Sky Sports Victory Shield - Kieran Freeman

Kieran Freeman 3D1 was selected for the Under 16 Squad to represent Scotland in the Sky Sports Victory Shield. Scotland played Northern Ireland on Friday 31st October 2014, Wales on Friday 7th November 2014 and England on Thursday 20th November 2014. Well done Kieran.

Burgess Writing Competition 2014

This year marked the inaugural City of Dundee Burgess Charity Schools Short Story Competition. Schools all across Dundee were invited to challenge S3 pupils to write a short story which featured either a Dundee theme or a Dundee connection. Once the stories were written, each school then selected their best entries to be submitted for final judging. The judges commented on the exceptionally high standard of all of the entries submitted.

We were delighted to learn that Erin Findlay had been selected as the overall winner of the competition. Erin’s story was about A Day in the Mill and featured an introduction in Scots as well as an emotional and traumatic ending which illustrated the horrors of working in the mills. Erin received a book token and was presented with the trophy which now sits proudly in the school trophy cabinet.

Alongside Erin’s success, two other St. John’s pupils were rewarded by the judges. Olivia Adam was a runner-up and Allana Mitchell received a commendation and a book prize for her efforts.

Weeks Commencing 27th October 2014 and 3rd November 2014 - Anne Frank Exhibition, our associated primary schools will experience this in St John's at some point during these two weeks. Parents and carers will also have the opportunity to see some of the exhibition during our Information Evening on 11th November 2014 (see below).

We were very pleased to welcome former pupil Mark Stewart to St John's on Tuesday 7th October 2014. Mark spent time speaking to our S1 pupils at assembly and made them aware of how rewarding hard work can be. Mark left St John's in 2012 having gained 5 highers and entry into university. He is an accomplished cyclist and has been Dundee, Scottish and is currently British Cycling Champion. His speciality is the 'Points' event which involves cycling 160 laps of the track, and every 10th lap is a sprint lap. Mark is hoping to join the Great Britain team in order to pursue his dream of making the British Olympic team. Good luck Mark...make it happen!

Primary 6/7 Information Evening

Our Primary 6/7 Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 11th November 2014 at 6.30 pm. There will be a short presentation from Mrs McLagan our Head Teacher followed by a tour of the school. Parents, carers and young people will have the opportunity to visit our departments and speak to subject staff, our Support for Pupils Team and Senior Management.

EXTENDED REVIEW

Dundee City Council will be carrying out an extended review of your child's eduction. They will visit the school to review how well pupils are learning and achieving and how well the school supports young people to do their best. This is part of the continual drive to improve the performance of Dundee's schools and ensure that they provide the best education possible for our children.

As part of the review process the Department would like to find out parent's views of the school and the education experience your child receives in St John's. Your view are important and they will form part of the evidence collected in the review.

The online survey is available by clicking on the link below:

http://consult.dundeecity.gov.uk/school/index.php/722818/lang-en

The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to answer and is available until 6 September 2014.

Thank you for your support.

Fiona McLagan

Well done to Miss Simpson and her Badminton A & B Teams who Competed in the Dundee Schools Badminton League with over 10 teams in each section.

Results:

1st - Baldragon

2^nd – Morgan

3rd - St Johns

 B Teams Results:

 1st - Baldragon B

 2nd - St Johns B

 3rd - Morgan B

 Badminton Club takes place on a Wednesday after school for S1 - S6 Pupils.

Netball S1-S2 Plate

In the Netball S1 - S2 Plate Final, we had no end of excitement with all games being very close! St John's produced their best netball of the campaign to win all three games against Craigie, Grove S1 and Morgan to win the plate. Craigie pushed St John's all the way and the game between these two schools was decided by a single goal in a very close game.

As we complete the first year of offering the new National Qualifications, we would be very grateful if you could spare a few moments to complete a short survey about them.

The survey can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FQN6Q57

Thank you very much for your continued support.