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  • 10/12/21

    Whitehall's Christmas Lunch

    On Friday 10th December, all of the children and staff enjoyed their delicious Christmas lunch which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!  Music rang through the hall, crackers were pulled and everybody was certainly getting into the Christmas spirit!
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  • 01/12/21

    Festival of the Month: Hanukkah

    As well as Christmas being a significant celebration for Christians this month, December is also special for people of the Jewish faith, who celebrate Hanukkah every year around this time. Hanukkah (or 'Chanukah' in Hebrew which means 'dedication') is the Jewish winterti...
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  • 10/11/21

    Pedestrian Training

    Whitehall Junior School has taken part in Practical Pedestrian Training during November for Years 3, 4 and 5 pupils during the school day. This training was led by The Road Safety and School Travel Team, London Borough of Hillingdon and took place out of the school grounds on residential s...
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  • 04/11/21

    Young Shakespeare Company

    The Young Shakespeare Company visited Whitehall today to perform 'Macbeth' to all of Year 5 in preparation for their study of this Shakespeare text in their upcoming English lessons.  The performance was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the children and they now have a thorough underst...
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  • 02/11/21

    Launch of our New Reading Scheme!

    Today marks the launch of our new reading scheme! We are really excited to unveil over 2,000 books - a great mix of fiction and non-fiction reading, which is carefully tailored to match pupils' decoding and encoding ability. All pupils have had a personalised reading assessment which feeds...
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  • 01/11/21

    Festival of the Month: Diwali

    Thursday 4th November marks the start of Diwali - 'The Festival of Lights'. This festival (translated from the sanskrit 'dipavali' meaning 'rows of lights'), is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and even some Buddhists across the world, between October and November, based on...
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  • 19/10/21

    Year 6 Bikeability Course

    During the week beginning 18th October, forty Year 6 children took part in a four-day Bikeability course that was led by instructors provided by the Hillingdon Local Authority.  Each child participated in a two-hour session on each of the four days of the course enabling them to progr...
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  • 12/10/21

    World Mental Health Day 2021​​​​​​​

    We have acknowledged World Mental Health Day (10 October 2021) in school this week, with a themed assembly and lots of class-based activities. We have reflected on our mental well-being. So that you can learn more about what this has involved, click on the 'World Mental Health Day' tab withi...
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  • 11/10/21

    Year 6 Battle of Britain Bunker Trip

    On Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th October, Year 6 pupils visited the Uxbridge Battle of Britain Bunker.  All pupils had the opportunity to visit the exhibition and visitor centre as well as descent into the underground bunker itself which was used throughout the Battle of Britain during...
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  • 08/10/21

    Year 3 Visit into Uxbridge

    Year 3 have enjoyed their first trip off-site this week. The children were extremely excited as this was their first off-site visit for a long time, due to the global pandemic. Year 3 were treated to a session in Uxbridge library, where we celebrated National Poetry Day and completed...
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  • 08/10/21

    Black History Month

    Whitehall Junior School are currently celebrating Black History Month. The theme this year is 'Proud to be'. Now in its 34th year, this Black History Month has a renewed focus on Black British resistance to racism – inspired in part by last summer’s Black Lives Mat...
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  • 07/10/21

    Festival of the Month: Navratri

    Today marks the start of the Hindu festival of ‘Navratri’, which translates as ‘The Festival of Nine Nights’. Throughout this period, Hindus all around the world will be celebrating and worshipping the Goddess Durga in all her nine forms, as well as her triumph of g...
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