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The Early Years children sprinkled flour over animals and lifted them up to see the outline of the animal in the middle. We had some great artwork!  

The Junior pupils at Normanhurst School enjoyed a well-earned day out for their end-of-year House Trip to Maldon Splash Park. With warm weather and clear skies, the children had a great time playing in the splash park and making the most of the water features. They also spent time in…

Normanhurst School held our annual Senior Speech Day and Prize Giving, celebrating the many achievements and successes of our pupils throughout the year. This year our guest speaker was Laurie-Anne Power KC, a leading criminal barrister and media consultant. Her practice includes serious criminal offences such as murder, terrorism and…

Normanhurst School held our annual Junior Speech Day and Prize Giving, the perfect opportunity to celebrate the many achievements and successes of our pupils throughout the year. This year our guest speaker was Neelam Bhakar, a proud former Normanhurst School pupil, left Normanhurst in July 2022 to pursue A Levels…

The children joined in with a sensory food workshop. They explored all the five senses through tasting, touching, looking, smelling and listening to a variety of foods. They snapped carrots and lettuce to hear the different sounds.

“We’re going on a bear hunt, we’re going to catch a big one”. The Early Years children walked through squishy mud, long wavy grass, through the river and through the forest on their search for the bear. The bear was found in the deep dark cave!

“Oh help, oh no, it’s a Gruffalo!” We had such fun on moving up day with a whole day based on the story “The Gruffalo”. We started by making Gruffalo crumble, adding in poisonous warts, purple prickles and yellow eyes! Then we created our very own Gruffalo faces by sticking…

Team spirit was in the air at Lee  Valley Athletics Centre for this year’s Sports Day. Every single pupil got into the spirit of the day,  with homemade posters and team colours everywhere. The Early Years, Infants, and Juniors loved taking part in their many events, including running, bat and…

Lee  Valley Athletics Centre was filled with the sound of children cheering each other on during this year’s Senior Sports Day events. Every pupil got into the spirit of the day,  with homemade posters and team colours filling the audience stands. The track events were as competitive as ever, especially…

The Early Years children put on a fantastic assembly to celebrate the fantastic year they have had in Early Years! Our theme was ‘Our Wonderful World’ and we sang ‘What a Wonderful World’, told the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar, watched an experiment to see how clouds are made,…