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!  

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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!

 

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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

RAF Cosford

The children of Upper School have been studying WWII over the past few weeks and, yesterday, visited RAF Cosford near Telford. The trip was a brilliant experience for the children who got to see, firsthand, some of the most famous planes to have ever been built from across both world wars and into the modern era too. They were also able to get a better understanding of how the end of World War II impacted the world in the amazing Cold War exhibit. What a brilliant day!  

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White Hall 2023 (Day Five)

What a fantastic week we have had! The children have been brilliant all week pushing themselves to try new things and conquer their fears. They have also been a wonderful team, encouraging each other and supporting each other to learn new skills and develop key You 22 attributes that will stand them in good stead as they continue to grow up. We are very proud of all of the children and we hope they have all had an experience of a lifetime.  

Click on the image above for the pics from day five! Please note, I have also updated some of the photos from the previous days too. Have fun looking through!

 

White Hall 2023 (Day Four)

The children have had a novel forth day at White Hall with groups trying out two brand-new activities amongst a few of the classic favourites. After the best set of room inspections I have ever witnessed, one group attempted to create the highest tower they could on the perilous crate stack challenge- sounds easy except that they are required to stand on the top of the tower whilst they are building it! Another team donned wetsuits and buoyancy aids to go stream scrambling and pool diving at Fairbrook: a beautiful area hidden away in the middle of Snake Pass  (a place no other KJS pupil has ever been with the centre). We also had another 'full house' with every child from group A completing the terrifying Miller's Dale Viaduct abseil. What a truly tremendous group!

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White Hall 2023 (Day Three)

It's Wednesday at White Hall and the children are having a great time! We're half way through the week but the pace hasn't slackened. As you will see from the photos below, the children are pushing themselves to improve their You 22 skills- particularly team work, resilience, confidence and independence. We're very proud of all they have achieved so far but they have still have some big challenges ahead of them!

Click on the image above for (a lot) of photos from day three! Have fun sifting through!

White Hall 2023 (Day Two)

What a day at White Hall! The groups have been out and about all over Derbyshire today, with the children canoeing at Combs Reservoir, rock scrambling at Harborough Rocks and abseiling at Millers Dale viaduct. We even played a brand new game around the centre this evening called 'Haggis Bandits'. The children working in teams to buy and sell haggis for a profit whilst avoiding the crafty haggis bandit who lives in the woods. 

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White Hall 2023 (Day One)

Day one at White Hall has been jam packed with activities! After getting settled into the centre, the children have explored the ropes course, the climbing wall and been rock scrambling at the Roaches. All this finished off with the obligatory night hike to Fernilee Reservoir in the pitch black. They'll sleep tonight... we hope.

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National Space Centre Trip!

What a day! The children of upper school have been to Leicester today to visit the amazing National Space Centre in support of their topic 'What Lies Beyond?'. The exhibits in the galleries really were out of this world and the children spent the day learning all about the solar system, black holes, the constellations and how the scientific community of the world has come together to explore the stars. Click on the image below to see some pictures from the day.