Last week we celebrated World Book Day and we took part in a lot of book-related activities. We had quizzes where we had to search in books and use them to send coded messages. The theme of World Book Day was ‘Share a Story’ and a highlight of the day for the children was the [...]
Years 5 and 6 have been learning how to create electrical circuits and have used these skills and knowledge to create exciting electrical quiz boards. Pop to the Year 5 classroom to find out more! How many times will you get the light bulb to light up?
Foundation are looking at Night and Day to tie in with the letter N. We looked at Van Gogh's painting Starry Night describing what we could see and recreated our own. Beautiful, careful and focused art work was produced.
Year 5 visited Ramsey Fire Station to take part in lots of different activities to do with safety. One of our favourites was a session by Wood Green Animal Charity, teaching us how to be safe around dogs – they use their bodies to react to things that teach us things about how they are [...]
On Friday 17th November, Whitehall School and Nursery celebrated Children in Need! The children took part in a Spotty Treasure Hunt around school and guessed how many 'Spotty Sweets' were in the jar. Some of the guesses were very close, and Jack Renwick guessed the closest amount and won the jar of sweets - well [...]
Whilst the Inter-house Football Tournament was taking place, some of the children in Years 1 and 2 were led by the juniors in three fun activities. As you can see from the photo, the children loved these activities and it was wonderful to see them all working together. Well done to all! Miss Di Raimo [...]
Today saw the grand opening of our new changing rooms! We have been waiting with eager anticipation to be able get in and start to use them. The Juniors looked on as Edie and Jack, Head Boy and Head Girl, cut the ribbon and declared the new changing rooms open. House Captains, Tilly, Imogen and [...]
This week, a team from Whitehall took part in the Cambridgeshire English Challenge. The children were challenged on their knowledge of books, their ability to memorise and recall a poem, their knowledge of English grammar and their understanding of different text types. The Whitehall team was especially commended for their ability to work together as [...]
The Whitehall Display Board is now live in Purple Mash. Students with logins are encouraged to explore their interests and creativity and then submit work for inclusion on the board. Non-users can access the content via this link: https://www.purplemash.com/displayboard/59031629d77564c7168b4567
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge organised by the libraries. Today we presented medals and certificates in assembly and celebrated all who completed the challenge. Some of the children told us about the books they had enjoyed and gave us lots of ideas for good books to read. Well done!
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