Friends of SJS

Hello and welcome to the Friends of Stocksbridge Junior School Page!

We are a team of staff, parents and members of the local community, working together to:

  • Help organise and run fun, friendly events and activities
  • Encourage the children, staff, parents and carers of the school to get to know each other a little better
  • Spread the word about how great our school is by building stronger links with our local community
  • Raise money for things that will make your time at Stocksbridge Junior School EVEN better

We are always looking for new members so please get in touch if you are interested in joining us.

Committee Members:

Chair: Mrs Cheryl Saville

Secretary: Vacancy

Treasurer: Mrs Amanda Proost

Future meeting dates:

No future meeting dates planned due to COVID 19.

Dates for your diary:

No future dates planned due to COVID 19. Please keep an eye on this page for further updates. 

 

Latest news from friends of SJS

Y6 Girls Football After-School Club

Y6 Girls Football After-School Club

In preparation for the upcoming girls' football competition, where Stocksbridge will be hosting four other schools in a round-robin event, the Year 6 girls have been eagerly refining their skills in our Monday after-school football club. We are delighted to see a...

Y6 Dodgeball Competition @ SHS

Y6 Dodgeball Competition @ SHS

Dodgeball is a high-energy sport that is increasing in popularity, and our students really enjoy it when we play in PE. This year, SHS hosted the local cluster competition with three other schools from both Stocksbridge and Bradfield clusters, all hoping to secure a...

Inclusive Curling Festival at the Sheffield Ice Rink

Inclusive Curling Festival at the Sheffield Ice Rink

This has to be one of my favourite events: the inclusive curling festival taking place at Sheffield Ice. Curling is an Olympic sport that is played across the UK; however, it is particularly strong in Scotland, and they have had considerable success over the years. It...

Morning Wake & Shake Club

Morning Wake & Shake Club

In the morning, starting at 8:30 am, we run a Wake & Shake club to get our children into school and off to a healthy, active start. We know that exercise improves the focus, concentration, and learning potential of our young people, and just a short burst of...

Y5 Westfield Health Basketball Competition

Y5 Westfield Health Basketball Competition

This week, our Year 5 basketball team went to the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield to take part in a citywide competition sponsored by Westfield Health. Twenty schools, all of which have been part of the schools' basketball initiative focusing on key areas of the PSHE...

Race 8 – Cross Country Sheffield City Championships

Race 8 – Cross Country Sheffield City Championships

On a beautiful sunny morning at Graves Park, we had our final race of the season at the Sheffield City Championships where children's efforts from the whole season is celebrated and the final standings are announced. We had some very enthusiastic children attending,...

Y5 Aqua Festival @ Ponds Forge

Y5 Aqua Festival @ Ponds Forge

This week we took at team of Y5 children to Ponds Forge for a swimming development festival which had a nice combination of supported races and relays along with some expert tuition from swimming coaches.  This was part of the development programme to provide children...

Cross Country Race 7 – Longley Park

Cross Country Race 7 – Longley Park

This weekends race is the last of the league fixtures before the City Championships later in February. A really great effort from all the children who took part and I can see a huge improvement from everyone along with some Personal Best results. Nathanial who is...

We made the Local Newspaper!

We made the Local Newspaper!

Just to let you know that SJS will be in the next issue of Look Local (dated Thursday 25th Jan) but it is online to view now at https://www.looklocal.org.uk/latest-issue 

Physical Education Pupil Voice

Physical Education Pupil Voice

This week, we have been conducting another pupil voice to contribute to our school improvement by involving our pupils at SJS in the self-evaluation, planning and decision making processes. In PE, we aim to listen to our children's' views and take them into account...