Last week, 5HJ completed fieldwork in Doncaster City Centre exploring how the Industrial Revolution has influenced Doncaster today. After a tour of the city centre looking at buildings of that time, we visited Danum Museum where we discovered how Doncaster was pivotal in the construction of trains. The children were also immersed in a workhouse experience which involved tedious tasks such as picking up grains of rice. 😫
This week, 6CC have enjoyed learning about the Doncaster Plant Works and its use throughout and after Industrial Revolution. After exploring the five stages of its development, the children created their own informational flap books as well as drawing their own unique covers for each of the phases. This was a piece of work where many members of the class enthusiastically took it upon themselves to write about the Plant and present their work as beautifully as they could. Awesome work, class!
This morning, Crew Cicero had a treat as they made their own pizzas in flexible Friday. The crew banded together ingredients, sharing cheese, pepperoni and ham as well as pittas for their pizza bases. Who needs Dominoes!
This afternoon marked a special occasion as parents and carers were invited into our Presentation of Learning for this term’s expedition, ‘The Lungs of our World’. After weeks of hard work learning about the geography and science behind the complex eco-system that is the Amazon rainforest, the children were finally able to present their outcomes: each child wrote a ‘Kapok Tree’ inspired rainforest story, which featured an endangered rainforest animal of their choice, as well as creating a handcrafted soft toy of their animal. The stories were shared last week with Year 2 at Norton Infant School where the children had their chance to read them to a younger audience and educate the infants about what they could do to help our world survive (reducing paper usage and using more technology at home and in the classroom). As act of activism, parents and carers were asked to donate money to the Wildlife Foundation, an organisation formed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to help promote animal welfare and educate the public about the dangers faced by endangered animals across the globe. Thank you to all who came and we hope your cuddly toys and rainforest stories bring enjoyment for years to come! 🦥
Christmas has officially hit 3LG with the arrival of our mischievous elf. Frederick the Elf brought the Christmas spirit and 3LG have offically got the Christmas bug! 3LG spent their Flexible Friday crew session decorating our Christmas tree and completing the exciting activities Frederick had brought us!
On Monday afternoon, we held our annual Christmas Crafts fair where children turned themselves into elves and created paper christmas trees and baubles. We had a fabulous afternoon and will be finding glitter around the classroom for weeks!
On Tuesday afternoon, we brought back the famous NJS Christmas Bazaar where children spent the afternoon going around the school and playing a number of different Christmas games. From pin the nose on rudolph to catch the snowball – NJS had all the Christmas games you could dream of.
The spirit of Christmas was alive and thriving at Norton Junior as the entire school came together for an afternoon of joyous games and heartwarming entertainment. With activities being led by 6CC in their classroom, children from across the school partook in a joyful range of festive-themed activities!
Among the highlights were classics like ‘Knock the Elf off the Shelf’, where precision and skill were put to the test to dislodge mischievous a mischievous elf from his perch, ‘Santa’s Sleigh Ride’, ‘The Coin Flick’ and ‘The Christmas Spin’. What a way to mark the beginning of the Christmas festivities in school!
On a very chilly first of December, a team of 10 year 3/4 dodgeballers has the pleasure of competing at Carcroft Primary School against the other schools within the XP trust. All played exceptionally well and demonstrated agility as well as great throwing and catching skills, which subsequently landed the team in second place overall. Well done to the other teams!
The Kids EFL cup, a football tournament hosted by club Doncaster, took place on Thursday at the Eco power Stadium. With schools only able to select a strict team of nine for the competition, a team year 5/6 NJS children made the trip to the home of Doncaster Rovers to play against invitational teams from across Doncaster, including local schools Owston Park and Askern Spa. In freezing conditions, the team played exceptionally well and enjoyed a good tournament, showcasing great attacking and defending skills – passing to good support options in space when in possession and closing down the space against attackers when in defence. Whilst the team did not progress to the latter stages of the tournament, there were several exceptional performances: strong defensive performances from Ted and Will in Year Six ensured defenders were kept in check as well as great attacking performances from Fraser, Brooklyn (both Y6) and young Blake in year 5. Additionally, a huge thank you to Mrs Flint for accompanying the team with myself in extremely cold conditions. Great effort team!
Celebrating athleticism, teamwork, and the spirit of competition, Norton Junior School girls recently took centre stage at the Key Stage 2 football tournament held at Campsmount Academy. The event not only showcased the girls’ skill on the field but also emphasised the importance of camaraderie and self-expression in a team setting. Well done to the girls and a shoutout to Mrs Blunt and Miss Gill for accompanying the team!
Last week, year 5 had an awesome visit from Sam’s Safari who brought a vast assortment of rainforest animals for us to discover. The children understood the impact of deforestation on the habitats of animals ranging from leave cutters to millipedes and geckos. What a wonderful experience!
