SJB Primary School

Thank you to everyone who came to join us at our Reading Evening. It was lovely to see so many family members come along to hear more about how to support their children on their reading journey.

If you have a child in Reception and you couldn’t make it to the event, Mrs Branton has offered to explain our reading system once again. She will be available straight after school on Monday 17th October.

Please do let us know if you would like to see more of these types of events which could cover any part of the curriculum. The more we can share together, the better the outcome for the children.

Year 4 had a super time with Mr Hill, making Anglo-Saxon clay pots and masks, like the one found at Sutton Hoo. It’s harder than it looks to make a really good pot or mask without getting a bit dirty. Well done, Year 4. True Anglo-Saxons!

The new bikes have been a great hit. They are really challenging for the children to ride as they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

We have been doing a mindfulness session in Reception after lunch. It gets the children calm, focused and ready to learn after a busy playtime.

The children in Reception are really enjoying their lunchtimes. They love being able to chat with their friends while they eat their tasty food. 😋

Reception Class have been exploring school, looking for things to count. We found 5 lights in the cloakroom, 4 square windows outside Year 1…….

We’ve had a very busy week in year 5. In English we have been writing a balanced argument based on our story book ‘The Midnight Fox’. The children have worked very hard finding points for both sides of the argument and writing formal paragraphs.

In Science we have looked at the entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian. She studied the life cycle of insects in the late 1600s. We found her story fascinating as her job was very dangerous back then as she could have been accused of being a witch!

In History we have carried on with our Mayan topic. This week we compared the Mayan civilisation to the Anglo Saxons in our books. On craft Friday we made Mayan masks, Mayan ojos de dios and Anglo Saxon brooches.

We visited the mill and learned about the hard work and long hours that young children had to do. There were lots of hands on activities.