Reception have been learning about Winnie the Pooh and his friends. After reading the story ‘The Great Heffalump Hunt’ the children decided to go on a Huffalump hunt themselves. The children looked high and low and eventually found footprints, following them until they found…….honey. “Maybe the Heffalump likes honey”- Lenna-Mae…
Year 7 went on their first History trip to the Tower of London. They were treated to guided tours across all areas of the Tower including the Crown Jewels (newly returned), the Raven Enclosures, Traitor’s Gate, and the White Tower. This underpinned the topic being studied in Year 7 (Anglo-Saxons…
“During the October half term, Year 10 and 11 students, along with Mr Botha, Ms Kimpton and Ms Collins, went to Paris after the trip was delayed for 2 years. The pupils and teachers alike agreed it was the best overseas trip by far. On day one, we went to…
Year 9 visited the Imperial War Museum on Monday 7 November. They were involved in workshops and visited galleries pertaining to both World Wars and the Holocaust. Personal stories are now at the heart of the new Holocaust Galleries, along with a breadth of objects and original material that help…
Stephen from the Oak-Tree Group IT Department has brought back our Senior Chess Club during Wednesday lunchtimes … so far there have been some surprising results! The library has been packed with pupils all eager to have a game and improve their skills.
Year 7 Foundations of colour As part of building their foundation skills, year 7 students are refreshing their knowledge of colour, how to read a colour wheel and how to effectively use paint to create bold and vibrant images. One of the skills developed in this foundation skills project is…
To celebrate Diwali at Normanhurst, our Early Years and Junior pupils learnt all about the celebration, ate some traditional Indian food including onion bhajis and poppadoms with mango chutney, learnt some Indian dance moves and even took a quiz! The pupils loved learning about the celebration of the festival of…
The School Council representatives in the Year 3-6 classes delivered an exciting and informative assembly all about Parliament Week. UK Parliament Week is an annual event, spreading the word about what Parliament is, what it does and how you can get involved. UK Parliament Week this year runs during the…
Pupils in Years 3-6 took part in a rare musical theatre event with a professional orchestra organized by ‘The Classical Road Show’. The event linked to the story of the Great Fire of London 1666 with music played by The London Mozart Players and Guildhall School of Music Players. Leading…
In their investigating fun activity, Reception joined their Kindergarten friends to show them how to have fun with the balloon and create static electricity. It was a lovely shared learning of experience and how clever of Reception to remember so much of their Kindergarten learning.
