St John’s Primary School

Victoria Road

Knaphill

Woking

Surrey

GU21 2AS

Tel: 01483 476450

email: admin@stjohnsknaphill.co.uk

www.stjohnsknaphill.co.uk

Summer Term Newsletter 11 10th July 2020

Value ~ Honesty

Hello from Mrs Rinttila

I’m delighted to be able to introduce myself as your new

Headteacher.

Over the past 14 years, I have taught in many different schools

across Surrey and in Kingston Upon Thames. Most recently, I have

been Assistant Headteacher at Goldsworth Primary School which

is part of our Trust, meaning I have been working closely with

Miss May and Mrs Bowry to make the transition as smooth as

possible – even in these unusual times.

Since I started school myself, as young as 4 or 5, I have always

wanted to become a Headteacher. It is such a privilege to begin

my dream job at St John’s. I am passionate about learning and we

will work together to help your children be the best they can be.

You will find me friendly and approachable and absolutely

determined to do the best for your children. Everyone at St

John’s has already been incredibly welcoming and made me feel

part of the family already; we are so lucky to be part of this

wonderful community.

I will be on the gates on Thursday and Friday next week (the 16th

and 17th) so please smile and say hello. Whilst it’s difficult to have

long conversations for now, I look forward to getting to know

each and every one of you in the Autumn term.

School Update

This week Mrs Rinttila, Mrs Bowry and I have been busy making plans for September. This includes the plans

for a staggered start and finish to the school day, our one way system and expectations around school

uniform and PE kit. We will be sending out as much information as possible with next week’s newsletter.

If, following further guidance from the DfE, any changes need to be made to our plans over the summer

holidays, this will be communicated to parents in the week beginning August 24th.

Year 5 home Learning Year 5 wrote Haiku Poems this week. "Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. Here are a few- can you guess what they are?

Peaceful, sunny day,

Munching on watermelon.

Soft breeze hits my toes.

Ivan

Hold me in your hand,

l am used to measure things,

My tongue rolls up fast.

Ryan

We are all locked in,

Outside corona roams free,

Free as the wind blows.

Amber

Teacher Catch Up If your child is Home Learning and would like to see their teacher, we still have some spaces left for the meetings next week. They will also be given a Summer Reading Challenge, which includes a small bag of goodies. Please email the office before Monday if you’d like to come, and they will book you a time slot. admin@stjohnsknalhill.co.uk The meetings will be outside on the following days:

Monday 13th July Year 5

Tuesday 14th July Year 3 and Year 4

Wednesday 15th July Bears and Year 1

Thursday 16th July Reception and Year 2

Tuesday 21st July Year 6

Miss Sarah May Headteacher

Brush Party

As the final Brush Party ‘Above the Trees’ featured a Giraffe it’s only fitting that we feature some of

the fantastic paintings produced by Giraffe class! The artists are Phrinzes, Sofia, Tanyar, Skye,

Leekon, Hollie and Ronald.