Key Stage 2
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…
Year 4 Explores Digestion
In Science, our pupils are learning about digestion. The process starts in our mouth and involves our teeth. We enjoyed a very special visit from Elmhurst parent and dentist, Negin Heidari Robinsona, who was able to tell us more about the functions and names of different teeth. Boys got to look at a model and…
Congratulations to Yannick, our champion cross country runner
Congratulations to our brilliant Head Boy, Yannick, who won the U11 Cross Country in the London Youth Games last weekend. Yannick beat 223 other boys to secure his victory, a few seconds ahead of the second placed runner. The victory is another success for Yannick who has excelled in running on the track and in…
Pupils reach final of Bellevue Speech Competion
Huge congratulations to our winners in the SE regional final of the Bellevue Speech Competition. Ethan, Javade and Dhruv will be travelling to Manchester next week for the national final. We wish them the very best of Elmhurst luck!
Celebrating Cross Country Success
Congratulations to all the representative Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 teams who ran at the Rosemead Cross Country meeting on Friday. The participating schools all fielded very strong teams and we were delighted that Elmhurst finished in 3rd place overall in the boys category. Well done to Oliver H, Isaiah M and Alexis P…
Year 6 Creative Writing
Year 6 pupils became evacuees for the morning to inspire their writing. We look forward to reading their stories!
Year 5 Creative Writing
Our Year 5 pupils visited a ‘crime scene’ in the playground today to inspire their writing. We are looking forward to reading their crime-busting stories!
Elmhurst Wins Caterham Football Tournament
Many congratulations to the U11 football team who won the shield last Saturday at the Caterham Football tournament. With their captain Spencer on duty in Germany for Crystal Palace, the boys were able to step up and only lost one game throughout the morning, playing some tremendous football along the way. A special well done…
