News Whitehorse Manor Infant School

Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us this afternoon for a hugely successful reading session. 

Our Trust Staff Meeting at Cypress on Handwriting in the Early Years, for our Early Years and Year 1 practitioners, was a fantastic opportunity for the adults to have some fun, as well as learning some important pedagogy and practical ideas to teach this crucial life skill.

Whitehorse Infants welcomed a visitor from Beddington ERF on Thursday to deliver an assembly all about waste and recycling.

This week at WHINF we have been celebrating friendship week. We began by wearing odd socks to celebrate our uniqueness.

This week reception have been learning about Remembrance Day. We had a class discussion about why we celebrate Remembrance day and what it means.

We have had an lovely first two weeks back at nursery, the children have settled back in well after their first half term break.

The infant children remembered those who fought and gave their lives in battle, so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.

This week children in year 1 have been looking at the work of the artist Giuseppe Archimbolde. 

Thank you to all those who donated food for our Harvest Celebration and attended the year 1 and 2 assemblies. 

This week we have been learning all about seasons and we have been focusing on the changes that happen during Autumn. 

Move over Great British Bake Off and make way for the Whitehorse Bake Off!

We have had a lovely few weeks in nursery, we have been reading the story books ‘Owl Babies’ and ‘Peace at Last’ and have enjoyed immersing ourselves in the stories.

This week reception have been looking the book ‘Funnybones’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

This week, reception have been looking at the classic story ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by the author Marcus Pfister.

Year 2 had an excellent morning last Thursday, learning all about the Hindu festival Diwali.