National Justice Museum

The children from Team Endurance visited the National Justice Museum in Nottingham today in support of their topic examining what life was like for the poor in the Victorian era. During the day, they solved a Victorian murder mystery case and performed a court case to try a young Victorian girl accused of theft in a real life 19th century court room. To examine how crime and punishment have changed over the years, we also visited the medieval dungeons,  met a rather cruel Georgian gaoler and was introduced to a Victorian prison matron who got the children working hard in the laundry. What a packed day!  

Click on the image above for more pictures from the day.

Achievement Assembly Winners!

We have had our first achievement assembly today where we have given out certificates to the children who have stood out this week. Certificates are given to children who have exemplified our You 22 attributes. The attributes (listed below the photograph) are a collection of qualities we aspire all children to have and range from being knowledgeable and precise, to being helpful, positive, confident and kind. Well done again to all the children who received a certificate!

A Prime Minister that Delivers!

In our recent school elections, Callie of the Relevant Party was voted into power as our KJS Prime Minister. In the party's manifesto, the children were promised reforms to the Magic Breakfast as election pledge number one! Not one to make hollow promises, Callie and her cabinet delivered on their pledge bringing in a selection of spreads for the bagels and crumpets. Not a single bagel or crumpet was left over and we had a very happy electorate!

Achievement Assembly Winners

Well done to all the children who were recognised today by the teachers for their hard work and effort in class and around the school. There was a really eclectic mix of reasons for receiving their awards today from success in across the curriculum to demonstrating kindness, helpfulness and perseverance. Great job, children! Keep it up!

 

KJS Election 2024!

Yesterday, the children in year 6 formed political parties, wrote manifestoes and campaigned to be elected as the new governing party of the Kilburn Junior School constituency. They canvassed the electorate in a special assembly and the children of KJS appeared in droves at the polling station, ready to make their voice heard. There was a real buzz around the school!

This morning, the votes were counted and the children of Team Endurance have been crunching the numbers. As you can see, voter turnout was sky-high, especially in year 3! Overall, 79% of the school turned out to vote.

The results are in, and it was a landslide victory for the Relevant Party and their leader Callie who secured a whopping majority with their manifesto pledges of a guaranteed break during the afternoon and reforms to the Magic Breakfast that the school provides for the children.

Well done to the Relevant Party!

 

 

  

 

Magna Science Adventure Centre

The children of Upper School have had a great day out at Magna Science Adventure Centre today braving earth, fire, water and air in their pursuit of science! They also spent time experimenting with rockets and balloons to find out how to beat the force of gravity using Newton's third law of motion and a bit of vinegar and bicarbonate soda. It all ended with a some fun on the brilliant play area as a treat for being so fantastically well behaved! Well done for a great day, Upper School!

 

Click on the images above for some of the photos from today.

 

Raising Money for Breast Cancer Research!

Well done to Sophie from year 6 who has raised a brilliant £217.35 for Breast Cancer Research by running a stall at school and by completing a sponsored walk! Not only that, but she has also written an article about it which I have put a link to by clicking on the picture below! You must be exhausted, Sophie! Well done for your efforts and I know the charity will put that money to good use to continue to help people affected by this illness. 

 

Click on the picture above for a link to Sophie's article about her brilliant fundraising efforts!

Download Moonwalk article for school website

Achievement Assembly Winners!

We had a jam-packed achievement assembly today with children receiving certificates from their teachers for a wide variety of reasons. We also had a huge amount of swimming certificates to hand out and we were delighted to also celebrate two children's fantastic wins in a recent dance competition outside of school. They had a whopping 17 medals between them! It seemed like most of the school was sat at the front of the hall by the end of the assembly! Well done to all of you!

Animals from all over the world visit KJS!

To support their learning in science and geography, the children of upper school have had a visit from some amazing animals from across the world. The children were able to meet birds, lizards, snakes, spiders, and even a skunk to learn all about adaptation and evolution. The fantastic Steve from DWAEC (Dinosaur Wildlife Education Centre) was on hand to share his expertise and wow the children with a truly unique experience! What an afternoon!

 

Click on the image above for some more pictures from the day! More will be added soon!

Click on the link above for more information on DWAEC.

 

 

Achievement Assembly Winners!

Congratulations to the children receiving certificates in today's Achievement Assembly for their effort and hard work this week, especially in English.

Well done also to the children exemplifying our YOU22 Attributes too who received awards from their class teachers. Some of these children have even been recognised by their class teachers and the head teacher as well!