The Reception children have been exploring colour mixing and thinking about the primary colours and what they mix with to create new colours. They have experimented with paint and now have explored colour mixing using coloured cellophane. They used cellophane sunglasses and put different colours together to see everything in…
This week Year 1 have learnt about the Artist Pablo Picasso and have created self-portraits in Picasso’s Cubism style. They rolled a dice to choose the abstract facial feature they were going to replicate, sketched it and then coloured it in using oil pastels.
The Normanhurst Juniors, from Year 3-6, took part in a mock election last week for the London Mayor, follow this link to see what happened and watch until the end for the results! Well done to all those who took part, your teachers were very proud of you!
Over the past two weeks, Year 5 and 6 took part in an exciting bike training course run by Waltham Forest Council. They learnt a number of skills over the week, including, how to cycle safely and responsibly, identify and respond to hazards, start and stop on-road journeys, maintain suitable…
Take a look at all of the fun things the pupils have been getting up to in this month’s newsletter.
Master Reader Challenge is encouraging Normanhurst children to read 50 books in an academic year. Three KS2 children who have passed their 25-book milestones were gifted a book including a personal note from one of the teachers at school. Children also received their certificates for each 10 books they have…
Our topic this term has been ‘under the sea’. This week the Reception children have been thinking about pollution and today they saw what happens when oil is mixed in with water and they created some pictures in the oil and water. They were fascinated with the way the oil…
River Presentations: Over the Easter break, Year 5 were set a task to research a world famous River and turn their research into a PowerPoint presentation. They were set with the task to find out: – the location of the river including a map of the country – how many…
3P have continued their learning this week of their topic Ancient Egyptians by linking it to their Art lesson. This week 3P had the opportunity to explore colour mixing and how to dye pasta using food colouring and vinegar, we were particularly impressed with how well the pasta changed colour…
The Captain Tom Challenge Normanhurst School were delighted to raise money for good causes and help spread a message of hope. Captain Tom received support from far and wide this year on Friday 30th April the Junior School took part in inspiring the next generation of Captain Tom’s. We decided…
