Buddhism day was exciting! Firstly, we spoke about Buddhists and what they ate and wore (they like to eat rice.)

Most of the boys normally wear waistcoats and the girls normally wear saris. I put my hand up to dress up as a Buddha, and I was told what to say and do. (I looked pretty funny.) There were also some other children who got dressed up too. We acted it out and everyone else loved it. The man also told us that most Buddhists are vegetarians and do not like killing any animals. After that, we did some colouring in the style of Buddhists and made some lanterns that were very vibrant. I really enjoyed it!

 

BY Sophie Lerigo 5T

Mrs Stacey had the pleasure of taking a small group of girls to a Swimming Gala at Canford School. After they had got over the shock of the amazing facilities, the girls performed really well against nine other East Dorset schools. The results included 3rd in the Yr6 25m Butterfly and 4th in the Yr5 50m Freestyle. Needless to say, we are very proud of the girls’ achievements.

The Netball Tournament

 

On the 17^th of January Miss Tinsley took 16 children to a netball tournament at Lychett Minster School.

When we arrived at the school, we did a warm up and got into the courts for our first match of the tournament. We were split into two teams yellow and blue. The first match that the blues played was against Lytchett reds. we won against them 3-1 Unfortunately the yellows lost against the Blacks for Lychett.

The second match that was played on the two courts was Upton blues and Lychett Blacks. Upton yellows played Lychett reds and sadly lost but Upton blues lost as well.

As it came to the end of the tournament we had to play Upton vs Upton and Lychett vs Lychett. Upton blues won and Lychett blacks won.

We were told by the head of PE at the manor who came where on the leaderboard.4^TH was Upton Yellows, 3^RD was Lychett Reds, 2^RDwas Upton Blues and 1^ST came Lychett Blacks.

Thank you to miss Tinsley and everyone who made this happen. Plus everyone that participated in the tournament.

Thank you Miss Tinsley!!!!!

By The Netball Team!!

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Year 6 SATS evening. We hope you found it informative and now have a better understanding of what your child is working hard at to achieve. Please note, homework will be set from the CGP books which your child would have received if they attended the evening. Please contact your child's class teacher for any further information or if you were unable to attend the evening, but would like to have a chat about the SATS and what is expected. Huge thanks to the Year 6 team for hosting a very useful evening!

The Year 6 Tambourine Band, once again bought joy and smiles to residents of Burwood nursing home in Broadstone. Along with solo performers, the musicians, led by Mrs Clapcott, performed a mix of Christmas songs and Carols. Once more, the musicians of Upton Junior School are out and about spreading Christmas cheer! congratulations to all involved for fantastic effort and work in the extended community. Many thanks to Mr Williams for sorting transport and support.

It’s the most wonderful (but very busy) time of the year for musicians at Upton Junior School! Pupils involved with the Choir & Tambourine Band, as well as several soloists enjoyed opportunities to perform both in the community as well as in our own school hall.

 

On 24th November they performed for the ‘Young at Hearts’ for their annual Christmas party at St Dunstan’s Church hall. Further concerts on Monday 5th December were the Community Christmas concert in our hall to residents from local nursing homes, and our annual Christmas Music Concert to parents and family.

 

To conclude the festive performances, on Thursday 8th December, the Choir sang Carols at Upton Cross; alongside Upton Infants School and accompanied by The Salvation Army. Thank you to all those involved for their enthusiasm and huge amount of effort in rehearsals and performances. Have a well-deserved restful Christmas break! 

Enjoy browsing the photos of this years Christmas Hoops. The children have enjoyed a variety of 'nature' themed craft activities in preparing them. Well done to everyone for a fabulous effort- They look fantastic!

Pupils and staff dressed in the theme 'Weird and wacky (with a touch of spots)' for this years' Children in Need. Thank you to everyone who donated. So far, we have raised over £300!