We had an exciting highlight to our week this week, in the form of our school trip to Sea City Museum on Wednesday! We had such an amazing time, enjoying an informative guided tour of the museum, interacting with the hands-on exhibits and taking part in a fun workshop. The children made us really proud when they confidently shared their knowledge gained in lessons about the Titanic so far. They also worked well together in small teams to solve problems such as identifying relics from the Titanic, discussing who should be chosen to go in a lifeboat, and predicting how much water would be needed to sink an ice cube tray (aka the Titanic and it's so-called watertight compartments)!  

In Guided Reading, we have been reading more of Michael Morpurgo's 'Friend or Foe', practising our skills of reading for entertainment, asking pertinent questions and finding evidence in the text to back up arguments. Our English lessons have also been based on this book, with the children writing a first person recount in character. We have also been considering different ways to 'up-level' sentences, to really paint a vivid picture for the reader.

Maths lessons have seen us practising and consolidating formal multiplication and division methods, with plenty of opportunities for application in a variety of contexts.

Tag rugby skills have been developed in PE lessons, and pupils in Tamarind and Eucalyptus (who have swimming lessons this half term) have wowed us with their progress in the pool. Lots of hard work and positive 'can do' attitudes. Thank you, Year 5.

Have a good weekend!

Year 5 Team 

A huge thank you to all our Year 6 pupils who applied for the role of Team Captain – we were so impressed with the effort and thought that went into each of the 40 applications! After careful consideration, we’ve shortlisted 4 pupils from each house for the interview stage, where 2 will be selected to represent their house as Team Captain. Congratulations to:

Tigers: Dylan W, Evie J, Alexander G, Olivia H
Pumas: Jude B, Kiera S, Lottie P, Annabelle W
Leopards: Eleanor P, Pollyanna H, Oliver L, Beatrice T
Lions: Ailbe M, Finn E, William G, Ava A

For those not selected this time, there will be more opportunities ahead!

Year 3 have started to learn about the Stone Age in History. Using picture clues and short video clips, the children have begun to build up a fact file of what life was like for people living in the Stone Age. 

Wednesday afternoons are Computing and Swimming - the children have been really successful logging onto our network and activating our BWJSapps accounts. The children have been using their email accounts to reply to their teachers and send appropriate emails to their friends. The children have also learnt about how to be safe whilst using their email accounts too.

This week, the children started their phonics and spelling lessons. The spelling lessons are currently focusing on the Year 2 spelling rules and the phonic groups have focused words and sounds the children are working through. 

The children are continuing to practise their tennis skills on a Friday and are building up to playing short tennis games against each other!

Have a lovely weekend.

On Tuesday afternoon, 19 enthusiastic Year 3 and 4 pupils from Bishop's Waltham Junior School took part in the South Eastleigh & Winchester Cross Country event at Swanmore College. With approximately 15 other schools competing, it was a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to showcase their determination and teamwork.

For many of the children, this was their first experience running in a competitive environment over a longer distance. They all approached the challenge with incredible effort, resilience, and sportsmanship, and we couldn’t be prouder of how they represented our school. Every single one of our runners can feel exceptionally proud for putting themselves forward and taking part.

A special shout out goes to Edie (Y4), Theo (Y4), Laurence (Y3), and Zara (Y4), who achieved top 8 finishes in their respective races—a brilliant accomplishment!

Well done to all the participants for their hard work, determination, and for representing BWJS so brilliantly!

We had an exciting highlight to our week this week, in the form of our school trip to Sea City Museum on Wednesday! We had such an amazing time, enjoying an informative guided tour of the museum, interacting with the hands-on exhibits and taking part in a fun workshop. The children made us really proud when they confidently shared their knowledge gained in lessons about the Titanic so far. They also worked well together in small teams to solve problems such as identifying relics from the Titanic, discussing who should be chosen to go in a lifeboat, and predicting how much water would be needed to sink an ice cube tray (aka the Titanic and it's so-called watertight compartments)!  

In Guided Reading, we have been reading more of Michael Morpurgo's 'Friend or Foe', practising our skills of reading for entertainment, asking pertinent questions and finding evidence in the text to back up arguments. Our English lessons have also been based on this book, with the children writing a first person recount in character. We have also been considering different ways to 'up-level' sentences, to really paint a vivid picture for the reader.

Maths lessons have seen us practising and consolidating formal multiplication and division methods, with plenty of opportunities for application in a variety of contexts.

Tag rugby skills have been developed in PE lessons, and pupils in Tamarind and Eucalyptus (who have swimming lessons this half term) have wowed us with their progress in the pool. Lots of hard work and positive 'can do' attitudes. Thank you, Year 5.

Have a good weekend!

Year 5 Team 

A huge thank you to all our Year 6 pupils who applied for the role of Team Captain – we were so impressed with the effort and thought that went into each of the 40 applications! After careful consideration, we’ve shortlisted 4 pupils from each house for the interview stage, where 2 will be selected to represent their house as Team Captain. Congratulations to:

Tigers: Dylan W, Evie J, Alexander G, Olivia H
Pumas: Jude B, Kiera S, Lottie P, Annabelle W
Leopards: Eleanor P, Pollyanna H, Oliver L, Beatrice T
Lions: Ailbe M, Finn E, William G, Ava A

For those not selected this time, there will be more opportunities ahead!

We had an exciting highlight to our week this week, in the form of our school trip to Sea City Museum on Wednesday! We had such an amazing time, enjoying an informative guided tour of the museum, interacting with the hands-on exhibits and taking part in a fun workshop. The children made us really proud when they confidently shared their knowledge gained in lessons about the Titanic so far. They also worked well together in small teams to solve problems such as identifying relics from the Titanic, discussing who should be chosen to go in a lifeboat, and predicting how much water would be needed to sink an ice cube tray (aka the Titanic and it's so-called watertight compartments)!  

In Guided Reading, we have been reading more of Michael Morpurgo's 'Friend or Foe', practising our skills of reading for entertainment, asking pertinent questions and finding evidence in the text to back up arguments. Our English lessons have also been based on this book, with the children writing a first person recount in character. We have also been considering different ways to 'up-level' sentences, to really paint a vivid picture for the reader.

Maths lessons have seen us practising and consolidating formal multiplication and division methods, with plenty of opportunities for application in a variety of contexts.

Tag rugby skills have been developed in PE lessons, and pupils in Tamarind and Eucalyptus (who have swimming lessons this half term) have wowed us with their progress in the pool. Lots of hard work and positive 'can do' attitudes. Thank you, Year 5.

Have a good weekend!

Year 5 Team 

A huge thank you to all our Year 6 pupils who applied for the role of Team Captain – we were so impressed with the effort and thought that went into each of the 40 applications! After careful consideration, we’ve shortlisted 4 pupils from each house for the interview stage, where 2 will be selected to represent their house as Team Captain. Congratulations to:

Tigers: Dylan W, Evie J, Alexander G, Olivia H
Pumas: Jude B, Kiera S, Lottie P, Annabelle W
Leopards: Eleanor P, Pollyanna H, Oliver L, Beatrice T
Lions: Ailbe M, Finn E, William G, Ava A

For those not selected this time, there will be more opportunities ahead!

Year 3 have started to learn about the Stone Age in History. Using picture clues and short video clips, the children have begun to build up a fact file of what life was like for people living in the Stone Age. 

Wednesday afternoons are Computing and Swimming - the children have been really successful logging onto our network and activating our BWJSapps accounts. The children have been using their email accounts to reply to their teachers and send appropriate emails to their friends. The children have also learnt about how to be safe whilst using their email accounts too.

This week, the children started their phonics and spelling lessons. The spelling lessons are currently focusing on the Year 2 spelling rules and the phonic groups have focused words and sounds the children are working through. 

The children are continuing to practise their tennis skills on a Friday and are building up to playing short tennis games against each other!

Have a lovely weekend.

On Tuesday afternoon, 19 enthusiastic Year 3 and 4 pupils from Bishop's Waltham Junior School took part in the South Eastleigh & Winchester Cross Country event at Swanmore College. With approximately 15 other schools competing, it was a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to showcase their determination and teamwork.

For many of the children, this was their first experience running in a competitive environment over a longer distance. They all approached the challenge with incredible effort, resilience, and sportsmanship, and we couldn’t be prouder of how they represented our school. Every single one of our runners can feel exceptionally proud for putting themselves forward and taking part.

A special shout out goes to Edie (Y4), Theo (Y4), Laurence (Y3), and Zara (Y4), who achieved top 8 finishes in their respective races—a brilliant accomplishment!

Well done to all the participants for their hard work, determination, and for representing BWJS so brilliantly!

We had an exciting highlight to our week this week, in the form of our school trip to Sea City Museum on Wednesday! We had such an amazing time, enjoying an informative guided tour of the museum, interacting with the hands-on exhibits and taking part in a fun workshop. The children made us really proud when they confidently shared their knowledge gained in lessons about the Titanic so far. They also worked well together in small teams to solve problems such as identifying relics from the Titanic, discussing who should be chosen to go in a lifeboat, and predicting how much water would be needed to sink an ice cube tray (aka the Titanic and it's so-called watertight compartments)!  

In Guided Reading, we have been reading more of Michael Morpurgo's 'Friend or Foe', practising our skills of reading for entertainment, asking pertinent questions and finding evidence in the text to back up arguments. Our English lessons have also been based on this book, with the children writing a first person recount in character. We have also been considering different ways to 'up-level' sentences, to really paint a vivid picture for the reader.

Maths lessons have seen us practising and consolidating formal multiplication and division methods, with plenty of opportunities for application in a variety of contexts.

Tag rugby skills have been developed in PE lessons, and pupils in Tamarind and Eucalyptus (who have swimming lessons this half term) have wowed us with their progress in the pool. Lots of hard work and positive 'can do' attitudes. Thank you, Year 5.

Have a good weekend!

Year 5 Team 

A huge thank you to all our Year 6 pupils who applied for the role of Team Captain – we were so impressed with the effort and thought that went into each of the 40 applications! After careful consideration, we’ve shortlisted 4 pupils from each house for the interview stage, where 2 will be selected to represent their house as Team Captain. Congratulations to:

Tigers: Dylan W, Evie J, Alexander G, Olivia H
Pumas: Jude B, Kiera S, Lottie P, Annabelle W
Leopards: Eleanor P, Pollyanna H, Oliver L, Beatrice T
Lions: Ailbe M, Finn E, William G, Ava A

For those not selected this time, there will be more opportunities ahead!