Our team of Year 8 boys had a wonderful time representing NHP at the Victor Verborum inter-schools competition hosted by King’s House school in Richmond – a Latin vocabulary contest! The standard of competition was very high indeed – although our team didn’t win, it was a very exciting and thought-provoking event, and we are…
Tuesday evening marked our inaugural NHP Open Evening: hopefully the first of many in years to come! All three buildings came alive after hours and parents had the opportunity to explore the school (with a glass of wine!), chat to the teachers about life at NHP and get a taster for what their children experience…
The children had the greatest time at the weekend, with activities such as running wild in the forests of Sussex, building dens, competing in orienteering challenges and leadership games, getting competitive with tag archery and enjoying the glorious sunshine!
This week (9th – 12th May), NHP have been celebrating our inaugural Climate Week. There has been an incredible array of activities for the children to get involved with and to spark discussion about our climate and our environment, what needs to change and what they can do to make this change in their lives,…
What fun we had this week celebrating the joys of mythology! In a series of events embracing a cross-curricular approach to Latin and English, pupils in the JCB learned how to craft stories, wield mythological tropes, and channel their creative energies into writing. A huge thank you to visiting author, Philip Womack, whose energy, passion,…
In anticipation of the King’s Coronation on Monday, NHP has been regally decked out (including a life sized King Charles on the OB gate this morning!). As always, our incredible Kitchen team put together a delicious themed menu ranging from mushroom wellington with salt and vinegar potatoes to coronation chicken and salmon en croute (all…
Anyone for a Skeoch Slammer or a Pineapple Pizzi Punch? Year 5 consolidated their knowledge of ratio when they attended the annual NHP Mocktail Bar on Wednesday. The children designed their own unique, delicious mocktails, and thought carefully about the ratios of their chosen ingredients. Expert mixologists Mr Lee, Ms Kirkland, Miss Ingram and Miss…
Year 2 enjoyed a trip to London’s Science Museum, where they continued their topic on Space and solar systems through interactive workshops and activities. They can apply their new knowledge on the history of space and it’s intricacies to their learning in the classroom.
Over the Easter break, we returned to Saas-Fee, Switzerland for our annual ski trip; a jam-packed week full of fun, excitement and adventure. After settling into our hotel and picking up our ski gear, we were up early the next morning to eagerly hit the slopes. Our fantastic group consisted of 30 children from Y5-8,…
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…
