We had a fantastic night on Monday for the Annual Music Concert. Guests were welcomed into the ‘Normanhurst Jazz Cafe’. The hall had been laid out with small tables, glasses of wine and lots of tasty nibbles to create the perfect relaxing atmosphere for the night of music. Pupils performed…
On Thursday 4 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, James Crouch. James…
We had a fantastic afternoon yesterday celebrating the many successes of our Early Years children. The church hall was filled with energy as the children sang ‘With a Little Help from my Friends’, before the children were awarded their certificates. Lower Kindergarten, Upper Kindergarten and Reception enjoyed telling the audience…
Today was Moving Up Day at Normanhurst, pupils enjoyed spending a day with their new teachers in their new classrooms from September. Pupils from other schools even joined us for a day full of interactive activities. A couple of the lessons included a team building Art lesson where the children…
In the week beginning 17 June, the Reception and Junior classes took part in a series of workshops and activities focussed on showing how Maths can be engaging and just plain fun! A couple of classes recount some of their experiences: Year 4 On Tuesday 18 June, the Juniors participated…
We held another of our informal Twilight Music Recitals after school yesterday. These informal sessions are a fantastic way for pupils to showcase what they have been learning in their individual music lessons to their parents and friends. We had children from as young as Year 1 performing, and everyone…
Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 18 June saw the first two of the Summer Term’s ‘Twilight Recitals’ in the music room. A total of seventeen pupils—ten seniors and seven juniors – performed to staff, parents and each other, showcasing what they have been learning in their peripatetic music lessons. We were…
We were treated a wonderful performance this morning by our Year 3 to 6 pupils. All pupils had been working very hard in the lead up to this event, and their determination really shone through. In addition to solo musical pieces on the piano, flute, recorder, violin and trumpet by…
Pupils in years 1 to 3 had the opportunity to invite their mothers to a Mothers’ Day breakfast this morning. Visitors were greeted by pupils from the seniors acting as their waiters and were served an array of tasty breakfast delicacies to choose from. The children had been making gifts…
Last week was British Science Week, which this year had a focus on ‘Science in the real world.’ Year 1 had a great time, and took part in a range of interactive workshops. After an assembly all about Science Week, the children met ‘Mad Mac’ for a Sublime Science workshop…
