The Elmhurst boys have been very busy the last two weeks on the sporting front. Wednesday 19th January U11 boys had a return Croydon Schools’ League match v St Peter’s School Result 1-1 Elmhurst were mainly in control and a superb goal by WA almost sealed the victory. Unfortunately a late header from a corner…
One oft-cited criticism of an exam focused education system is that it suppresses creativity and curiosity, characteristics continually recognised as being crucial for success in our increasingly technologically driven world. Educators around the globe are often to be found searching for avenues that allow and encourage that expression and at Elmhurst School for Boys we…
Good luck to Aren, Lucian, Chirayu and Freddie who will be competing in the ISA U11 Table Tennis Championships at Nottingham University today We will wait with bated breath for the results. A huge thank you to parents who will be taking the boys up for the day.
An Unusual Friday, by Noah This morning, I woke up fizzing with excitement as I would be going on an exciting, long school trip to Banstead Woods. After my scrumptious breakfast of muesli and shreddies, I went straight to school and into the playground to play football with my friends who were all wearing their…
Reflecting on the second half of the Autumn Term, there will be others who have noticed that early mornings starts seem to feel harder on the colder days, and the shorter evenings have the propensity to send us into an almost hibernating state. Except, of course, if you live or work with small children. One…
Excitedly, I woke up today. It was a big day because it was the School Christmas Fair!! It all started at 3 o’clock when my mum along with HCH and NB’s mum, set up the Year 4 stall. Four minutes later, all the boys could attend the Christmas fair because school had ended. Firstly, I…
Today, Year 6 went on a trip to the Imperial War Museum to learn some more about their topic this term. These are the reports they gave: “The most interesting bit was the fact that I did not know that the type of canons we looked at were used in WWI. I was surprised the one…
On the 23rd of November 2021, famous poet, James Carter, visited Elmhurst School for Boys to conduct a Poetry Workshop for Years 1, 2, 4 and 5. When I saw a mysterious man in our school hall, playing the grand piano and an electric keyboard, I was pleasantly surprised, because I was expecting a serious…
“To mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, the whole school wore odd socks and Year 5 did an assembly about bullying. We spoke about different situations of bullying, like whether someone accidently pushing you to get the ball when playing a game is bullying or not. Bullying may happen because someone is feeling bad about themselves and takes it…