Our amazing children made waves at the Legacy swimming gala yesterday showing incredible skill, teamwork and sportsmanship. We are all so proud of their dedication and the fantastic medals they brought home – true champions in and out of the pool!
The first sporting fixtures of the academic year saw two NJS teams travel to Owston Park Primary for thrilling football tournaments over the last two weeks.
First up, on Thursday 2nd October, our Year 5/6 team competed in the Legacy Sport Yorkshire tournament. After progressing from their group, they secured a dramatic quarter-final victory against Balby on penalties. A hard-fought semi-final draw against eventual runners-up, Kirk Sandal, led to another tense shootout where NJS were narrowly defeated. However, the team clinched a brilliant third place, with defender Toby D sealing the win in the bronze final with a fantastic ‘top bins’ penalty.
The following week, on Thursday 9th October, it was the Year 3/4 team’s turn. They successfully navigated the group stage, which included a tense draw against fellow trust school, Plover Primary. After winning their quarter-final, they faced a strong Richmond Hill side in the semis, whose powerful forward play proved decisive.
Both teams represented the school with skill, determination, and excellent sportsmanship. A huge well done to all our players for such a fantastic start to the sporting calendar!
Despite last-minute dropouts leaving us with only 7 players instead of the usual 9, our team showed incredible determination and teamwork. They topped the group stage with an impressive 16 points — ahead of Carcroft, who finished 2nd, along with 3rd and 4th place teams all tied on 12 points.
The final was a tense match, with Carcroft threatening to steal the victory thanks to some powerful hits. But our resilient players held their nerve, securing a fantastic win. In a tense trophy reveal, XP trust comrades, Carcroft, were given the runners up medals whilst our amazing Y3/4 team secured the gold. Well done to everyone involved — you did the school proud!
NJS pupils were in for a huge surprise this morning when a real-life Gladiator walked into our assembly hall!
Zac, also known as Steel from the hit show Gladiators, delivered an unforgettable workshop all about health, fitness, and achieving your goals. From mindset and motivation to exercise and healthy eating, Steel inspired us all to think like champions and strive to be the best versions of ourselves.
The hall was buzzing with excitement and energy, and we loved hearing Zac’s incredible story and advice. What a powerful start to our day—and a brilliant reminder that with hard work and the right attitude, anything is possible!
A big thank you to FONCA for providing an experience the children will never forget!
This week, Year 4 have been undertaking many scientific endeavours, some of which are pictured below. Firstly, we have been making circuits and experimenting with different items, seeing which may be conductors and insulators. We have also had scientific engineering challenges such as could the children create a bridge using only ArtStraws/Lollipop Sticks and could the children create a parachute and protective shell to protect an egg cracking from a height. Finally, the children have also ran a science fayre which children from the Infants school took part in. The best part of this specific event, was seeing how brilliantly the Year 4 children interacted with the younger children and how they were so kind and helpful towards them!
Last Friday, 4TE celebrated a tremendous World Book Day by exploring everything to do with Alice in Wonderland! This included a fabulous tea party and some absolutely fantastic costumes, which can also be seen. Everybody had a lovely time and enjoyed celebrating everything surrounding books!
Today, 4TE were tasked to use their division skills within maths to solve a great crime! Through using great perserverence, teamwork and resilience, this bunch of budding detectives and mathematicians managed to crack the case! Great work, team!
Yesterday, I had the privilege of taking a team of swimmers to a Legacy Sport competition at Askern Leisure Centre. Our children were amazing, bringing home a range of gold, silver and bronze medals in breast stroke, front crawl and back stroke. The team spirt and support for each other was what makes our children so special. A huge well done to all involved!
Today, 4TE were given a very special assignment… Using their recently aquired proficiency of grid method multiplication, the children had to solve a series of questions in order to uncover a codeword which led to a stash of ‘gold’ hidden somewhere in the school! The children showed brilliant resilience and teamwork to perservere with the challenge and as can be seen, to eventually find the gold!
Today, 4TE were able to observe digestion up close and personal by taking part in an experiement which showed them all of the stages of the digestion process! Needless to say, nobody wanted to have any snacks afterwards!
