Like yourselves we have only seen the news this evening that schools MAY BEGIN to reopen in June.  You, like ourselves, will have many questions about this.  We must wait for further guidance before we can begin to answer those.

We thank you for your support and patience at this time.

Please ensure you have read the attached letter for the attention of all parents and carers:

Trips and residential letter to parents

NUMBER 21: Mrs Humphries

Mrs Humphries studied her BEd (Hons) in Nottingham and she worked there for three years.  She lives with her husband and four sons so a very male dominated household!  She enjoys her holidays abroad.  Mrs Humphries loves her exercise classes and walking her 12 year old dog called Jess.  She loves eating out but also cooking at home.  Her way of relaxing is reading a good book on her Kindle.  Mrs Humphries has taught at NJS for around 10 years in a variety of roles.  She loves working across the school with lots of children and being part of Team NJS.

NUMBER 22: Mrs Kucyznska

Mrs Kuczynska loves having her family photos displayed all around her home.  She lives with her husband and three children which means there is always plenty going on at home!  One of her best friends brought her the sign…. she knows Mrs Kuczynska too well!  Mrs Kuczynska always likes to decorate the house whether it is Easter, Birthdays or Christmas, often these stay up until the next occasion!  The pine cones on display were picked on a family walk and decorated with her children.  She loves being crafty with the children but for some reason they leave her when it is time to tidy up!  Mrs K always loves a trip abroad so a suitcase and suncream are always at the ready!  Mrs Kuczynska has taught at NJS for several years and currently teaches Year 4.

NUMBER 23: Mrs Henderson

Mrs Henderson lives in a house like this…. Mrs H was originally from London but definitely not an Eastender!  She studied at Kilburn Polytechnic to become a Nursery Nurse (a long time ago!).  She lives with her husband and has three grown up children and six beautiful grandchildren although she doesn’t talk about them a lot!! Ha!! She loves her garden especially sitting in the sunshine.  Her idea of perfect relaxing is coffee and a good book.  Mrs Henderson is a HLTA and has worked at NJS for a very long time.

A few weeks ago I recommended IXL to help you with your Maths https://uk.ixl.com/math/

Have a little look if you haven’t had chance yet!

Eva has done a great job already answering over 1,000 questions and earning a certificate… well done Eva!

certificate

As SATs week arrives it is not quite the same,

The tests that were printed this year never came,

The displays are still up; walls full of ‘Maths’ rules,

But Year 6 very different, at present, in schools

For some of you, happiness, lots of relief,

For others a sigh of pure disbelief,

That you worked really hard in advance of this week,

Expected and Greater Depth marks you did seek.

Algebra, fractions, the times table drills,

Inference, retrieval, in depth Reading skills,

Past present, progressive…. and all the SPAG terms,

You’ve practised and mastered them over the years.

Fear not though, the SATs, yes, won’t happen this term

But remember tests don’t measure everything you learn,

Primary subjects are varied; you’ve always tried your best,

And many of those skills that you’ve gained can’t be defined by a test.

So here at NJS you have made us so proud.

We sit here with pride and we shout this out loud…

‘Year 6 you amaze us, you’ve come incredibly far…

And we don’t need a test to see how amazing you are!’