When did you join Normanhurst School? I joined Normanhurst in Year 7, so 2019, where I joined from Staples Road Primary school in Loughton. What is your ambition? My ambition is to become a professional actor in the foreseeable future, get into multiple projects and act as my full time…
In February a group of Normanhurst year 9 and year 10 pupils completed a national mathematics challenge run by UKMT. The questions required pupils to use their problem solving and reasoning skills to answer the questions, which got increasingly more challenging. Here is what some of the students had to…
On Saturday 11 March and Sunday 12 March, students continued their journey on the DofE programme by completing a practice weekend at Lambourne End. They successfully completed several sessions covering navigation, orienteering, kits and rucksacks, tents, stoves, diet and menu planning, as well as first aid and emergency procedures. Students…
This week a number of our senior pupils went to meet some of the lovely residents at the Spinney Care Home. During the visit as well as chatting with the residents our pupils read poetry to them and helped them colour in sunny Spring pictures. It was a truly joyful…
The Normanhurst chicks have almost doubled in size since they hatched last week! Children of all ages have loved watching them grow, and have asked lots of thoughtful questions. Each year group has had a few opportunities to go and visit the chicks, and the way that they all get…
A selection of pupils travelled to Oxford for an exciting day out to challenge their thinking and inspire them to be outstanding. The elegant setting along with the inspired speakers made for a brilliant day out. The pupils were able to benefit from hearing esteemed Oxford professors and motivational speakers…
The Early Years children had a wonderful time doing some Easter crafts with the residents at the Spinney. It was really lovely to see the wonderful interactions between the children and the residents and they all enjoyed singing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ to finish off the session.
The Early Years children had a fantastic afternoon being Scientists, exploring solids and liquids, reflections, melting, magnets as well as dissolving. They loved playing with the ice tray, watching the ice melt and sucking up the water with giant pipettes. They built magnet towers as tall as themselves! Everyone enjoyed…
Global Recycling Day 2023 During the final week of STEM Fortnight, the children also celebrated Global Recycling Day, which was celebrated globally on Saturday 18th March 2023. They took some time to discuss the importance of recycling and how they can encourage others to recycle more in order to save…
Experiments The children in Year 1-6 had an exciting morning getting involved in a range of experiments last Thursday. They had the opportunity to observe and take part in a variety of experiments, including elephant’s toothpaste, lemon volcanoes and fireworks in a jar. The children had great fun getting a…
