St John's School Porthcawl

The St John’s Foundation was set up in 2008 as a separate charitable body whose main objectives are to secure funding to support and improve the school, the granting of scholarships and bursaries and the payment of grants to local children’s community groups and educational charities. Funding is achieved through private donations, corporate sponsorship and from other Charitable Trusts and Foundations.

For further information, or to make a donation, please visit the Foundation website

We are going to be up dating the Parents’ Business Directory at the start of next term. If you would like your business to be included or amend any details from your last entry please contact Mrs. Lewis at: bursar@stjohnsschool-porthcawl.com

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We are holding a reunion on Saturday 3rd July 2010 to coincide with the Friends’ Summer BBQ and Fete. If you are a past pupil or you are in contact with any past pupils we would love to see you there. We will be having some Saxons v Britons matches.

St John’s Alumni

It was with great pleasure that we recently welcomed our partner school in France for their third visit to St. John’s. A full day’s programme began with a welcoming assembly in the Crampton Hall , and after this the staff and pupils of St. Gilles joined senior pupils in their classes.

Later in the morning our guests went on a tour of the village which included a visit to St. John’s church and an interesting talk by Mr. Gwyn Petty.
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Welcome to the Friends – please check your dairy against this years list of events and come along and join in the fun
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We held our annual Invitation Cross Country Competition last Friday afternoon. We were delighted to welcome runners fromMonmouth School for Boys, Monmouth School for Girls, St. John’s College, Brynteg Comprehensive, Cowbridge Comprehensive and Cynffig Comprehensive.

A big thank you to all the runners and marshals who braved the rain to make this year’s event a success. Full results…
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The Pre Prep had a wonderful time when Porthcawl Fire Brigade came to talk to us about how to keep safe. The fireman told us a story about a little girl called Tanni who found matches and caused a fire in her bedroom.

Some of us could try on the fireman’s helmet, boots, leggings, jacket and gloves. Now Parents, the exciting bit is about to be heard! We all went outside to the fire engine and got to sit on the driver’s seat and put on the siren. We also had a go at squirting water from the hose and hitting a target. You might be shocked because the seniors were looking out of their classroom windows— getting a bit jealous because they did not get a turn!
By Jake Bromhead and Simran Dhaliwal, Yr3

St John’s runs a long-established and highly popular Holiday Club for children of busy parents. Care is available from 8am (with breakfast) to 5pm and children can attend various sessions to suit your requirements e.g. mornings, afternoons or all day.
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On Friday 12th March a group of 5 Year 10s and 5 Year 9s attended a military challenge at Margam Park, to compete against other schools. The challenges were difficult and required a lot of concentration. Challenges included using rope, barrels, poles etc to move equipment (and the team) across ‘swamps and snowfields’. There was also a quiz and maths questions. We found it hard work but fun, and it improved our teamwork skills. We came 8th, but we all enjoyed the experience.

By Charlotte Baker and Bhramman Rajasubeshan, Yr9