I solemnly swear we have been up to no good…

9th September 2021Charlie Cicero

If you’d have examined 6CC’s activity on the Marauder’s map, you’d have noticed how busy their week has been, from participating in their very own Hogwarts’ sorting ceremony to making their own magical wands!

During their first week back, the class also took part in a range of enchanting activities such as quidditch, defence against the dark arts and potion making. As their professor this year, it has been lovely to see the teamwork and determination shown by each member of the class in every activity, however Gryffindor are the leading the house points charts after the first week. Let’s hope the other houses catch up in due course!

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The Crew Gate Roman Army

9th September 2021Lauren Gate

3LG are off to a flying start this term! The crew have settled in amazingly and have been absolute superstars, both in the classroom and around school. For our first expedition this year we are looking at the “Relentless Romans”. During immersion week 3LG designed and created their own Roman shield . They studied what roman shields looked like and why and based their designs on this. The children took extreme care painting the shields and cutting and designing the lightning bolts and wings to decorate! I am so impressed with the high quality work they have produced and can’t wait to explore Roman Britain with them in the coming weeks!

Battle Ready

9th September 2021Gavin Chadwick

And here we have it, a selection of our finished Roman shields modelled by a selection of our fierce Roman Centurions. To create our shields, the children designed and critiqued their work before finalising their ideas before the construction phase could begin. Here, the children initially painted their shields before adding decorative wings, lightening bolts and borders out of silver and gold paper. Finally, the children used the base of used plastic bottles as the shields ‘boss’ which they painted silver. Of course, the legend that is Mrs Ball added the handles on the reverse and then our shields were complete. Indeed, there’s a little bit of work to do before they will be ship shape and ready for combat however as their self-entitled lieutenant, and of course having the added advantage of growing up on the mean streets of Rotherham, I feel more than prepared for the demands of the role.

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Truly Legion!

3rd September 2021Gavin Chadwick

What a fantastic start to the school year by 4GC! They have settled brilliantly, worked hard and demonstrated our core values in abundance throughout the week. This term’s expedition is entitled ‘Relentless Romans’ and we have been busy this week making Roman shields, traditional mosaics and even and centurion’s battle helmet! In these accompanying pictures, you can marvel at the detail and precision at which these shields have been put together. Perhaps the best way to summarise our efforts this week is through the Roman Latin phrase ‘Carpe Diem‘…Indeed, 4GC have Seized the Day.

Relentless Romans

3rd September 2021Helen Jenkins

3HJ have been immersed in everything Roman this week.

Here you can see the wonderful shields that have been designed. painted and decorated. We used our observation skills to make them as authentic as possible and are very proud of our results!

Movie Magic!

1st September 2021Stephanie Oliver

During their first day back, the Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in lots of exciting Harry Potter themed activities as part of our ‘The Magic of Motion’ exhibition. The children dressed up as witches and wizards and through the magic of technology, photo shopped themselves into various Harry Potter movie sets!

Jungle Fever!

1st September 2021Stephanie Oliver

All of our little monkeys have been going wild on our brand new Jungle Trail over the last couple of days. The newest addition to our outdoor provision has certainly been a hit with the children! Tarzan has got nothing on us!

Final Word Presentations

13th July 2021Stephanie Oliver

The Year 6 pupils have spent the last few weeks tirelessly working on their Final Word presentations and today have started to present them to family, staff and friends. We have been blown away by the quality of their reflections on their time at NJS and have loved hearing about their character growth over the last 4 years. A lot of the children have been extremely nervous about presenting in front of an audience but we couldn’t be more proud of their achievements. Well done Year 6!