Welcome to Herne Bay Junior School

We hope you have had a wonderful half term making memories with your family and friends. Below are the key dates for the first week of term which include SATs practice followed by a cinema trip for year 6, an art ambassador workshop across the school and swimming for Kahlo & Dali. You will also find our Term 4 menu and we start back to the delicious week 3 options.   We are looking forward to welcoming all of our children back to school tomorrow. Here's to another fantastic term of learning, fun and new achievements!

Last week, our Art Ambassadors took part in a very special workshop as part of Children's Mental Health Week, led by local illustrator, Rihannon Archard. During the session, the children explored how colour can be used to express emotion. They reflected on happy memories and used different shades, tones and techniques to represent their feelings creatively through their artwork 🖌️🎨 It was wonderful to see the children expressing themselves confidently and we are so proud of their enthusiasm throughout the workshop. A big thank you to Rihannon for a wonderful afternoon!  #childrensmentalhealthweek #place2be

This week we celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week with the theme being ‘This is My Place’. The Emotional Wellbeing Team hosted an assembly for the children on Wednesday and throughout the week they have enjoyed lessons focused on the theme. Year 3 focused on the idea of 'our favourite place'. The children explored the artwork of Joan Miro, Paul Klee and Friedensreich Hundertwasser who expressed their feelings about place through shape and colour. The children then chose their art medium to express how their favourite place makes them feel. It was wonderful to see the children use colouring pens, pastels, watercolour paint, poster paint, sketching and junk modelling to express their artwork. Year 4 explored the theme of belonging and what this means to the children. They have had the opportunity to identify and discuss places that are special to them and where they feel a sense of belonging. Over the week, children were able to choose a creative activity to express their feelings on belonging. They created poetry, dioramas and mosaics. Year 5 explored their idea of what “my place” means to them individually through child-led art. They shared different emotions and perspectives which children expressed through their artwork. Year 6 focused on the idea that a "place" is deeply personal; it can be a physical location, a feeling or a world of pure imagination. To help children express what their special place means to them, they were invited to choose from four creative pathways: design and technology, art, computing and poetry. 

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Year 6 SATs practice

Kestrels will have an extra Forest session during lunchtime today, in celebration of being the Term 3 House Point winners! Please remember wellies and a coat ☺️

Year 6 will be visiting Herne Bay Cinema, where this year's HBJS production will be announced!