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Head’s Blog: The Art of Performance
Will Smith’s very public behaviour at the Oscars Award ceremony this week has understandably dominated news coverage of the event and, rather regrettably for him, overshadowed a long awaited career high. It serves as a clear example of the impact our behaviour choices have on how we are seen by others and the challenge human…
Congratulations to our Talented Year 6 Class of 2022
The Year 6s have finished their 11+ exams and most of the offers and scholarships have been made and taken up. Details on this below. As you can see, the number of schools applied to continues to increase, with Mrs. Marriott’s knowledge of schools in Bromley aiding some parents with their decisions. We are extremely…
Year 6 Visit Sutton Life Centre
As part of the enrichment for their transition to Secondary School, Year 6 visited Sutton Life Centre to learn about a wide variety of ways to be streetwise and stay safe. The boys did workshops on: E-safety, knife-crime, anti-bullying, peer-pressure, pollution, electricity safety, public transport safety, fire safety, crime awareness, healthy eating and drug awareness-…
Voice in a Million
The Elmhurst School for Boys Upper School Choir took part in Voice in a Million last night. The Voice in a Million project was established in 2009 as a promoter of school singing events, with an under-pinning message to raise awareness for children in care and on the importance of Adoption and Fostering, both in…
Comic Strip Workshop Author Visit
Elmhurst School for boys welcomed Marcia Williams into school. Marcia Williams is a prize winning author and illustrator whose books retell the classics in a distinctive, entertaining and accessible comic-strip style. Some of her Williams’ most well know works include: The Romans: Gods, Emperors, and Dormice; Greek Myths; Tales from Shakespeare; Ancient Egypt: Tales of…
Year 6 Trip to the Churchill Theatre
To enrich the learning of our book in Autumn Term, this week, Year 6 travelled to see the production of Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley.Set against the backdrop of WW1, this adaptation was portrayed by just a cast of seven and brought the main protagonists of Tommo, Charlie, Molly to life,…
Head’s Blog: Character – The Driver to Success?
Leading any school means one is always cognisant of the responsibility to shape an environment which delivers the best possible outcome for the young people it serves. The challenges, emotional and practical, presented by the pandemic have only heightened my personal feelings of responsibility – seeking to ensure the longer term effects on education are…
Starting the Year with a Bang : Science at Elmhurst School for Boys, Mr. Cook
Science at Elmhurst always goes off with a bang! Mainly blowing the children’s minds with the ‘ooh’ and the ‘aah’ and the ‘wow’ that our science studies bring. Our science is based exclusively around investigations and enquiry where we aim to develop pupils’ divergent thinking and ability to work scientifically: questioning the often surprising results! This article concentrates…
Reception Do Phonics with Year 6
Year 6 came to Reception today to work with the younger boys on their writing about ‘People who help us.’ The older boys were very good teachers and encouraged their buddies to write a sentence using capital letters, finger spaces, plausible spelling with phonics and full stops at the end. After that, the boys enjoyed reading to…
Mindfulness in action!, Madame Hargreaves
Year 1 have been having weekly mindfulness classes with Madame Hargreaves. They are learning the importance of living in the moment and giving our busy brains a break. Regular practice of being mindful not only makes us happier, but it can also help improve concentration, reduce stress, and improve our ability to cope with negative emotions like fear and…
