We also have 2 new members of teaching staff, Mrs Holmes, who is team teaching with Mr Hall in P5/6/7 and Mrs McKie, who will deliver teachers’ class contact time throughout the school. We hope they have enjoyable year working in the school. St John’s also welcomed 4 new families to the school and the children have settled in well because of everyone’s friendly welcome.

This week I would ask you to please check bags for the envelope containing annual permissions, as well as our Promoting Positive Behaviour policy return slip. We would be very grateful if these could be returned to the class teachers or the school office as soon as possible.  The Yearly Calendar will also be with you soon, outlining the main events throughout the year. We will be launching a new St. John’s App in the near future to further enhance communication with parents and carers. This will be free to download for Android and Apple devices- look out for the flyer in you child’s bag in the forthcoming weeks.

Finally, I look forward to working with you once again to ensure all of our pupils have a happy, successful and positive school experience this year.

Thank you for reading my blog.

Mrs McCart