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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:  

With our exciting Bedtime Stories competition getting underway shortly, we have another amazing challenge in stall for our amazingly talented girls. We will shortly be asking our amazing artists to enter our book illustration competition. Our artists will be asked to design an illustration to act as the front cover to our winning Bedtime Story […]

Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School is looking for its very own undiscovered author in our forthcoming “Bedtime Stories” competition. Could you be the next Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Pamela Buchart, or even J.K. Rowling? Well, if you would like the opportunity, here’s how. To be in with a chance of having your bedtime story printed and […]

On Tuesday 5th February 2019, the WJGS girls and staff will be joining the rest of the UK and children and adults across the globe in celebrating Chinese New Year 2019.  To mark this special occasion, the Pabulum kitchen team will be preparing a very special meal today. This special Chinese banquet includes: Sweet and […]

On 24th January 2018, four lucky head girls visited the BETT Technology Fair to man the stand for Avantis to talk to the general public about the new Class VR Headsets, which are now being used at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School. WJGS is a flagship school for this new technology and are thoroughly enjoying this […]