St John Vianney School

Contents

• Headteacher's Message
• Key information and Dates for your Diary
• Key Info
• Lunches
• Stars of the Week
• Highlights of the Week
• Our Catholic School
• SJV Spotlight
• Useful Information
• Links to Our Website and Social Media

Headteacher's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,   We have had a good week in school and are pleased with the daily contributions made by our children and young people. Thank you for your support in getting them in school each day in their full uniforms and in being ready for School. It has been a better week weather wise and the pupils have benefited from a range of off-site and outside experiences again this week. Everybody feels better with the spring sunshine and longer days!   Our Lenten actions are certainly visible in school and pupils are working hard on their Lenten promises to pray more, to consider fasting and to identify how they can fundraise to look after those more vulnerable than ourselves. It is lovely to see so many CYP thinking of others and what we can do to consider our Catholic mission in school.   Can I remind parents please that School will break up for the Easter break on Thursday 2nd April at 1.30pm. Some transport teams have said they will not be able to arrive to school until the 3.10pm usual pick up time and if required we will support our pupils remaining in school until this time. Transport teams have been told of the earlier pick up time. The summer term will start on Monday 20th April at 9am.   Another key date for your diary is the annual Parents Evening, which will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026 from 4.30pm to 6pm. Please make a note of the date and time of this really important event, where you will have an opportunity to meet with teachers and class teams to discuss the progress made by your child and to look through the work that they have been undertaking this year. Spring term Interim reports will be sent to parents and carers in the penultimate week of the current half term (week ending 20th March 2026). Yours sincerely,   Mr A Moloney Headteacher

Key information and Dates for your Diary

Dates for Your Diary

• Wed 11th Mar - Fri 13th Mar 2026 - KS3 Ghyll Head residential
• Tue 24th Mar 2026 @ 4:30-6:00pm - Parents evening
• Fri 27th Mar 2026 @ 1:45pm- Easter coffee afternoon
• Mon 30th Mar - Wed 1st Apr 2026 - KS5 PGL at Winmarleigh Hall residential
• Thurs 2nd Apr 2026 @ 1:30pm - School closes for Easter break
• Mon 20th Apr 2026 @ 9:00am - School re-opens for Summer Term 1
• Wed 22nd Apr 2026 - Class 6 CAFT overnight residential
• Mon 27th Apr - Fri 1st May 2026 - KS4 Calvert Trust residential

Key Info

Allergies

Please be aware that we have a number of pupils in school with severe nut allergies. To reduce the risk of exposure for these young people, we aim to keep the school nut free. In order to support us with this we kindly ask that you:

• Do not give children nuts or nut products in their packed lunches.
• Do not give nuts, nut products or snacks/bars containing nuts for break time snacks.
• Do not send cakes or food items, containing nuts, in to school for birthday celebrations, cake sales or events.

Thank you for your support.

Lunches

Week commencing 9th March 2026:

Stars of the Week

• Class 1 Mrs Jordan - Nicholas - For having a great first week back and a very mature attitude to football.
• Class 2 Miss Walsh - Igor - For improved behaviours and skills.
• Class 3 Mr Healey - Ava - For communicating more with staff and showing maturity.
• Class 4 Mrs Garfin - Victoria - For being mature and always doing her best.
• Class 5 Mr Whelan - Anderson - For a much improved week and trying to build friendships.
• Class 6 Miss Shaw - Oskar - For using his AAC device to communicate with staff.
• Class 7 Miss Graham - Tilly - For being a brilliant, funny and curious young person, who always puts lots of effort into everything she does.
• Class 8 Mrs Wood - Szymon - For being fully engaged in every lesson, showing enthusiasm throughout the week and teaching maths concepts to another pupil.
• Class 9 Mr Donovan - Charlie - For being friendly and supporting his classmates.
• Class 10 Mr Wood - Scarlett - For having a fantastic week, being settled and doing well with her school work.
• Class 11 Miss Sherwin - Laura - For having a well settled week back after half term.
• Class 12 Miss Lord - Kyan - For being kind and helpful to his friends and trying hard all week.
• Class 13 Mr Kanakides - Heaven - For all of her work with Faith in action and the Deep learning day.
• Class 14 Miss Wilkinson - Nesrine - For developing personally in Post 16 and continuing to be a very positive role model to everyone.

Employee of the Week

Highlights of the Week

Our Catholic School

Our spiritual focus in SJV this week is centred on a message from scripture that encourages us to live out our faith through kindness, reflection, and service:

"Lent is a time for greater generosity—not just with money, but with love, forgiveness, and mercy".

-St Leo the Great

Across the school, our Lenten mission continues with great enthusiasm. The 40 Acts of Kindness challenge is now well underway, and it has been wonderful to see the thoughtful and generous actions pupils have been recording. These acts of kindness —both big and small — are helping to nurture a compassionate and caring school community.   All classes have also been taking part in Si-Lent, creating moments during the day to pause, be still and spend quiet time with God. This opportunity for silence and reflection is supporting pupils in deepening their understanding of their faith and the meaning of Lent.   Fundraising efforts are progressing well too, with each class working hard to support CAFOD World Gifts. Pupils are showing a strong commitment to helping others and are beginning to appreciate the positive difference their efforts can make to communities around the world.   In RE lessons, pupils have been exploring themes linked to Lent, kindness and the power of words. They have reflected on how “fasting” from unkind or hurtful language can positively influence their relationships and contribute to a more supportive school environment. Scripture has guided these discussions, encouraging pupils to think about how they can support and care for others during this important season.

Mrs Garfin

SJV Spotlight

Useful Information

- Mrs J Griffin, Family Liaison Officer, Deputy Safeguarding Lead.

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