William Barcroft Junior School

'Success and happiness for every child'

We are very proud of our school, the children, staff and environment and of course the great support we receive from our parents.

For more information, please visit our full website by clicking here.

In a recent parent questionnaire, parents said the following:

99% of parents say their child is happy at William Barcroft Junior School

98% parents say the school have high expectations

99% of parents said their child does well at school

100% of parents say their child felt safe in our school.

A Message from Mrs Sargent:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojgFHw0XHhg

We have been celebrating Children In Need today at William Barcroft Junior School.

Not only have our pupils and staff come to school in non uniform dressed in something 'SPOTACULAR', our WBJS pupil governors have sold over 300 CIN themed cookies at breaktime to help raise even more funds!!

We would like to thank all of our pupils and their families for all of their support with todays charitable day.

We will let you know how much we have raised as soon as possible!

Check our Twitter @WBJJuniorSchool for photos...

#wbjsinthecommunity #wbjscelebrations @WBJSPupilGov

#wbjsgovernors #bbcchildreninneed @BBCCiN

Our Pupil Governors have been selling poppies and poppy merchandise for the @PoppyLegion charity as well as creating a poppy display outside of our school.

Donations help the British Legion charity to continue vital work supporting the Armed Forces community throughout their lives.

Thank you for your support.

#wbjsinthecommunity @WBJSPupilGov

#wbjsgovernors

Diwali Day

Last Thursday, we celebrated all things Hinduism and Diwali! We were met in the hall by Mrs Singh who taught us all about where Hinduism originated and we learnt about some of the key elements and symbols. Later on, we went in the hall for some traditional Indian dancing and music and everyone looked fantastic dressed in saris and churidars! We also got to sample so traditional foods including lentil curries, naan bread and yoghurt dip. In the afternoon, we got to experience henna tattoos and everyone got to choose their designs. In class, we read the story of Rama and Sita and got to act out the key events. We created Rangoli patterns, lanterns and designed our own henna. We learnt so much about Hinduism and there was a real buzz about the school!

Please check out our schools Twitter pages for more details and photo of the day @WBJJuniorSchool

#wbjsre

Sword in the Stone

For our annual reading theme week, the children enjoyed a fantastic performance from The Image Musical Theatre Company with their rendition of 'Sword in the Stone'. The children were even able to take part as actors and actresses including an enthusiastic sing-a-long! There were many fabulous activities that followed including writing a speech as the newly appointed King Arthur, sketching and creating an atmosphere from The Sword in the Stone and poetry writing including an acrostic poem.

#wbjsreading #wbjsenglish

English

This half term, the children have started a new book in their English sessions. There is a real buzz around school and the children are absolutely loving reading these new books! Please look on Twitter for all of the amazing work and writing projects inspired by these books. We've had some fabulous responses from the authors themselves! How exciting! Ask your expert about their new year group book!

Year 3 - The Nothing To See Here Hotel by Steven Butler

Year 4 - The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

Year 5 - The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes

Year 6 - The Bewitching of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes

Odd Socks Day 2022

This week as part of anti-bullying week, we celebrated everyones uniqueness by coming to school on Monday 14th November by wearing odd socks.

#AntiBullyingWeek

#wbjspshe

As its Anti Bullying week we have been asking the question 'What is Bullying?'

Bullying is the repetitive, intentional hurting of a person by another person, the relationship involves an imbalance of power. A key element to this definition is: repetition.

Find out more here:

https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/all-about-bullying/understanding-bullying/definition

Gaia at the Minster competition:

Last year's Moon at the Minster exhibition was so successful with too many moons to choose from! This year gives us another opportunity to earn a place on our art visit to the Minster later in November. All you need to do is create a piece of art inspired by the Earth! But make sure you get creative - the more original your idea, the more chance you have of earning a place!

Get your entries in by next Friday 25th November.

#wbjscelebrations #wbjsart

100% ATTENDANCE

The children have been collecting their tokens!! Those students that have 100% attendance each week (including being on time and no lates) can save their tokens and choose an item from the 100% attendance trolley.

#wbjspraiseculture #wbjsattendance #wbjsperfectpunctuality

Book of Excellence

A place to exhibit our most amazing pieces of work from across our academy.

@WBJJuniorSchool @HarbourLearning #wbjscelebrations

Attendance and Punctuality

Does 5 minutes late really matter?

5 minutes late every day = 3 days lost over a year

10 minutes late every day = 6.5 days lost over a year

15 minutes late every day = 10 days lost over a year

20 minutes late every day = 13 days lost over a year

Registration at William Barcroft Junior School is 8.50am, and we will be allowing children in from 8.40am for some warm up activities. Please do not leave your children on the playground unattended before 08:40am. Doors close at 08:50am. Our finish time is 3.05pm for all pupils.

Reminder to all parents/carers that penalties and fines may be issued for any unauthorised holidays taken during term time or persistent absences.

We have many incentives for your children regarding attendance at our school-ask your child about our 100% attendance trolley!

Please contact the school office if you have any questions. Thank you.

#wbjspraiseculture #wbjsattendance #wbjsperfectpunctuality

Year 6 Superstars

Each week up to 5 members of our year 6 cohort are chosen as superstars of the week based on their learning. These children have impressed their teachers with their great progress and will be congratulated by all staff members across the school. Well done to them all!

Please check Twitter for pictures!

@WBJJuniorSchool

Take a look at what we have been up to this week...

YEAR 3

YEAR 4

YEAR 5

YEAR 6

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General Information

We have a new information rack in our school office with helpful information and advice for our parents.
At William Barcroft Junior School we pride ourselves on having high expectations about the school uniform. Recently we have noticed that a number of children have not been wearing appropriate school shoes. If your child arrives at school without the correct footwear they will be provided with a pair of plimsolls to wear for the day. Thank you in advance for your support
Uniform Direct are our uniform provider for our school and provide a wide range of William Barcroft Junior School uniform available to purchase from the Grimsby store, at 54 Victoria Street (opposite Marks and Spencer Food Hall).
Please do not ride bikes and scooters on the school grounds, this is for children and adults. This is for the safety of our children, thank you.

PE kit MUST be brought to school on your child's PE days,

Year 3: Tuesday/Wednesday

Year 4: Monday/Thursday

Year 5: Thursday/Friday

Year 6: Monday/Tuesday

Autumn Term 2022

Friday 16th December-Break up for Christmas Holiday

Spring Term-January 2023

Wednesday 4th January-School Re-Opens

Friday 10th February-Break up for Half Term

Monday 20th February-School Re-Opens

Break up Friday 31st March-Easter Holidays

Tuesday 18th April-School Re-Opens

Monday 1st May-Bank Holiday

Friday 26th May 2023-Break up for May Half Term

Monday 5th June-School Re-Opens

Friday 21st July 2023-Break up for Summer Holidays

Safeguarding is Everyone's Responsibility!

Follow this link to visit the safeguarding section of our website, and for a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy. https://wba.harbourlearningtrust.com/our-academy/safeguarding/

We are proud to announce that we have achieved Green status on the STARS accreditation scheme. STARS stands for: Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe. We are extremely proud to say that we are only the 5th school in our area to gain STARS accreditation.

Why STARS?

The average journey to school is less than one kilometre, that's around a 10-minute walk. However, many of these journeys are made by car leading to congestion and an unsafe and polluted environment for us all. By swapping car journeys for active travel, together STARS schools can make a real difference to our community.

Find out more here: https://stars.tfl.gov.uk/About/About

Safeguarding/Pastoral

Please see link attached to NSPCC ‘report remove tool’ that can be used by young people under the age of 18 to report any nude images or videos of themselves found online.

Childline’s new tool helps young people remove nude images shared online | NSPCC

#wbjspastoral

ESafety

Roblox

Roblox is a massively popular game with children and younger teens and it has recently come under a lot of criticism in relation to apparent financial exploitation, inappropriate content and grooming amongst others. Please take the time to check your child's safety and security settings on their games to ensure they are being safe whilst playing online.

Here is a quick fire safety guide to support if needed:

https://www.waynedenner.com/blog/roblox-a-quick-fire-safety-guide-for-parents/