Communications
Rainforest Day 4M 20/02/24
4M had a fab day with David the Rainforest Man, who entertained us with stories, photos and artefacts from rainforests from around the world, but mainly South America. During the afternoon the children got to hold a tarantula, a millipede, hissing cockroaches, giant stick insects and even a scorpion, they sketched the artefacts and even made traditional style rainforest necklaces, which they have come home with! A super day enjoyed by all!
Lilleshall Sports Centre Open Weekend…
Lilleshall National Sports Centres ‘Big Open Weekend’ is coming up on the 16th & 17th March 2024. We have put together a range of activities that people are able to come and have a go at for free with the aim of encouraging physical activity amongst all ages. Please see below a rough timetable of what the weekend will look like.
Saturday 16th
Day starts: 11am
Day end: 4pm
Activities available:
- Nature Trail (11am-4pm, Nature trail maps available at reception)
- Squash courts & Table Tennis (11am-4pm)
- Badminton (11am-4pm, x3 badminton courts set up, just turn up and play)
- Newport Cycling club – Static roller unit (in door cycling)
- Archery – no experience required (11am-1pm, minimum age of 8 for this activity, to tie up loose hair and wear closed toe shoes to avoid disappointment)
Sunday 17th
Day starts: 11am
Day end: 4pm
Activities available:
- Nature Trail (11am-4pm, Nature trail maps available at reception)
- Squash courts & Table Tennis (11am-4pm)
- Badminton (11am-4pm, x3 badminton courts set up, just turn up and play)
- Archery – no experience required (11am-1pm, minimum age of 8 for this activity, to tie up loose hair and wear closed toe shoes to avoid disappointment)
Parents Meetings
Please find attached a letter about forthcoming parents meetings that will be taking place. A paper copy will be coming home for you to return.
Thank you for your support.
Mrs M
Y5 Dome Day Tomorrow
Please could parents go on ParentPay to agree to tomorrow’s experience Consent is needed for all children due to the lighting and the nature of the experience. We currently have over 20 children where permission has not yet been granted for the Solar System Planetarium. Any issues, please contact your child’s class teacher.
World Down Syndrome Day: 21st March 2024
Members of our school family are welcome to wear their favourite socks for World Down Syndrome Day on the 21st March (there is no charge for this, it is a date to raise awareness). This is a global awareness day which NJS will be marking with classroom based activities where we will be exploring #EndTheStereotypes.
Y5 Chester Zoo Trip
Please see the letter below for details regarding Year 5’s proposed trip to Chester Zoo.
Yr 6 Shrewsbury Parent Pay – Updated.
We have been made aware of issues when attempting to find the Yr 6 trip to Shrewsbury on parent pay. This was due to an issue with our original upload attempt at the end of the half term, however this has now been resolved and the trip should now be available for you to access. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Year 4 Rainforest Day Reminder – Tomorrow!!
Dear Parents and Carers
On Tuesday 20th February 2024, we are inviting Year 4 to take part in ‘Rainforest Day’ in school. This forms part of our Geography and Art curriculums and we are very excited and pleased to announce that this will be run by Dave and Sue Shaw, also known as ‘The Rainforest Couple.’ Dave and Sue are specialists in Primary School Rainforest workshops due to their lived experiences living in Costa Rica, Madagascar and Borneo to name a few places. Since returning to the UK with their daughters, Dave and Sue bring the magic of the rainforest into school with them and create a memorable day.
There will be some live rainforest creepy-crawlies coming along with them too to further add to the experience. This will be a chance for the children to see and hold in person some of the creatures that thrive in the rainforest. Children may be given the chance to hold these creatures if they wish. Please be reassured however, that no child will be asked to hold any insect if they do not wish to.
To enable this visit in school to go ahead, we will require a voluntary contribution of £6.00 and if there are not enough funds raised, then sadly the experience will not go ahead.
All permissions and payments have been made available via your ParentPay account.
As the Rainforest is known for its bright and vibrant colours, we are asking the children to dress up in bright clothing for the day, or as if they were from the Rainforest!
Thank you for your continuing support.
Mr M Mrs Parker Mrs Naylor Mrs Ollerenshaw
Y5 Science Dome Wednesday and Reminders
Due to a change of timings Wednesday, 5J will NOT need to be in school early now. All 3 classes will have their dome experience during the school day.
As a reminder, for tomorrow only, Year 5 will be Swimming. From next week onwards, Swimming will be on a Monday.