Herne Bay Junior School
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HBJS Is Going Green!

Over the summer holidays we have been very busy having solar panels put all around our school roofs. These, in total will provide the school with around about 60kWp of electricity (around 40% of our usage). This will cut around 13 tonnes of carbon going into the atmosphere per year, thus reducing the schools carbon footprint. The power the panels produce will eventually be available to see via our website, so staff, students and visitors will be able to see in real time how much electricity we are producing and using.
The company who supplied the solar panels will also be providing us with education workshops for students and staff to help increase our knowledge about energy usage and ways in which we can live more sustainably. We are really excited about our new solar panels and is the first step in the schools journey to being net zero.

The Fantastic FRED Experience

On the 17th May, the children enjoyed the Fantastic FRED Experience in school. The Fantastic FRED Experience is a live, performance-led mental health resource for primary aged children delivered by a team of trained actors.

Specifically designed to inform, equip and build resilience, it delivers simple, memorable and practical ways that young children can look after their mental health and explains the link between our physical and mental health.

F – Food: eating the right foods
R – Rest: getting enough sleep
E – Exercise: being active
D – Devices: managing time on digital devices

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World Cultural Diversity Day

YEAR 3

Year 3 learnt all about Kenya! They produced some art inspired by Kenyan artists, sang and played a traditional song, learnt facts about the country and performed a dance inspired by the Masai tribe.

YEAR 4

Year 4 celebrated Brazil for World Cultural Diversity Day. The children took part in a round robin of 4 activities where the children made carnival masks, played samba music, made cheese bread and chocolate truffles and learnt about the Brazilian cultural.

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