Key Stage 2
Star Warts: The Umpire Strikes Back!
The Spring term musical is one of our favourite events of the school year. This term’s production of “Star Warts: the Umpire Strikes Back” did not disappoint! The cast delivered their lines with characterful expressions that belied their young years and the singing and dancing was clearly loved as much by the performers as it…
Year 6 English: Murder Most Fowl!
Year 6 are studying Shakespeare’s Macbeth in English. This week, they found the body of King Duncan in their classroom. Their challenge is to write an engaging newspaper article about the event.
Year 6: Getting Ready for Star Warts: The Umpire Strikes Back!
Our Year 6 pupils have been working hard all term on designing and creating set and props for our upcoming Spring Musical, Star Warts: The Umpire Strikes Back. They have designed space ships, signs, t-shirts, a bottle of the powerful ‘sauce’, a droid called R-U-1-2 and even a miniature T.A.R.D.I.S.!
Radnor House Friendly Hockey Tournament
Elmhurst took two teams (U10 & U9) to the Radnor House friendly hockey tournament this week in order to gain valuable experience for the future. We played games against Radnor House, St Ronan’s, Lingfield and New Beacon with wins, draws and losses along the way. Special mention must be made to Isaac in Year 2…
Celebrating our favourite books on World Book Day
World Book Day was a great event, with a wide range of characters coming to school for the day. Many of the staff dressed up and their classrooms also enjoyed a book themed door make-over. A wonderful celebration of the books in our lives.
Nicholas Demonstrates Determination
Nicholas made a stunningly complex marble run all by himself; demonstrating determination – one of our school values. Looks like his friends were keen to join in the fun!
Learning Life Skills in Ashdown Forest
Year 5: Learning Life Skills in Ashdown Forest This week, Year 5 pupils stepped out of the classroom to enjoy a three-day residential trip to Hindleap Warren, an activity centre in the Ashdown Forest. These trips are part of our outdoor learning provision and play an important part in developing a child’s independence and resilience,…
Open Classrooms
At Elmhurst, we are passionate about our pupils’ journey with us and we do everything we can to optimise their success. One area that we know makes a tremendous difference is working in partnership with our parents. The open classrooms are designed to encourage our children to share their learning with their parents as well…
Elmhurst Reaches U11 ISA National Finals
A fantastic day was had by all at the U11 ISA National finals at the London Olympic Park last week. The morning session was composed of the group stages where the boys finished top of the group beating Rosemead, Chafn Grove, Thorpe Hall and drawing against Crickkade Manor. This meant that Elmhurst played in the…
Chris Philp, MP Visits Elmhurst
Our Year 3 – 6 pupils enjoyed a fascinating visit from the Rt Hon, Chris Philp, who is MP for Croydon South and Shadow Home Secretary. Chris talked about what his role involves, what he feels are his biggest achievements and what the challenges of his job are. Pupils asked insightful questions to further their…
