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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.
Author Laura Henry-Allain MBE visits Elmhurst
We returned from half term to a varied week of activity with acclaimed author Laura Henry-Allain MBE, who visited children in Nursery, Y1 and Y2 to share her stories and passion for writing them. The visit, funded by the EFA, had children captivated – demonstrating the power of well chosen words.
Elmhurst reach final of Royal Russell Hockey Tournament
Wow! What a performance by the Elmhurst boys this weekend. A number of notable schools took part in the Royal Russell tournament and the boys knew that they needed to play at their very best in order to compete at the highest level. First up were Trinity School which was a very close affair with…
ISA Cross Country Success
Many congratulations to our U9 and U11 teams who took part in the ISA Cross Country event this week. Each race comprised of 80 pupils and outstanding performances were achieved by Diego in Year 4 (who finished 19th overall) and Yannick, who once again topped the group by finishing first. We are very proud of…
Bellevue’s CEO, Mark Malley, in Conversation with Year 6
Y6 had the opportunity to quiz Bellevue’s CEO Mark Malley, when he visited Elmhurst just before half term. The children enjoyed finding out more about our group and Mr Malley certainly enjoyed spending time with them. The pupils then wrote up Mr Malley’s answers to their questions. How did you build the Bellevue Group? Bellevue…
Year 3 & 4 Football v Royal Russell
Congratulations to all the Year 3 and 4 pupils who played football against Royal Russell last week. All the matches were very competitive . The C team really stood out by fighting hard from 2-0 down – eventually winning 3-2. Well done to everybody taking part. Thank you once again to all parents who came…
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!
Little Elms Explore Sounds and Words
Children in Little Elms have been exploring what happens when they blend sounds to make early words. The children enjoyed creating real words and giggled loudly at the nonsense words they were able to make. Later in the week they used cubes to explore number and counting, pattern and similarities.
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,…
Congratulations Arjun: Elmhurst’s first Spelling Bee Finalist
Many congratulations to Arjun who came a very impressive 5th place in the recent national Bellevue Spelling Bee Final. What an incredible achievement – Elmhurst’s first finalist in this competition. Let’s get practising for next year!
