Community Links
St James church - We enjoy strong links with our local church St James, and this is an integral part of our local community and wider locality.
Harvest Festival 13th October 2023
The children really enjoyed listening to each other's poems and songs. Father Geoffrey Borrowdale from St James Church attended our assembly, and he spoke to us all about food and where it comes from.
Thank you to all our parents for the generous donations. Your donations went to Clay Cross Food Bank who gave us a great big thank you!
Meet Our Local Author
We are very proud to introduce you to a local author from right here in Temple Normanton, Pamela Little! We have been following her closely, and now she has her first book 'Charlie the Chimp Can't Swim' in print. We encourage anyone who would like to read this wonderful book to buy it.
About the Book
The sun is hot, and tension is brewing in the jungle. The animals are seething with envy whilst watching the adorable Charlie the Chimp up to his antics swinging through the trees. Charlie seems to be good at everything he does. At the suggestion of the giraffe, the animals decide to challenge Charlie to a race across the wide, rolling river nearby, a feat which they all believe he won’t be able to do. Will Charlie be left humiliated and demoralised? A huge problem lies before him. Can he take on the challenge, face his fears and outsmart the jungle animals who all want him to fail?
Available to buy online at Amazon and most book stores.
Children in Need 2023
We had a great day raising money for children in need. We wore our spots to school. Thank you to everyone who donated money. It is really appreciated. We raised £104.85.
Lifehouse church in Chesterfield https://www.lifehousechurch.co.uk/are supporting those in need this winter with their Warm Space Project We raised money to support them by serving hot chocolates after school on Wednesdays for a small donation. We raised £131.70! Amazing achievement.
December 2023
Pupils and staff visited Chesterfield FC to drop off presents to distribute to families in the local community over Christmas. This was for Chester’s Toy Appeal organised by Chesterfield FC.
Their gifts have made a huge difference to lots of children in Chesterfield.
Well done TNJA!
https://www.chesterfield.co.uk/2023/12/christmas-toy-appeal-brings-joy-to-hundreds-of-families/
On Wednesday 20th December we had our Christmas Craft Morning at school. We would like to thank all of our parents and families who came to support this event. During the morning, children were able to make a Christingle and lots of other Christmas crafts. This was a great start to the festive season.
February 2024
To celebrate and learn about the Chinese New Year, West End in Schools came in to school. All classes, from foundation stage to year 6, learnt the story of Chinese New Year and a dance. We had a great day!
March 2024
We celebrated World Book Day in style! Children across the school dressed up as their favourite book characters and brought in books to share. As part of the day, every class had a workshop with author Dave Cousins. We all had great fun!
It was amazing to see a sprinkling of red throughout the school as we marked Red Nose Day. We raised £109.63!!