A huge well done to all children who made a speech!
Author: Megan Hardy
South Asian Heritage Month
July marks the start of South Asian Heritage Month. This celebrates the culture, history and difference made by the 3 million people in the UK with South Asian heritage. Children have discussed and learnt about this in school, with a particular focus on the 2 NJS Courageous Advocates who come from South Asian countries. Find out more here… South Asian Heritage Month 2022
Abbie’s AMAZING Achievement!
Abbie from year 5 entered the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition earlier this year. There were over 500 entries from across the UK. The results were announced last week and… ABBIE WAS ONE OF THE SIX WINNERS!
This is a very impressive achievement and everyone at NJS is very proud of you, Abbie! Well done! We can’t wait to see your certificate and exciting prizes.
If you would like to find out more, or to read Abbie’s winning story, follow this link:
Year 5 Sports Day
Year 5 had a wonderful sports day yesterday! The children were fantastic and showed great courage, resilience and teamwork. Thank you to all the family members who came to watch and support. Thank you also to all staff for their efforts, especially Mr Marsh our outstanding compère!
National Refugee Week 2022
Refugee Week is an annual festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. This year’s theme is healing.
We All Have the Right to be Safe
We believe that everyone deserves a home and has the right to seek safety for themselves and their families.
Children at NJS will be marking this festival by watching some short films about young people who have taken refuge in Britain and the journey they went on to get here, completing some ‘healing’ activities together and by doing some art work inspired by the illustration below.
The illustration marking Refugee Week 2022 is by Nima Javan, a painter specialising in traditional Persian art and contemporary abstract art. Nima’s current work is inspired by ‘Persian miniatures’, using characters found in traditional paintings as well as his own creations. Originally from Quchan in North East Iran, Nima sought refuge in the UK in 2019.
Y5 Bridgnorth Trip ☀️
The children were absolutely AMAZING on the trip today – I was so proud to lead them round Bridgnorth! They were sensible and engaged in everything we did, and they were polite and friendly to everyone we met. Several members of the public commented what lovely children they were! Well done year 5 for a fantastic day out, and to Mr Marsh for organising!
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