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Year 3 Camp

Year 3 Camp

The children enjoyed a superb couple of days camping at Oaklands School. They took part in activities with enthusiasm and determination. Despite adverse weather conditions, the children bravely camped out in the tents they helped to erect, with Sydney and Eric winning the ‘Tidiest Tent Award’ out of all three…

Speech Day July 2014

Speech Day July 2014

The annual Speech Day and Prize Giving took place on Thursday 3 July at Chingford Assembly Hall. The hall was packed with parents, specially invited guests and pupils. We were entertained by the Jazz Band and lovely vocal performances by Lois in Year 7 and Chizarem in Year 10. Congratulations…

4th Plinth Art Competition

4th Plinth Art Competition

Two Normanhurst pupils, Khush Patel and James Peterson have won prizes in the prestigious 4th Plinth Art Competition. The Competition is open to all London Schools,  pupils are required to design an artwork to be placed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. This year there were a record 1,650 entries…

Oak-Tree Group of Schools Music & Dance Festival

Oak-Tree Group of Schools Music & Dance Festival

On Thursday 27 March the Oak-Tree Group of Schools held its third biennial Music and Dance Festival when pupils from Coopersale Hall, Oaklands and Normanhurst Schools came together to provide parents and guests with an evening of vocal, instrumental, dance and dramatic items, as well as a joint three-schools finale….

School Production of ‘Peter Pan’

School Production of ‘Peter Pan’

For the past four months we have been rehearsing hard for the school production of ‘Peter Pan’. Back in November we held auditions looking for the perfect Peter Pan, Captain Hook and other memorable characters. Newcomer Maisie McCarthy from Year 7 was cast as Peter Pan, a role she grew…

Year 9 Trip to Bletchley Park

Year 9 Trip to Bletchley Park

Year 9 enjoyed a fascinating school trip to the National Museum of Computing, where they saw machines from the 1940’s to the 1990’s during their visit to Bletchley Park. The trip also included an interactive experience on 1980 computers, where the winners were awarded house points. Our students learned how…

Trip to Houses of Parliament

Trip to Houses of Parliament

Our Normanhurst Gifted group reaped the rewards of their arduous trip to London during a tube strike by savouring the rich and varied experiences  on offer at the Palace of Westminster. These included seeing a live debate in the House of Commons and meeting Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan…