St John's Green Primary School

We are fascinated by the stories unfolding during our One Square Mile: Heritage on our Doorstep project ⬇️

Kingswood adventures - Rock-pooling, campfire, walk to Cromer. Long days making memories 🔥 🦀

Yesterday at Kingswood: seal watching and the weather was clear and bright ☀️ 🦭 🌊

Last Friday Years 2, 3 & 4 had a full Victorian experience. Staff & pupils dressed up and had lessons of the day - we learned so much!

Kingswood Adventures: Last night after beach walk, Year 6 limbered up for Mini Olympics. This morning they were up early and on the beach again by 7am. All went to their group activities today, only stopping for lunch and tea. Tired sleepyheads tonight 💤

Year 6 enjoying their first beach walk in sunny Norfolk!

(Parents, pls note we will do our best to put some photos on Facebook. However, the mobile phone signal is really poor at the centre. As an example, Mr Billings sent these photos by WhatsApp at 4.30pm yet I have only just received them. The staff are busy supervising your children and making sure they have the best experiences, forgive them if they are not running down the lane to pick up a better mobile signal to send photos. Mr Billings says everyone got stuck in with the first activity and they are all unpacked in their rooms - Mrs Bourne)

We waved Year 6 and 11 staff off for their Kingswood Norfolk residential this morning.
Wishing you all a fantastic week !
All safely arrived and getting stuck into the first day of activities.
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We are open for until 3pm today. Lots to see!

Attention for all SJG EYFS parents

Wondering what to do with that short amount of time between drop off and pick up while they’re settling in this week?

The PTA are hosting a coffee morning for Foundation parents to meet/get together this Wednesday morning, straight after drop off in the small hall at Abbey Field site.

Whether you’re a new parent at the school or have children in older year groups already, please come and join us.

Welcome back to all children, staff, parents and governors today.

Parents - did you ask your children what they did today? If they are in Years 1-6 (that’s 540 of them), we celebrated our 125th Anniversary today at Town site.

Mr Billings dressed as Mr Cheese, the first Headteacher from 1898. He gave a speech - it was the original speech that Mr Cheese gave to the new students, staff and the school board. Then we moved to another playground and had an aerial photo taken from a drone.

An eventful day as we continue to celebrate our school and local heritage with One Square Mile: Heritage on our Doorstep.

The photo will be available to purchase soon.

On 5 September 1898, 125 years ago today St John's Green Primary opened the doors to staff and pupils for the first time. Headteacher, Mr Cheese and his team of eight teachers and four pupil teachers, welcomed 413 Juniors. Miss Taylor welcomed 254 children in the Infants. Mr Cheese reports that the school is well furnished with maps, books and other equipment.

Image: Log Book, St John's Green Primary School archive

St John's Green Primary School
National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Essex Record Office
Colchester Civic Society
Colchester Museums
Colchester Archaeological Trust