This week in conjunction with Sustrans, the Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School children and staff have been walking, cycling, and scooting to school for the Big Walk and Wheel Week. We even had a few roller bladers! Sustran work for and with communities, helping them come to life by walking, wheeling and cycling to create healthier […]
Each year, our school celebrates British Science Week by taking part in a plethora of exciting science led projects, and this year was no exception. We commenced our Science Week by looking at a variety of profiles of ordinary people, who have smashed and challenged the long-standing stereotypical viewpoint of what a scientist looks like. […]
Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School is very pleased to announce that it recently received an FFT National Award for pupil attendance. The FFT was developed to support schools and teachers from nursery through to post-16 education, to help children achieve their very best. They do this through providing expert data and literacy tools to support schools globally in […]
Our Year 4 children have been reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl and have been learning how to make delicious chocolate as part of their DT topic. They have also been creating attractive boxes to present their chocolate creations in. Take a look at their amazing chocolatey journey in our video. […]
This week our Year 5 girls have been on a journey into science and discovery as they visited The Observatory Science Centre. The Observatory Science Centre is part of Science Projects Ltd; a company with charitable status dedicated to the promotion of science for everyone. The Centre is an interactive science centre which has been operating in the […]
It’s Mental Health Week this week. Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School will be focussing on a number of activities throughout the week from Monday 5th – Friday 9th February 2024 relating to this topic. The theme for this year is “My Voice Matters“ For almost 30 years, Place2Be have provided mental health services in schools, guided […]
For their Creative Art curriculum, Year 3 have been learning all about printing. In this case, the art of printing using many different shapes and materials to create a pattern. These patterns can be either symmetrical or non symmetrical depending on the finish that the artist is looking for. The girls use a number of […]
This week our Year 5 girls took to the kitchen to prepare some delicious food during their cooking lesson. The whole school smelt amazing as the aroma of delicious treats filled the air. A huge well done to our amazing girls for doing such a great job.
Year 3 went to Thornton Heath Library today to watch a performance by @se19dance in collaboration with @CroydonLibrary for the project ‘Mission Earth.’ The girls really enjoyed the show and hearing the songs and moves they had practiced in their workshop last term. We took some pictures of our visit, which can be seen in the gallery […]
Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School would like to take this opportunity to say Happy New Year to all of our amazing Children, Parents and Carers. We hope that you all had a fun filled, relaxing and enjoyable Christmas break with your family and loved ones. We start a new year with a new term and all […]
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.
