News Whitehorse Manor Junior School

Earlier on this term, one of our Eco Friends – Shay in Indigo Class, wrote a persuasive letter to Ms Hall asking for a battery recycling bin to be installed in school.

The Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTAs) at Whitehorse Juniors were at it again!  

It has been a Christmas bonanza at Whitehorse Manor Junior School this week. 

Our choir had the opportunity to sing at TESCO supermarket in Thornton Heath this morning to raise money for the charity WaterAid. 

Year 6 recently visited the Natural History Museum to develop their knowledge of their science topic ‘Evolution and Inheritance.’ 

The Whitehorse Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics Team competed against other schools in Croydon at a qualifying event today. 

This week, the year 3 children from Brigstock, Whitehorse Manor Junior and Ecclesbourne schools went on a trip to the Crystal Palace park.

Last week, as part of our RE learning about Hinduism, Year 4 visited the Sakthy Ghanapathy Temple in Thornton Heath.

Year 3 have been really enjoying learning about dinosaurs in reading, literacy and thematic. 

Last Friday, Connemara Class in Year 4 performed an assembly in celebration of the Harvest Festival.

The gardening club at WHJUN has been out in force this week, picking up litter, weeding and planting daffodil bulbs on the edge of the field for us all to enjoy in the Spring. 

A huge thank you to all those families who so generously donated prizes for our raffle, bought raffle tickets and gave cakes for our coffee morning. 

There is still time to get your raffle tickets for the Macmillan grand prize draw!

As you are hopefully aware, the deadline for applying for a secondary school for your child to attend in September 2024 is fast approaching. 

The JTA’s (Junior Travel Ambassadors) are encouraging all staff, pupils and carers to dispense with their cars on Friday 29th September and explore other modes of transportation to and from school that day.