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Well done to the Year 1 pupils at Normanhurst, who with the help of Mr Whyte planted up a trug with herbs and vegetables for the school kitchen to use. It’s lovely to see your passion for gardening and nature at school.

The Early Years children had great fun taking part in lots of activities linked to the story Hansel and Gretel. They read the fairy tale story and used instruments to emphasise different parts of the story. Afterwards the children created chocolate breadsticks with sprinkles on, decorated boxes and a template…

The pupils from Lower Kindergarten to Year 6 participated in an exciting animal workshop led by Safari Pete. Safari Pete taught the pupils about all different kind of animals and brought some exciting and exotic animals with him that some of the pupils got to hold! Just to name a…

The Early Years children have had a great week back in school and have really enjoyed playing outside on the bikes, engaging in imaginative play and games as well as creating with different materials. They are looking forward to some warmer weather!

The annual event of World Earth Day fell on April 22. This year, the theme for World Earth Day 2024 was Planet vs Plastics. The theme aims to bring attention to the serious issue of plastic pollution and how it harms nature. The Normanhurst junior pupils celebrated the day by learning…

Congratulations to Mr Davies and Miss O’Donnell who both completed the London marathon on Sunday 21st April.    

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…

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…

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…

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…