Victorian Day was a great success.  All the children from Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed experiencing life as a Victorian pupil.  They learnt The Lord's Prayer, a Victorian maths lesson with pounds, shillings and pence.  They experienced writing with a  fountain pen dipped in ink and played a variety of Victorian playground games.  In addition they experienced how strict Victorian teachers could be!

Sport at Fair Oak Junior School recognised in the press!

Some of you may have recently seen an article in the Daily Echo celebrating our many sporting successes from the last academic year. The article appeared in Tuesday 9th edition but can also be found on the newspaper’s website:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11460004.School_celebrates_sports_successes/

We are very pleased to see that our pupils are being recognised for all of the hard work and dedication they put into sport and physical activity. Well done!

YOGA BANANAS!

Children’s Yoga

The benefits  of Yoga for our children

At Fair Oak Junior School we have introduced children’s yoga as part of our learning support, here are some of the many benefits of yoga for our children;

. it helps children nurture a positive image of themselves and others

. teaches children that yoga is a science of both the body and the mind

. maintains a child’s natural flexibility; there are over 170 yoga postures to explore, all of which increase a child’s physical and mental strength, stamina and poise

. improves immune system’s function, stimulating nervous system as they directly target lymphatic drainage points in the body, resulting in healthy children, less colds and other childhood ailments

. aims to increase level of oxygen in blood through breathing techniques, for optimum brain function and support in child’s learning development; breathing also focuses the mind on present moment – leading to a less fractured and more fulfilling approach to learning and play;  an overactive child may sit and listen for longer periods

. enables a child to explore their creativity and imagination, both of which are needed to support their emotional and physical well-being

. emphasis is put on developing a child’s memory through games (remembering in a certain order.) This also arouses interest in characteristics and traits  of others

On top of this, it is hopefully a lot of fun too!

Jayne Walker YBT

Congratulations Fair Oak Junior School!

Sainsbury’s School Games Mark Award – Gold!

We were very excited to hear this week that our school has been awarded the gold standard by Sainsbury’s! Sainsbury’s School Games Mark rewards schools for their commitment to and development of competition, school sport and physical education. This is the highest possible standard awarded by the scheme.

In order to achieve this, Sainsbury’s reviewed our sports provision both during curriculum time and outside curriculum time for the last academic year and examined our plans for this year. The impact of our sporting initiatives were reviewed as well as the progress our pupils make in this area. The full criteria appears on

www.yourschoolgames.com

Well done to everybody involved in helping to keep our pupils active and healthy!