John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Parent Portal - This Week's News Friday 12th June 2026

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Friday 12th June 2026

ISSUE 134

Celebration Children

Congratulations to the following children who have made us proud this week!

Peridot - Phia has been chosen for her effort and achievement in maths lessons. Well done!

Emerald - Jack has been chosen for being such a kind friend to each member in our class. Well done!

Sapphire - Eadie has been chosen for her fantastic effort across all of her subjects and improvement in editing her own work independently. Well done!

Amethyst - A child in Amethsyt Class has been chosen for working carefully to design an Egyptian sarcophagus. Well done!

Diamond - Isla has been chosen for working hard on improving her writing! Well done!

Ruby - Eliza has been chosen for being an independent learner and seeking out ways to improve her writing and support others with their writing. Well done!

Congratulations to Peridot Class for winning the attendance trophy this week with 98.82%!

Headteacher Awards

The following children have received headteacher awards for exceptional work:

Aiden, Rickie, Arabella and Arabelle - for their fantastic pictures and descriptions of seaside scenes. Well done!

Rory, Oscar, Albie and Mia - for their fantastic science work. Well done!

Values Awards

Every week, all members of staff are asked to nominate children who have been spotted being responsible, respectful and ready. The code of conduct certificates are always varied and demonstrate the range of places and ways that children demonstrate these values.

Be Responsible

Well done to the children who have been responsible this week.

Arabella and Cali have been nominated for doing extra learning at home. Well done!

Be Respectful

Well done to the children who have been respectful this week.

Be Ready

Well done to the children who have been ready this week.

Curiosity Corner

Take a look at what our children have been curious about this week in their learning!

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Mummification in Sapphire Class

This week Sapphire class have been learning the process of mummification, ready to write their own explanations. We have started with learning about cleansing the body and removing the organs. We then created our own 'mummy bodies' and labelled what we could remember! They showe...

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Music in Emerald Class

We have had a lovely day to start off Summer 2! In music, we have used the glockenspiel to work out pitch patterns. We all had to guess which pitch pattern each group had chosen.