As part of Science Week, Year 6 visited Waltham Abbey Gardens to learn all about habitats of pond life and woodland creatures. They started the day with learning in one of the classrooms at the centre and then they had the opportunity to explore the local area. After playing a…
A huge well done to Malachi who arranged a really thoughtful charity event in time for Easter. He asked family and friends of Normanhurst to donate Easter eggs which could be distributed to children and their mothers who have been affected by domestic violence. In total he has been able…
The Year 6 pupils went on a trip to the Science Museum to expanded their understanding of animal habitats and biomes. They watched a 3D film at the iMAX cinema all about Antarctica. They found out about an hidden ice village at the bottom of the sea floor full of…
Kindergarten and Reception loved visiting the Sea-life centre in Southend. They enjoyed seeing all the different animals and it was very exciting watching the penguins being fed. The children had lots of questions to ask, including what penguins poo looks like! Not only were there sea creatures but birds, tortoise,…
To finish off Science, Year 6 planted sunflower and cress seeds to learn about Growth in a more practical way. They have been sent home with their seeds to grow their own plants to bring in at the end of Summer Term. They also created a class plant that they…
To continue their learning in Shakespeare Week, Year 6 combined their English, Maths and Science lessons where they became ‘The Witches’ from Macbeth. They used their measuring, capacity and volume skills to measure out potions and note down the results of each creation. The pupils loved trying out different measurements…
Categories for 2022 The Things that Unite Us Surface and Pattern Digital Art The Things that Unite Us Taken from the quote “The things that unite us are greater than the things that divide us” Possible ideas: Friendships Family Cultural activities Collaboration Sharing Surface and Pattern An opportunity to stop…
On Friday 11th March nearly 40 students from Years 5 -11 took part in the ISA A Capella competition. We travelled by coach to Leighton Park School were we joined choirs from at least 20 other schools, including 6th forms. Our Junior Choir, lead by Lucy Y11 and Imogen…
Year 5 were learning about renewable energy and they first looked at fossil fuels and their effects on Earth. After discussing what fossil fuels were and looking at the ways in which they affect our planet, children pretended to be miners and extracted ‘coal’ from their chocolate chip cookies. They…
Year 1 and 2 learnt all about minibeasts, their habitats and the important jobs they do for British farming. Following this, they ventured into the forest for a minibeast hunt! They were able to find slugs, snails, ladybirds, beetles, bees, and butterflies. They were incredibly amazed to learn that a…
