As part of STEM week, Years 3 and 4 took part in a postponed Problem-Solving Workshop. The children were challenged to build a Lego structure using their memories. This wonderful challenge made the teams use their communication skills to problem-solve in a short amount of time. The children worked hard…
As the year 11’s time at Normanhurst School draws to a close, the PE team decided to take them on a Go Ape adventure. Pupils noticeably had lots of fun with friends in a challenging environment and were able to create memories for years to come. We wish them…
The children in Early Years enjoyed learning all about Eid this week. There was lantern making, a printing activity as well as looking at special materials. The children enjoyed learning what mehndi is and had a go at decorating a hand themselves. We finished the afternoon by eating a date…
Amazing pupils from Normanhurst ran the Mini London Marathon at the weekend. With fantastic support from staff and parents, the children ran either a 2.6k route or a 1 mile route around some of London’s most famous roads. The atmosphere was electric as children from hundreds of schools came together…
Pupils at Normanhurst School wore an item of light blue with their school uniform to raise awareness of ‘World Autism Day’. The international day is on 2nd April but the pupils at Normanhurst celebrated it a little early and learnt about it before breaking up for the Easter break. Pupils…
The little caterpillars have now fulfilled all their metamorphosis stages and emerged as butterflies from their cocoons! They have enjoyed some fruit and nectar from flowers in their first home over the past few days. Now they have been released into their natural habitat to enjoy their new lives…
Year 7 The Year 7s have been learning about the musculoskeletal system in Biology and Neutralisation in Chemistry this term. Here are some snapshots of all the fantastic work they have been doing in Science. Do try this at home: The ‘Virutali-Tee’ is a fantastic way to explore basic human…
For their final History lesson of the term, Year 4 had the challenge of constructing their very own catapults. The teams of two then competed again each other, to see who could fire their mini cannonballs the furthest. Well done to the winning team, who fired their mini cannonball 3.42m!
The children in Early Years loved all of their Easter-themed crafts! They painted plates to look like cute chicks and bunnies, carefully painted eggs, made stained glass windows, used playdough to decorate hot-cross buns and made Easter baskets. The most exciting activity was an Easter egg hunt in the garden!
On Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st March, all of year 7, 8 and 9 were taken to Bletchley Park. The historic site was a great to explore, and the students learnt a lot about the history of the site. They also got a chance to put their coding and…
