The whole school engaged with an art project this week in celebration of the King’s coronation. Children drew, coloured and painted flowers from observation, inspired by the design of the coronation emblem.
The children drew daffodils, clover, roses and thistles and placed these on a stamp design. These were then gathered together in two giant displays, which are near the front reception desks.
Year 2 trip to Woburn Safari Park
Just before the Easter holidays, Year 2 went on a fantastic trip to Woburn Safari park! When we arrived at the park, we travelled on the road safari, where we got to see lots of different animals. We even saw some brown bears climbing trees and swinging in a hammock! One of our favourite parts was watching the monkeys climbing on the coaches! During our visit, we had an interactive lesson with one of the zoo keepers at Woburn. She talked to us about animal adaptions and helped us to add to our learning from our Science and Geography topics. After lunch we got to explore the foot safari, where we saw lots of other interesting animals including wallabies, penguins, meerkats and snakes! A big thank you to the parent helpers who came along for the day, everyone had a brilliant time!
On Friday the 10th of March we held a careers day in school. Children heard talks from different professions. A big thank you to all parents who also came in to talk to the children and support this day!
On Friday 3rd March Year 1 had the opportunity to go on a trip to Sir Harry Smith Community College. At the College the children took part in a Circus Skills Festival. During the morning the children were split into groups and rotated around 7 different circus skills activities. These included peacock feathers, flower sticks, juggling balls and scarves, diablo, ribbons and pedal boards. At each station two Year 12 Young Leaders took charge of the activity. All the children had a brilliant time learning new activities, being physically active and having fun.
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Year 5/6 Whittlesey Tag Rugby Competition On Friday 10th February AJS took part in the Whittlesey Schools Tag Rugby Competition. Teams from Park Lane and New Road took part in a round robin competition. AJS entered an A team and a B team into the competition. The teams had been training with Mr Brown at the afterschool club. The skills they had learned were put into practice with each team winning and drawing many of their games. The A team won the overall Competition
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It was great to participate in the Straw Bear Parade again this year after the enforced break. Even a torrential downpour did little to dampen the spirits as a number of children from School participated, including Eve R as the 'Little Bear' and George and Henry I supporting the pulling of the plough.
U11 Girls ESFA Pokemon Cup Football Qualifier On Friday 13th January AJS took a team of year 5/6 girls to the U11 Girls ESFA Pokemon Cup Football Qualifier at Witchford Village College. The tournament was played on a round robin basis. The girls worked extremely well together passing the ball, creating space and scoring goals. They had a mixture of results winning and drawing most of their games. I was very impressed with the children’s excellent sportsmanship and teamwork. Well done to all the players that took part, you were a pleasure to take and excellent ambassadors for AJS.
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The Early Years children had a fantastic time in the planetarium on Friday, which was kindly funded by FOAJS. They learnt about nocturnal animals, dark and light, and even looked at the starry night sky, with some star constellations. The children had so much fun and were keen to share their knowledge. Thank you FOAJS for an amazing experience!
