IJS Yearbook 2022

2022 YEAR BOOK

A visual insight into our Year at NHIJS

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CONTENTS

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Cross Country

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Year 4 Residential to Derbyshire

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Year 5 Trip to Crandale

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LGBTQ+ History Month

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The Ingram Cup

Jungle Book

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Staff Arriving

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Opportunities in School

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School Councils

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Art, DT & Creative Writing

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Charity Work

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Sport

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Day Trips and Residentials

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Staff Leaving

Outdoor Education

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Farewell to Year 6

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Diversity Week

WELCOME TO OUR RECEPTION CLASS OF 2021/22

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Staff Arriving

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School Councils

HANNAH GROCOCK

YEAR 1 CLASS TEACHER

Where did you work at before you came to NHIJS?

Do you have any previous experience with children?

I worked at a school in Sneinton and then I have been fortunate enough to have experienced teaching abroad for 3 Years, in an International School in Dubai. I have taught predominantly in KS1, and I really enjoy seeing how the children grow and mature during their time in Year 1 and Year 2.

I have worked previously in two schools and during my time at University I completed placements in various nurseries across Nottingham City.

Why did you want to come to NHIJS? I decided to move back to the UK and wanted to use all of the knowledge I had gained from working abroad in a school here. I was particularly interested in the extracurricular activities NHIJS offers and I wanted to be a part of it.

Moving forwards, what opportunities would you like to offer our IJS pupils?

I would like to continue to evolve my Music Club and create a group that children come to regularly.

What has been your highlight so far at school?

My highlight has been the Showcases and my Music club. I really enjoyed seeing the creativity beam from the children and singing and dancing with them.

YASMIN WALTER

PUPIL PARLIAMENT

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Where did you work at before you came to NHIJS?

Do you have any previous experience with children?

What has been your highlight so far at school?

Before working at NHIJS I worked for a company teaching dance and PE lessons to children in different schools around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Being the eldest of 6 siblings I have had lots of experience with children. At 12 years old I started assisting in dance classes at my dancing school, which I later went on to teach there. Whilst studying at university, I spent a lot of time on placements in various settings as well as volunteering to run dance and PE clubs at my local primary school.

My highlight at school so far has to be our outdoor education trip to ‘Go Ape’.

The children showed fantastic determination and perseverance and were a lot braver than I was!

Why did you want to come to NHIJS? I have always had a passion for children learning outside of the classroom and having hands on experiences, when visiting NHIJS and seeing all the amazing facilities and opportunities for the children to do this, I knew it would be a fantastic place to work.

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STAFF ARRIVING

CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS

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CHARITY COUNCIL

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Charity Work

CHARITY WORK

Charity Work

RED NOSE DAY

We raised £991.98!

CHILDREN IN NEED As a school, we decided to raise money for Children in Need. We all donated £1 so that we could wear non-uniform for the day. We also made a Pudsey face with spare change like 1p’s,2p’s and 50p’s.

At breaktime, we had a book swap sale where we all brought in a book and we were able to exchange it for another one of our choice. It was a fun day and in total we raised £991.98 for charity.

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LGBTQ+ NON UNIFORM DAY

d We raise ! £479.87

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EYFS

THE GINGERBREAD MAN All of the children at Lovell House had a fantastic day out at Lakeside Arts watching The Gingerbread Man. We had the whole theatre to ourselves and enjoyed interacting with the show and dancing along to the music. Our favourite parts were the acrobatics, locking the cheeky fox into the chest and watching the Gingerbread come to life in the oven. We have already asked Mrs Smallwood to start planning a theatre trip for next year!

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Oh help, oh no, it’s a Gruffalo! We explored the new Gruffalo Land when we went on our trip to Twycross Zoo and even spotted some goats, owls and butterflies on route. We continued our day with a tour of the zoo where we spotted snow leopards, zebras, giraffes and more and compared their habitats after our informative workshop. The highlight of the day was seeing a duck in the penguin enclosure trying to steal their fish!

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YEAR 1

BRACKENHURST Year 1 went on a fairytale adventure to Brackenhurst during the Autumn Term. They climbed over the bridge and bravely fought off an evil troll, planted magic beans and made wolf masks using materials from the woods. The children acted out a scary yet funny rendition of Little Red Riding Hood around the camp fire. Everybody had a brilliant day, Miss Bailey, Miss Grocock and Ms Stewart were so impressed by the children’s behaviour, nobody would have known it was their first ever school trip!

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BEAUMANOR HALL Year 1 had a fantastic pirate day at Beaumanor Hall.

We were dressed for the occasion and met two very scary pirates, Scary Stacey and Cunning Corine who put us through our paces to see if we could join their ship! We started off by matching cards, if we got a pair we won some gold treasure for our team. Then, we practiced our throwing skills by launching cannon balls at pretend pirates. After that, we followed a treasure map to a basement where Corine and Stacey and found out lots of exciting pirate facts, we even ate some of the ship’s biscuits! Straight after our lunch, we completed a perplexing pirate problem! We had to follow a trail and complete maths problems. Finally, Cunning Corine and Scary Stacey said we were the cleverest pirates they had ever met and welcomed us aboard their ship. Unfortunately none of the children were willing to wake up at 3am and be away for 6months so we chose to come back to school! What a fantastic day.

Year 1 sploshed, splashed and will most definitely need a bath after their outdoor education trip to Attenborough Nature Reserve. We split into our 3 classes and completed lots of activities. First of all we went on a Woodland Discovery where we listened to the sounds of the wood as if we were animals, identified different leaves and then went on a Minibeast Hunt. Our second activity was called Brilliant Birds. We completed a true or false card game, we went on a secret word bird trail and ended by using binoculars to spot birds. After lunch, we completed our third and final activity Pondlife. We completed some pond dipping and then investigated the wildlife that we found. After lots of jumping in muddy puddles we climbed back onboard our bus where we all fell asleep after a busy day of exploring!

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YEAR 2

CADBURY WORLD On Monday 28th March, all of Year 2 arrived at school very excited for today was the day of their trip to Cadbury’s World! Year 2 were full of chatter and armed with packed lunches and coats, we set off at 8.15am. This trip was the culmination of our term’s work on Chocolate, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Rainforest. Whilst on the coach, the children were singing chocolate songs and imagining what they might see or how much chocolate they would get to try!

Once we had arrived, Year 2 went on a trail through the Rainforest and back in time to learn about the history of chocolate and the development of the Cadbury family, factory and Bournville as a garden town. The children found so many artefacts, displays and even got shaken like the cocoa beans are in the factory!

The highlights of the trip were definitely

writing their names in chocolate, tempering chocolate, the fun, imaginative chocolate bean ride and of course, the chocolate tasting!

We also had a really interesting and informative talk about the Rainforest and Ethan was able to wear a Mayan Emperor’s crown, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

By the time Year 2 got back on the bus they were chattering even more about all the amazing things they had seen, taken part in and tasted! Everyone had a great day and Year 2 behaved brilliantly.

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BEAUMANOR HALL On Friday 12th November, Year 2 travelled back in time and came to school, not in their uniform but dressed as Victorian children, they all looked fantastic. They had brought with them packed lunches wrapped in greaseproof paper and tea towels, for plastic had not yet been invented! We set off for Beaumanor Hall and were excited to take part in our ‘A day in the life of a Victorian child’ workshops. We were greeted by two Victorian ladies, introduced to the Lord and Lady of the hall and it was explained that our Year 2 children would already have been at work in Victorian times as servants, so it was time to put them to work!

The children had the opportunity to work ‘below stairs’ washing, ironing and then dressing the children of the house. They found out how much hard work it was to wash clothes in Victorian times, what the phrase a ‘sad iron’ was and how fiddly little buttons were before zips had been invented. They all tried each activity with lots of interest and enthusiasm.

Before entering the classroom, the children had to line up for the obligatory hand and nail inspections to make sure they were clean and respectable for school as well as paying their penny for the privilege of being able to go to school. Inside the classroom, the children very quickly realised that Victorian school life was a lot stricter! They practised copperplate handwriting, using pens dipped in ink pots and learned why blotting paper was an essential part of writing. The children produced some beautiful handwriting and all dutifully recited their daily alphabet forwards and backwards alongside solving sums using their slate and chalk. They all behaved beautifully and learnt so much through playing their role as a Victorian school child. They then got to play with Victorian toys and learnt traditional games which they thoroughly enjoyed. After an interesting tour of Beaumanor Hall, it was soon time to head back and the chatter on the way home was all about what a wonderful day they had all experienced.

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NEWSTEAD ABBEY We went to Newstead Abbey to learn more about Lord Byron and Ayda Lovelace. We explored the park and our mission was to find a bust of Lord Bryon. We went through the mazes and had super fun! We then went on to learn about Ayda Lovelace and we went on the computers where we used coding to make a picture. After lunch we had a mini tour and managed to learn more about Lord Byron and Ayda Lovelace. We had a super and enjoyable trip. One of my favourite parts was when we saw two beautiful peacocks!

Max M

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YEAR 3

RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO CONKERS!

Our First Residential Trip to Conkers

On Thursday morning we arrived at school with our bags packed, and we were all super excited to go on our first residential. We weren’t very sure about what to expect and a couple of my friends were sad to be leaving their parents.

We finally arrived at Conkers, put our luggage away, then started our first activity which was bush craft. This was a fun but hard exercise and taught us valuable life skills. The most fun part of this was warming up the marshmallows on the open fire.

We then explored the grounds of Conkers and as part of that we did the bare foot walk. I didn’t enjoy that because the little pebbles hurt my feet.

I did enjoy the train journey and the low ropes though.

I shared a room with Aaryan and Tega. The room was a reasonable size and had a bathroom in it. The water in the shower was freezing cold so everyone had a super quick shower.

The beds were comfy and we stayed up late chatting!

The next day was filled with more exciting adventures like orienteering and kata canoeing. This was a first experience for me, initially I was nervous about falling into the river, but then realised I was completely safe and had lots of fun and would like to go again.

I had so much fun on this trip and can’t wait till next year when we get to go on a residential again.

Yash V

A TRIP TO MOUNT COOK On Wednesday 2nd March the whole of Year 3 went to Mount Cook Centre to learn about the Romans.

First of all we took part in an archaeological dig. We discovered a mosaic which would have been part of the floor of a Roman Villa. We also found a Roman coin and Enzo found the jaw bone of an animal. Next, we constructed a Roman chariot to transport logs. It was quite hard to make the chariot because we had to tie knots and the weather was wet and cold.

My favourite activity was a team event, we had to dress up as Roman soldiers and make the Testudo.

This is what the Roman army used to do, bringing the shields together to defend against enemy arrows. It is also known as the tortoise formation.

Finally, we looked at what a Roman soldier wore and the weapons they carried. This was really interesting because we learnt that a Roman sword called a

Gladius, was designed for stabbing an enemy who was close. They also carried a javelin to throw at enemies far away. However, to prevent the enemy from throwing it back the tip was made of thin iron and the shaft was made from wood. Once they had thrown it, the tip would break or bend to prevent it from being thrown back. After the battle a blacksmith could repair them ready for next time.

Cameron S

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Year 3 Romans invade Mount Cook!

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YEAR 3

YEAR 3

THE SPACE CENTRE

NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY On Wednesday 23rd March all of Y3 visited Nottingham Contemporary. It’s a modern art space with 4 galleries, an auditorium, education space and study centre.

We arrived at the Space Centre and I was very excited as I wanted to visit there for a long time. The Space Centre has four floors with lots of facts and games to help you learn more about space and our solar system.

We started our trip by visiting all 4 of the galleries. My favourite gallery was the second one. I liked it because we looked at how colours and ancient fossil when used together could create such dazzling artwork.

My favourite part was sitting in the 4-D cinema and watching how the astronauts train and prepare themselves to go into space. The training they must do looks hard, but I would like to help them do it as my future career.

To finish our visit here we had a ‘friendly’ team competition. We needed to create an object out of paper, bamboo canes and crayons. It was intense!

This trip really influenced my creativity and view of art and it was a really nice way to spend our day.

I have some knowledge about space and astronomy, but this trip has expanded my knowledge further.

Max M

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YEAR 4

GALLERIES OF JUSTICE On the 29th March, Year 4 went on a trip to the Galleries of Justice. We arrived there by tram and we then split into groups. Our first activity involved seeing the cells where prisoners would stay. There was also a special prison where you were left to starve to death if you had been committed a very serious crime. We also visited a women’s prison where we learnt that during the Victorian times, the prisons had got a bit better - the inmates could go on a 15-minute walk or do the laundry for the whole prison. There was a fire, but they hardly used it.

After lunch, we went to the youth court where the guide told us that by the age of 10, children should know what is right and wrong. We also visited the criminal court and the civil court. Finally, we acted out a drama scene in the court house where we all had different roles, including a judge, an usher, a defendant and a jury.

It was a wonderful trip and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Mahira I

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THINK TANK TRIP! While walking to Think Tank, we saw the entire Liverpool football team, it was crazy! Sadly, we did not get the chance to ask for autographs.

Anyway, when we arrived at Think Tank, we went to the first workshop. There we had the opportunity to look at and touch dead animals such as birds, crocodiles, scorpions, fish skeletons and many more. Those animals have been purified. The purification process prevents dead animals from rotting. After that, we went to our second workshop in the theatre and learned about the types of teeth, their functions and tooth decay. How fascinating it was! The coolest thing was that we had time to play in the Science Garden. We played on the hamster wheel, water rocket, windmills, balls that can balance on water, and the bowl that you could rock on and then the water in the bowl would start to splash. I loved every part of the trip. I wish we could stay in Think Tank a bit longer!

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NEW WALK MUSEUM On Tuesday 7th December, we went to the New Walk Museum in Leicester. We travelled by bus and it took 45 minutes! When we finally got to the museum, everyone was very excited. The first thing my group did in the morning was go to the Wild Space Gallery. Inside it had many different animals, like tigers and lions, and badgers and elephants. We all had a clipboard, and it had two booklets. One of the booklets, had activities for the Wild Space Gallery; there were questions like can you find the Lion? and what’s the largest animal and bird? It was very fun and interesting.

Just before lunch, we went to the Dinosaur Gallery; it was just as interesting. We got to look at lots of different dinosaur and sea creature skeletons. There were lots and lots of different types of rocks as well.

Some of the rocks were shiny and smooth, while others were rough; one was gold and glittery!

After lunch, we had 25 minutes to spend our £8 in the gift shop. There were numerous things to choose from and most of us couldn't decide, but we all got something. There were marble elephants and polar bears, and crystals, bouncy balls, and items about Ancient Egyptians.

Next we did an Ancient Egyptian workshop. The lady who ran the workshop was called Lesley, she was very kind. First, she talked us through the timeline, and then she told us about the Egyptians and what they

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ate. Lots of people were surprised that the bread made the Egyptians teeth evolve because it had sand in it, sometimes even stone! Next, we all got to hold some ancient Egyptian artefacts, like old bowls and amulets.

One bowl had marks at the bottom of it and that bowl was made by a young boy, scientists detected that the marks were nail marks of a 10 year old boy. We then moved on to do another four activities. Those activities were, bode drilling, dressing up as Egyptians, taking out “intestines” from a “dead person” (who was actually a doll, and the intestines were fake), and guessing which foods the Egyptians ate. There were also other harder optional activities in case you finished quicker than the other groups and they were to find a young boy’s tooth and an old man's tooth.

Also, you had to find a tongue! Lastly, Lesley told us about two interesting Egyptian mummies resting in the museum.

Then we had to go back to school. Everyone was exhausted and some people tried to sleep like my partner.

What a fabulous day that was!

Sophie B

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Day 3 When we arrived at Eyam I was very excited as I was about to go to the museum . As we were walking to the museum I got a chance to look at the village and when I did I realised how old and beautiful the little houses were, it was stunning.

In the museum we learned about the history of when the plague came to Eyam and about things like the boundary stone, which was where people from the village would put money in the little holes filled with vinegar, this was said to sanitise the money while people from other villages nearby would put food supplies for Eyam and take the money.

Day 1 On the first day of the residential, when I first got to school, I had mixed emotions because I was so excited but I was also quite sad because we were away from our parents for two whole nights. The coach journey felt so long but after what felt like a lifetime we got to The Nightingale Centre in Derbyshire. We took a random bag from the coach to save time so we could flee from the drenching rain.

Our first activity was team building which worked up an appetite so we had some lunch. I ate all of my food pasta, grapes and a malt loaf bar (a raisin thing) which filled us up for our afternoon activities archery and bush craft. The archery was so fun and many people hit bullseye including ME and I got a balloon and a bullseye on the same shot!

After the awesome archery, it was time for bushcraft skills. Bushcraft was so fun as we all made fire using cotton wool and fortunately nobody was burnt. To make the spark, we used flint and steel and once we made the fire, we heated up some water. We put in some coco powder and we had some hot chocolate- it wasn’t the nicest thing I had ever had but I drank it, just like you would do in the wild!

For our final activity, we did clue searching.

You were given a picture of something on the premises and we had to find it and label it on a map. Jin chen and Bertie won by a mile with seventeen places and items found and labelled successfully on the map. Next, we found out our rooms and I was with Bertie and Max. After a delicious pizza and chips for tea, and then ice cream and jelly we played in the playground and then we went to bed tired, exhausted but thoroughly happy and content from our first day of the Yr 4 residential in Derbyshire.

Ruari H

Once we had seen the museum we went to the gift shop and I had ten pounds of pocket money to spend on a souvenir. I chose : a toy duck , a rubber bug for my brother and a pair of amethyst earrings for my mum .

After everyone had gotten a souvenir we went to go and get FREE ice cream !!! Everyone was happy and enjoying their cooling treat whilst chatting to friends about how much we had enjoyed this residential.

Next we went to the church where a nice lady gave us a very detailed explanation of when the plague came to Eyam and what they did to save the rest of Derbyshire from the bubonic plague. To finish our visit in the church we got to look around and see the grave of someone of importances grave who died from the plague

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BEAUMANOR HALL On the 10th March, Year 5 visited Beaumanor Hall to experience life in World War 2. Our first activity was to learn about the rationing of food and how much items cost during the war.

We visited a mock up shop and bought the ingredients to make a common dish that would have been made during the war. We completed an identity booklet to inform our new families about us.

After lunch, we learned more about breaking codes and how morse codes worked. This was important to decipher messages and decide whether the army should protect or attack.

Overall, it was an enjoyable day and being given the opportunities to learn more about World War 2.

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TWYCROSS ZOO When I arrived at Twycross Zoo, I was amazed.

There were so many animals including those I have never seen before, such as snow leopards, penguins and flamingos. The apes were my favorite animals because their funny actions made me laugh. They span around and jumped across the entire room. I also enjoyed finding the tiny creatures, geckos, in a box - it was incredibly challenging. It was interesting to see so many kinds of birds, they have very colorful feathers. The most exciting part was that we went to our very first workshop about rainforests. We had to name the Layers of the rainforests and use our senses to guess what was in each box. We all had fun.

I really enjoyed the zoo trip, and I am looking forward to the next school trip.

Kian FB

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LEICESTER COOKERY SCHOOL On Thursday the 16th June Year 5 went to visit Leicester Cookery School. Firstly, we made some chapatis and coconut burfi which was a delicious coconut sweet treat coated in lovely chocolate. It was remarkably interesting to see the different ingredients which they used and the methods of cooking that they taught. I really enjoyed making and cooking the chapatis. We had to mix lots of the ingredients together which felt very weird as I had never done that before.

After that, we talked with one of the teachers called Mr. Gaijar who spoke about the story of Rama and Sita (The Diwali story.)

During that, we did a little performance about The Diwali story where we dressed up as the characters from the story. When we entered the worship hall, we knocked on the door to be respectful. During this, we played two different instruments, one was called the Kartal and the other was called the mridangam and others were clapping along, and we made a lovely beat while Mr. Gaijar sang a traditional Hindu song that I had never heard before.

Once we finished that we had our lunch which was potato curry with rice, and we ate our chapatis that we had made that morning, and vanilla sponge with chocolate custard which was delicious! We sat on the floor to eat our lunch, which was remarkably interesting as I do not usually do it to show respect.

After that, we went to Belgrave Road (which is also known as The Golden Mile), and we went to find an Indian sweet shop called Sharmilee where we received some Bombay mix which was really nice. When we were in the shop one of the workers there taught us all about the different Indian sweets and sweet and savory snacks some being: vegetable samosas, chocolate burfi and lots of diverse types of nuts.

Overall, I found going on this trip an exceptionally effective way of learning because we learned lots more about Indian culture than we could have learnt from books or videos. It was like stepping into another culture. I also learnt lots of different things which I had never done before.

Amber R

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YEAR 5

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Personal Reflections: What I found challenging: • Going out of my comfort zone • Falling asleep • Not being with my family What I learned about myself: • I’m good at working in a team • I like going into the ‘wild.’

My target or goal as a result of this experience: • Not to worry about time pressure • To do things that I don’t really like doing.

Yash H

Personal Reflections: What I found challenging: • In the survival game, it was really hard to survive as a herbivore • It was really hard to pack and fit everything into my suitcase What I learned about myself: • That I like going on the low ropes and working together as a team to get to the other side.

• I make a lot of noise in my room!

My target or goal as a result of this experience: • I could be tidier!

Rosie H

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YEAR 5

SPACE CENTRE 5,4,3,2,1 Blast off! Year 5 were off on our mission to the National Space Centre. We were just so memorised to see the enormous steel rocket in the tall tower. Our first mission was to find three facts about each planet. Afterwards, we watched a 3D film which explained about the planets and space. Then we all got together in a classroom and we all took part in a space quiz which was exciting! After this we had the experience of finding out what it would be like if we were in space; this was an amazing experience!

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Thank you, Mrs Sethi, for taking us to the wonderful space centre.

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THE PLANETS LIVE On Thursday 17th March, Y6 were lucky enough to visit the Albert Hall to listen to the Planets Live. Lots of schools were there to experience the music. To start with, the composer introduced the orchestra and all its instruments. There were 7 planets that were played. Each planet was named after Roman Gods: Mars the Bringer of War, Venus the Bringer of Peace, Jupiter Bringer of Joy, Saturn Bringer of Old Age, Mercury the Winged Messenger, Uranus the Magician and Neptune the Mystic.

My favourite planet was Jupiter. I loved the sound of the happy music. I also loved the length of the piece; I had heard it before but not as good as this!

At the end, all the schools sang Reaching for the Stars. It was wonderful listening to everyone singing with the orchestra.

It was a fun time.

Sophie B

During the Year 6 residential, every day was fun-filled and packed with a diverse range of incredibly enjoyable and educational activities such as Gorge Scrambling and visiting Trentham Monkey Forest.

Day 1: On day 1, team Year 6 travelled on a four-hour journey to Coniston, Lake District. Devices were permitted if the SIM card was removed and given to a teacher. This made the journey feel shorter and gave everyone something to immerse themselves in on the coach to Coniston. Halfway there, we stopped at Trentham Monkey Forest for a lunch break and a time to stretch our legs whilst admiring the bountiful number of monkeys living in their natural habitat with no bars or cages to confine them. Continuing, we then arrived at our destination and were allotted our rooms: minimum 4 people, maximum 8 people.

Day 2: Our first day at Coniston. We were elated.

Having fully showered and rested the night before in the YHA’s wonderful facilities, we were ready and eager to begin our activities. These included Gorge Scrambling and Raft building. Gorge Scrambling included an adrenaline filled climb up a river, a dunk under a rushing waterfall and a jump into a deep pool of refreshing water. It was inspiring. Then - to finish - we dug into a scrumptious plate of sausage and mashed potatoes.

Day 3: Today, 6H had a relaxing boat trip along Coniston water, a walk around the village and an experience of discovering the history of Coniston.

During this educational day, we learnt about Donald Campbell and John Ruskin. Meanwhile, 6G were

hiking up the Old Man of Coniston – a mountain – which we were due to do the next day. Continuing through to the afternoon, team 6H enjoyed an ice cream in the sun as well as a play in a public playground.

Day 4: During our last day in Coniston, Year 6 hiked up the Old Mountain of Coniston with Mr. Abdy, Mrs. Hammonds, and Mrs. Holloway and we succeeded in our mission. With regular breaks to put on more sun cream, eat occasional sweets to give us energy and wet our sunhats in a successful attempt to cool ourselves down, we got to the peak. It was most definitely worth it because – as we reached the peak – the view was phenomenal. However, as we reached the Youth Hostel, we were exhausted. After a delicious meal of beef burger, fries, and a dessert of apple pancakes, we were unquestionably ready for a sleep that inevitably fell on us.

Day 5: Taken up with our journey home, day 5 was not particularly enthralling. Sad to leave, we journeyed back with only one short stop for lunch and a toilet break.

Until eventually, we arrived back to school for the end of day. Home at last, we all realised how exhausted we were yet happy at the week's achievements.

Hattie J

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Shortly after the whistle rang, we went and had a shower, brushed our teeth and got ready for bed, we had ten minutes of chatting before the lights went out. In the morning we had loads of choices for breakfast before we headed off to gorge scrambling.

We drove to Coniston on a coach, it took us four hours to get there as we had breaks in between.

We split the drive into two different parts, we drove roughly about halfway to the Monkey Forest in Stoke.

We offloaded our bags and had a walk around the forest to take pictures and look at some adorable Monkeys, they were so lively and playful with each other. As time flew, we were already eating our lunch, the teachers told us if we were good, we could have a play in the park.

After we had a wonderful explore at the Monkey Forest, we got back on the bus listening to some tunes and time went within a click, we were already at the YHA (Youth Hostile Association,) banners were hanging, connect four was ready to be played and a massive yard that we could play games on. Before we could go out and do all those things, we lined up our suitcases on the pavement as the teachers announced our rooms. After we heard them, we went upstairs and unpacked. We went outside and had a play for around an hour just before dinner. In our rooms we had bunkbeds and chairs to sit on.

I hope anyone else who goes has a great time and an even better time than me, which is very hard to beat!”

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KOJI’S REFLECTION Dinner that night was macaroni cheese, a popular one! We got served by the kind staff and the food was delicious. After everyone on our table was finished the teachers said after we cleaned our plates we could go back out and play before bed.

Everyone was exhausted from all the travelling.

On Monday 20th June 2022 Year 6 travelled to Coniston Water in the Lake district.

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We got changed into our wetsuits and met our instructor, mine was called Liz. We had a tenminute walk to the gorge scrambling and when we arrived, we dipped our foot into the ice-cold freezing water, we eventually got used to it! We climbed waterfalls and even jumped off them, it was a great challenge. That took around three hours. For lunch we chose we chose our sandwich flavor, crisps, fruit and chocolate bar! It was very enjoyable. Later that afternoon we did raft building, we got split into groups, we built them carefully and then tested them, luckily ours didn’t sink. We walked back in our wetsuits and immediately had a shower to get rid of the water!

We had dinner, which was sausage and mash, had a play and then headed off to bed, same rules as last night!

The next day was a long day ahead of us, we were walking The Old Man of Coniston, we had a seven hour walk all the way up the mountain as 6G, the team stuck together and never split apart. Everyone helped each other, it was a big challenge, but everyone stuck together, at night it was pasta and then everyone headed off to bed as they were extremely tired!

We had a yummy breakfast! For the last day of the residential it was a chilled-out day, we first took a Ferris to an Old mansion that we explored and then visited a museum which was interesting! We got to have a look in the gift shop as the teachers let us take £20 spending money!

We even got to go to a fudge shop! We then got to play in the park and get a free ice Lolly which was brilliant in the scorching weather! We headed back and found out the other class was having a great time climbing the mountain, we supported them as well! Everyone was tired again, so we had our burger and chips as a treat last night!

And headed off to bed.

We had to get up early the next morning to go home, it was the same journey back and we had another great break at a museum! We got to see our family, which was lovely! I told them all about my trip and all the funny memories.

Overall, this was a great trip and a beautiful sight, I would go again and recommend it, I hope anyone else who goes has a great time and an even better time than me, which is very hard to beat!

Sienna P

On Monday the 20th of June Year 6 went on a residential to Coniston Water. Before we got there, we went to a monkey sanctuary that was in Stoke on Trent. We stopped there to have a rest and eat lunch before we went back to the coach to carry on with our journey. We got to the youth hostel and sorted out our rooms and the beds we were going to sleep in. It was important because we stayed there for 4 nights.

We went gorge scrambling up a river, the river was very cold at first but we got used to it and it wasn’t so bad.

Some of the rocks were slippy but we made do. There was a part when the person who led us dunked our heads one by one into a waterfall and then let us climb up. There were some bits that were deeper than others where you could lean on your back, and you would get pushed by the current.

After that there was raft building, we built our rafts in two teams, we had to learn a few different knots. After we built them, we launched them into the lake then had a little battle where we got each other wet.

One day, we went up the old man of Coniston, it is 803 meters high (about the height of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world), and it was quite windy and cold up at the peak. Before lunch we went up to the base of the mountain and went past the old copper mines then we stopped for lunch next to leavers water which is a reservoir it was massive. The walk/climb up was not that hard but at some places it was steep. It felt great when we got to the top of the Old Man of Coniston.

This is the best residential we have gone on and going up the Old Man of Coniston was amazing.

Koji W

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

YOUNG VOICES

On Thursday 19th May, my friends and I went to Birmingham to sing ten songs as part of the Young Voices Choir at the NEC arena. I was really excited because I love singing! Due to Covid, the event had been postponed, we had been practicing our songs for a very long time! We travelled by coach and it felt like ages to get there. On the way I saw beautiful views with lots of horses.

Soon our parents came and the show started.

We sang our first song called, ‘Mambo Italiano’, all about a boy who went back to Napoli. The beatbox collective were very talented with the noises that they made they sounded amazing! There was also a woman playing the saxophone and she made a smooth sound. The dance crew was one of the best parts of the show as they did a backflip!

When we arrived at the Arena, we ate lunch and our school sat at the very back of the hall.

I had a yummy hot dog with two sausages and some grapes. As soon as we finished eating we had a rehearsal ahead of the event in the evening. My favourite song is the pop medley because I like the lyrics and my favourite line is “If this world runs out of lovers, we will still have each other, nothing gonna stop us now.”

After the concert we walked to the coach where our parents were waiting to collect us. It was a new experience that I will never forget.

After we finished the rehearsal we had dinner and I ate aloo paratha which my mum had made for me.

Sofia S

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

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Outdoor Education

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AUTUMN TERM

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Year 3: Year 3 spent the mornings at Nottingham Climbing Centre on Noel Street. They travelled down to the Centre on the tram and then participated in top rope climbing in their groups. They developed their group and team work skills and ensured that they all remained safe while climbing. They also participated in caving through “The Burrows” a man-made tunnel system within the city centre, where they experienced being underground in small tight spaces.

EYFS: On Friday morning’s throughout the Autumn Term, Reception spent their time working in the outdoor garden, participating in activities such as mini beast hunting, making shelters for minibeasts, building a minibeast hotel, scavenger hunting, trying fresh fruit (blackberries etc), making pine cone bird feeders and playing in the mud kitchen.

Year 1: Year 1 have been building shelters and making fires. They began their session by building a shelter and discussing what it would be like to live in them. They looked at different types of structures we use to protect us from the elements. They then had a go with the fire steels to produce sparks and discussed fire safety and learned about the ‘fire triangle’. They then made a fire and cooked some popcorn.

Nothing is better than going on a free trip to the Climbing Centre!

Jude A

Year 2: At the Climbing Centre we had a great time sliding down the climbing walls using ropes.

Year 2 had a day out at Sherwood Pines, where they took part in an orienteering activity in the woods. We were also discussing the various trees and plants in the woods and the various fruits and berries that were edible. They then went on an adventure on the high ropes course at Go Ape, after a safety briefing, of course!

Arlo J

I was very proud of myself when we went on Go Ape and there was a wobbly bridge which was tricky but I did it!

Uzair M

When I went on the high ropes it was very wobbly and high but I kept going.

Savreen D

I liked the Gruffalo hunt because I made my way through the wood and I made it to the end Ethan Z

On Monday 11th October, Year 2 set out on an expedition to Sherwood Pines for a day of outdoor adventure.

Everyone was ready in their outdoor clothes with wellington boots and waterproofs, if needed (luckily they were not,) and our lovely parent volunteers. The children all took part in two fantastic activities, the first being an Introduction to Orienteering and the second was the exciting Go Ape course. When orienteering, the children got to use compasses and maps to follow a trail through this beautiful part of Sherwood Pines, where they saw different types of trees, plants and even wildlife.

They had to identify where they were on a map by using landmarks they could see but also took some time to be mindful by standing still amongst the trees and just listening to the sounds around them, which was very peaceful.

When completing the Go Ape course, Year 2 showed themselves to be great team mates by encouraging and helping each other as well as developing the very important skills of resilience, perseverance and courage. They also had lots of fun swinging in the trees.

Today we went to the Climbing Centre and climbed on colourful rocks and boulders.

Dominic S

We enjoyed climbing at Nottingham Climbing Centre. We went really high up, it was really easy for me but some of my friends found it challenging.

Rose C

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Outdoor Education

AUTUMN TERM Year 4: Year 4 have been learning how to use Kelly Kettles correctly by safely boiling water for hot chocolate.

They also used the Kelly Kettle base to cook s’mores (marshmallows between two chocolate biscuits) after they had boiled the water for hot chocolate. The other activity they participated in was a mental challenge where they had to decipher codes to get clues to the next challenge. This eventually had them erecting a tent for shelter at the end of the activity.

Year 5: Year 5 visited the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and participated in three different activities.

Kayaking on the lake involved them learning how to paddle a kayak correctly. They learned how to paddle in a straight line, turn and even paddle backwards.

They also played lots of different water sports games during this session.

Outdoor Education

Year 6: Year 6 had a mixture of climbing and orienteering activities on their day. The classes rotated through climbing the big Beech tree by the White House to the John Muir Award and then on to orienteering in the Arboretum. The Big Tree Climbing Company set up the ropes in the big beech tree and they all had a go to get to the top. The slack line was also set up between two trees on the front lawns so the students could try this out.

The climbing wall was also used. All groups tried top roping and bouldering (climbing without ropes). On the climbing wall they had the options of climbing, bouldering and abseiling. All pupils had a go at this and became quite confident at it.

SPRING TERM EYFS:

High ropes course involved getting into a harness and then climbing high up on the high ropes course and working their way around the various obstacles and challenges. They learned about health and safety issues of heights and how to move around safely on the course.

Reception spent their Friday morning’s in the outdoor garden, participating in activities such as planting spring bulbs, squirrel appreciation day, activity cards, hedgehog day, leaf art, planting crops and playing in the mud kitchen.

Crazy golf was an option that we didn’t pick but due to combat archery being out of service they seemed to enjoy the alternative provision. They made their way around a crazy golf course and learned about strength and direction of hitting the ball and the best and most effective way of getting a hole in one.

Year 1: Year 1 have been making bird feeders and learning about the different types of birds in the garden. They also participated in the RSPB Schools Big Bird watch for 2022 and recorded all the different types of bird they had seen within the school garden.

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SPRING TERM

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Year 4: Year 4 had an amazing trip to the Attenborough Nature Reserve where they split into three activity groups and worked on three different projects. ‘Brilliant Birds’ was one of the activities where the pupils went on a bird hunt and then into a hide to watch the many different species of bird on the reserve. ‘Marvellous Meadows’ taught students that nature can eventually return to what was once a car park. The meadow used was once the car park for the site and now has lots of different species of wildflower, and grasses that is great for attracting the insects and bees. Pond Dipping was the other activity that we participated in and we found lots of different creatures within the pond area. The pupils used ID cards to identify the different species of creature they found.

Year 2: During the Spring Term, Year 2 spent a full day sampling different activities, including orienteering, slackline and bouldering games. They also learned about the ‘Fire Triangle’ and how to make bread. The year group was split into two and did half the activities before swapping over. They all had a go at making bread dough with flour and water and then proceeded to cook it on an open fire.

Year 3: Year 3 spent the day at Perlethorpe Environmental Centre learning about minibeasts and wildlife. The year group was split in two, half did the minibeast hunt in the woods, which included looking under logs and rocks and in trees for minibeasts. The teams used an identification sheet to help them to identify and catalogue their finds. The other half did a river study, where they learned the “Perlethorpe Shuffle” to disturb the bottom of the river and then capture any creatures that were disturbed within their nets. They then used identification charts to identify their catch. We even saw some fish and a pair of mating toads!

On a gorgeous sunny Monday morning, Year 4 went to Attenborough Nature Reserve as a part of outdoor learning.

It was an adventurous exciting day including bird watching, pond dipping and #SoMuchMore.

Initially, tour guides from the nature reserve gave us a lecture about the history of the reserve and how they kept the reserve as natural as possible for the wild animals.

In the blink of an eye, we were taken to do our first thrilling activity, bird watching. After the long walk, we used binoculars to watch the birds from inside a small cosy hut, which was an outstanding experience!

Next, beside the pond, we used fishing nets to pond dip and found lots of creatures like leeches and water lice. We also used a microscope to have an accentuated appearance of these creatures.

After having our packed lunch, a tour guide taught us about nature, flowers and trees in the magnificent meadows. We also did a quiz with questions hung on trees, which was very interesting. Afterwards, we played a game called ‘Being a Bee’.

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This trip was one of the most memorable day of Year 4.

Erin S

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SPRING TERM Year 5: Year 5 spent the morning learning more about the birds that live in this country and visit so many of their gardens during the year.

They also learned about the cycle of life and why so many birds migrate to warmer climates and how climate change is affecting the populations of the birds. They also made their very own bird feeders to take home to encourage more birds to visit their gardens.

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SUMMER TERM EYFS: Reception continued their busy Friday mornings in the outdoor garden, participating in activities such as fruit tasting, barefoot walking, cloud watching, the ‘Plastic Bag Story’, ice cube activities, summer solstice, learning about insects during World Insect Week, practicing writing their names in the mud and playing in the mud kitchen.

Year 1: Year 6: Year 6 had a full day of activities starting with Pewter casting. They all had a piece of cuttle fish bone to make a mould for a piece of jewellery that were to cast from pewter. They all designed their own items using sharp knives and craft knives. When they were happy with their design they then watched as the molten pewter was poured into their moulds to set. They also designed and cooked their own spaghetti lunch using a Trangia stove. Ingredients included mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, cheese, and of course spaghetti.

Year 1 have been to the Attenborough Nature Reserve to participate in pond dipping, meadow games and bird watching in the bird hide.

Pond dipping involved collecting creatures from the pond with fishing nets and placing them into bowls for identification. The meadow games taught the pupils about the importance of meadows and the many varieties of insects attracted to the meadow flowers. Bird watching helped them to identify and recognise many different varieties of birds living on the nature reserve.

Year 2: Year 2 had a full day at Brackenhurst Outdoor Education Centre learning where food comes from.

During their visit they produced flour using whole grain wheat and a Quern stone to grind the corn into flour. They also learned how to make fresh apple juice using a macerator and press, how to produce cream cheese with whole milk and how to make butter with fresh cream.

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SUMMER TERM Year 3: Year 3 had a multi activity day based on the high school. The day consisted of 5 different activities which the students moved around on during the day. The activities included climbing on the school climbing wall, using Kelly Kettles to produce hot water for hot chocolate, orienteering around the school grounds using maps and orienteering markers, first aid and the night line on the front lawn.

Year 4: Year 4 had a day at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre (LOPC) where they participated in multi high ropes activities, ‘Crate Stacking’, ‘Gladiator Challenge’ and ‘Aerial Extreme’. This was also accompanied with canoeing on the River Soar. The pupils did all the activities switching around at lunchtime.

Year 5: Year 5 spent the day climbing up to the top of Mam Tor (The Shivering Mountain) in the Peak District on the outskirts of Castleton. They learned about the history of Mam Tor and the fact that it is still moving at approx. 0.25m per year, though this relies on rainfall over the winter periods. They then went underground to visit Treak Cliff cavern to see the Blue John stone mined from here. Here they learned about the mineral called “Blue John” and how it was formed hundreds of millions of years ago.

Year 6: Year 6 had a full day of activities at LOPC where they participated in high ropes climbing and the ‘Gladiator Challenge’. They worked in teams to help and guide each other safely up to the top of their own personal challenge. They also had a session of stand-up paddle boarding on the River Soar. This was an individual activity with some pupils sharing their paddleboard with others. This helped build confidence on the water and also promoted team working within the groups.

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HOUSE CLIMBING!

OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL

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YEAR 1

YEAR 2

DIWALI

ROBIN HOOD VISIT On Friday 20th May, Year 2 had just begun their school day when a very special visitor arrived, it was Robin Hood! The children welcomed him with great excitement and were fascinated by his outfit, bows and sword. Robin explained that he had come to talk about being a rebel and that this was not always a bad thing, but a way of creating new opportunities or finding new inventions. Each class went to the Arboretum park and took part in a workshop, where they learnt about the legend of Robin Hood, what it means to be part of a group and revelled in some quite disgusting tales of old times, which of course they loved!

They were also introduced to some of Nottingham’s famous innovators and rebels, such as Jesse and Florence Boot, Ada Lovelace and Watson Fothergill. The children learnt how these people were brave and wanted to make the world a better place by forging a path for others to follow, and how they followed their own talents and dreams. He also inspired the children to become a ‘rebel’ themselves one day, who knows what they might achieve! Year 2 all had a fantastic morning and were fascinated by the fact that there was once a huge cheese fight in the Market Square in protest over rising prices!

GREAT FIRE OF LONDON Year 1 travelled back in time to 1666 during their Great Fire of London workshop. They dressed in traditional clothes and acted out the events that led up to the fire. They tried their best to put out the flames with buckets of water but the fire was just too big. It was a great hands-on experience and some lucky children even got to play the parts of King Charles II and Thomas Farriner whose bakery caught fire and started the blaze.

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YEAR 4

DENTAL TALK Have you ever stopped to think about all the good things that your teeth do for you, in your daily life?

During spring term, Dr Sood came to visit Year 4 to talk to us about ‘Teeth and Healthy Eating’.

She talked about all the good, bad, disgusting things and some slightly disturbing ones too!

We’ve learnt about 3 parts of the teeth enamel, dentine and pulp. Our teeth help us with chewing food and smiling! Children have 3 types of teeth – 8 incisors, 4 canines and 8 molars. Incisors help with cutting food, canines rip and tear food apart and molars grind food up. In addition to what children have, adults have 8 premolars (which look like mini molars to me) and some wisdom teeth too!

Teeth need to be brushed twice daily for two minutes to prevent cavities. If you don’t (warning: disgusting/disturbing part), bacteria can get into the pulp and can cause pus and infection. Pus can reach to our windpipe and stop us from breathing, or even reach the brain.

I bet all of Year 4 had a proper clean of their teeth that night!

I found Dr Sood’s talk really interesting and I learnt a lot of new facts about teeth!

Erin S

YEAR 4

MATHS WORKSHOP On Thursday 13th January we had our Maths Workshop Day and it was amazingly good. We did challenges like riddles and maths problems to crack the codes on the padlocks. Once we got the key from the box, we needed to rush to the chest and open it. When we opened it, there was a timer for us to turn it off. Once we had finished, we had to do a hard Lego challenge. We would give them 5 stars and would love to do it again.

Freddie M & Ethan S

On Thursday 13th January, Year 4 took part in a Maths workshop. The Problem Solving Company came into our school to do some really fun maths games. All of the maths games we played were really enjoyable and challenging! The first activity we did was an escape box activity. We had a box with lots of padlocks and we had to unlock them by solving the maths clues, some of them were a bit hard. Once you had unlocked one, there was another clue to unlock the next padlock. At the end there was a key that unlocked another box with a timer - my group stopped the time at 52 minutes and 40 seconds.

After that we had to build some Lego. There was a box with a structure in it, and we had to go up one at a time to memorise a part. We worked as a team for all of the activities. My favourite thing was the escape box activity. I had lots of fun!

Eesa S

YEAR 4

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DAY On 16th September, it was our Ancient Egyptian Day. I was super excited to see all my class dressed up as Egyptians!

The day started and we learnt about how people use to live in the Egyptian times; this was really interesting. Mrs Whittamore explained to us how Howard Carter found the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Later in the day, we learnt about the food and drinks that Egyptians consumed for example cheese, olives, bread, grapes and wine.

There were lots of activities that the school organised for us for example we got to carve soap, make canopic jars, we made bread and even got to make mini mummies from string and pegs. It was such a fun and enjoyable day and I loved learning about Ancient Egyptians. I hope one day I can visit Egypt and learn more about their history.

Komal L

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YEAR 3-6

CAREERS TALK Mrs Sethi (our amazing science teacher) organized a careers evening, and it was incredibly fun! My favourite was the food one as we got to learn a little about Walkers Crisps and then we did a little experiment – you could even try this at home! You need 4 food items and a blindfold, blindfold someone and make them close their nose and then feed them!

Let them guess the food type and see if they get it right! I even ate onion! Another careers talk was by someone who works for the Highway Agency, she taught us about traffic signals and how to keep you safe on the roads. We then had a talk all about spiders and they actually came into our school! Well not by themselves, with someone from SpiderLab, of course!

Lastly, we had an engineer who works for Rolls Royce and he explained the engineering behind planes! Let's just say overall it was a very exciting afternoon.

EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT The trip to the Aeropark and East Midlands Airport STEAM trip was amazing. We first went to the Aeropark and looked inside a Vickers VC10 XV108, the plane which carried the Queen and Prince Charles then we went in a helicopter which was used in the royal Navy. We then went to the other side of the airport to meet a lady called Joanna, we then had a tour of the airport and then went to give our presentations on the future of transport. It was exciting but nerve wracking to present to the staff at East Midlands Airport! We showed them our prototypes which they were very impressed with. We then headed back to the coach for our return journey back to school.

Ayda M

William H

YEAR 6

BATFAST At the start of term, we were invited to join STEAM club. I wanted to try new things, so I joined the club. I never expected that joining one club would have such an impact; for all the participants of the club were offered the amazing visit to Batfast, a proper sports business. We made PowerPoints presenting a robot that could help in a sport of our choice, and after 6 weeks we were on the bus heading to Batfast. First, we split into three groups, trying out three things: a ‘Dragons Den’, a behind the scenes tour, and a go at some of the products Batfast has made. The experience was enlightening, and I learnt so much.

I cannot doubt that this trip has taught me life lessons that I will take to the Senior School and beyond. Thank you to all the teachers who organised this.

Dimithi B

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DIVERSITY WEEK As part of Diversity Week the Junior School made a Diversity Tree to show how different we all are from each other. We made it from wire, newspaper and duct tape! The end product was amazing because every class had an opportunity to make a person and add it to the sculpture. The people were all different shapes and sizes to again show how different we all are!

In the same week, we were all given the opportunity to take part in an Indian Dance Class. We were taught different moves and learnt about how to practise individual dance moves that joined together to make up a final dance. The teacher was dressed in sparkly Indian dress which looked amazing!

Bryony P and Alice D

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CHRISTMAS AT IJS BEAUTY & THE BEAST

PANTOMIME

CAROL CONCERT On Monday 13th of December 2021, the Carol Service took place in the Senior School Player Hall. The theme of this year’s Carol Concert was Peace. We had practiced since the Friday before repeatedly, so we knew what we had to do on the day it was happening when we had to perform in front of all the parents.

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

GRANDPARENTS SING ALONG

We do a Christmas countdown every day in December from the 1st to the 24th.

Miss Thorpe and Mr Cordy have a raffle and a special teacher gets to put their hand in the box. The name on the card that the teacher picks out is the person who has won the prize for the day! They receive a present. Miss Thorpe tells us some amazing jokes which puts us all in a good mood for the day.

Thomas R

Some people got the chance to read in front of their parents about their ideas on the topic of Peace; and I was one of them. The Year 3 and 4 and Year 5 and 6 choirs performed the songs they had been learning, but for the congregational carols, the entire school was meant to sing. After every piece, three people would go up and speak into the microphone.

It was nice to hear all my friends' perspectives of Peace. After all this, the most memorable moment for me was when our staff choir sang their song.

When my turn came to speak, I was a tiny bit nervous, but I still did it loudly and confidently, just as I did when we were practicing. At the end of the concert, the entire atmosphere was so beautiful that words could not explain it.

Sam P

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XMAS SHOWS EYFS

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EYFS transformed into elves from the North Pole and came across a warning message to say all the children at Lovell House were bad – oh no! They quickly hopped into the time machine to figure the disaster out and prove that the children at Lovell House are good really. The grown ups were so impressed with our amazing line recital, loud singing and Makaton actions we had learnt.

Great job EYFS!

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CRAFTERNOON On the 30th November, the children of Year 6 were generously given the opportunity to show off how useful they could be whilst helping the infants of NHIJS complete festive art. I enjoyed it immensely and found the behaviour of the Year 1s impeccable and I believed myself to be a great help in making a Christmassy wreath. This wreath was made of card with a variety of different greens glued into place on the front – representing leaves. Meanwhile, other Year 6s were helping with crafts such as painting wintery scenes and building Christmas tree shaped artworks with colourful lollipop sticks. Additionally, during the afternoon, everyone in Year 6 were allowed to play alongside the infants in the afternoon break – making new friends of all sizes!

Hattie J

YEAR 1

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Year 1 performed their very first Showcase – Count Down to Christmas! They chose something to perform for each of the 12 days of Christmas and wowed their parents with their dancing, singing, poetry and music. We even visited the North Pole to find out what the weather was like there! The children were excellent at knowing their lines and when to come to the front of the stage. Well done to all of the children for their hard work.

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LIGETI QUARTET

YEAR 2

XMAS SHOWS

PERFORMANCE - DECEMBER On Friday 3rd December we were given the opportunity to watch the Ligetti Quartet in the Junior Hall. The quartet had four musicians who played the viola, the violin, the cello and the double bass. They entertained us with a piece of music called ‘ A child’s Christmas in Wales’ and we listened to them play whilst Mrs Kawalec told the story. We were able to ask questions to the quartet at the beginning and end of the show. It was a wonderful experience.

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On Wednesday 8th December, Year 2 were very excited to perform ‘It’s a Census’ to their families. Year 2 had worked very hard in the weeks leading up to this, learning their lines and all of the songs. They sang beautifully during the performance and a special mention must go to Nikhil for his fabulous solo as Joseph in the song ‘No room at the inn Mary’ and to Taran and Simrit for their lovely duet in the song ‘Just an old barn’. There were also super group performances by the shepherds and the three wise men. The children said that they could not choose their favourite song as they loved them all. Everyone spoke in very clear voices and the audience all laughed in the right places, making it a fun afternoon for everyone involved. The children looked fantastic in their costumes and moved around the stage confidently. Well done Year 2 on a super performance!

Ryan L

STRINGS WORKSHOP - FEBRUARY

INGRAM CUP The Ingram Cup is a music competition that takes place every year at Nottingham High Junior School. Consisting of both the heats and the final, the competition is open to anyone at the Junior School between the ages of 7-11 and is a great way to show off your musical ability in a friendly competition. With the Junior Schools’ outstanding acoustics, pupils can hear the music resound around the school hall and finish by soaking in the glory of an applause from a real live audience. Perfect for expanding performance skills, the Ingram Cup also offers a trophy for the lucky candidates who are selected as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place holders. Additionally, pupils that are selected for the finals are awarded a medal. As I have been part of the competition for many years, I can effortlessly say that I have enjoyed every minute of my time in the spotlight. Stepping up there, in front of my peers, in itself was an achievement.

Hattie J

The Junior Strings Workshop was a fun and unique experience where two people from a professional quartet came in and taught us a new piece of music called Ghost of Tom. Before we started learning the piece we tuned up and had a warmup, we played drunken sailor to them and (by the looks on their faces) they loved it. After this we played some fun games then went onto learning our piece. The piece started out as pizzicato (plucking) we learnt that if you pinch the string and make it hit the fingerboard, it makes the loudest pluck sound on the violin or cello. Although the pluck that this piece needs is not as loud as possible it is as loud as a normal pluck is. The start of the piece is a cannon (a repeated melody at set times a few beats apart in a staggered rhythm) between the cellos and violins. Then the violins start with the tune. We all had to sight read the piece, but no one managed to play a wrong note.

Soon after the middle of the piece the cellos started with the tune and the violins did the background tune. After we went through the whole piece, we then looked at certain tricky bits here and there. After we looked at the tricky parts and then played through the piece one last time before we ran out of time.

Overall, I had a fun time, and (I think) everyone did as well. We were lucky to have this privilege and made the most of every second. All I can do now is thank them for their time.

Sam H

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LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH

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WORLD BOOK DAY

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For World Book Day this year, we all dressed up in different character costumes from the Harry Potter books. Some children dressed up as Hermione, some as Harry Potter himself! There were many different characters.

We had a book sale at breaktime where we had to bring in a book, all wrapped up! We wrote clues on the back of the book so they could guess the book.

We had an enchanting day full of wizardry and magic.

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The Pupil Parliament is a group of pupils that think of ways to make the school a better place. They also get nice, shiny badges so everybody knows who they are! The badges are yellow and they say ‘Pupil Parliament' on the front. We sometimes have meetings in our Form Periods and we discuss ideas on how we can make the school an even better place to be. Some of the ideas we have come up with are: • Add more play equipment into the swimming pool

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• A wider range of play equipment outside • Always have the correct food menu on display in the dining hall

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Being part of Pupil Parliament is a great way to help makes changes to our school.

Sammy A

SPRING CONCERT On Friday 4th March, everyone was geared up and ready for the annual Poetry Plate final.

The first final of the day was Year 3’s and 4’s. Each form set the bar incredibly high, the level was astounding, and all the poems were so lively and entertaining. Guaranteed, everyone there had a wonderful time listening to them. The winners in Year 3 were: Henry, Joshua, and Kailash. The winners in Year 4 were: Tony, Ibraheem, and Sebastian. However, all the Year 3 and 4 finalists should be bursting with pride too as they all put on dazzling performances.

Later in the day, was the Year 5 and 6 final, again the standard was sensational. Every single performance was remarkable and everyone performing certainly deserved to be there, as they were so unbelievably good. Any of them could have easily won, but the winners were as follows, Year 5: Tom and Virginia. Year 6: William and Sahil, who won overall.

The standard was so high and everyone involved should be proud, whether they won, got to the final or performed in the heats.

Neha B

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When I practise at home, I sometimes think it is quite boring but when we played in the Spring Concert, I was amazed by how much projection of sound we were able to make. When I look back on the night of the concert, I feel real satisfaction, pride and a sense of achievement.

This was especially apparent when I heard the applause from the audience. When we played the finale, I had the chance to see the other instruments which has inspired me to take up a woodwind instrument when I have completed grade 8 piano. I thoroughly enjoyed the night of the concert and hope that I will have the opportunity to take part in more concerts in the future.

Katherine Z

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Initially we were supposed to go to the drumming all at the same time but there were too many of us so we had to split up into 2 groups, A and B which each had 9 people.

When we went we were told to take all bracelets off and put them away so our hands wouldn’t get hurt. The African drum was called a Jambe. We did an exercise where the instructor put their hand up and down and the higher the hand goes the louder you play.

We then learnt a tune and the instructor said that if you make words for a rhythm then it’s easier to remember.

For example, you could have ‘have you ever seen such a wicked drumming team’. Then as a finale we learnt a brake which is something that you play at the end of a piece of drumming. Very fitting!

Aniket M

Last week, on Friday the whole of Year 3 did a drumming workshop and the drums were made in Africa.

Someone was chosen to be in the middle and the rest of the group formed a circle around them. I really enjoyed it when the person in the middle was moving their hands and arms from bottom to top and the other way round and the drummers had to tap the drums in response to the movements by tapping the drums hard or soft.

What I learnt from this workshop is that you don’t need to tap the drums hard all the time as this may break the base and it would really hurt your hands.

This was my very first experience using an African drum and I found it tricky to say the words and drum at the same time, but I am sure this will get easier with more practise. I hope we get this opportunity again in Year 4.

Yash V

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SUMMER FESTIVAL The Summer Concert was a fantastic festival at the end of term where the Lower School and Senior School played musical delights on the front lawns and in the quad. Everyone who was watching brought their picnic blankets and food to eat and drink whilst enjoying the wonderful music. Pre-booked food was available which was burgers and doughnuts and a variety of drinks were also available. The main stage presented the ensembles whilst in the quad were the choirs and mini quintets. It was a beautiful sunny evening, enjoyed by the parent, teachers and children. A super way to end the Summer Term.

Bluebelle CR

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NOW HEAR THIS! My experience at ‘Now Hear This’ was absolutely stunning! I loved it! My favourite part was when I saw the orchestra; it was huge and there were so many people, I couldn’t believe it! I also love that we had high seats so we could see the whole of the amazing orchestra. This was the first time I’ve ever been to see an orchestra and I’m keen to go to another one!

Each instrument had its own job and they did especially well. I rate the music 100 out of 10!

The music was a mixture of soft, loud and quiet.

The orchestra did very well in keeping the music harmonious and taking so much care in their performance. I know how very hard it is to play together with other instruments because I play in swing band at NHIJS. Thank you Mrs Kawalec for taking us to see this great performance!

Lara M

JUNGLE BOOK Leaping out of bed excitedly, I remembered that today, Year 5 and 6 were going to perform the Jungle Book play! I was part of the jungle, therefore, we were singing and dancing.

Unable to contain my joy, I trouped to the Founder Hall where we were performing. I tied green ribbons around my wrists and put a flower in my hair, so I looked more like a plant. The first performance I had onstage was “I wanna be like you” when King Louie talks to Mowgli, I thoroughly enjoyed every step, every movement I took on the stage.

After a while, we came onstage again to perform “That’s what friends are for”. As my green satin ribbons sparked under the spotlight, I froze in my position as a tree when Shere Kaan was trying to attack Mowgli.

Then, I proudly basked in the applause.

Victoria O

END OF YEAR 6 CELEBRATION The Year 6 celebrations took place in the Founder Hall in the last week of term. The event showcased the Year 6 pupils and gave an opportunity for their peers to share their thoughts about each other to the parents as Year 6 leave the Junior School. It was funny to see our Reception photos which showed us all how we grown and progressed from Reception to Year 6. We sang a song, ‘Reaching for the Stars’ which bought a tear to many of our parents. We say our goodbyes to a few children who are leaving but I am sure they will have a good time at their new school.

The school prizes were also announced and we all received a Contribution to the Junior School prize. We wish everyone all the best for Year 7.

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SHOWCASES

YEAR 2 EYFS We're going to the zoo, are you coming too? This term we have been following our interests and learning about animals, particularly those found at Twycross Zoo. We celebrated by sharing our favourite memories, reading our writing, singing along with our friends and even showcasing movement patterns to the macerna.

YEAR 3 The end of year showcase was all about what we had learnt this year! We sang songs about books, science and the Romans. Most of the showcase was pre-recorded but we sang lots of songs and the parents played a quiz at the end called Kahoot. The showcase was fun to watch as it was really funny!

My favourite part was the Romans section because Sofia made us all laugh! The showcase was just awesome to watch!

Sophie H

YEAR 1 Year 1 took their grown-ups on a magical travel machine this Summer. First of all, the parents were introduced to the Queen and found out about the adventures of the Queen’s corgis. The grown-ups were then transported back in time to 1666 where the children recapped their work on the Great Fire of London. Then, the children scared their grown-ups by demonstrating their cunning pirate skills. After that Year 1 went underwater and discovered the Titanic.

Fortunately, the parents were returned safely to Lovell House where the children sang about their favourite moments in Year 1.

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COLLAGE CLUB

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WATERCOLOUR CLUB

CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION

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CHRISTMAS ART

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FIREWORKS

TIDDALICK

AUTUMN

A long time ago, there lived a bulging fat greedy frog named Tiddalick. He was the greediest frog in the land, so he went to the billabong and drank all of the water! After that, his friends were devastated that Tiddalick had drunk all of the lovely fresh cool water. Meanwhile the wise owl came up with a sensational plan. The plan was to make Tiddalick laugh and then the water would pour out!

First the echidna rolled down the hill but Tiddalick didn’t laugh.

Then it was the kookaburra’s turn, he pretended to fall off a branch of the gum tree but Tiddalick still didn’t laugh!

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Penultimately it was the wombat, he was very funny, doing crazy dance moves but Tiddalick still didn’t laugh!

Finally the cunning eel decided to do a dance, he tied himself into a knot and fell over. This made Tiddalick laugh and laugh and all of the water gushed from his mouth!

Rex C

GOLDEN TICKET! Dear Diary,

SILHOUETTES

It was a fabulous day!

I was in school and had just come in from playtime and dashed onto the fuzzy carpet. Mrs AndrewsBurrows opened up a large envelope but she only poked a little out. By this time, all of my friends had also come in. Then everyone knew what it was, including me! It was the real GOLDEN TICKET!!! Everyone was happy, excited and most of all… stamping their feet with joy! I couldn’t believe that I was going to Cadburys World! All of my dreams had come true!

Sehej S

Fireworks zooming loudly like a rocket.

Fizzing softly like a fizzy drink exploding.

Fireworks popping rapidly like hot popcorn.

They glitter like a glittery star.

It bangs like a drum.

It whizzes like a wizard’s wand.

Savreen D

Autumn is dry, crackly leaves.

Autumn is beautiful.

Autumn is full of colourful leaves.

Autumn is chilly and windy.

Autumn is wet with big muddy puddles.

Autumn is fun.

Autumn is full of seeds and foods for the animals

Grace C

VISITING NEVERLAND Neverland was an incredible sight to behold! I could see a beautiful, colourful and amazing rainbow taking over my eyes, it was magical! Beneath me was long verdant, pointy grass that crunched as I walked. To my right there was a vibrant blue sea sliding like a slithery cobra which splashed everywhere! Up ahead there was a glancing, cyan waterfall with flowing waves.

Up in the turquoise sky there were new fresh, fluffy clouds floating about. Glancing down I saw damp, dull, dark Skull Rock. “Scary” I said whilst shivering. Behind Skull Rock I saw the dark blue sea which had a dusty rusty ship, it bobbed up and down. “Look” I shouted, “Hangman’s swirly, curly hangout tree”

Naina K

CHARLIE BUCKET Charlie was peering through the colossal gates smelling delicious, creamy caramel chocolate. He could hear the machines clunking away behind him. Little Charlie could see puffs of smoke like sweet, juicy cotton candy. His mouth was watering. Charlie really wanted a little nibble of chocolate. He couldn’t believe that he was standing right outside Willy Wonka’s factory! It was the biggest in the world! Charlie thought it sensational!

Maya A

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PNEUMATIC TOYS

By Nikhil B

Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland Street, Mudfog BA21 5SN 24th February 1839

SEWING

Dear Mr Bumble, I am writing to complain about how awful the workhouse is.

The workhouse is boring, cold and I have to wear a scratchy uniform. I have to eat disgusting gruel and I have to sleep in a cold dormitory. Every night, I have to sleep in a cold, hard bed. I would rather live on the streets! I don’t like you Mr Bumble because you are unkind, you only give us one bowl of gruel which is disgusting. You have to make the workhouse a better place.

Unhappily yours Oliver Twist

My Victorian School Day Dear Diary, Today it was a school day. I got up early because I had to get to school for 8:30! I heard the loud bell ringing on the playground. When I got there the teacher wanted us to go in a line of boys and girls. She checked our hands before we went in. When I got in we started with arithmetic, I wasn’t very good at it! After that I did some alphabet work, we said it backwards, it was hard! We had to copy the curly letters using a pen and ink. All of a sudden William got hit with the cane – I wonder how bad it was! Last thing I did was have lunch – if you forgot your lunch you would starve! I played in the playground. We played hopscotch, hoop and stick and skipping.

I walked home on foot.

Simrit J

The Magic Box I will put in the box, The speed of a golden Lamborghini A German Shepherd fighting a dinosaur

Dino Blood Pie – A Revolting Recipe

‘A spikey surprise’

1 huge iPad

Ingredients:

Instructions:

The deepest sea from the enormous earth

Dino rib Dino tooth Fossilised dino poo Dino blood

1) Get the dino blood.

Yummy chocolate cake A scale from a shimmering blue snake.

My box is fashioned from steel And gold And diamonds With shark teeth on the lid And fox hair in the corners.

Its hinges are made from crocodile skin!

Maya A

2) Pour it in the hole in the pie.

3) Put the teeth in the side.

4) Push the rib cage in the top

Equipment: Plate Spoon Pan

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5) Cook it for 9 hours!

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CREATIVE WRITING Dumped As Edward came to consciousness, he heard an earsplitting noise.

“Craaaaarkk!” There it came again. He felt a powdery unknown substance sprinkled onto his back and a gooey liquid dripping down his torn, tattered dress. He lay there helpless, listening to the excruciating seagull noise.

As the truth dawned over him, he felt a shiver down his china spine and an icy moisture in his fragile paws.

He was lost

“Heeeelp!” Edward wailed desperately as the gull carried him higher, higher, higher into the air. A few minutes ago, Edward had thought being buried alive was the worst thing that could happen to him. But he was wrong. Edward detested being carried by this stubborn, thoughtless gull.

As it clawed relentlessly at his battered dress, it ripped in two and fluttered away. This sensation of being naked (again) reminded Edward of getting thrown around on the deck of a ferry without any clothes.

Edward’s ears drooped sadly, flapping in the wind as he flew into the distance, clutched tightly by the gull.

He was lonely.

He was forgotten.

Suddenly, the pile of rubbish covering him cleared away.

The seemingly endless light blinded Edward’s beautiful blue eyes. As he looked around, all he could see for miles was heaps and heaps of trash. Just when Edward was getting used to the horrible landfill, “Craaaaarkk!” Some sharp claws picked him up, scratching mercilessly at his skin.

“No!!!” shrieked Edward.

After a while, the grubby, stubborn bird began to slow its pace. Edward’s heart calmed its heavy thumping and he breathed a huge sigh of relief. The gull released Edward and he fell down, down, down back onto a pile of rubbish.

Just then, he heard….

Thump! Thump! Thump! That was the sound of heavy boots clomping towards him like a dinosaur’s feet.

“Look! It’s a rabbit! And what a handsome one too!”

Suren T

The Dump Suddenly, everything went black.

He could feel a long strip of food on top of him. Sticky gunks of things slithered across his worn and torn pink dress like a snake.

“Yuck!” thought Edward as the goo slithered across him like a snake.

Decidedly unimpressed, he thought of comments for the terrible conditions in the trash pile. His tummy twisted and he thought he was going to be sick!

Everyday, he would hear the deafening “Quarrrrrrrk!” in his poor ears and they would excrement on him and it was quite damp.

Everyday, his tummy would twist more and more and his face turned more and more green. When days passed, Edward’s heart just broke more and more.

One day, he realised there was no, “Quarrrrrrrrrrrrrk!” anymore and, there were no birds excrementing on him. Then it struck him. Something was wrong.

Suddenly, he heard growling and something was drooling on him. He looked up. Above him, there was a voracious dog ready to grab him. If he could, he would jump out of his skin.

His heartbeat quickened a pace.

He was scared.

He was alone.

He was abandoned.

Nellie and Lawrence. He thought about how he treated Abeline and how she treated him.

The dog was like a giant dinosaur ready to catch its prey. It made him feel small and it was as if he was a flea.

Suddenly, he heard a voice, not a female. A male. It wasn’t an adult voice. It was a child. Edward began to tremble. Was it another person that was nice? Or was it mean? He didn’t know. The voice kept calling and echoed around the rubbish dump. Its voice sounded gentle, calm and loving. The voracious, menacing, bloodcurdling dog didn’t seem to be that voracious anymore, instead it seemed that it was a loving dog. The dog grabbed Edward by the collar of the pink, frilly, cute dress and dropped him at the boy’s feet.

“No! Please! I beg you!” screamed Edward, tears rolling down his cheeks.

But the dog paid no interest in what Edward was saying. The bloodcurdling, spine chilling dog bared its teeth and lunged to grab him Edward screamed so loud that not a sound came out. He watched in terror as tiny cracks started to form while, his eyes glistened with tears and cold beads of sweat dribbled down his china head.

Was he doomed?

Was it the end of the world for him?

And most importantly, did he still look handsome?

Edward thought that being buried in the rubbish dump and being excremented on would be the worst thing that could ever happen to him. But he was wrong. Very wrong. It was like being stabbed in the back as he was unloved and abandoned now. He thought about

“Oh my! He looks like a pretty one!

But not with all that muck on,” exclaimed the boy, his eyes widening as his mouth dropped open.

He placed Edward in an old satchel and galloped to somewhere, Edward was in a satchel with other mysterious things from the trash pile. He felt like a happy, jumpy, excited cloud.

Edward had no idea where he was off to but he knew somewhere loving.

Yi Yi Y

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Floodland ART WORK

Please don’t William. Don’t go in, you’re my only hope. Please. Suddenly I could see his body collapsed on the floor lying peacefully like a star floating freely in space. My soul sank to nothingness like a pebble in the big marine ocean. I froze. How could this be...

Why? Just why? It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have told him he was wrong. What have I done...?

I feel like a fire turned to ashes and have nothing left inside me. Rage yet mournfulness began taking over my body and sucking out everything. What would I do without William? All his crazy but comforting stories was all I had and who would ask if I needed help. All I knew was that I was hopeless with no situation around it. My head was ringing with thoughts, yet I didn’t know what to do. My heart turned as black as midnight with no little room for hope left. I came oblivious to the outside world as my mind was getting controlled by sorrowful thoughts. I didn’t even notice that Dooby had pushed me in front of him. I was lost in my own world thinking- I couldn’t even think normally for all I could think of was William. I keep on picturing his face and his wide, broad smile that he would show me every day but all of that... It’s gone. Gone forever.

Jai S

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Titanium Today, I did something extraordinary. I cannot believe that what I did today was even possible. During the last week, my life has changed forever.

Earlier on, I entered my house with the entire police force after me. I darted to my room and packed a bag of all the vital things that I would need, as I was thinking, blood was rushing to my head.

When I rapidly ran down the stairs, I heard a loud knock at the front door. It was the police.

Since the police were at the front door, I would have to escape out the back garden. I tried to open the back door desperately but there was no hope, my heart pounded, the door was locked. I took a glance at the keys, and they levitated towards my hand. I managed to open the door just in time before the police kicked down the other one. To slow them down, I lifted two teddys in the air. I hoped this would shock and amaze them, just like the incident in the school.

I sprinted and sprinted until my legs were aching.

I quickly made my way into the forest; my pulse was racing.

The sun was setting, and the sky was getting darker and darker. In the distance I could hear police officers telling each other where to go. Their voices were becoming louder and louder until a huge flashlight shone right on top of me. A massive helicopter with multiple police in it was telling me to freeze.

I couldn't just hand myself to them, not yet when I have come this far.

I kept on running, ignoring the officers. Suddenly I ran into one of them, more and more surrounded me until there was no way out. Their AK47s were pointing in my direction. I knew this was it. I lay down crouching on the ground, waiting for the bullets to pierce through my flesh. Suddenly, a golden flash of light covered me, the color grew lighter and lighter until BOOM! A massive explosion sent all the police officers flying in all directions, some were just unconscious and worse a few were dead.

The explosion sent many leaves and plants flying in the air, I can't believe all of this was happening right now. I had just caused a massive explosion which injured and killed a lot of police officers.

How is this possible?

It is like I am part of a sci-fi movie right now. I had to move quickly otherwise more officers might come this way and they would either die or might get injured and left in an isolated environment just like these people.

Aaron P

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The Backstory of Scramashank My name is Scramashank. Here is my story: I was the chieftain of Sandywell Warren, a small peaceful place. Back then, my name was Crama.

Crama the Cautious. I had one of the twelve gifts of the goddess; a copperpot that protected me, and I never took it off. One day, I decided to dig a new longburrow. It was a lot of work, and every rabbit in Sandywell helped, some handing out food and supplies, some carrying baskets of soil, or others just digging. But one night, we found something. Something that had changed and owned my mind.

It was metal, the material the Goddess herself thought was a poisonous substance. A giant iron tooth jutting up out of the scorched and blackened ground. But it showed me. Showed me what such power I could gain. It poured its evil and wicked knowledge into my brain, my furred body bonding with the violence within the spike. It was almost controlling my mind, telling me how to rule the Five Realms. And I listened to it.

Now I completely ruled my warren that was no longer Sandywell, but Splinterholm, the home of the Gorm. I do not know what happened to the rest of the rabbits in my warren. Some disappeared, perhaps fled. But my obedient soldiers that had spent their hours with the metal had changed too. Their armour glistened like mine, but my appearance was fiercer. My shoulders were broader, and I was taller, like a mighty king. I was no longer Crama the Cautious. I was Scramashank.

I spent summers seeking out different warrens for the destruction of the Twelve Gifts of the Goddess.

It was meant to be this way. This was what my ancestor Gormalech would have wanted of me. If I destroyed all the gifts, then I would rule the Five Realms, cleansing the lands of pathetic terrified rabbits.

And that is how I turned from a timid chieftain of a boring useless warren to a dangerous and violent Gorm Lord that was feared across the Five Realms.

Lana P

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ESSA PRIMARY SCHOOL NATIONAL FINALS On Saturday 19th June, Sophie B, Bryony P, Samuel H, Will L and Michael W proudly took part in the 26th ESSA Primary School National Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. We were already immensely happy as just being there meant that we were in the top 24 schools in the country.

The first event was the freestyle relay where we swam really well, coming 21st nationally.

Their second event was the medley relay. The team swam superbly and came 20th nationally.

SPORTING REVIEW What a sporting year it has been for the Infant and Junior School! It has been great for us to be back playing fixtures, taking part in tournaments and hosting festivals. Over the course of the year, we have attended both IAPS and Nottingham City area qualifying competitions as well as playing in a great number of ‘friendly’ fixtures. In total, we have played 146 fixtures across 15 different sports and every member of the Junior School has been involved in at least one of these, some many more! In addition to this, we have hosted over 700 children from across Nottinghamshire and the wider area at our 6 sports festivals this year. Roll on next year for some more sporting fun!

As always, the competition on the day was phenomenal but it was a great atmosphere with everyone being happy to be able to take part after being unable to during the last two years. Many of our team members broke own personal best records for their stroke on the day

and they fully appreciated the amazing experience, with one of the highlights being able to swim in the Olympic Diving Pool! Well done everyone and hopefully it has inspired you to keep swimming, along with keeping an amazing memory of a great day out!

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On Tuesday 1st February, the Year 5s and Year 6s were very excited to participate in their first home gala and first fixture against Ranby House. Right from the start during the freestyle relays, it was clear that the competition was going to be strong. Everyone swam their absolute best and there were some very close races, particularly during the individuals. After the brilliant medley relays, the scores were announced 116 points to NHIJS and 126 points to Ranby House-just 10 points in it-very close indeed! Well done to everyone! A great gala with a great atmosphere-it was super to have spectators again after two years away!

On Tuesday 25th January, there was great excitement at NHIJS as it was the first away fixture for swimming since the beginning of the pandemic. The Year 5 and 6 boys and girls team arrived at Ratcliffe, feeling very excited but a little nervous too, after so long a time being away from competitive fixtures. These nerves soon settled after their warm up and it was clear that the races were going to be very close. The races were judged according to position rather than time and points and it was very much all about getting “back into it” and competing in a positive way. We had quite a few “firsts” in the Year 6 boy’s teams and many close “seconds” and “thirds” from the other teams but no disqualifications at all.

Well done to all of the swimmers and particularly those who voluntarily stood in for friends who were unable to attend-they did you proud! Looking forward to many more swimming fixtures!

REPTON SCHOOL

On Friday 4th March our U10 and U11 Boys and Girls teams set off to Repton School to represent our school in the National IAPS swimming competition. This was just one of the regional rounds of Independent Schools taking place up and down the country. Five schools participated at Repton School, swimming against each other, but mainly against the stopwatch, as all of the swimmers’ times are sent off and ranked in to order nationally for Independent Schools. There was some tough competition but all of our competitors swam exceedingly well, diving well off of the diving blocks and swimming their utmost best! There was a great supportive atmosphere amongst our team-well done everyone!

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YEAR 5 & 6

With much excitement and anticipation, the Year 3 and 4s were ready to follow on from Yearr 5 and 6s Inter House Swimming Gala.

It was the first time any of the children had been involved in such an event. There was some fantastic swimming from every single participant and there was such amazing encouragement from all of the supporters! An amazing new record was set by George Z for 25m of breaststroke (24.4 seconds).

Swimming report for the Inter-House Swimming Gala, 2022 Nearly three years since the last InterHouse Swimming Gala competition, there was much anticipation and excitement leading up to the big event on Friday 13th (!) May, 2022. The Year 6s could only vaguely remember participating in the gala back in the mists of time when they were in Year 3. For Year 5, it was their first time participating in such an event! As Miss Skinner (first Inter House gala for her too!) said, “The atmosphere was electric!” There was superb swimming by every single pupil and a fabulous time was had by all. We were supporting each other and it was great to be able to have spectators present, cheering us on as well. Results: Tonkin’s House won the Lovett Cup (medley relay trophy) Hardy’s won the Freestyle Relay Cup. Individual cup winners: Ayda M (6G) won the Cox Trophy (50m backstroke) Will L (6G) won the Axtell Cup (50m breaststroke) Samuel H (6H) won the Monaghan Cup (50m freestyle) Sophie B (6H) won the Pell Cup for 100m Individual Medley (and all participants were awarded with honour points and medals for participating in this testing event: Daniel G (6H) , Will L (6G) and Bryony P (6G) The overall scores were incredibly close (with only one point in it for first, second and third during one stage of the gala!): 1st: Hardy’s House with 70 points, 2nd Tonkin’s House with 61 points, 3rd Trease’s House with 60 points and 4th Ball’s House with 49 points. These scores will be added to the Y3 and Y4 Inter House Swimming gala, being held on Friday 1st July for an overall winning House team! Well done to all the swimmers! And a huge thank you to all of the staff.

The results of the Year 3 and 4 gala are as follows: 1st place: Tonkin’s with 51 points Joint 2nd place: Hardy’s and Trease’s with 43 points 4th place: Ball’s House with 44 points These were then added onto the scores from the Year 5 and 6 gala which gives an overall result for the Inter House Swimming 2022: 1st place: Hardy’s 114 points 2nd place: Tonkin’s 112 points 3rd place: Trease’s 104 points 4th place: Ball’s 92 points

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HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY This year House Cross Country was on the 11th February at Wollaton Hall.

I was really excited for my first cross country race. I loved seeing all the parents who had come out to support us and it was amazing to run past the beautiful Wollaton Hall. As we were running towards the finish line we could hear the parents and teachers shouting encouragement and it made us all run faster! The Year 3 race even ended with a photo finish! We were all so proud of our achievements in the race, and I cannot wait for next year!

Josh K

Sport

Sport

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YEAR 5 & 6

CURLING TEAM We attended the Nottingham City Schools Curling Festival at Harvey Hadden Sports Centre. There were lots of schools from around the City involved and we played in a number of matches. We won, lost and drew but mainly we had a great time learning a new sport!

LOVELL SPORTS DAY

Our Infant pupils at Lovell House enjoyed an action packed Sports Day. Pupils took part in throwing, jumping and running events to win stickers for super participation and positive teamwork. This year, Purple house were awarded our Sports Day trophy for demonstrating excellent sporting values!

I mostly enjoyed the sprinting. I jumped quite far for the long jump, but not quite to the end of the rope!

Afterwards we all had an ice lolly in the sunshine!

Ethan Z

I liked everything about Sports Day! My best activity was the running and the javelin.

Sophie S

Sports Day was really good fun.

I enjoyed the javelin throw, even though it was tricky in the wind!

Omar F

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Sport

UNDER 11S IAPS CRICKET

JUNIOR SPORTS DAY U11 vs Birkdale May 22

U10 and U11 vs Ranby House May 22

IAPS BOYS HOCKEY

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Leavers

Leavers

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STAFF LEAVING Emma Baker IJS Class Teacher Having worked in a variety of independent schools across the city, Emma joined Lovell House in September 2008. She quickly established herself as a valuable member of the team and eventually became the Phase Leader for Key Stage 1 working closely with colleague across NHIJS. Emma is highly creative and her talents were put to great use in Lovell as Art Coordinator although she also helped to lead the science curriculum at Infants. Emma has decided not to return to the High School following her sabbatical year although she misses the school and children very much.

We wish her the very best of luck for the future.

Nan Williams Gap Year Placement Student Miss Williams has been a real asset to the school since joining us as our Gap Year Student back in September and she has made a huge contribution to all aspects of our Junior School community. As well as assisting the teaching staff in numerous ‘behind the scenes’ administrative duties, Miss Williams has enriched the learning of so many pupils across the Junior School this year in a variety of ways. In her role, she has worked closely with children in Year 3 & 4 English and Maths lessons, supported groups of pupils in Guided Reading and shared her knowledge and experience in Art and Computing. As a proficient and gifted netball player herself, who represented the Wales National Team recently, Miss Williams has also been a coach and manager of the Senior School Netball team, attending many training sessions and fixtures throughout Spring Term (including giving her own time on weekends). The children across the whole of Key Stage Two have benefitted from her experience and guidance during Games lessons at Valley Road and her contributions in support of a number of teams at competitive sporting events and fixtures have been invaluable. Miss Williams has also helped ensure a number of out of school trips and visits were hugely successful and memorable for our pupils. These included the Year 3 & 4 Residentials, the Leicester Space Centre visit,

Emily Harris

Karen George

IJS Class Teacher

Karen has enjoyed a successful, long and varied career at the High School which began in 2007 when the School bought over Waverley PNEU. Having joined the PNEU school in September 2001 as a KS2 Music Teacher and Year 6 Support Teacher, Karen went on to train as a Dyslexia Specialist teacher and became the Special Needs Coordinator. Following the acquisition of Waverley School, Karen transferred to become the Learning Support Subject Coordinator for Lovell House and the Junior School. Karen was also the interim Deputy Head of the Junior School from 7 January – 15 April 2013 and allowed the School to remain well lead during this time.

Karen cares deeply about pupils and staff and demonstrates this in her approach to everyone. Her colleagues would describe her as warm and wise and as having an abundance of time to support them through professional or personal issues. However, it is for her conscientious care of the children which she is most admired. Over the years she has given freely of her time to run the Charities Club at IJS, has been a consistent supporter of our IJS cross country teams and a committed Year 6 tutor. Testament to her dedication of her tutees is the annual return of Year 13s who were in her Year 6 tutor group, to reminisce with her and wish her well as they take the next step in their journeys. She remains a special member of our community who will be greatly missed by us all and we wish her well for her retirement.

Emily Harris joined the EYFS team at Nottingham High Infant and Junior School in the middle of the pandemic but this didn’t stop her making a huge impact from day one. Her enthusiasm for teaching and vivacity ensured that her classroom was always buzzing with happy little people going about their learning and having lots of fun along the way. In her second year Emily became one of the Lovell House ‘Reading for Pleasure Champions’ and set about creating a wide range of opportunities to embed a love of reading with our EYFS classes. Emily’s friendly, supportive and approachable nature means that she will be greatly missed by her colleagues and the pupils and parents of EYFS. We wish her much happiness and success for the future and hope that she thinks of us whilst sipping cocktails or bathing in the Caribbean sunshine!

and numerous Outdoor Education days. She was an integral part of the Young Voices group for their visit to Birmingham in the summer term and been involved in many more events across the year.

Her work with the supervision of After School Club has also been much appreciated and she has always demonstrated a willingness to help out wherever she can. Miss Williams has worked with true dedication and enthusiasm and has become a sincerely valued member of our school family.

Whilst we shall miss her very much, we hope she has enjoyed her experience at Nottingham High School, made some lasting memories and knows what a difference she has made to so many. We would like to thank her for all of her hard work and dedication and express how grateful we are for the time and effort she has spent helping the progress of so many of our children. As she returns to continue her studies at Nottingham Trent University, we send with her our love and best wishes for the future. Hopefully she will come back to visit us and update us on how she is doing in the not too distant future. Thank you Miss Williams, and good luck!

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FAREWELL TO YEAR 6

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