Our Easter Music Concert which took place on Wednesday evening this week was a very special event, highlighting, as it did, the depth and breadth of musical talent that we have here at NHP. The standard of music just seems to be getting better and better each year. Well done to our many choirs, ensembles…
A hearty congratulations to all those involved in the Upper School Debate Evening this week. Pupils demonstrated great courage and confidence in their debates, with many masking waves of nerves with aplomb as they took their seats. Our NHP Habits were in full force: collaboration between teammates was supportive and spurred on competition; ideas were…
This week, NHP celebrated International World Maths Day in style! Each year group was allocated a specific task or topic to focus on: Reception used tangrams to experiment with 2D shapes in different orientations and make pictures. Year 1 took on The Caterpillar Challenge using knowledge of odd and even numbers, halving and subtraction. They…
Today, Lansdowne House held their fundraiser in support of the charity Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). GOSH work with multi-disciplinary teams of healthcare professionals and scientists to improve the lives of children with rare or complex diseases. House Captain Hadrian and his team planned the challenge to guess the number of sweets in the jar…
Last Friday, our Year 6 pupils made the big trek along the River Thames, starting at Richmond Bridge and finishing at Putney Bridge (a distance of nearly 15km!) to raise money for the NHP Foundation. The children set up their own JustGiving fundraising pages in the run up to the charity walk. A heartfelt thank…
The Year 3s were entranced by their Monday author visit. Andy Jones came bouncing into the JCB to talk about his latest book ‘ Bob vs The Selfie Zombie’. Andy spoke about his fascinating path into the writing world and how his two children inspired him to move from writing books for adults to writing…
To celebrate Holi, our pupils were visited by ISKCON London. They had the opportunity to learn about the origins of Holi through presentations, music, face paint and dancing! Our catering team also laid on an incredible Holi feast.
NHP are, once again, joining the National Gallery to celebrate, explore, discuss and create around their chosen picture. This year the painting selected for schools is Henri Rousseau’s Surprise! On Wednesday, the children started their Take One Picture adventure. First, the children listened to a soundscape and were asked to write down everything that came to…
A glorious array of mysterious characters walked through the halls of NHP on Thursday. From a host of Sherlocks, Matildas, Detective Dogs, and everything in between, NHP was a riot of imagination. Thank you to all the parents, staff and pupils for embracing the dressing-up opportunity. NHP were thrilled to host not just one but…
As part of their Post 11+ Cryptography week, Year 6 spent Wednesday at Bletchley Park visiting the historic site of Operation Ultra and taking part in some hands-on codebreaking at The National Museum of Computing – enjoying the perfect mix of maths, computing and history!
