News Whitehorse Manor Junior School

Yesterday, staff and children at Brigstock and WHJUN main site celebrated uniqueness by wearing odd socks. 

Today, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day as it’s also known, marks the very day that World War One ended in 1918.

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

Extra bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III As a result of the announcement by the Prime Minister allowing another bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III the term dates for the schools in the Pegasus Academy Trust have now been changed. 

Year 6 have had a whirlwind of a week and a brilliant end to our half term. 

Each lunchtime, we have a dedicated trio of boys that love to get together and have a jam.

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

On Wednesday, Year 4 visited the Shree Ganapathy Temple in Thornton Heath to support their learning in RE.

This half term, year 3 have undertaken a cross-curricular exploration of dinosaurs. 

One of the advantages to being part of a Multi Academy Trust is that all staff are part of a much bigger team than they would be in a single ‘standalone’ school. 

Today, the author Banji Alexander visited Whitehorse Juniors to talk about his new book- Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party.

As you are hopefully aware, the deadline for applying for a secondary school for your child to attend in September 2023 is fast approaching. 

Last week, children in Year 6 prepared and delivered speeches to put themselves forward to represent their house as a House Captain.

Congratulations to the selected pupils from Year 3 and 4 who took part in the Croydon Schools’ Cross Country event at Lloyd Park on Tuesday 4th October.

Last week, Year 3 were studying the fantastically evocative poem called ‘From a Railway Carriage’ by Robert Louis Stevenson.