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Thank you to all supporting our children in The N factor. The school council had a fantastic time organising it and really enjoyed the responsibility of preparing and delivering our talent show!
It has been great to see so many children getting involved and there has been a lot of excitement in school throughout the last few weeks. All of our children enjoyed taking part in our auditions whether they auditioned themselves or helping to judge who would go through to The N Factor final.
A huge well done to all of our finalists and everyone who took part. Special congratulations to Saatvik for coming first place with his fantastic skills on the piano.
Here’s what some of our children thought:
“I thought it was very nice to see lots of different acts. It was amazing!” – Amie
“I liked judging the N factor because it was fun and exciting!” – Luke
“I really liked the crazy kidz because I liked hearing Beatrix on the drums,” – Ivie
“I was really impressed with Saatvik because he only started playing the piano recently,” William
Have a look at the photos in our gallery.
Christmas at Northfield is always a brilliant time filled with lots of different events. We kicked off Christmas with our Christmas Art Day on Thursday 30th November. All of the children got crafty making their Christmas cards, 2024 calendars and a decoration. Y6 also visited St John's church to sing Christmas Carols and have a sneak peek at the Christmas trees before the Christmas Tree Festival began. All of the Y6's were excited and impressed by the entries for the Christmas tree festival.
Our Maker skills were put to the test preparing our entries in which we 3D printed hanging decorations to go inside a clear bauble and used our new Cricut machine to create vinyl labels for the outside.
Our show this year was 'Aladdin Trouble' and Y5/6 took to the stage in their wonderful pantomime costumes as the main parts. The rest of the school glittered as the jewels in the cave, and provided the choir singing for the show. Miss Tuck and Mrs Hay were impressed by how quickly the children learnt their lines and how the children's confidence grew.
Unfortunately, the weather scuppered our Santa Dash but Miss Burton had a plan B! We all enjoyed joining in Strictly Santa and had a dance in the hall instead. This was followed by Christmas hat making and Christmas dinner.
Finally, the pantomime came to visit on the last day of term. Everyone had a great time watching Jack and the Beanstalk and we all felt very Christmassy and ready for the holidays.
Take a look at the photos in our gallery.
Year 3 and 4 had a fabulous time at the Magna Science Centre this week. We went as part of our electricity topic. Each group had time to explore all of the pavillions and watch The Big Melt.
In addition to this, each class took part in a workshop about Electricity. We learnt about conductors and insulators and made a large circuit using different components.
'I loved it!'- Jensen
'We had such a great day'- Frances
'I didn't know that water conducted electricity'- Ollie
Check out the photos here.
As part of the Kids in Museums project, Year 5 visited the National Videogame Museum (NVM) in Sheffield! The NVM is home to a wide range of video games, some developed locally, from well-known arcade games to more unusual and experimental games.
The children learned about what goes into running a museum, and what job roles exist in museums, before evaluating the existing range of exhibits and developing their own ideas for the future of the museum. It wouldn't be a proper trip to the NVM without some play, and we were able to try out a wide range of games before heading home!
Prior to this trip, some Northfield teachers had already worked with the NVM on the Worldbuilders project, which sought to develop ideas around the creation of fictional worlds and creative writing.
Take a look at the photos here!
We had a fantastic time celebrating Harvest on the last day of term. Luckily the weather held out for us and we had a productive and fun-filled morning.
As usual, we started our morning off with a cooked breakfast of sausage and bacon cobs. Thank you to Moss Valley Fine Meats for cooking for us once again! We were really pleased that so many families wanted to join us this year, including lots of grandparents and some former pupils too!
After breakfast we headed outside to take part in some super outdoor activities and parents helped to prepare the grounds for winter. Miss Jones was amazed at how much was done in just an hour, and every had a great time, with lots of planting, pruning and weeding happening.
To round the morning off, we held a celebration assembly and shared what we had learnt about Harvest. There was some excellent singing of different autumn songs and some very informative information about harvests around the world. We also announced the winners of the fruity animal competition- there were so many creative entries we really struggled to choose the winners.
It was a lovely end to the term and so wonderful to see the whole school community getting involved.
Take a look at some photos here.
Moss Valley Fine Meats website here.
Year 5 and 6 had a fabulous time at Whitehall on their adventurous residential. Here is what the children had to say:
At Whitehall we did a lot of activities for example a zip wire, the Leap of Faith, rock scrambling, wall climbing and absailing. Each and every one was great fun for all of the groups. I know that some were definitely harder for some people rather than others because of the height, speed or space. However, I know a few people who tried their very best and powered through.
My favourite was the abseiling because me and my friend spun down to the ground but I also enjoyed it because I got to go down with someone who was slightly scared but after she was so excited to go again. A few skills I know lots of people learnt were putting on a harness and using a carabiner. Finally, overall, I think Whitehall was a lot of fun. Yuki
At Whitehall we did: abseiling, indoor climbing, the Leap of Faith, low ropes courses, a zipline and went on a rock scramble. Also, at night, we did a tin foil pie dish hunt and Secret Agents where the teachers hid. I enjoyed the indoor climbing the most because I love climbing and the walls were challenging so it was so fun. I learnt to be more independent and challenge myself. It boosted my confidence and I overcame my fear of falling. Lily
Take a look at the photos here.
Our Year 3s had an unforgettable day immersing themselves in the world of ancient Rome during their Roman day! They truly embraced the spirit of the Roman era, putting some incredible effort into their costumes and fully embracing the Roman era. From building shrines to the mighty gods and goddesses, to perfecting their fighting stances like brave soldiers, and even testing their skills with catapults, our incredible Year 3s got a taste of life in ancient Rome.
"I really enjoyed Roman day. My favourite part was when we built the bridge as a team". - Tilly
"The Roman day was really fun and exciting. Me and Gracie were laughing all day because we were having so much fun". - Mabel
"My favourite part was when we built the Roman archway and learning how the Romans made it". - Joe
"On Roman day, I enjoyed everything. The thing I enjoyed the most was when we used ink to write a message to a Roman goddess". - Ivy
Check out the photos here!
On Thursday 15th June, the whole school enjoyed a sunny, fun-filled afternoon of sports! The house teams competed for the prestigious Sports Day trophy and they represented their house teams brilliantly. It was a great day and lovely to see so many parents joining us to watch the children complete their events. We saw different Spirit of the Games values throughout the afternoon: teamwork, passion, determination and self-belief to get through the finish line first. We heard the children ‘encouraging each other to do well’ – our school motto! We also celebrated all the amazing sporting achievements that have happened throughout the year.
Well done to this year’s winners…The Sapphires!
Here’s what some of our children thought:
“It was amazing, brilliant and challenging,” Arla.
“I thought Sports Day was: fun, enjoyable and competitive,” Alisha.
“It was fun. My favourite event was the relay because everyone was a team and I like using teamwork,” Reuben.
“I loved the sack race. We got to jump far!” Jack C.
“My favourite race was the relay because I love running,” Farley.
Take a look at the photos in our gallery.
We had an absolutely fabulous time on our Year 6 London trip this year! It was jam-packed two days and we loved it!
It started with us getting to school super early- 7am- to get on the coach ready to go down to London. Everyone arrived with their cases packed and few stow-away teddies on board too!
On day 1 we visited the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum before popping off to Pizza Express for some tea. Ella said 'I learnt really interesting things from the two museums and I learnt about things I didn't even know had ever existed!'
After tea we were off to the Cambridge Theatre to see Matilda. It was fantastic, we loved all of the songs and the experience of being in a West End theatre. Molly said 'I enjoyed seeing Matilda because the show was really good and the scenes were really entertaining.'
Our hostel accommodation was lovely and we had a great night's sleep before our second day.
On our second day we set off for the National Gallery as our first stop. We loved looking at the painting and recognised quite a few of the famous ones! From the National Gallery we walked down to Buckingham Palace and stopped in St James' Park for a picnic lunch. We popped across to Horse Guard's Parade and down to Downing Street before seeing the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. It was finally time for a sit down on our river cruise on the Thames. We had a great time listening to facts about London.
Our final event was a trip on the London Eye before setting off home.
We had a fantastic time, photos are available in the gallery and on our Twitter feed @northfieldjun
Everyone has a fantastic afternoon yesterday watching our super talented acts perform a variety of interesting things. We had dancing, singing, gymnastics, piano playing and jokes.
The School Council worked hard to organise the event beforehand and run it smoothly, and lots of parents attended to watch too.
It was a really hard job to choose the winners, and the scores were really close. Well done to all of our winners and all who took part.
Mrs Housley also ran the infamous Easter raffle. Thank you to all who donated eggs and bought tickets. We raised £350 for school funds.
Take a look at the photos here.