The Early Years children have been learning about the weather. Thunder, snow, rain, they have been discussing different types of weather. The children became meteorologists, telling the weather forecast. They also did a cloud experiment to discover how rain happens and finished by making a rainbow heart.
Normanhurst pupils travelled to Chingford School of Tennis for the annual Oak-Tree Tennis Tournament. It was a lovely sunny day and the children were filled with excitement, ready for a competitive, but fun, morning of tennis. Each pupil had 3 singles matches and 3 doubles matches to play, in order…
On May 23rd, Normanhurst Year 6 Eco-Council celebrated World Turtle Day with the junior pupils. The assembly highlighted the dangers that turtles and tortoises face in the wild and ways we can help protect these wonderful creatures. Thank you to our Year 6 Eco-Council pupils for helping to raise awareness…
The Early Years children have loved learning about the life cycle of a flower, thinking about how it starts as a seed and grows into a flower. They enjoyed making their own flowers using loose parts.
A group of Year 4 and 5 pupils recently took part in a fantastic space-themed science workshop held at a local school. Throughout the workshop, pupils explored the fascinating world of our solar system and space travel. They learnt all about spaceships, the International Space Station (ISS), what astronauts eat…
BSL Club (British Sign Language) had the wonderful opportunity to visit another school, Eastbury Primary school, that has an Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for Deaf learners. It was an inspiring and enriching experience for all involved. Our pupils had the chance to put their BSL skills into action, communicating confidently…
Henry’s football team (Buckhurst Hill FC under 9’s ) won a football tournament for which they had won several matches to get to the final. The team won 4-0 in the final against a very good side, and Henry’s team were absolutely amazing, and were so impressive. Henry played in…
Year 7 and 8 visited the science museum as part of their STEAM programme. The morning started off with a session called Power Up. This introduced the pupils to the evolution and technical expertise of gaming, over the last 50 years, starting from the first games such as “pong” through…
Our Early Years pupils visited Jo’s Bookshop to meet author Julia Maria Gouldsboro. She gave them a special reading of her wonderful book Cows on Chingford Plains. The children especially loved the story, having seen the cows themselves on their forest walks! Julia has been running a raffle in support…
The junior children had a dedicated History lesson for VE Day. They participated in lots of fun activities such as a quiz, crossword puzzles and building their own Spitfires. The children excitedly tested their Spitfires flying skills in the school playground.
