PALS Visit on Saturday 31st January
Last Saturday, 31st January, five PALS and adult helpers made their latest visit to the school. The covering of snow meant a last minute change of plan but in t...
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Chinese New Year Workshop, 2nd February
Years 1 to 4 welcomed Marcus Reoch from Dragons in Europe who gave an inspirational and engaging presentation to the children. There was interaction and invol...
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Year 8 Casino Royale Big Weekend
Ian Fleming may not have had the McMullen Hall in mind when he wrote Casino Royale, however the Elstree boys and the Downe House girls did their best to add a t...
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Year 7 Art Tip to Victoria and Albert Museum
On Monday, 26th January, Year 7 went to the Victoria and Albert Museum. After our drink and snack we were ready to explore the vast museum in groups. I loved ...
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Annual House Cross Country Competition
We had a beautiful, crisp winter’s day for our annual House Cross-Country competition. Every pupil competed and every pupil gained points for their house – ...
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London Chamber Orchestra
On Tuesday 20th January, four boys were taken to Bradfield College to listen to the London Chamber Orchestra. The orchestra was amazing, particularly the viol...
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The Opening of Bates
On Saturday morning we were delighted to open the new All Weather Pitch. In suitably wet and blustery conditions for an ‘All Weather’ pitch Sid Inglis a...
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Andy Kirkpatrick – Inappropriate Climbing
I do not think anyone would have guessed from the title of this lecture initially what the actual central theme would be. Although Andy used his comical stories...
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Christmas Wreath Making
On Thursday evening and Friday morning, we held our annual Christmas wreath making classes in the Long Room. Christmas music, homemade mince pies and mulled win...
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I’ve Seen Santa
On Friday, Blunderbus Theatre Group came to Elstree to perform the wonderful story ‘I’ve Seen Santa, written by David Bedford. It’s Christmas Eve and Litt...
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