Archive for the ‘Academic’ Category

Year 6 STEAM Project

Year 6 STEAM Project ‘Pinewood Derby Day’ is always a popular day amongst our pupils. The cross-curricular project includes elements of STEAM – Science, T...

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Year 5 Science Challenge at Bradfield College

Four of our Year 5 pupils represented Elstree at the Bradfield College Prep Schools’ Science Challenge.  They were set various problems to solve for Biology,...

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Year 2 Trip to The Living Rainforest

What a fabulous day Year 2 had at the Living Rainforest!  The children had already learnt what rainforests were like and where they were, so we all wondered ho...

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Year 5 Space projects

Last term Year 5 were learning about astronomy, in particular about the sun, planets, gravity, solar and lunar eclipses. They were then set the challenge of mak...

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Year Group Team Building

What a fun morning everyone had at this term’s  Year Group Team Building session. The girls and boys were split into year groups led by a number of staff.  ...

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Year 6 Headmaster’s Project

Since January, Year 6 have used a dedicated 30 minute lesson each week to develop an idea and create an artefact for the Headmaster’s Project. Creativity, org...

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Year 8 Take Over Day

A popular day in the Summer Term calendar is the Year 8 Take Over Day. Elstree’s new teaching staff (Year 8 pupils) performed excellently under the scrutiny o...

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Years 4,5 and 6 Maths and Science Challenge

Logical thinking, flowing creative juices and innovative ideas shone through as the Years 4, 5 and 6 competed in this year’s Maths and Science Challenge. This...

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Year 6 Geography Field Trip to Durdle Door

Year 6 were excited to visit Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove this week on a geography field trip. This term Year 6 are studying the topic ‘Coasts’ and so to m...

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Class Poetry Performance

The school had such a wonderful morning watching the class Poetry Performance.  This was an “in-the-round” performance with the audience sitting around the...

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