News
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,…
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…
Sports Round-Up
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…
ISA U11 Table Tennis Championships at Nottingham University
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.
Year 4 English Trip to Banstead Woods, written by Year 4
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…
A Recount of The Elmhurst Christmas Fair – KG, Yr 4
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…
