Key Stage 2
Elmhurst Wins ISA Cricket Tournament
Congratulations to the U11 boys who won the ISA Cricket Tournament at Rosemead School for the second year in a row. Outstanding performances included brilliant batting by Spencer and Aahan in the final game followed by excellent bowling by Yannick, Aarav, Elias and Prithvi. Elias also made a superb catch in the final against Weston…
Year 3 & 4: Bringing orchestral instruments to life
Year 3 & 4 went on a fun trip to London’s South Bank to listen to the Aurora orchestra and enjoy Frantic Assembly’s introduction to orchestral instruments, which were beautifully brought to life with movement and words.
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…
