2 years ago
Posted on 17th Nov 2023 by Kayleigh Naylor

England Rocks – Results!

A huge well done and congratulations to all the children who took part in the England Rocks Competition on TTRS.

Special mentions to 1st place class: 5M, 2nd place class: 5J and 3rd place class: 6J 🙂

Some phenomenal individual results were recorded and children will receive certificates next week for their efforts.

Certificates to be given out are –

Top 3 classes in the school (based on average score).
Top 3 students in the school.
Top 3 students in each class.

We will publish the full results once the children have received their certificates 🙂

2 years ago
Posted on 15th Nov 2023 by Mrs Ollerenshaw

ANTI-BULLYING WEEK AT NJS!

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 is coordinated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This year it has the theme ‘Make A Noise About Bullying’ and will take place from Monday 13th to Friday 17th November.

At NJS, the children are all completing different tasks in class around the theme of bullying. We want to be a ‘bully buster’ at NJS! What is Bully Buster? Well, a bully buster at NJS is someone who takes action when bullying is happening; someone who helps those around them and someone who speaks up! All children have designed a ‘bully buster’ badge and had in depth discussions on what they included and why.

Alongside the tasks in class, the whole school attended an assembly where Wellbeing Mentors from BBS came along. The children from Burton Borough were fantastic and shared some key messages with the children. What bullying is? What to do if they are being bullied? And many more.

Here is the presentation that BBS delivered:

Final Anti-Bullying Week 2023 – Primary Assembly

Here you will find some pictures from our assembly with BBS:

Bullying is NOT welcome at NJS! Check us out making some noise in our assembly!

Video

Here are some fantastic links you may find useful:

https://www.kidscape.org.uk/

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/bullying/#:~:text=Kidscape,be%20involved%20in%20bullying%20others.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

https://www.childline.org.uk/

2 years ago
Posted on 15th Nov 2023 by Mr Rotherham

Children in Need- Friday 17th November

Children in Need 2023

2 years ago
Posted on 13th Nov 2023 by Kayleigh Naylor

England Rocks 🎸

Dear parent/carer,

As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in England. The competition runs from 07:30 Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 Thursday 16th November 2023. It’s all done online on TTRS.

Children can play in any gamemode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a daily 60-minute limit (see below)). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average.

To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30 Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 Thursday 16th November 2023. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.

In the spirit of the competition, please don’t play on their behalf but by all means encourage and support them to the extent that it doesn’t cause high stress levels or impact on family plans.

2 years ago
Posted on 10th Nov 2023 by Mr Rotherham

NJS marked a 2 minutes silence for Remembrance Day

2 years ago
Posted on 10th Nov 2023 by Kayleigh Naylor

Military Kids Club

In Military Kids Club today, we had an introduction to orienteering. 9 flags were placed around the school grounds and children had to stamp their cards with 9 different patterns. We will build on this during the coming months with the aim of being able to read a map and use a compass accurately!

Next week, we will be going to Beech’s Base to complete some team building activities and make s’mores. Please can your child bring a spare set of clothing or at the very least, a pair of wellies.