NJS enjoyed a whole day of Children in Need fun last Friday and held a non-uniform day to raise money for this extremely worthy cause. The pupils in 6SO learnt all about the charity and the people that it supports and were asked to present their learning however they wished. As you can see, some pupils selected to present their learning to the class using Google Slides, others created fantastic posters and we even had some superb poetry!
Years 5 and 6 have been busy creating the artwork for our calendar based on ‘Photographs that changed the world’ which is our current expedition. We are incredibly pleased to announce that £500 has been donated by several generous businesses to help fund our venture! In these difficult times, the staff and pupils are so grateful for the kindness that has been shown and we can’t wait to see the finished calendar including outstanding artwork and wonderful writing from the children. Here’s a sneak peek of some of the tremendous art work that the pupils have produced so far.
6SO have been working hard to produce some beautiful observational sketches of cameras over the past few weeks. Here are just a few of the amazing final sketches and we think you’ll agree, they are outstanding! These beautiful drawings will feature as part of a calendar that Year 5 and 6 are creating based on their current expedition ‘Photographs that changed the world’. The calendar will be professionally printed and available to buy at Christmas time so watch this space!
The Year 6 pupils commenced a 10 week Forest School programme on Tuesday this week and they loved it! The children learnt how to chop wood, they built a swing and climbed trees. They are learning to develop their problem solving skills and confidence in themselves.
A huge thank you to our fabulous TA, Mrs Blunt, for organising this amazing opportunity for our pupils.
If it’s good enough for our children, its good enough for our staff too… Everything that you are doing in class, we are doing too!
We have also be revisiting our Core Values that we set together as a whole community 5 years ago. Here we are unpicking exactly what it looks like to embrace our values and identify our own HOWLs – Habits of Work and Learning. HOWLS help us demonstrate how we are working to be the best version of ourselves or as we like to say, “Being the BEST version of ME!”
On Thursday 17th September, 6CC had the pleasure of learning from a local photographer, Mr Nightingale, who walked the children through the history of photography and explored the tools a modern-day photographer uses in the field. The children also got the chance to view and hold both past and current equipment. Thank you very much, Mr Nightingale!
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On 17th September, Year 5 & 6 took part in an exciting photography workshop led by local photographer Steve Nightingale as part of our expedition, ‘Photographs that changed the world’. The pupils looked at how photography and camera technology has developed over time. Steve taught us about some of the most iconic photos ever taken, including Neil Armstrong on the moon and ‘Tank Man’, and the cameras and people who took them. We also discovered that Steve is a keen wildlife photographer and has taken some truly amazing photos of animals. He showed us a close up snap of a jumping spider and a magnificent barn owl mid-flight!
