On Thursday, NJS welcomed back parents and carers to our annual summer sports day after two years of waiting! In the morning, years 3 & 4 enjoyed their time in the sun taking part in track and field events dotted around the field with plenty of spectator support! It is worthwhile noting our fantastic year 6s supported by leading the field events where they offered useful coaching tips and encouraged lower key stage 2 to try their best!

In the afternoon, years 5 & 6 took to the field – the last time year six’s took part in sports day with parents/carers present, they were in year 3! Most had their chance to run the track whilst our crews cheered them on from the sidelines. As always, a big thank you to our support staff, our supportive parents/carers and to Mr Chadwick for organising the event. May the hot weather continue! #SportsDay

6CC have begun their week with some Star Wars coding after an extremely hot weekend. All enjoyed taking control of BB-8 using code to dictate his movements and avoid the evil Sith hunters. More to follow on this coding adventure!

On Wednesday 7th July, a team of Y5/6 children made the trip to Askern CC for the final sporting competition of the year. Our terrific team performed well and ultimately progressed to a second place playoff where they secured silver. Top job team!🏏

Excitement and enthusiasm are just two of the words you would use to describe our Maths lesson today as 6CC set to work planning their very own theme parks!

Each pair began their work by budgeting and discussing which attractions and amenities should be included in their theme parks. Plenty sensible kept much of their £4 million budget which came in handy after they had overlooked one major aspect of their park: pavements! 😱 Despite the slight planning flaw, the groups proceeded to design the floor plan for their theme parks. WeOur crew can’t wait to present their finished parks and to create branding advertising their creations!

6Cc enjoyed developing their batting skills in this week’s PE lesson. Our crew focused on mastering the basics of batting (hand and foot positioning) before learning about two particular shot types: a froward drive and a square drive. The activities were made all the more pleasant by the glorious summer weather; we finished off with two separate games of quick cricket, allowing them to put their batting skills to the test in a game situation. Top notch! 👌🏼

After a reasonably short journey, Year 6 arrived at Kingswood for 3pm for their tour of the grounds and a briefing for their stay here. The first challenge that awaited them was an intimidating one for some: making their beds!

Perplexed faces, an abundance of questions and head scratching filled each room before all beds were finally made. All groups then participated in one activity before dinner; in group eight’s case, bouldering was our first official challenge of the stay.

Many greeted the news of dinner with jubilation: chicken, chips and a choice of salad followed by jam doughnuts for dessert. The children then enjoyed a briefing around one of Kingswood’s campfires.

The mini olympics was the children’s final activity of the night offering a chance for competition and humour, two of the events being an impressions race and how far can you scream before you have to take a breath!