On 21st June 2019, the entire school joined in to celebrate Windrush Day 2019. This is a new National Day celebrated across the country to commemorate the 1000s of Migrants from across Europe and the Caribbean who set sail from their homelands on the HMS Windrush to start a new life in the UK. The […]
On 12th June 2019, a select group of children had an amazing opportunity to see the absolutely fantastic stage production of Wicked! Wicked is a musical adaption of the classic tale, “The Wizard of Oz”. It was a real adventure for the children as they visited our Capital and then into the world famous Apollo […]
On 14th June 2019, a group of Year 5 and 6 children and staff met with The Mayor of Croydon and other dignitaries at The Council Chambers at Croydon Town Hall to take part in the Windrush Award Ceremony for 2019. WJGS won a certificate of recognition, and Year 4 won the dance element of […]
As part of their topic covering The Romans, Year four visited Butser Farm in Portsmouth. Butser Ancient Farm is a unique experimental archaeology site nestled into the rolling countryside of the South Downs National Park. The farm features archaeological reconstructions of ancient buildings from the Stone Age, Iron Age, Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon period. […]
As part of our topic covering Europe, Year four pupils went on a Spanish Gastronomic adventure as they learnt how to make a Catalonian Favourite; Gazpacho! Gazpacho is a spicy tomato based soup, traditionally served ice cold. The children enjoyed the day as they learnt about the many different flavours and textures associated with this […]
Every Friday from 4 – 5pm a group of Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School children work with the Green Team at Prissy Pig and Teachers and Parents to plant seeds, clear weeds and look after the grounds at local parks and green belts. Prissy Pig work with schools and children across the Borough to make sure […]
On 14th June 2019, our Year 6 pupils visited the National Gallery. Throughout the month every year group visited the gallery to see their contribution to the exhibition of Portraits. We took some pictures of the Year 6 visit, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger […]
On Friday 21st June, WJGS will be hosting Windrush Day. A day of celebration and historical significance for the many people that embarked on a great journey of discovery to settle in the UK. Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of postwar West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, carrying 1,027 passengers […]
As you may have seen, outside the Headteacher’s office we are now posting the daily idiom for our girls to look at and solve each day. As well as finding the daily idiom on the board at school, we will also be posting the new image daily on our website. Below you will find our […]
On Tuesday 21st May the entire school celebrated “Happy Shoes Day” by walking to school in their own choice of comfortable shoes. This day was organised in conjunction with “Living Streets“, who are an organisation promoting healthy living in the streets of London by working to reduce polution created by vehicles and encouraging a more […]
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.
