Year 5
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…
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.
ISA Cross Country Success
Many congratulations to our U9 and U11 teams who took part in the ISA Cross Country event this week. Each race comprised of 80 pupils and outstanding performances were achieved by Diego in Year 4 (who finished 19th overall) and Yannick, who once again topped the group by finishing first. We are very proud of…
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,…
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…
Darkwood Author Leads Screenwriting Session
Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch visited Years 3 – 6 this week to talk about her work writing sketches for CBBC’s Horrible Histories. She shared scripts and video clips of the Romans with Year 3, the Ancient Greeks with Year 4, the Victorians with Year 5 and Shakespeare with Year 6. The children learnt about the process of…
Year 5: Bringing Literature to Life!
At Elmhurst, an important part of the curriculum is enriching our pupils’ learning experiences. We began this term by bringing to life the classic novel ‘Great Expectations’. To start the new term, Year 5 wrapped up warmly for a visit to St Peter’s churchyard for a site specific reading of the first chapter of Great…
Elmhurst Celebrates Double Win at Bellevue Speech Competition
Delivering a speech is something even the most confident adult can struggle with, so it was really inspiring to see not one but three of our Elmhurst pupils (Dhruv Y5, Javade Y2 and Ethan Y1) performing in the national finals of the Bellevue Speech competition in front of judge Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue. In…
Years 4-6 Trip to the Globe Theatre
On Wednesday, our Year 4, 5 & 6 pupils enjoyed an exhilarating trip to the Globe Theatre to see a matinee of Hansel and Gretel. We walked along the Southbank, had lunch on the river and then stood in the yard as ‘groundlings’ to watch the show. The children were so close they could almost…
