Archive for the ‘Academic’ Category

Adventurous Leavers’ Trip for Year 8s

This year’s Leavers’ Trip to Preseli in North Pembrokeshire, West Wales was a hotly anticipated event. For some, it was the thing they were looking forward ...

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Year 6 take a trip back in time

Our Year 6 boys took a trip back in time last week at the Chalke Valley History Festival, in the heart of rural Wiltshire. This was Elstree’s first time t...

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Year 6 Trip to Roman Silchester

On Friday 21st June Year 6 romped on to Roman Silchester for their morning of activities and acting at the town walls and amphitheatre.   We gathered in two g...

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Year 7 Trip to ‘Life of Christ’ at Wintershall

On Tuesday 18th June Year 7 flooded on down to the Wintershall Estate in Surrey for the annual Life of Christ play.  It’s an open-air, all-day play retel...

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Year 8 Life Skills Day

On Thursday the Year 8 boys were put through their paces with ‘Life Skills Morning’.  Having divided into 6 groups, they worked their way round the various...

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Finalists at Mathematics Championships

The semi-finals of the Quiz Club National Mathematics Championships took place last week, and the competition was fierce. After a long drive to Surbiton High Sc...

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Choristers record CD at Pangbourne College

After successful rehearsals at school, our Chapel Choir set off bright and early for Pangbourne College this week to record their CD. Warmly greeted by Pangbour...

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A fantastique first French Market

A blaze of red, white and blue filled the Long Room on Monday for Elstree’s first French Market. Hosted by the Year 8s, our Year 5s were exposed to a variety ...

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Final informal music concert of the year

Last week on Friday, parents, pupils and staff were treated to the final informal concert of the academic year.  Performances were given by Year 8s, following ...

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Year 8s take over teaching

What could be more rewarding following the Common Entrance exams, than stepping in to your teachers’ shoes for the morning? Following a morning of intensi...

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