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• PJS - 'Good' Ofsted Report 2024

  Tue 20 Feb 2024 Kirstie Richards

  Ofsted Report Pennington C of E Junior School

  It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce that we have been awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted. Inspectors rated Pennington as ‘Good’ in all areas: The Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management.

   

  I am incredibly proud that the tireless hard work undertaken by everyone at PJS has been officially recognised and that our wonderful students now have yet another reason to be proud of our fantastic learning community. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the inspection itself, especially staff, governors and our students who shone during the inspection process and continue to impress us every day.

   

  Highlights of the Ofsted report include:

  • Pupils love coming to this welcoming school.
  • A shared culture of high expectations permeates throughout.
  • Pupils want to achieve well. They strive to be ‘the best that they can be’. 
  • Pupils really are known as individuals, and the school uses this knowledge to provide pupils with well-thought-through support.
  • The school is highly inclusive.
  • Pupils feel safe in school because relationships are strong.
  • Pupils are polite and respectful towards adults and to each other.
  • Pupils take pride in the work they do to improve their school.
  • The school has designed an ambitious curriculum.
  • Strong additional support ensure that pupils who need it catch up quickly with their peers. 
  • Pupils have positive attitudes towards learning.
  • Pupils work hard in lessons and behave well.
  • The school supports pupils’ personal development well.
  • There is a shared ambition across the school for all pupils to experience a high-quality education.

  

• Year 2 Admissions to Year 3 PJS School Visit Flier

  Tue 14 Nov 2023 Kirstie Richards

  Do you have a child who needs a place in Year 3 –September 2024?
  If so, ring our school office to arrange a visit to our lovely school.

  
  Applications are online at:
  https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/admissions

  
  Why not give us a call and book a visit?
  We look forward to welcoming you to our school!

  

• Rememberance Week

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  This week, we have been thinking about those who have lost their lives serving our country. We have also been thinking about those who are caught up in conflict around the world today.

  A group of our Year 6 children have delivered a collective worhsip to the whole school this week to remind us about the significance of the poppy and the importance of Remeberance Day. They will also be sharing this worship with the children at Pennington Infant School next week.

  Today, we have laid a wreath at St Mark's to remember those who have lost their lives to protect their country.

  At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

  

• SIAMS REPORT July 2023

  Wed 19 Jul 2023 Kirstie Richards

  We are delighted to share the SIAMS report following our inspection on June 30th. 

   

  PJS SIAMS REPORT - Click on this link to read the full report

   

  The inspector was extremely impressed with the children in the school saying, 

  'Classrooms are calm and purposeful learning environments. Pupils behave well across the school.'

  He also stated that, 'Following Jesus’ example, pupils are inspired to be the best that they can be. The
  development of the whole child is paramount to the dedicated leaders who ensure the flourishing of pupils and adults. Pupils learn to be resilient and respectful of others. This enables them to thrive academically, spiritually, and morally.'

   

  Well done to all our wonderful children and staff who have worked so hard; we are so pleased that this has been recognised. 

• Summer Term RSE Lesson Timetable

  Sun 25 Jun 2023 Kirstie Richards

  Date	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
  26.6.23	How Babies Grow	Unique Me Having a Baby
  27.6.23	Babies
  28.6.23	Outside Body Changes	Girls and Puberty	Self and Body Image	Self and Body Image
  29.6.23	Inside Body Changes	Circles of Change	Changes in puberty for boys Changes in puberty for girls	Changes in puberty for boys Changes in puberty for girls
  3.7.23	Family Stereotypes Looking Ahead	Accepting Change Looking Ahead	Conception	Development of babies during pregnancy and how babies are born.

• New - Arbor App - New communication method for parents and school.

  Wed 28 Dec 2022 Helen
  We are firing up our new school messaging system and hoping to get as many parents/carers 'online' with it before January 2nd.
   

  In the coming weeks, several new features will be coming online (watch this space) but before we can move onto the next phase, we need to make sure all parents/carers have at least got access to the app.
   

  This app will make communication with the school much easier and more accessible as you message directly through the app as well being able to get more insight through your child's profile.
   

  We have created a step by step guide on how to set it up and put it on our website. You can find that page by clicking on the link below. If you have any problems installing the app, then please follow the instructions as explained and ask any questions on our facebook page!
   

  https://www.penningtonjunior.com/arbor/

• Ducklings Hatching

  Wed 23 Mar 2022 Rocco

  On Tuesday 22 of March  2022, our duck eggs arrived and we were very excited ! 

  On Wednesday 23 of March , our eggs started to hatch but it was very slow.