Pupils at Gaywood’s Howard Junior School are preparing for the future following the opening of an exciting new room at their school. The dedicated STEM (science, engineering, maths and technology) room was opened by West Norfolk Mayor Carol Bower on Tuesday when she was greeted by a robot. The room features a raft of equipment…

Nearly 60 children from Year 4 at Howard Junior School, in King’s Lynn, planted 105 native British trees on their school field. They worked with artist and school grounds professional Nicola Marray-Woods to plant the free trees they had received from the Woodland Trust. Ms Marray-Woods said: “By working as a team we have created…

Howard Junior School has opened its Pop-up Free Little Library, which it hopes will catch on at other Norfolk schools. It will stock the library, which will be based in its playground, with good quality community donations. The school said it would be kept freshly stocked and up to date, relevant for all ages and…

Howard pupils skipped to it with a visit from Guinness World Record holder Pete Denis. Mr Denis, who calls himself Skip-Beatz, visited Gaywood’s Howard Junior School to help promote healthy lifestyles. The current world record holder for skips in a minute doing crossovers managed to complete 110 in 60 seconds. He is known for his…

  A primary school in Lynn has raised hundreds for a charitable cause with a helping hand from former Olympian Mo Farah. Pupils and staff members at Howard Junior School gathered more than £480 for Sport Relief on Friday, by selling fruit kebabs and completing challenges. Executive head Greg Hill said the day’s activities included…

It was a case of better late than never at Lynn’s Howard Junior School this week as pupils and staff held their re-scheduled World Book Day event. An array of costumes depicting classic characters was on show for the annual celebration of all things literary on Wednesday. The celebration had to be postponed earlier this…