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  • 20/03/24

    Historic Innovations Spark Interest for Upton Children

    A journey from the Golden Age of Islam to the innovation of electricity was a bright learning spark for children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. The Year 4 group began their adventure exploring the development of scholars with their new discoveries in the worlds of Science and Maths in particula...
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  • 20/03/24

    Language Leaders Inspire Upton Pupils

    Young children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs are being inspired to learn basic French and Spanish with support from older pupils from Charles Dickens School. The Year 3B and 3G classes welcomed eleven Year 8 children who are working on the Language Leaders programme that is designed to help stu...
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  • 15/03/24

    Upton Sees Red for Charity

    A red tide of colour swept through Upton Juniors in Broadstairs in support of the annual Comic Relief charity. Children and staff followed the national organisers’ Red To Toe theme to the letter with clothes in many shades and styles on display in classrooms, corridors and on the playing fi...
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  • 12/03/24

    Upton’s Walk on the Word Side

    Enthusiastic readers took a walk on the word side at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. It was all part of a series of vocabulary parades held as part of their World Book Day activities where pupils from all groups took part in a novel way of enhancing their literacy learning. The children were inv...
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  • 26/02/24

    Health and Safety Lessons for Life at Upton

    The importance of health and safety is the firm focus of children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. Each class learnt about an element of first aid, with some year groups learning about the steps to prevent from choking and breathing problems with asthma to water and road safety. Pupils rea...
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  • 26/02/24

    Discovering Anglo Saxon Life

    A hands-on fun way to explore different areas of Anglo-Saxon life has been enjoyed by children at Upton Juniors in Broadstaiirs. The Year 5 group focussed on a variety of aspects of how the ancient civilisation lived including diet and food, craftsmanship and jewellery. Further activities...
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  • 26/02/24

    Cooking Up A Healthy Treat at Upton

    Young chefs at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs are firm believers in creating tasty and nutritious dishes. As part of the Year 6 topic How To Mind Your Heart, the culinary creatives headed to the kitchen, donned aprons and set to work. Throughout the project, children spent time researching seaso...
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  • 26/02/24

    A Learning Eruption at Upton

    Cracking the Earth’s Core is the intriguing title for the latest learning adventure for children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. The Year 4 group investigated what causes earthquakes and how volcanoes emerge from the ground and what makes them erupt. The whole topic has been focused aro...
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  • 26/02/24

    Understanding Different Religions

    The Buddhist religion and philosophy has been explored by children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. It is part of the school’s aim for pupils to compare and contrast a range of beliefs from around the world to provide a balanced viewpoint. All year groups took part in workshops guided by...
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  • 06/02/24

    Upton Girl Footballers Among the Best in Kent

    Upton Juniors are celebrating a determined and enthusiastic performance against the best girls’ football teams in Kent. Representing the Thanet area in the tournament for Year 5 and 6 teams at the Sporting Thamesmead centre in London, Upton faced top opposition from around the county. Up...
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  • 06/02/24

    Top Author Inspires Upton’s Young Writers

    Award-winning author Ciaran Murtagh has written a new chapter in the literacy story at Upton Junior School in Broadstairs. In a lively session with Year 3 children he discussed his job and the craft of writing – and together they created a story laced with a lot of laughter on the way...
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  • 06/02/24

    Sharing and Celebrating Culture at Upton

    International ties between Upton Juniors and children from schools around the world have again been strengthened. The latest visitors to receive a warm and friendly welcome were a group of 22 Italian students from Oristano in Sardinia. During the week-long stay they were partnered with an...
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