School Closed for Years 3 and 4

On Thursday 24th April, the school is open only for pupils in Years 5 and 6. Children in Years 3 and 4 should not attend school next Thursday. This is due to the national one day strike called by the National Union of Teachers over pay. Although Brackenbury school is closed, the breakfast and after-school clubs at Brackenbury School will run as usual for any of our Year 5 & 6 pupils who normally attend.
Click here to download letter to parents about the strike .

One in a Hundred

Solar panels on the hall roof were officially turned on today by a child from each class, together with colourful sunbeam character 'Sunny Solar'. UJS is one of 100 schools in the country to benefit from £20,000 solar panels funded by the Co-operative group and the government. As well as helping to provide some clean, green electricity the panels have a key role to play in educating our pupils about renewable energy and climate change. Pupils can keep track of how much energy the panels are generating and the amount of carbon dioxide they have saved to date, by checking a monitor in the main corridor by the fiction library.

Aim Higher

Year 5 'Graduates' threw their mortar boards in the air to celebrate 'graduation', in the courses of their choice, from Bournemouth University's 'Aim Higher' workshop. Certificates were awarded for courses ranging from veterinary science to sports management.

As well as thinking about which subjects they could study at university, children in years 5 & 6 learnt about university life and made their own mortar boards. These fun activities happened last half-term when students from Bournemouth University visited Underhill with Professor Fluffy's roadshow.