News

• Monday 20 January 2025 School Music Mark Awarded
• Wednesday 15 January 2025 Parental Advice regarding TikTok Among children – and especially teenagers – TikTok boasts approximately 220 million users, providing a near-endless reel of short clips intended to entertain, educate and more. However, along with its enormous userbase comes a significant number of possible risks: Ofcom have dubbed it the most likely app on which teen users would potentially suffer harm.
• Sunday 12 January 2025 Term Time Leave of Absence
• Sunday 5 January 2025 Returning to School - January 2025 Returning to the usual routine after the holidays can be a stressful time for anyone and that includes children who are making their way back to school. Difficulty readjusting to a structured schedule and worries about reuniting with classmates and teachers cannot only impact children’s academic performance, but have further negative effects on their emotional wellbeing.
• Monday 11 November 2024 Remembrance Day 2024
• Monday 11 November 2024 National Coding League In the National Coding League our first project has secured us a top 5 place! Technically 3rd equal if you look at the number of points! Then position 17 too; so we are thrilled to announce that we have two teams in the top 20.
• Wednesday 9 October 2024 Fire Safety A Home Office study has found that approximately 350 children are injured in accidental fires every year ?? Naturally, this highlights the importance of educating young people on fire safety – ensuring they are aware of what precautions they can take to keep themselves protected around flammable materials and naked flames.
• Wednesday 3 July 2024 School Attendance Update 2024 - 2025
• Saturday 29 June 2024 School Games Gold award 2023-2024 We are thrilled to announce that we have once again achieved the School Games Gold award for 2023-2024. "Outstanding achievement in placing PE, school sport and physical activity at the heart of our school." (SHAPE Learning Partnership)
• Monday 3 June 2024 Join the Library We are encouraging the children to visit their local library. Here is some advice from one of the librarians from Dronfield Library about how to get your child signed up for a borrowing card. It could save you pounds and pounds. Children can join the library online or by calling in.If you wish to call in, parents or carers are able to register their children at any Derbyshire library. One form of identification with your name and address on or adult Derbyshire library card is all that you will need.If you join the library online you will be given a temporary number to use until your library card arrives within 10 working days. If it has not arrived in time for the visit, your child needs to bring this temporary number with them on their visit. We recommend calling in to join, it makes it easier for your child.If your child has not used their library card for 2 years or more then their membership will have lapsed. Please call in to renew membership before their visit.
• Thursday 23 May 2024 Dronfield Junior School celebrates receiving Computing Quality Mark
• Thursday 14 March 2024 National Literacy Trust Reading competition
• Saturday 9 March 2024 Pop Maths Competition 2024 at Sheffield Hallam University