5M have this afternoon creating their own range of Kandinsky art using a range of mediums. Children used both paint and pastels to create their own versions of abstract art inspired by Kandinsky. They had so much fun!
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5M have this afternoon creating their own range of Kandinsky art using a range of mediums. Children used both paint and pastels to create their own versions of abstract art inspired by Kandinsky. They had so much fun!
5M loved having Pudsey visit our class this afternoon. The children have enjoyed learning about where some of the money goes and the causes that Children in Need supports.
This coming Friday, it is Mufti day in exchange for £1 for Children in Need. Mr Rotherham has done a letter on the website explaining a little more about a visitor we may have….
Next week is the start of Bikeability for some children. If this concerns your child, please return the permission slip for your child if you haven’t done so already.
Can children in 5M not doing Bikeability on Monday please bring an old shirt that can be ruined, we will be painting and using pastels Monday afternoon.
Swimming will continue as normal for the children not doing Bikeability on Tuesday.
Finally, speaking for 5M, your children are ploughing through an absolute avalanche of work currently and rising to the challenge well. They have coped with raised expectation of Y5 and I felt it was appropriate this was recognised.
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!
Here are some fantastic links you may find useful:
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.
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.
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