Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Mixed Netball Rally

  Mon 25 Mar 2024

  This afternoon, we took two teams to take part in the District Mixed Netball Rally Competition, which was held at Ryefield School.  Both teams played very well throughout the group phase of the competition: with Team B winning one of their three games and Team A winning two of their three games.  Unfortunately, only our A team progressed to the quarter-finals.  Their quarter-final match was against St. Catherine's and our team won this match 7-1.  This meant that we progressed to the semi-finals, where we faced a very good Hermitage A team.  Despite playing excellently in this match, we lost 6-2 and did not progress to the final.  However, we did lose to the eventual winners of the competition.  All sixteen pupils thoroughly enjoyed the competition and Team A were proud to take away bronze medals from today's event.  Well done!  Thank you to all of the family members who came along to support our teams! 

  

• Junior Citizen Activity Programme

  Wed 20 Mar 2024

  On Wednesday 20th March, all of the Year 6 pupils attended the Junior Citizen Activity Programme, which took place at Brunel University.  This programme was an active safety programme in which the children took part in mock-ups of dangers they may face in everyday life.  Organisations that were involved included; the NHS, Fire Brigade, RNLI, police and TFL.  Children also learnt about online safety, road and bike safety.  This trip was very beneficial as it followed the basic principles of raising the pupils' awareness of their own personal safety and the safety of others around them.  The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all and our pupils found it very informative and beneficial.

  

• Boys' Netball Rally

  Thu 14 Mar 2024

  Today we took eight boys to participate in this year's district boys' netball rally, which was held at Ryefield School.  Despite the wet weather and cold conditions, our team was full of enthusiasm and energy and they applied themselves fully in all of their group phase matches of this competition.  Their amazing teamwork and skill in each of their games showed as they progressed to the semi final stage of the competition.  We played against a very strong Oak Farm team but unfortunately, we did not progress to the final (however, we did lose to the eventual winners of the competition).  The boys thoroughly enjoyed the competition and they were proud to take away bronze medals from today's event.  Well done boys!  Thank you to all of the family members who came along to support our team! 

  

• Barclays Girls' Football Schools Partnership: England Football (International Women's Day)

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  On Friday 8th March, sixty-five girls, and six girl sports ambassadors, celebrated International Women's Day through taking part in an afternoon of football drills and football matches.  It was an afternoon that was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated and Whitehall Junior School is proud to have so many girls engaging in football at our school.

  

• Girls' Netball Rally

  Sat 24 Feb 2024

  On Saturday 24th February, we took a team to take part in the District Girls' Netball Rally, which was held at Ryefield School.  The team played exceptionally well during the group phase of the competition: beating Hillingdon 'C' 7-0, losing to Hermitage 'A' 2-1 and drawing with Oak Farm 'A'.  The team performed so well that they qualified for the quarterfinals.  The standard of play that our team showed in the quarterfinal was very impressive but unfortunately, they did not progress to the semi-final, losing 4-0 against Rabbsfarm.  The team showed wonderful sportsmanship throughout the tournament and there was some phenomenal shooting, and interceptions, too.  Thank you to all of the family members who came along to support the team.

  

• Young Shakespeare Company

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  The Young Shakespeare Company visited Whitehall today to perform 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to all of Year 6 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 understanding of the story plot and main characters ready for their study of this text.  

  

• Year 6 Brunel University Campus Visit

  Wed 07 Feb 2024

  The Year 6 children visited Brunel University, to gain a first-hand experience of what it is like to be a student.

  Throughout the day, the children were able to hear from student ambassadors, and to learn more about life on a university campus. The trip engaged and inspired the children, and informed them about some of the choices that they will have in the future.

  

• Children's Mental Health Week

  Thu 01 Feb 2024

  Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week 2024 takes place from 5–11 February 2024 . This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters'. Place2Be explain: 'My Voice Matters is about empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves. During Children’s Mental Health Week we want all children and young people, whoever they are, and wherever they are in the world, to be able to say – and believe - “My Voice Matters”'. Our pupils will be having a special assembly to focus in on this theme and then following up on this back in their classrooms.

  

• Y4 Roman Amphitheatre Visit

  Sat 20 Jan 2024

  Y4 pupils recently went to the Guildhall Art Gallery, where they had the opportunity to meet Andrew (archaeologist) our workshop guide who took us down to the Roman Amphitheatre. Before going on the trip, our pupils used their tube mapping skills to work out which station we needed to get off at, and although it was a long tube journey, “It was definitely worth it!” The children really liked learning lots of interesting facts about Romans, and they also enjoyed looking at real Roman artefacts which Andrew shared with them. As we were inside the Guildhall Art Gallery, the children were also exposed to a wonderful variety of paintings.

   

  Y4 will continue to learn about Romans this term, and they’ll also have another exciting ‘virtual’ workshop, where they’ll have the opportunity to have a look at some more Roman artefacts.

  

• 'Going to University' Assembly

  Fri 19 Jan 2024

  Whitehall Junior School is very fortunate to be working in partnership with, and taking part in, Brunel University's Young Scholars Programme this academic year.  This morning, Dr Blank attended our school to present a whole school assembly about 'Going to University'.  This presentation explored what university is, what it is like to attend and and why it is never too early to consider going to university.  It was a very inspiring assembly for our pupils and clearly outlined for them what university entails.