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Order Your Unique Christmas Cards and 2026 NJS Calendars  We’re delighted to announce that orders are now open for your child’s hand-drawn...

This morning all classes from the school took part in a collective marathon to raise funds for our new playground equipment. 5th and 6th partnered...

In Music, we have been learning about the brass family of instruments. One of these is the bugle, often used at hunts. Daniel kindly brought in some...

We started with 100-, 200- and 300-piece puzzles but have now taken on a challenge of 1,500 pieces! Watch this space as the picture slowly comes...

As is now tradition, our Sixth-Class pupils prepared and delivered speeches to become Captain or Vice-Captain of their Clan. They worked diligently...

Our class has been enjoying gymnastics every Wednesday in the Meeting House.  We have been working on balances, rolls, jumps and smooth...

I’m so excited to begin a brand-new school year with this wonderful group of scholars. I can’t wait to see all we will learn, create, and achieve...

This week we were delighted to accept two cheques from Tesco's Community Fund as a result of their recent blue token initiative in local stores....

At Newtown Junior School, we follow simple but powerful Golden Rules that guide how we live and learn together. Rooted in the Quaker values of...

5th class recently had a competition in Maths to see which pair could make the tallest pyramid using only an A4 sheet of card. See our attempts...