Life in Year 5
Life in Year 5
Cross country heat 1
A huge well done to all the children that braved the horrible weather and very soggy field at Hart Field yesterday for the first heat of the cross country championship - we have not had the results through yet but we are super proud of you for representing the school...
Y5 Pizza Day
As part of their offer, our catering company Stir offer some curriculum enrichment activities and this week, year 5 were lucky enough to take part in their pizza making day to help further develop their food skills and their understanding of health and nutrition! I...
Young Voices 2024-25
The AFJS choir had another great day and night to remember at the BP Pulse Live Arena in Birmingham last week at the YOUNG VOICES CONCERT! This event was fabulous as always! Such an exciting event that the children really enjoy, as do the staff! 🙂 We learnt a wide...
Rainforest day for year 5
Year 5 were lucky to take part in a Rainforest Day this week, led by a real explorer! Simon, who has been studying the Amazon Rainforest for 25 years, shared so many wonderful (and sometimes yucky) stories with the children and they learnt about the climate in Brazil,...
AFJS Takes Flight with the Big Birdwatch 2025!
We’re thrilled to announce that our school is taking part in the Big School Birdwatch again this year; a nationwide event that inspires children, families, and communities to connect with nature while helping to protect our precious wildlife. Introducing the Big...
Diwali Day!
We celebrated Diwali today! The children have been incredibly busy and engrossed in lots of activities and learning all about this important festival. Year 3 and year 6 created diya lamps from clay and all year groups have been busy creating Rangoli patterns using...
Cross country success for Thomas!
Thomas in year 5 took part in the National Cross Country Championships in Loughborough last week after qualifying at the local heat. Despite it being a very wet and muddy race, Thomas gave it his all and got a great result. He ran for 2.4m and his time was 11:19,...
James Brunt artist day
Today we welcomed James Brunt into school, who is a natural artist - someone who makes art using natural materials in the natural environment. We were very excited to bring some art to our forest school area and each class had a slot to go out and work with James and...
PE Event at Harris
This post was written by the Y6s. On Tuesday 28th February fifteen Year 5’s and 6’s went to Harris school for a Gifted and Talented P.E. day. We did Yoga, fitness, cricket and rowing. In Yoga we started with some stretches and then we tried some different poses to get...
Young Voices 2023
As always, the Young Voices concert was a wonderful experience for all involved! Staff and pupils alike all had a great time and not only enjoyed singing and dancing the night away but also enjoyed performances from many talented musicians, including Heather Small...