News Whitehorse Manor – Brigstock Site

We saw a fantastic turn out for our Museum Day today. 

This morning the school was looking fabulous!  Today is our annual Museum Day and the children and staff have worked really hard to prepare fantastic displays of work and learning for the enjoyment of parents and carers. 

In year 3 we have been studying variations of the Cinderella story.  

This week, the children in Year 5 visited the British Museum to study artefacts from our Viking past. 

Last week, children from across the academy competed in a performance poetry competition. 

In Year 3, we have been studying the book ‘Jemmy Button’ by  Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali. 

This week I have seen lots of lovely examples of children’s writing.

Today, a very special visitor came to Brigstock to deliver some presents…Father Christmas! 

Thank you to Marta and Morad, our school chefs, for an excellent Christmas feast. 

Recently, year 3 have been studying Aesop’s fables.  We have discussed the features of a fables and what makes them different from fairy tales as well as learning about what a moral is and how the fables convey these morals. 

Yesterday, children enjoyed playing in the snow.  Snowmen were made, snowballs were thrown and fun was had by all!

This term junior children at Whitehorse will get to take home a free book donated by the Children’s Book Project. 

You may be aware from the media that the UK is seeing a high number of Group A strep cases this year.  

This term, children were excited to receive their Mini London Marathon badges. 

Today, staff and children took part in a moving remembrance assembly and observed a two minutes silence.