Chickens make themselves at home!

After their summer holiday, four of the chicks have returned to school ready for the new term! They love their new home and have been settling in extremely well as you can see from the pictures above and below.

Sprowston's Got Talent

We were all entertained by a variety of acts in the Sprowston's Got Talent finals recently. All the acts performed well with some wonderful musical perfomances, singing, dancing and comedy from children across all year groups.
The winner will be announced in assembly tomorrow but they were all winners for showing confidence and performing in front of the whole school.

Puppets 'r' us

Year 4 had a great afternoon at the puppet theatre performing their puppet shows. Thanks to Norwich Puppet Theatre and to all the parents that came along to watch!

Chick update!

As you can see from the photos the rest of the chicks have hatched and they are making quite a collective noise in the entrance hall!  A couple of them even made an appearance in assembly this morning. All but one of the eggs hatched and the children are excited about having them in school. Keep looking at the blog to see more pictures of the chicks as they develop.

The Chicks are hatching!

The first Pekin Bantum arrived this morning-breaking free from its shell and making an appearance in the world. Hopefully over the next few days all of the chicks will hatch. The children certainly enjoyed watching the transformation from egg to chick and will be checking regularly over the next few days I'm sure!

Action for Greyhounds

We heard from the charity 'Action for Greyhounds' in assembly today. The children enjoyed having the dogs in school and hearing about how the charity works to protect greyhounds who are mistreated and no longer wanted. The children certainly made them feel welcome at Sprowston Junior!

Family Week

We have had an excellent start to family week. The Year 3 children and their parents enjoyed Year 3 Cream Teas whilst the  Year 3/4 children really enjoyed the fun run with many parents joining in! 

It's great to see so many parents supporting the week with plenty more fun to come!

Cluster Singing Event at St Andrews

Sprowston Junior singing club and the children from the other schools in the cluster were fantastic this afternoon. Everyone was treated to some wonderful singing in St Andrew's hall. Well done to Mrs Campbell and all who were involved!

Year 6 Rehearsals for the play Oliver

Rehearsals have now begun!

Year 6 have now started rehearsing for the play called ‘Oliver’. Everyone has been given their scripts and the scenery is starting to be made.

 Everyone is working hard and making sure they get all their lines perfect. One of them is Grace who has learned some of her lines off by heart as a narrator. 

Members of the cast have not only had to learn all of their lines but have also had to learn the songs that go with this musical. We haven’t got long until the Oliver play and all the teachers hope that everyone has got their words right, especially Miss Campbell! Just 4 more weeks until the play.

By Catarina Jalo & Melissa Strickland 

This is Grace, rehearsing some of her lines as a narrator!

Andy Mulligan visits SJS

This morning we had an inspiring and interesting talk from author Andy Mulligan who told us some of the fascinating stories behind the books that he has written. We are thankful to Andy and to the Norfolk Children's Book Centre for the opportunity to hear all about Andy's work and life as an author.

HSBC School Bank!

The staff of the Sprowston Junior School HSBC bank had another busy morning! The school bank is open fortnightly on Wednesdays before school and many children have opened accounts with the bank so far this year. It is a great opportunity to get children saving money. You will find the staff are very welcoming and friendly!

'Hope For Chiminuka' is ready!

Have a look at our finished gorilla whom the children have named 'Hope For Chiminuka'. The idea for the name came from a real gorilla that the children were told about in assembly. We will learn soon where 'Hope For Chiminuka' will spend the summer in Norwich. I'm sure you'll agree that the children have done a fabulous job in combining all their designs. Well done to Miss Johnson and
all the children involved!

Sprowston Junior's Gorilla Design

Exciting news... our lovely plain gorilla has started it's make over! The competition winners have been working hard with Miss Johnson, to start painting. The design is using a combination of all 9 winning designs.

 

Caitlin and Theepan worked hard together, to paint the jumper and trousers on the gorilla. It's going to be wearing our school uniform!

 

Ella and Holly were next to paint... they worked on the base colour for the head and feet...what detail do you think will be added next?

 

Then Simon, Adam and Ella, began to add extra detail. Ella's idea was for the gorilla to have a maths brain using lots of symbols for the detail. Adam's design was for the gorilla to wear cheeky monster shoes... look at them on it's back feet! Simon gave the gorilla a cool watch to read the time on.

 

 

Remember, you have give your suggestions for the gorilla's name in the main entrance. Post your suggestion into the box, with your own name and class also on the piece of paper.

 

Hope for Chiminuka is finished!! Well done to all the artists! We have named the gorilla after our own gorilla, that we have raised money to spronsor though the Born Free Trust.

 

 

 

Year 6 Winners!

The school football team had the disappointment of losing in the semi-final of the cup last week but bounced back in fine style to record a 7-1 victory in the last game of the season. This meant they were unbeaten in the league and received the league trophy in assembly this morning. Well done to all the boys who played and to Mr Reeds and Mr Ingham for their managerial expertise! Also, a thank you to all the parents who supported the team throughout the season.

Super Fundraisers

We are so pleased with the fundraising that has been going on over the past few weeks. Well done to all fundraisers - you've helped to make a difference. We raised over £400 for Comic Relief and over £800 for charity by holding a Readathon. Our top fundraisers were Ella (£70) in the Readathon and Maya (£50) with her sponsored silence for Comic Relief. A superb effort!

Easter Egg Competition

Out of hundreds of entries we were delighted to hear that Charlie won first prize in Capita's Easter Egg competition.
As you can see here her design was superb and she was a worthy winner. She won a BIG Easter egg and a shop voucher too!