This morning children from the whole school celebrated Harvest Festival at the United Reform Church in Buxton Road. With a theme of ‘God is a Faithful Gardener’, Revd Richard Mortimer lead the service and there was an array of performances, readings and prayers. St Thomas of Canterbury Soup Run will…
Year 3 children from all four Oak-Tree schools have had a fantastic couple of days. They have been very excited about their two-day camping adventure and yesterday the wait was finally over! Children took part in a number of activities including plenty of team building exercises as well as learning…
This year’s sponsored walk in aid of the school’s nominated charity, SWAN/Dylan’s Story, took place on the afternoon of Tuesday 11 July. The whole school ventured out in torrential rain armed with coats and umbrellas, but nevertheless in high spirits. Pupils from Years 3-10 covered a total of four miles…
The Year 11 leavers and many Normanhurst members of staff enjoyed a glamorous and fun-filled prom at Chigwell Hall on Friday 23 June. The evening began with photos in the secret garden followed by a delicious three course meal. All of the pupils looked amazing with the girls wearing elegant…
On Thursday 6 July we held our annual Speech Day and Prize Giving, the perfect opportunity to celebrate the many achievements and successes of our pupils throughout the year. The event took place in Chingford Assembly Hall, and this year we had a very special guest speaker, Hannah Newman. Hannah…
On Saturday 1 July, the class of 2007 returned to Normanhurst School for a much anticipated reunion. Both teachers and alumni pupils made an appearance which created a great atmosphere that brought back many happy memories.
As a part of their transition into senior school our new Year 7 groups participated in a moving up day programme. After an introduction in the hall by Mrs Osborn and Mr Beint the pupils met their new form tutors and took part in taster lessons for Art and Science….
As part of the senior service projects, 9B organised a charity netball match. The match was played staff vs students on Monday 3 July to an eager crowd. It was a huge success and as well as having a great time, pupils managed to raise £50.00 for the school charity,…
We all had a lovely afternoon yesterday celebrating the successes through the year of our Early Years children. We were entertained by Kindergarten presenting their ‘Highlights of the Year’ artwork, Reception G reciting their favourite poem ‘Please Mrs Butler’, Reception F retelling their favourite story ‘I’m a Wide Mouthed Frog’…
After the moderator from the Exam Board had visited yesterday we got a sneak peek at the mind-blowing art work produced by our GCSE Fine Art and Graphic Design pupils. Some fantastic pieces have been created this year and the truly impressed visitors at the exhibition could see how much research, creativity,…
