A Final Word From Mrs Sly I begin preparing for the Chronicle many weeks before the end of term, which is why we have some House events from last term in this edition. Our annual House music and poetry evening along with the Easter Egg competition will be featured in the next Chronicle, even though we are working hard on preparations now.
Junior School Chronicle Spring 2018
The Spring term is never my favourite due to the weather. I’m quite a ‘nesh’ person (a good Derbyshire term which I hope you all understand!) so playground duties and long waits for the buses on the turning circle are not my favourite. We are all looking forward to getting back on the playing fields as soon as the weather is fit as well. But the Junior boys all find plenty of games to play, with daily football and cricket rotas in place and equipment used in all sorts of creative ways on the Quad. I must thank PTA who have spent over £300 this term on new playground equipment and a new outdoor storage shed to keep it all in. The Junior School Council, through a very successful School Disco in February, are also choosing to spend the profit on more playground equipment. The term seems to have whizzed by and a short second half term, including two snow days (unknown in DGS history) have contributed to this effect. However, we still have so much to fit in!
Year 6
Year 5
I wish you all a Happy Easter and a restful holiday.
Mrs Sly, Head of Junior School
Using Minecraft to Improve Computing Skills
World Book Day
Our snow-delayed celebration of World Book Day took place on 9 March, and what a wonderful array of costumes and characters we saw, from staff and pupils. Mrs Monk also announced the winners of Share A Story.
9 March, 2018 The day raised £52 for International Book Aid.
Minecraft is popular in Junior School, and so we are absolutely delighted that Year 9 pupils Alex and Rohan have stepped forward to run the Monday lunchtime club.
Costume winners
Junior pupils feed in ideas of the types of activities they would like to play, such as building or parkour, then Alex and Rohan build Minecraft maps so that the pupils can play the games. But not only are they enjoying playing the game, they are testing their skills - developing fine motor skills and creativity, and improving keyboard skills.
Reminders about Summer Term
Please ensure uniform is up to date. Uniform can be purchased from Morleys or the PTA run a Second Hand Uniform stall - further information available from Reception.
Summer games lesson is cricket.
Share a Story, Highly Commended’s and the overall winner, Iósaif.
Year 4
Year 3