The extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities offered to pupils promotes their personal development, sporting excellence and cultural enrichment.
We strongly encourage pupils to lead clubs and activities for others. Pupils have a well-developed sense of responsibility and the opportunity to run a club is a unique aspect of Churchfields Junior School.
The club is run by our specialist art teacher. It gives an opportunity to build important creativity whilst developing a variety of art skills.
Led by Mrs Thornton
Tuesday 15:30
Wednesday 12:20
Location: Art Room
This club gives an opportunity to explore, design and create objects using paper and recycled materials.
Led by Ms Torabally
Wednesday 15:30
Location: 4T
This club gives an opportunity to learn to play basketball. Basketball helps to improve motor coordination, flexibility and endurance. It also encourages speed, agility and strength.
Led by Mr Joseph
Thursday 15:30
Location: Hall
Bookworms offers individuals or groups of children opportunities to curl up with a book at lunch time. A friendly place to read for pleasure, talk about their books and foster a love of reading.
Led by Mrs Walsh
Every day 12:20
Location: Hall
The chess coach teaches all levels from beginner to advanced. Pupils learn about the chess pieces and how they move. Attack, defence, middlegame and endgame strategies. Pupils play against each other practising the skills they have learned.
Led by Mr Eames
Thursday 15:30
Location: 6H
The choir is open to singers of all ages and abilities. It is an opportunity to learn and perform songs.
Led by Mrs Field
Monday 12:20 Year 3
Monday 12:50 Years 4, 5 & 6
Location: Hall
The club gives the opportunity to build computational thinking and an expertise in coding. Children will not need any specialist equipment.
Led by Mr Wilkins
Friday 15:30
Location: Computer Suite
This club gives an opportunity to enjoy colouring and socialising everyday during lunchtime.
Led by Year 6 Pupil Advocates and Mrs Satilmis
Every day 12:20
Location: Practical Room
Each week children make a different dish using fresh ingredients. They bring the dish home to cook or eat.
Led by Mrs Angelo
Monday 15:30
Tuesday 15:30
Thursday 15:30
Location: Practical Room
Kwik Cricket is a fully inclusive format of the game, played in schools, where the emphasis is on participation and enjoyment. It is specifically tailored for children up to the age of 11. As a team sport, playing cricket is the perfect way to make friends and learn new skills. Children will learn fundamental movement skills including catching, throwing and batting. Softer balls and plastic bats are used.
Led by Mr Walcott
Monday 15:30
Location: Hall
Crochet is a useful skill to learn and is very good for mental health. It is also a great way to develop fine motor skills. Children get to create hats, scarves, bags, water bottle holders etc…All materials are provided.
Led by Mrs Zaman and Mrs Lakehal
Thursday 15:30
Location: Group Room
This club is led by our specialist D&T teacher and gives children the opportunity to develop their practical skills to design, construct and evaluate using different materials.
Led by Mr Wilkins
Wednesday 15:30
Location: Practical Room
Drama Club provides children with confidence in public speaking, listening and teaching them the importance of teamwork. The club also teaches children to be reliable and learn to commit their time to rehearse and improve their own improvisations and learning lines for performances in scenes.
Led by Mr Alexander from Redbridge Drama Centre
Friday 15:30
Location: Hall
Children learn authentic African beats and rhythms using traditional djembe drums. Through a ‘call and response’ style, children learn the basic bass tone and slap techniques. Drumming can enhance concentration, promotes better flow of oxygen through deep breathing and builds stamina.
Led by Mr Ben Mollett from Redbridge Music Service
Thursday 15:30
Location: 5H
Fencing Club is led by Fighting Fit Fencing. Whilst fencing delivers physical benefits, it is also a game of strategy, tactics and all round mental agility. Fighting Fit Fencing are a highly successful club who have trained fencers to international competitions.
Led by Fighting Fit Fencing
Friday 15:30
Location: Hall
Football Club is an opportunity to play together, learn new skills and the rules of the game.
Led by Mr Joseph
Monday 7:45
Tuesday 7:45
Location: Playground
The club is run by our Specialist French Teacher. It will give your child the opportunity to build conversational French language skills, read stories in French and an expertise in French culture.
Led by Mr Ghose
Monday 15:30
Location: Practical Room
We are a British Gymnastics Partner School. Gymnastics provides an excellent foundation for many sports by helping children to develop agility, balance and coordination.
Led by Mrs Bradley
Tuesday 15:30
Wednesday 15:30
Location: Hall
Karate Club is a martial art club and a great way to improve confidence, coordination, self-defence, fitness and discipline.
Led by UMAKS
Tuesday 15:30 and 17:15
Location: Hall
Lego Club is a fun and friendly lunch time club which helps children to develop their communication and social skills whilst building LEGO sets and participating in individual or group building challenges.
Led by Mrs Walsh
Every day 12:20
Location: Hall
The club will is run by our P.E Teacher and school team coach. Your child will need to arrive ready to play in outdoor P.E kit.
Led by Mr Joseph
Wednesday 7:45
Location: Playground
Learning to play an instrument is highly valued at Churchfields Junior School. For children who have played an instrument for more than one year they are invited to join our orchestra. Instruments in the orchestra include flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, baritone, French horn, trombone, cornet and trumpet. Young musicians who play in an orchestra absorb essential lessons about patience and perseverance. Orchestra members have to work together to make music. Children learn to wait to play their instrument at the proper time, learn to adjust to fit their movements and sounds with those of others.
Led by Ms Cobbson
Thursday 12:45
Location: Hall
Led by a Woodbridge language teacher, this club teaches Year 6 pupils the basics of Russian and encourages a love of language and culture.
Led by Ms Tann
Friday 12:45
Location: 6H
Tennis Club develops hand-eye co-ordination, introduces the tennis skills or serving, forehand and backhand strokes, rallying, scoring and develops an understanding of the game.
Led by Mr Biggane
Thursday 7:45
Friday 7:45
Location: Hall
Are you aware you may be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare which could provide you with up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare? This can be used for the morning and after-school clubs running at Churchfields Junior School. For more information and to register, please visit Tax-Free Childcare – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are eligible you will need to register on the Government website above. If you want to pay for your child to attend an extra-curricular club at Churchfields Junior School, please follow the guidance below.
Pay for the morning /after school clubs as normal via ParentPay to ensure a place has been secured for your child.
Log onto your Government tax-free account. Please make sure to add ‘Churchfields Junior School’ as a childcare provider.
You will need to top up the Government tax-free account, it will take a few days for payment to be transferred to Churchfields Junior School.
Once you have confirmed payment has been transferred to Churchfields Junior School, please inform the school via email and provide the following details:
Once payment has been received, we will process your refund via ParentPay.
