News Year 5

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. 

As part of our continued commitment to reading and phonics, we were delighted to take delivery this week of even more books to support the delivery of our Little Wandle Phonics programme. 

Year 5’s Akai stunned his rivals with a famous victory at Croydon’s prestigious interschool cross country competition. 

Ecclesbourne boys’ football team stormed to an overwhelming victory last week against Chestnut Park School. 

This week at Atwood a group of Year 5 children are being put through their paces on their bikes. 

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. 

Welcome back! What a lovely week to start the term and my time at Atwood. 

The Wizard of Oz simply sparkled This week has seen the children in Years 5 and 6 perform their rendition of the ever popular, Wizard of Oz. 

EPS’s athletes put in excellent performances at last week’s prestigious Croydon Interschool Athletics Competition.

After weeks of training and practice, the WHJUN Athletics Team arrived at Croydon Sports Arena. 

This week at Ecclesbourne, we have been celebrating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

As a result of our collaboration with the P.I.G. charity and their allotment project, some of our Year 6 pupils were lucky enough to go and visit Mrs Burney’s Bees in Frylands Wood this week. 

On this beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, it was a pleasure to see so many of our pupils making the most of the weather to enjoy learning outdoors in the sunshine.

To round off a busy week, Year 5 children at EPS took part in a construction workshop delivered by Robyn from Procur3d Consulting Ltd. 

Construction in year 5- spaghetti and marshmallows! Today turned out to be quite an experience for the children in Year 5 at WHJUN.