Imogen, a pupil at Normanhurst, won the Rookie Fleet competition at the ISA National Regatta on Saturday. She competed in a gruelling 6 races, managing four 1st place finishes, a 2nd and a 3rd which gave her first place overall. This is a fantastic performance in her first ever proper…
This week, Kindergarten and Reception had a very exciting interactive storytelling session delivered by ‘Adventure Babies’. The children listened to the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’ and had their very own props to join in with the story such as a butterfly and a squeaky frog. They then explored sensory trays including…
The Junior Pupils were treated to an assembly all about European Languages Day which was led by our GCSE Languages students in Year 11. They led a quiz asking pupils to guess strange traditions from different countries and spoke to them about language and the upcoming House Competition. The pupils…
Here at Normanhurst we are so excited to be starting off our monthly visits to The Spinney Care Home. In our first visit we played a friendship themed game of Bingo with the residents and enjoyed some drinks and great conversation with them after the game. We are so excited…
Our Department Themed Afternoon took us to the jungle this week. We began by sitting in our very own jungle and listening to the story ‘Rumble in the Jungle’. The children then chose their favourite animal from the story and worked in teams to create pictures and share facts about…
Year 7 and 8 The Year 7s have been learning about laboratory rules and how to design experiments this September. They enjoyed learning how to use a Bunsen burner correctly and the differences between physical and chemical changes. They also enjoyed their first Geography and Science cross curricular trip to…
Year 5 pupils have had their hands (and brains) full with Science in the first few days of school. Our new topic ‘Forces’ has enabled the pupils to explore different ways in which forces affect us in life. They went around the classroom and found examples of various forces such…
The Year 6 Prefects kicked off this year with a fantastic assembly informing the Junior and Early Years pupils about our goals for the year and reminding us about the School Values. The Prefects reminded the Junior pupils that we are working towards becoming independent learners, should always take…
Diana in Year 6 has been busy over the Summer writing for the Young Writers Competition. Diana received a Certificate of Merit for writing an original piece of creative writing and it has been selected for publication in the Young Writers’ Anthology. The book will be published in a couple…
Nina (Year 6) and Dylan (Year 9) have been very busy over their Summer holiday with the performances and theatre work! Nina performed at the Millfield Theatre with her Stagecoach class where she performed three pieces; she also received the certificate for her RSL Grade2 Musical Theatre Performance Award…
