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Years 1 and 2 meet Florence Nightingale

Years 1 and 2 meet Florence Nightingale

On Friday 22 April Years 1 and 2 went to the Florence Nightingale Museum in Westminster, South East London to learn more about the life and achievements of Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War. They even met Miss Nightingale! Find out what she taught them in our next Newsletter.  

‘Two’ GCSE Drama Showcase!

‘Two’ GCSE Drama Showcase!

Year 11 GCSE Drama pupils were fantastic yesterday afternoon. They put on a showcase of ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright to a small invited audience of parents, staff and supportive friends. The play took them back to the 80’s and the end scene was a real tearjerker! The pupils will be performing this piece…

Local Prep Schools Cross Country Comp!

Local Prep Schools Cross Country Comp!

Normanhurst took part yesterday in a cross country competition held at Coopersale Hall School. The pupils worked really hard and we were very proud of them. Click here to view the photographs and read more about the afternoon.

Zoolab

Zoolab

As part of Science Week Normanhurst had a visit from ‘Zoolab’ yesterday. The children were able to handle and learn about lots of different creatures such as snakes, reptiles, spiders and even a hissing cockroach! It was an exciting opportunity to get close up to nature!

Oak-Tree Summer Ball Tickets

Oak-Tree Summer Ball Tickets

Tickets are selling well for the Oak-Tree Summer Ball so if you haven’t bought yours yet, do take the time to secure your place. The main entertainment for the evening is Souled Out, a fantastic live band offering a mix of classic soul, motown, disco and dance. There’s also a…

Gun Dogs Display

Gun Dogs Display

On Tuesday pupils from Early Years to Year 6 went to the Plains in Chingford to watch and take part in a Gun Dogs Display. The children raced the dogs and learned about how they are trained. One pupil – Sydney- won a drawing competition that he competed in by…

Oak-Tree Hockey

Oak-Tree Hockey

Pupils from Normanhurst, Braeside and Oaklands got together yesterday afternoon to play some hockey. The event was held at Oaklands School in Loughton where there was a training session followed by a few friendly matches. The pupils said that it was great to get together with the other schools and…

Year 11 visit Poetry Live!

Year 11 visit Poetry Live!

Year 11 attended Poetry Live! at the Dominion Theatre in Tottenham Court Road last Friday. This was an invaluable opportunity for our pupils to hear some of the poems that they have been studying for their GCSE English exam being read live and talked about by the poets who wrote them. Among…

Charity Golf Day!

Charity Golf Day!

Parents, carers one and all! The charity committee is going to be running a Golf Day for our chosen charity, the Dream Factory, and would like to know how many of you would be interested. If you would like to express an interest in such an event, please email jprior@normanhurstschool.co.uk.

World Book Day!

World Book Day!

Normanhurst celebrated World Book Day today! A celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. The children dressed up as their favourite book characters and looked absolutely fantastic with costumes such as Fantastic Mr Fox, Little Red Riding Hood, Harry Potter and even Tin Tin!…