The Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School had a great honor today as they sang for Cllr Kola Agboola, The Civic Mayor of Croydon during the traditional ceremony of turning on the Christmas tree lights. Well done to our girls who did a fabulous job as always. Cllr Agboola thoroughly enjoyed our singing and we look forward to greeting […]
On Thursday 5th December, Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School became a hub of fine food and family fun. As an off-shoot from the Green Project organised by Charlene Charles of Pamper Indulge Give (P.I.G.), our School invited twenty children and their parents to a family cooking day. We were joined by Chef Dave of Blue Jay […]
On 28th November, our Year 4 children set off to Portsmouth to visit the Butser Ancient Farm. They visited the farm as part of their project on The Romans. Butser Ancient Farm is a unique experimental archaeology site nestled into the rolling countryside of the South Downs National Park. In 2022, Butser Ancient Farm celebrated their […]
Today’s STEM lesson provided our Year 6 with a hands-on coding experience, by linking the game’s concept to bioplastics, students gained a deeper understanding of sustainable alternatives to harmful materials, fostering environmental awareness.
A huge congratulations to our year 6 girls who took part in the Emile Education Spelling competition, in which some of our girls ranked in the top 20 across the country! Our Year 6 girls entered a National Spelling Competition on the 13th & 14th November run by Emile Education. Emile Education is an online […]
This week our Year 5 girls went on a fabulous trip through London’s history with a visit to the world famous Tower of London. The Tower of London is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It is officially known as His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of […]
Year 5 created ‘A Play in a Day’ with the fantastic Pete Tidy from Sing a Book. This time the play was based around Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Sing a Book, a community interest company, was founded in 2014 to engage and develop children’s understanding of stories using the medium of original songs linked […]
Year 6 applied the STEM principles to design an effective whale air pontoon. Our students found building a pontoon to help a whale incredibly exciting. It stimulated further interest in marine biology and engineering.
Anti-Bullying Week 2024 will take place from Monday 11th – Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect. Odd Socks Day is taking place on Wednesday 13th November this year at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School, with adults and children being encouraged to wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique. The theme […]
For Diwali this year, Year 4 are having making Rangoli Designs using beautifully coloured sand. You can see some finished Rangoli Designs in the gallery below. The girls also created some amazing houses with working lights. Diwali is India’s most important festival of the year—a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over […]
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