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Mini London Marathon 2024

Normanhurst pupils took part in the Mini London Marathon on Saturday 20nd April. Around 45 students completed the 1 mile (2.6km) race. It was such a privilege for students to cross the iconic marathon finish line supported by staff and also parents. Each student who completed the race earned £10…

School Council News – Buddy Bench

We have a new addition to our playground, The Buddy Bench! With special thanks to the Early Years and Junior School Council, The Community Links Prefects, The Maintenance Team and The NSPA for coming together to get the Bench ready for use. The School Council came up with the idea…

Shakespeare Week – The Globe Players Performance

As part of our Shakespeare Week celebrations at Normanhurst, children were treated to a show that involved various plots and characters from different Shakespeare plays. The Globe Players were extremely informative during their performance as their narrators on stage gave background information about each story that was being performed in…

Year 6 Pupils Visit Stratford-Upon-Avon

Normanhurst School received an invitation to take some Year 6 pupils to Stratford-Upon-Avon to witness their competition-winning school entry being transferred to official Shakespeare Birthplace Trust archives to be stored along various (and very old!) artefacts. Our pupils attended the centre on the day of the ceremony at the Shakespeare…

STEAM Fortnight Week 2 – Juniors

Week two of STEAM fortnight kicked off with a bang in our STEAM Assembly. The Year 9 pupils delivered an exciting, engaging and interactive assembly about the different areas of STEAM and finished off with the crowd favourite ‘Elephants Toothpaste’. Pupils were able to try out different experiments and were…

World Downs Syndrome Day

Pupils at Normanhurst School celebrated World Downs Syndrome Day on 21.03.24 by wearing mismatched socks and also celebrated World Autism Day a few days earlier than the official April date by wearing Blue. Pupils learnt more about Downs Syndrome by reading a book by George Webster, from CBeebies and watching…

After School Club’s Easter Celebrations

Pupils in After School Club have been getting ready for their Easter Celebrations. They have made some chocolate nests to take home and enjoy with their families and made Easter Baskets out of paper nets to store some yummy treats in.

Year 1 Willow Farm Visit

Year 1 took a trip to Willows Farm where they learnt about animals and their young. Pupils were able to describe what animals need to survive. They also enjoyed hand feeding the animals, particularly the baby goats, which they learnt are called kids!