WJGS News

A Magnificent Night On Wednesday 17th July 2019, Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School was once again transformed into a magnificent ballroom of splendour as our year six girls, parents, carers and staff all gathered together for the annual “Celebration of Achievement” Award Night. Prior to the prestigious annual ceremony, our beautiful girls arrived for their customary […]

Last week we had a very special visit from members of the Metropolitan Police who are working in conjunction with TFL and Croydon Council on a new Road Safety initiative entitled “The Junior Roadwatch Project”. The local government organisation responsible for London’s transport system says the initiative is part of a new “road danger reduction […]

On Thursday 4th July we had some very special guests from the Croydon Kambia Partnership, whom we are in collaboration with. The Chair of the Mayor’s Charities Mr Ponnoosami presented the Kambia Partnership with media equipment enabling the school in Kambia to be able to communicate with Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School via Skype, Facetime or […]

On 1st July both year 6 and year 4 pupils received a very important first aid lesson with the company “Help Save Lives” who offer specialised first aid training for children. The training included items such as dressing a wound, dealing with minor injuries and CPR. Each class was offered a 45 minute session, which […]

On 24th June a selected group of children from the school choir visited Central Hall near St James’ Park, London, to take part in the Banardo’s Concert to raise money for the charity. The girls spent the day practicing with choirs from across London, which totaled over 2000 children. The concert started at around 7 […]

At the latter part of June, the entire school prepared themselves for a day of sporting fun as we gathered for Sports Day 2019. The sun was kind on the day as it shone down on our fantastic school who showed real stamina, strength and determination as the children took part in their events. Well […]

On 21st June 2019, the entire school joined in to celebrate Windrush Day 2019. This is a new National Day celebrated across the country to commemorate the 1000s of Migrants from across Europe and the Caribbean who set sail from their homelands on the HMS Windrush to start a new life in the UK. The […]

On 12th June 2019, a select group of children had an amazing opportunity to see the absolutely fantastic stage production of Wicked! Wicked is a musical adaption of the classic tale, “The Wizard of Oz”. It was a real adventure for the children as they visited our Capital and then into the world famous Apollo […]

On 14th June 2019, a group of Year 5 and 6 children and staff met with The Mayor of Croydon and other dignitaries at The Council Chambers at Croydon Town Hall to take part in the Windrush Award Ceremony for 2019. WJGS won a certificate of recognition, and Year 4 won the dance element of […]

As part of their topic covering The Romans, Year four visited Butser Farm in Portsmouth. Butser Ancient Farm is a unique experimental archaeology site nestled into the rolling countryside of the South Downs National Park. The farm features archaeological reconstructions of ancient buildings from the Stone Age, Iron Age, Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon period. […]