We are moving to Wayside Jubilee Centre from September 2023

News, Notices & Events

We are moving premises, Please read attached.

Posted: Friday 30 June, 2023

Summer 2023 Newsletter

Posted: Friday 30 June, 2023

Autumn 2022 Newsletter

Posted: Thursday 15 December, 2022

Annual Stakeholders Meeting on ZOOM- 15th November

Posted: Thursday 28 October, 2021

Autumn 2021 Newsletter

Posted: Thursday 28 October, 2021

Summer 2021 Newsletter

Posted: Thursday 28 October, 2021

Spring 2021 Newsletter

Posted: Thursday 28 October, 2021

Closure of St Johns Nursery Playgroup Oakmere

Posted: Wednesday 16 December, 2020
Please see the attached email sent out to all parents of current children.

Autumn 2020 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 07 October, 2020

Spring 2020 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 07 October, 2020

Re-opening of playgroup 22nd June 2020

Posted: Monday 08 June, 2020
Please see the attached letter which is being sent to those parents who have asked for their children to return from 22 June 2020. A text message was sent to all families before the half term. Please text us if you have not received this message relating to reopening. As some mobile numbers were out of date, we may not have reached everyone. We hope this provides assurance that we are doing our very best to keep the children, their parents and the staff team as safe as we can. We look forward to seeing many of you from 22nd June


  
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Summer 2019 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 22 May, 2019

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 22 May, 2019

Autumn 2018 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 22 May, 2019


  
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Summer 2018 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday 08 May, 2019

Sports Relief 2018

Posted: Wednesday 14 March, 2018
We have decided to join with Oakmere School to raise money for Sport Relief and walk the equivalent from John O’Groats to Land’s End (1000 miles). Please see the attached for further details.

Spring 2018 Newsletter

Posted: Friday 09 March, 2018
Please see attached all our news for the Spring term.

30 hours - Childcare Choices

Posted: Monday 05 March, 2018
St John´s is offering the 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year old children who are eligible to receive the funding. Please see the attached information sheet for full details.

Tesco Bags of Help Grant

Posted: Monday 05 March, 2018
Don’t forget to vote for us using your blue token at Tescos! Ask in store for yours!! Thursday 1st March to Monday 30th April 2018. Please see attached for more details.

PLAYGROUP CLOSED FRIDAY 2ND MARCH 2018

Posted: Friday 02 March, 2018
Due to the snowy weather conditions and as all local schools are closed including Oakmere, the playgroup will also be closed on FRIDAY 2ND MARCH 2018. We hope you have an enjoyable weekend and see you on Monday 5th March.

Autumn term 4th September to 19tn December

Posted: Monday 04 September, 2017
We hope you have enjoyed your summer.

Potters Bar Carnival 11th June 2017

Posted: Friday 26 May, 2017
Attached is all the information you will need to come and join us in the Potters Bar Carnival on Sunday 11th June, 2017

Photography session

Posted: Thursday 23 March, 2017
Thursday 4th May 11am until 1pm

Woodland walks

Posted: Thursday 23 March, 2017
Please be advised of the following woodland walks dates. Thursday 20th April 9:30am Friday 28th April 9:30am Wednesday 3rd May 1:30pm Tuesday 16th May 9:30am Thursday 25th May 1:30pm

Summer term 19th Arpil 21st July 2017

Posted: Thursday 23 March, 2017
We hope you enjoy your Easter holidays.

Autumn Term

Posted: Tuesday 14 June, 2016
We return for the Autumn term on Monday 5th September normal time.

Induction Day

Posted: Tuesday 14 June, 2016
Our induction for the new children will be on Friday 9th September at 12.30pm.

Photographer

Posted: Thursday 28 April, 2016
The photographer will be coming in on Wednesday 11th May from 11am.

May Half Term 30/05/16 to 03/06/16

Posted: Thursday 28 April, 2016
We finish normal time on Friday 27th May and return back on Monday 6th July.

Woodland walks

Posted: Thursday 28 April, 2016
Thursday 5th May 9.30am Friday 13th May 9.30am Wednesday 18th May 1.45pm Tuesday 24th May 1.45pm

Spring term 5/1/16 to 1/4/16

Posted: Wednesday 06 January, 2016

25th March Good Friday, 28th March Easter Monday - No Playgroup

We finish playgroup on Friday 1st April and return back normal time on Tuesday 19th April


February half term 15/2/16 to 19/2/16

Posted: Wednesday 06 January, 2016
We finish on Friday 12th February and return normal time on Monday 22nd February.

Woodland Walks

Posted: Tuesday 10 November, 2015

Tuesday 17th November 9.30am

Thursday 26th November 1.30pm

Monday 30th November 9.30am

Friday 11th December 9.30am

Wednesday 16th December 1.30pm


Christmas Jumper Day on Wed 16th Dec

Posted: Tuesday 10 November, 2015
To raise some funds for equipment for playgroup we have decided to hold a Christmas jumper day. We would love  to see your children come in wearing their festive jumper and ask for a donation of £1. 

Parent Consultations Fri 4th Dec from 12.30pm

Posted: Tuesday 10 November, 2015
We would like to take this opportunity to invite all parents/guardians to a parent consultation and look at your child´s learning journal.

Nativity Play Thursday 10th December

Posted: Tuesday 10 November, 2015
We are planning to perform our nativity and all the children from St Johns nursery playgroup are invited to take part.

Woodland Walks for Autumn Term

Posted: Monday 05 October, 2015

Thursday 24th September 1.30pm

Wednesday 30th September 9.3apm

Monday 5th October 9.30am

Tuesday 13th October 9.30am

Friday 23rd October 9.30am


Christmas Holiday Mon21st Dec - Fri 1st Jan

Posted: Monday 05 October, 2015
Last day of term Thursday 17th December. Inset day Friday 18th December and Monday 4th January. We return on Tuesday 5th January normal time.

Octoober Half Term Mon 26th Oct - Fri 30th Oct

Posted: Monday 05 October, 2015

Last day of term Friday 23rd October. We return normal time on Monday 2nd November.


Last Day of term Friday 17th July

Posted: Tuesday 30 June, 2015
We finish on Friday 17th July at 12pm and return back to Playgroup on Thursday 3rd September normal time.

Dates for the woodland walks this half term

Posted: Tuesday 30 June, 2015

Thursday 2nd July 1.30pm

Wednesday 8th July 9.30am

Friday 17th July 9.30am


Party Thursday 16th July

Posted: Tuesday 30 June, 2015
We are having a Party to say goodbye to the children who are leaving St Johns Nursery Playgroup. All children are invited, if your child is not usually in on a Thursday they are welcome to attend with you accompanying them. The party starts at 10am and finishes at 12pm.

Friday 3rd July Parent Consultation

Posted: Tuesday 30 June, 2015

These will be from 12.45 to 13.45, this is a lovely opportunity to see your child´s learning journals and to see how well they are developing.


Woodland Walks

Posted: Wednesday 22 April, 2015

Fri 24th April 9.30

Wed 29th April 9.30

Thurs 7th May 13.45

Tue 12th May 9.30

Mon 18th May 9.30


May Half Term 25/05/15-29/05/15

Posted: Wednesday 22 April, 2015
We finish on Friday 22nd May normal time and return on Monday 1st June normal time.

May Bank Holiday

Posted: Wednesday 22 April, 2015
We are closed on Monday 4th May

Easter Holidays 03/04/15-17/04/15

Posted: Tuesday 03 February, 2015
We finish on Thursday 2nd April and return on Monday 20th April normal time..

Half Term 16/02/15 - 20/02/15

Posted: Tuesday 03 February, 2015
We finish on Friday 13th February normal time, we return on Monday 23rd February.

woodlnd walk

Posted: Tuesday 03 February, 2015
Please see our letter for the dates of the woodland walks this term

Induction Day for the new children

Posted: Wednesday 17 December, 2014
We are holding an Induction day on Friday 9th January in the afternoon at 1pm, for all our new children and their parents/carers.

Christmas holiday 22/12/14 - 02/01/15

Posted: Wednesday 17 December, 2014
We finish on Thursday 18th December and return back on Tuesday 6th January normal time.

November 2014 Newsletter

Posted: Tuesday 16 December, 2014
Please read about our news and upcoming events in our November 2014 newsletter.

Job Vacancy

Posted: Tuesday 16 December, 2014
We are looking for a Temporary Part Time Playgroup Practitioner. Please see the advert for more information.

Woodland walks

Posted: Thursday 04 September, 2014
We will be starting our woodland walks this term, these will be on a different session each week. Parents/carers are more than welcome to come along. It´s a great opportunity for the children to explore another environment, to support their physical development, their knowledge and understanding of the world and to encourage their confidence in new situations. Dates for our walks: Friday 5th September 9.30, Wednesday 10th September 9.30, Thursday 18th September 1.30, Monday 22nd September 10am (TBC), Tuesday 30th September 10am (TBC), Wednesday 8th October 1.30, Friday 17th October 9.30, Tuesday 21st October 1.30.

Induction day 19/09/2014

Posted: Saturday 23 August, 2014
Our induction day will be held on Friday 19th September at 1pm. We welcome the new children and their parents/carer. You and your child will meet the staff and be introduced to their key person. At St John´s we recognise and respect that parents are children´s first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners/key person work together in early year´s settings, the results have a positive impact on children´s development and learning.

Half term 27/10/2014

Posted: Saturday 23 August, 2014
October half term 27/10/14 to 31/10/2014. We finish at 12pm on Friday 24th October and return on Monday 3rd November normal time.

Autumn term 03/09/2014

Posted: Saturday 23 August, 2014
We return back to playgroup normal time on Wednesday 3rd September.

End of the summer term

Posted: Monday 21 July, 2014
Tuesday 22nd July is our Last day of term, we finish at normal time of 3.15. We say goodbye to the children who are leaving us and wish them well in their new school.

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