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Form 6 had a collaborative art and design technology whole day workshop with world-renowned visual artist, Mr Michael Brennand-Wood who stayed in contact with the children via Zoom. The children were encouraged to think about geometry, woven patterns, negative shapes and rhythms to create their own unique artwork, exploring textiles and taking inspiration from the artist’s own imagery. Mr Brennand-Wood is internationally regarded as one of the most innovative and inspiring artists working in textiles. All the material used for the children's work was
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event, where the charity asks people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for people living with cancer. In 2019 the charity’s coffee mornings raised nearly £27.5 million. The St John’s College School PA’s Macmillan Coffee Morning took place virtually this year due to current circumstances and families were encouraged to donate £3 or more for each entry. Instead of being a coffee 'morning', eager bakers were asked to upload photos of their bakes to a padlet throughout
Our Form 2 classes benefit from a Wednesday afternoon of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) every week throughout each of the three terms. The children are able to use the extensive facilities on offer at Senior House in our two Science labs and computing suite. Already this term they have carried out an orienteering session and as one of their first STEM teamwork missions, they undertook an engineering project which centred on working collaboratively to build the tallest freestanding structure using only 40
The School's aim is to develop all pupils’ sporting ability to the full by providing a diverse, challenging, multi-sport experience at all ages and across all abilities. Sport can help to develop confidence and a positive mental attitude that permeates all aspects of a child's life. We hope to develop a love of sport that will last our children a lifetime. In offering such a wide range of sports we feel confident that the school has something for every ability and interest. We recognise the important mental and physical
Senior House children have benefited from the waterproof outside area for outdoor art activities, adjacent to the existing Art Room, for their first full week back in school. The children have benefited from the warm weather and the expansive purpose-designed outdoor space to work on continuous figurative line drawings with enough space to use large-scale paper and spread out in a circle with all the children facing the posed figure.     
St John's welcomed 66 new pupils across the school at the start of the new term. Our youngest children spent a happy first morning in Kindergarten settling in and getting to know their teachers and classmates, as well as the routines of school life. During their first ever independent learning session they were able to 'free-flow' and explore the two expansive Kindergarten classrooms which had been set up with purposefully selected activities for their first day. The children also had fun investigating the Kindergarten outdoor learning space along with its own mud kitchen,
Pre Prep children were encouraged to participate in a virtual 'at home' Sports Day this year with a range of suggested events in which to participate. Head of Sport, Mr Gareth McComb encouraged the children to practise the events during their allocated week and then perform them when it suited them best at home. The sports staff provided written and video instructions to help set up races and events and to start the 'ready, steady, go!' Families had the option to upload their photos and videos to the allocated Padlet to share the fun with their
Speech Days at St John's at the end of every summer term also coincide with the school's annual Senior House Art Exhibition. This event gives the chance for artwork across the academic year from each child to be viewed and celebrated. Head of Art, Mrs Sam Downer, was determined not to let the pandemic stop 2020's exhibition and, as a result, it was celebrated electronically with over 500 pieces of work to be enjoyed. 
Please see below a selection of work completed this year in Design Technology at Senior House. Form 3 Vehicles
There are several much-anticipated music events this term that have been cancelled due to the current lockdown but the St John's Rednotes band have been determined to continue their music remotely. Rednotes teacher, Mr Lepage-Dean, encouraged the musicians to come together online and to record a well-known track from the comedy musical 'Little Shop of Horrors'.