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School Dinner Date for the Diary
Disney Day at Upton Junior School on Thursday 18th January!
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14/12/23Upton’s Star Trek Through The Cosmos
Space exploration has been an out of this world learning experience for children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. The Year 5 crew blasted off on a voyage of discovery of the stars in a term-long themed curriculum adventure. In a packed schedule they have investigated the historic first moon l...Read Full Story
08/12/23Viking Academy Trust children on the election trail
Upton children have quizzed Labour candidate Polly Billington With the General Election on the horizon, children at Thanet’s Viking Academy Trust schools are already getting to grips with the democratic process around one of the nation’s most important and far-reaching...Read Full Story
07/12/23YEAR 2 FAMILY TOURS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT DECEMBER AND JANUARY
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06/12/23Young Upton scientists explore light and force
Young scientists at Upton Juniors are feeling the force as part of their latest learning experiments. Year 3 children embarked on a range of activities that explore the properties of light and force including investigating pushes and pulls in the classroom, making straw rockets and experimenting...Read Full Story
28/11/23Upton reading ambassadors in action at St Mildred’s Infant School
Upton Reading Ambassadors When it comes to reading, children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs are never lost for words. Literacy is a core part of the school’s learning and all ages are actively encouraged to explore the wide and varied world of information and entertainment books giv...Read Full Story
20/11/23Team Upton becomes Team Pudsey for Children In Need
Pudsey fun at Upton Upton Junior School became a ‘spotacular success’ as the annual Children in Need charity fundraiser took centre stage. Pupils donated to wear spotty-themed outfits as they were keen to do their bit to support Pudsey bear and the annual appeal to help m...Read Full Story- 30/10/23
Upton team represents Thanet at Football Futures Schools Festival
Year 6 football team from Upton Footballers from Upton Juniors in Broadstairs are the first Thanet side invited to take part in the Football Futures Schools Festival at the Herne Bay Sports Hub. The Year 6 team battled through the group stage of the tournament, winning two and drawing two...Read Full Story 
20/10/23Inspiring verse from Upton’s creative young poets exploring theme of refuge
Upton poetry event Children from the Ukraine who are learning at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs have written poignant verses on the theme of ‘refuge’. Head of School Darci Arthur said: “We have several pupils from the Ukraine at Upton and they are an integral part...Read Full Story
19/10/23Upton’s colourful support for Young Minds charity
Hello Yellow at Upton Coping strategies to help you feel better even when you are feeling low is an important part of learning for life for children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. An integral part of this initiative is celebrating that everyone has differing ideas on what they could do to su...Read Full Story
10/10/23Upton Junior girls to represent Thanet in Kent football finals
Team Upton is flying the flag for girls’ football as the ‘pride of Thanet’. The school team will represent the district in the Kent finals next year after an impressive set of victories in the qualifying competition, the DW Cup. After scoring a huge 13 goals and conceding...Read Full Story
09/10/23Upton Pupils Fired Up for Latest Topic
Learning is hot stuff for children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs - as part of their themed learning about the Stone Age, the Year 3 children considered the importance of fire. The flames of interest were fanned as pupils considered prehistoric rocks and the story of Stone Age Boy, a text they a...Read Full Story