Latest news
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Winter Gardens Dance Festival
Fri 18 Nov 2022Well it’s been a hectic few weeks for our team of dancers as we entered this years Dance Festival at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. This years theme was ‘Once Upon a Time’ and schools had to choose a book to represent in their performance.
We chose the classic, ‘Stig of the Dump’ and the children got to work with Sarah from Bluemoose creating a fabulous routine.
Here are a ew snaps from backstage at the Winter Gardens, the film of the performance will hopefully be available on the PE page of the website as soon as I can work out how to compress and upload it.
A big thank you to all our parent helpers and volunteers who we couldn’t have managed without and another congratulations to our awesome team of dancers.
Miss Bell
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Eco-Team Pupil Power Project
Wed 19 Oct 2022Another year and it’s time to welcome an enthusiastic new Eco-Team to lead us in all things environmental at school this year. We’ve been busy prepping our seed bank (thank you to anyone who has sent their seeds in) and planning our project for the year. This year we are focussing on Pupil Power - a series of small pupil lead changes and challenges for the whole school. After all, Greta Thunberg once said “No one is too small to make a difference.” and this year we’re going to prove that’s true with the children, families and staff of PSJ.
With that in mind, we’d like to set you a half term challenge to help our school reduce unnecessary plastic. In years gone by, at the Christmas Fair, we have run a 'Pint Pot Tombola' where children are sent home with a plastic pint pot to fill with goodies for the children’s tombola. However, that’s over 100 plastic pint pots added to the plastic waste mountain that we don’t need. So, this year instead we are going to run a takeaway tombola instead. Your challenge is to dig out a takeaway container to recycle by filling it with things for the tombola instead (if you don’t have a takeaway tub an old butter tub or similar will do). Below the Eco-Team have taken some pictures of example tubs that we have made up. They have also created a list of possible things to put inside. We are setting ourselves the ambitious target of collecting in 100 tubs!
Once filled, send it into school for the team to collect. We are going to add a tip for an eco-friendly Christmas to each tub before the fair. Then simply come along and try your luck! Who’s tub will you win???
Things to fill your tub with:
sweets, chocolates or snacks
stationary
toiletries
small game or toy
stickers
puzzles
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Fun at Forest Schools
Mon 17 Oct 2022We’ve had a fantastic first term back at Forest Schools in Deserts, Mountains and Stars (don’t worry Oceans you're back after half term).
We’ve been busy frog hunting, cooking on the fire, tightrope walking, den building, catapult battling, playing games, parachute making, mud sliding, whittling and site maintaining!!!
Here are a few photo highlights from the half term as well as the apple crisp recipe Desert Class requested. Apple Crisp recipe
Thank you to our parent helper Mrs Phoenix-Hart for coming along on Fridays and joining in the fun. Can’t wait for next half term? Make sure you’ve got your full kit in school first week back!
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Multi Skills
Thu 06 Oct 2022Yesterday saw our first sports trip of the school year when a team from year 3 and 4 went to a Multi Skills festival at Millfield High School. The children had a fantastic time competing in different events and were a real credit to Ocean Class and our school, well done team!
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Forest Schools
Thu 15 Sep 2022It’s autumn and Forest Schools is back with a bang! So far this term we’ve climbed trees, built dens, baked bread, hunted frogs, dug pits, planted plants, picked apples, had lots of muddy fun……and we’ve only been back two weeks!!!
Keep an eye on the Forest Schools page for photos and more information once photo permissions are back.
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PAGES awards 2022
Fri 26 Aug 2022Fancy reading up about our national award winning children? Click on the link below to view our YPTE project from last year.
https://primaryawards4greeneducation.org.uk/winners/2022/9680
Can't wait to get started on this year's project. Watch this space...
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Group C’s Thursday
Thu 14 Jul 2022Lots of courage on the ropes course this morning then a long rocky ramble this afternoon.
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Group A Thursday update
Thu 14 Jul 2022Group A started the day with a rocky ramble up Warton Cragg. They opted for the short but steeper route to the top and Joe’s map reading took us the scenic route back to the minibus.
After a picnic lunch to refuel and a complex game of piggy in the middle, we went canoeing up the Lancaster canal. It was a dry experience until the 2 teams became competitive and then Mes Hill’s paddle might have splashed a few of the opposite team. All enjoyed a refreshing dip before burgers and brownie for tea. Games and fire here we come this evening.
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Group B first afternoon
Wed 13 Jul 2022Great afternoon had by all ! Tremendous courage and bravery shown by all children during the Sky jump. Very impressive!!
Fantastic archery skills with several Bulleyes. Hope you enjoy the photos.
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Group C first afternoon
Wed 13 Jul 2022A great first afternoon on the canal!