We’ve had a fantastic Egyptian Day in class today.The class made an amazing effort into their incredible costumes – from impressive pharaohs and dazzling Cleopatras to powerful Gods and even a pyramid. The children truly looked the part! The day was organised as a carousel of hands-on activities. The class took part in writing hieroglyphs on papyrus, making falafel, crafting amulets, exploring mummification, and building pyramids. During the Pharaoh’s Discovery Feast, they sa

Year 5 had a successful Viking Day. The pupils engaged in a range of exciting Viking activities: writing their names in Anglo-Saxon runes; make and bake Viking bread, yeast bread and focaccia bread in order to make a comparision between them; engaging in a tug of war game and learning about the Battle of Hastings. It was fantastic to see most of the children coming into school as Viking warriors, farmers or normal children in those time.

This is our Remembrance Day display with a wreath made by Nursery. We have Remembrance Day because we remember the people who fought for our peace in WW1 and WWII.  Poppers grew on the battlefield of the war grounds - Chelsea … and in the fields poppies grew where once stood soldiers strong and true. Sofia Each year we do a 2 minute silence to remember and reflect on the soldiers who fought to the end, those who like whose lives were taken from them. Let them rest in peace fo

To deepen their understanding of our local history topic, Y2 brought the Kingston Story to life with a visit to the Kingston Museum,...

Year 5 went to Hampton Court to discover what life was like for Henry VIIII’s court in the Tudor times. Using different methods of...

As historians, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London which began on 2nd September 1666. We have learnt that the fire broke...

During Class 3's immersive exploration of Ancient Egypt, we delved into the mysterious realms of mummification, examined the secrets...

As part of the national Windrush Celebrations, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMS Windrush we held a special day....

Robin Hutchinson came to school and told us a story about a boy and a girl and the candle industry in Kingston. It was a piece of...

Year 4 have been learning about the ancient Kingdom of Benin. Benin is a country located in West Africa. We have been discussing why it...

Byron Class had a sizzling exit point to their topic ‘Sparks and Flames’. The children used their models of houses from 1666 and...

Things went all Egyptian in Y3 this week, here's a gallery of what we got up to.

Class 3 have been investigating diet during the Stone Ages by dissecting ancient poo!

Byron Class had an excellent start to their new topic 'History Heroes'. The children have been thinking very carefully about what makes a...

In class 3 we have been making our own paint Stone Age style!

We finished of our brilliant birthday celebrations with a carnival. All the children designed a special t-shirt to celebrate the occasion...

Our year 5 children put together some questions for our ex-pupils about their experiences of St John's over the years. Here's Nigel...

A virtual assembly was held to allow all to see the time capsule that we will be leaving for children and staff to find in another 50...

On Wednesday 7th July, we held our 150th Anniversary service in our playground. This was the first time since lockdown that the children...

We had a farm visit our site today as part of our birthday celebrations. The land all around the school was farm land when the school was...