Ahoy there, Shakespeare? 🏴‍☠️🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏻

On the morning of the final Monday of year six, 6CC enjoyed putting their coordinates skills to good use as friends became enemies in today’s pirates bay game. 

When friendships had rekindled, the team had the pleasure of engaging in a Shakespearean murder mystery: Romeo and Juliet Edition with Campsmount English teacher, Mrs Green. All enjoyed putting their detective skills to the test as they attempted to piece together a timeline of events from the evidence. Well done all! 



Glorious Sports Day

I couldn’t have been prouder of this wonderful class who were absolutely amazing during sports day today. It was a hot one but the effort they put in was tremendous! Everyone ran their hearts out and the sportsmanship was great to see, congratulating winners and cheering encouragement to those competing! 🏃‍♀️🏅🎽🏆

3LG Are Rock Detectives

This morning, 3LG have been investigating the different properties of rocks.

We started our investigations by scratching different types of rocks with our fingernails, a coin and a paperclip to test the hardness. We then tried dropping water onto the rocks to test whether they were permeable or impermeable. We finished by dropping vinegar on the rocks to see if they fizzed, showing us whether or not they contained calcium. These tests allowed us to decide whether the rocks were sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic.

We’re stoked! 🔥

After months of discussion and deliberation, NJS is pleased to announce the creation of its brand new fire-pit! Thanks to the diligence and hard work of our own Mrs Blunt, Norton Junior’s fire pit is complete with log stools and a fire ring, ready for exciting crew and activity sessions to come. We can already taste the smores!

Brass band & conquer!

Years five and six had the honour of learning from Askern & Hatfield’s Brass Band and listening to their pleasant colliery tunes this afternoon. Between the songs, the musicians gave an insight into the origin of brass bands in the UK as well as talking about the impact being in a brass band has had on their own lives, from performing in prestigious, world-renowned venues to making lifelong friends and even supporting their mental health. Thank you very much to the group for coming to our school to share their music and their stories with us!

Norton’s own theme park opening soon!

This morning, year six gathered themselves into groups to begin drafting business proposals for a new theme park in Norton. With £5 million to spare, the class started to budget their theme park and create a map of their park, including thrill-seeking rides, children’s rides and water flumes galore. Their understanding of the four operations were definitely put to the test as they checked their balance sheet to ensure they could afford their new ventures. Good luck, entrepreneurs! 👍🏼

Play on the Pitch at the Eco-Power Stadium! ⚽️

On Wednesday 24th May, a team of year sixes travelled to the Eco-Power stadium to take part in the Richard Bailey Memorial Play on the Pitch tournament. The team played exceptionally well, winning five out of six group games and only drawing one game – credit to the boys, no goals were conceded. Winning 16 out of a possible 18 points, the team then convincingly won their quarter final and semi final games before unfortunately losing 2-0 in the final. 

Organised by Club Doncaster, it was a memorable occasion for the team to play at the stadium. Whilst the team performed brilliantly against tough opponents, especially in the latter stages of the tournament, the character of the team shone brightly throughout the competition. Well done! ⚽️👍🏼

NJS Walk To School Week

This week NJS have been taking part in the Walk With Wildlife Five Day Walking Challenge.

As part of this, we have been using our crew time to discuss how we get to school in a morning, whether this be walking, driving or cycling. This has tied in nicely with our Wise Wednesday crew sessions over the half term, in which we have been debating the benefits of exercise and getting active outside.

We have even taken our walking challenge one step further, walking a mile around our school filed every morning during our crew sessions. We have been clocking up the steps, averaging around 1800 steps!