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The school with a Tardis, a Harry Potter world and a glow-in-the-dark library
At the end of the corridor, on the right, just before the doors leading outside, a new door has appeared at Howard Junior School. Every child in the school recognises that door. It’s blue, it has “police box” written above it, and if that wasn’t clue enough, there is a life-sized cardboard cut-out of a…
Read MoreFictional characters brought to life as thousands celebrate World Book Day in West Norfolk
Imaginations ran wild yesterday as thousands of pupils and staff in West Norfolk celebrated World Book Day by bringing their favourite fictional characters to life. From Harry Potter to fairytale princesses, and Mr Men and Little Miss characters to Where’s Wally, schoolchildren across the region donned a variety of colourful costumes to mark the importance…
Read MoreCelebrating book day
By YLP news team -8th March 201955 Youngsters at many West Norfolk schools dressed up as their favourite book characters yesterday. A variety of events took place to mark World Book Day, held each year to encourage and celebrate reading. An array of colourful characters from favourite books were brought to life. There was a Mad…
Read MoreSee inside Norfolk’s first LEGO classroom
It may seem strange to put a best-selling toy at the heart of a classroom. Amelia Adamson, 10, builds a stairway in the Howard Junior School’s new LEGO classroom. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY But that is just what Howard Junior School in King’s Lynn has done in its new LEGO-based learning space. Using the blocks as…
Read MorePupils sprint towards rewards for Parkrun
Pupils from Howard Junior School show their rewards for taking part in Park Run. Photo: Howard Junior School A primary school in West Norfolk is rewarding its pupils every time they take part in the 2k junior Parkrun. Pupils and Mrs Pace with their certificates. Photo: Howard Junior School Howard Junior School in King’s Lynn…
Read MoreWorld Cup fevers hits King’s Lynn school
The England football squad have made an impromptu visit to a West Norfolk school – only they have shrunk in size and have slightly flatter faces. Even England manager Gareth Southgate was seen teaching a Year 4 class at Howard Junior School, in King’s Lynn, but he answered to the name Mr Ashley Kirwan. Headteacher…
Read MoreAll aboard as King’s Lynn school welcomes new wheels
New minibus at Howard Junior School by TC Harrisonfront left to right Colin Marshall sales TC Harrison, Greg Hill headteacher and Paul Parry sales manager TC Harrison. (2430237) Children in Lynn look set to hit the road more often from now on, following the delivery of two new minibuses to their school. The vehicles arrived…
Read MoreDozens of west Norfolk youngsters celebrate graduation in the sunshine
More than 150 children from west Norfolk enjoyed a memorable day in the sunshine as they celebrated their graduation. The 153 pupils from Howard Junior School, in King’s Lynn, graduated from the Norfolk Children’s University on Monday. They donned their robes for a ceremony held at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, and tossed…
Read MoreGraduation day for Howard Junior School pupils
More than 150 pupils from Lynn’s Howard Junior School graduated from the Children’s University programme at the University of East Anglia this week. School leaders claim the total of 153, which included 28 postgraduates, is a record number for a single school. Howard Junior School pupils at the Children’s University graduation ceremony Award winners included…
Read MoreThe sky is the limit for pupils learning skills for the future
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…
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