Diolch yn fawr to our wonderful literacy ambassadors: L,J and S.

Thank you to prospective Year 5 and 6 families who came to our Open Evening. We were delighted to welcome you and hope you had a great experience. A massive thanks to the many pupils who supported the event, along with our staff and Friends Association 👏🏻

Today is the day! We're so looking forward to welcoming the Book Fair this week. This is a 'cashless' fair, so payments can be made online or via a contactless machine. Please follow the quoted thread here for more details Scholastic StJohnsAberdare

After an exciting first day at the Scholastic Book Fair, we're ready for another! A huge thank you to our Literacy Ambassadors who supported students in choosing books. Open again every day this week outside the 6th Form Bistro. StJohnsAberdare

It is the final day of our Book Fair today. It has been a wonderful week. Our students have been so excited to choose and chat about the books they love. It is our final session today. Purchases can be made online throughout the school day. Thank you for every purchase.

Pupils and staff at St John's have shown their support for Children In Need, with a variety of events that have raised a staggering £3,406 🙌🏻 BBC Children in Need

It has been a pleasure to take part in the Age Connects Morgannwg Christmas Card Appeal this year. As a school community we have gathered approximately 500 cards which have been filled with festive messages by staff and pupils for isolated elderly people in our community. StJohnsAberdare

We had a wonderful time at Hay Festival today, taking part in an interactive creative writing workshop with Caroline O'Donnaghue. We learned all about 'world building' and collaboratively created a new world and narrative. An outstanding learning opportunity. StJohnsAberdare

We will be holding our annual Book Fair from next Monday 29th September to Friday 3rd October during lunchtimes and at the KS3 Information Evening. It is a great way to purchase discounted books, whilst allowing us to acquire free books for use in lessons and lunchtime clubs.

Our Book Fair is taking during lunchtimes and at our KS3 Information Evening tonight. Payments can be made at the fair or at home using this link which is personalised to our Fair. It is such a pleasure to see our students enthusiastically choosing books. bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay/1434394