Jackdaws Class

Mr Johnston is on secondment to our partnership school - Barford Primary School. Mr Parsons will be teaching Jackdaws whilst Mr Johnston is on secondment.

Hello and Welcome to Jackdaws’ Class

Jackdaws is the Year 3/4 class here at The Bawburgh School with Mr Johnston as the class teacher. He is supported by Teaching Assistant Miss Evans who provides classroom and individual intervention support throughout the week.

Here in Jackdaws we follow the Lower Key Stage 2 National curriculum, focusing on both the core subjects of maths, literacy and science and the various foundation subjects that make for a rounded and fulfilling education. As part of the children’s educational journey we nurture and develop a positive approach to learning embracing the joy of not knowing and accepting that errors are a natural process in how we learn. These are taught through six core values: Resilience, Curiosity, Reflection, Collaboration, Resourcefulness and Reflection. Mastering these unleashes exceptional opportunities to thrive in education and the greater world around us.

As part of our approach to education we embrace the opportunities to learn from the wider world. Be it trips to the local river or farms, to visiting Norwich Castle museum or further afield, (The Natural History Museum, The Science Museum or The Space Centre in Leicester to name but three examples), we believe that such experiences really help to deepen our understanding of the world around us whilst establishing school as a fun and pleasurable place for all.

Throughout the year, parents are updated on their children’s days at school via ClassDojo. This is also our preferred medium to update parents on all activities up and coming for Jackdaws. It is also a platform to get in touch with the class and share exciting news about what the children have been up to outside of school. Something we always love to see. This enables children to recognise the links and partnership that is so very important between home and school.

Here’s to another exciting year in the Jackdaws class!

Kind regards
Mr Johnston

Class Teacher - Mr Johnston

Hi, my name is Mr Johnston and I am Jackdaws’ teacher. I have taught at The Bawburgh School since graduating as a teacher in 2014. I love the place. The size allows everyone a chance to get to know each other and more importantly, help each other. The friendly attitude of everyone here makes teaching at Bawburgh a real joy. The setting is also amazing. Many is the time we’ve stopped a lesson to stare at a kestrel, heron or marsh harrier as it flies by.

I am a passionate teacher. There is nothing more satisfying than when working with children, you see that little smile when they finally grasp a problem they have been wrestling with. Further, they have the capacity to surprise you with their thinking and inventiveness and this invariably makes me grin and often think of things in a different light.

At home, I have two young children, William and Rosie and am married to Lucy. We live in the South of Norfolk and love the opportunity to go for walks or bike rides. I love my films, cycling, Lego (hence Lego Loki), coaching rugby and Beccles RUFC. So, all in all, it’s a rather busy but fun life.