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Primary School Offer Day: What to Do Next
Primary School Offer Day can bring a wave of emotions—either joy that your child has received a place at your preferred school, or concern and uncertainty if the outcome wasn’t what you were hoping for. Starting school is a major milestone, and we know how emotional and overwhelming this time can be. At Elmhurst, we’ve…
Year 1: Under the Sea
On Tuesday, Year 1 put on their goggles and stepped into a magical, under the sea adventure. In Science this week we’ve been learning about fish and labeling the parts. In English we planned and wrote stories inspired by the book ‘Oi Frog’. The class had lots of fun exploring and working under the sea!
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.!
Bellevue Southern Music Festival
“Music brings such joy”- Mark Mallory, Bellevue CEO The shared experience of gathering in the school hall to appreciate music performed by our talented young artists always sparks joy. This feeling is amplified when Bellevue schools gather each year for the Bellevue Southern Music Festival. This year, in Reading University’s Great Hall, was no exception….
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…
KS2 Book Day Costume Winners
Congratulations to our KS2 Book Day Costume Winners for some very innovative costumes on World Book Day last week.
Reception Visits Gatton Park
Reception Trip to Gatton Park Our Reception class enjoyed a wonderful trip to Gatton Park on Tuesday. The workshop and activities were all based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the children excelled themselves with their hunting, ordering and understanding the life cycle of the butterfly. We explored the beautiful grounds and in glorious…
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.
