On the last day of term, we ended our Spring term on a high note as we celebrated the greatest achievements of the term in our Spring Awards Ceremony. The awards covered a wide range of subjects such as 100% attendance, accelerated readers, Spanish, and much more. We are so very proud of our girls […]
Yeasterday, Year 5 pupils set off to get an amazing birdseye view of London as they visited the world famous London Eye. The children were amazed at the fantastic view of the city that this landmark of london offers. We took some pictures on the day, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please […]
WJGS Newscast – March 2019 Welcome to WJGS FM; our brand new monthly newscast delivering information on all of the most exciting events coming up at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School. Our podcast team will be sending out new newscasts every month so please keep checking back for new news feeds. [ps_audioplayer name=”wjgs-newscast-march-2019″]
Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School is proud to announce that it will be entering into a cultural exchange partnership with a Primary School in Sierra Leone, Africa as part of the local government initiative, “Croydon-Kambia Partnership. This new initiative will involve a collaboration between a Primary School in Kambia and one in Croydon; in this case, […]
We were recently visited by John Rolfe MBE, Schools outreach Manager for the British Council and a direct descendant of Pocahontas; Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the […]
From 11th – 15th March 2019, Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School School took part in Science Week 2019. This year has a sustainability theme. With the growing concerns we have in regards to air polution and the vast increase in non degradable waste, it is vital that we all embrace the importance of recycling and considering how […]
Red Nose Day 2019 took place on 15th March 2019 and children and adults across the country were all doing their bit to raise money for this wonderful charity. Founded in 1985 by comedian Lenny Henry and filmmaker Richard Curtis, Comic Relief is a charity which fund-raises for disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world. […]
World Book Day 2019 took place on Thursday 7th March 2019 and aside from the World Book Day books, the theme is ‘Share a Story’. World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. […]
Take One Picture Competition It has been a fantastic year for achievement at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School. To add to our growing list, we recently sent our children’s portraits to the National Gallery Competition “Take One Picture” and have made it to the gallery! Launched in 1995, Take One Picture is the National Gallery’s countrywide […]
WJGS is proud to present a collection of wonderful work and songs connected to Black History Month. To watch our videos, please click on the play buttons below: It’s Long Time Gal Me Never See You: Saleah’s Journey: Windrush Child: Windrush flag:
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.
