Despite the many changes we are now experiencing across the country during this lockdown period, life goes on at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School for both the staff and the children of our Keyworker parents. Here you can see our children keeping fit and active as they take part in the daily mile but continue to […]
Have you had a chance to visit our new “Storytime” audiobooks page on the website? If not, why not take a look today? We now have 23 titles for you to choose from, which include some timeless classics and a few great titles for the younger listeners all read to you by our amazing teachers […]
Thursday 5th March was World Book Day 2020, which marked a day of everything books and reading at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School and all schools across the country. We all took part in a plethora of fun activities throughout the day. We enjoyed reading books, hearing fantastic stories told to us and enjoying embracing the […]
At WJGS we are all regularly washing our hands with warm water and soap and using tissues to ‘Catch it, Kill it, Bin it’ and hand sanitisers are available in school. Here is some useful information on protecting yourself from the Coronavirus that has come out today. For hints, tips and up-to-date information, please click […]
Today our Netball team took part in the Year 5 and 6 Bee netball competition at NMBEC, Competing with 6 other schools. We are proud to say we one today and will be going to the semi-finals next Monday. Well done girls! @YourSchoolGames @EnglandNetball @NorburyManorBEC
We held a film night at our school to raise money for The Mayor of Croydon’s Junior Ambassador programme. It was a highly successful evening. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents, carers and other visitors for supporting us and the Junior Ambassador programme. We hope that you had a wonderful […]
Last half term some of our girls in years 3 and 4 had an opportunity to see the amazing theatre production of Matilda the Musical in London. The girls loved it! All trying to strike Matilda’s famous pose.
Well done to all the staff & Pupils of WJGS. We have been recognised for the outstanding progress our girls make, putting our school in the top 3% of the country. ‘Aspirations, Expectations, No Excuses’ Please read the letter of congratulations below from Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP. @NickGibbUK @shellsuit1001 @AnnLongfield @tes @MayorOfCroydon @MayorofLondon
Well done to one of our girls for winning the Brighten Your Bag competition (paper entry). Pupils were invited to design a bag with fluorescent and reflective materials to promote the importance of good visibility when travelling in the winter months. #ActiveTravel @TFL
Year 5 Badmington team attended the Racket Pack Festival at South Croydon Sports Club this week. The girls were learning different skills and had an opportunity to play against other schools. We took a few pictures on the day, which can be seen in the gallery below.
The internet has changed all of our lives, particularly our children’s. For parents and carers this opens up a whole new world of things to be aware of. For many of us, this can all be a bit too much.
