On Tuesday, we were thrilled to welcome the talented children’s author Gareth P. Jones to Notting Hill School, where he spent a magical morning with our Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 pupils. Gareth, known for his books The Dragon Detective Agency, Fairy Tales for the Fearless, and Solve Your Own Mystery, captivated our young…
NHP and one of our partner schools, Thomas Jones Primary School, were delighted to have a visit from the hugely knowledgeable and inspiring author, Ben Martynoga. Ben has the wonderful ability to create stories out of biological research, allowing children to explore and enter into a world that might otherwise remain unknown. Ben has just…
A glorious World Book Day was had on Thursday at NHP. The day was filled with reading and writing activities across the school, inspired by the array of wonderful animal-themed books we have in the library. From political anthropomorphism in George Orwell’s Animal Farm and NoViolet Bulawayo’s Glory, to unlikely friendships in Julia Donaldson’s The…
All the way from Princeton University, USA, the Tigertones all male a cappella group visited NHP for the fourth time on Friday morning. What a treat they had in store for the whole school! Singing beautiful arrangements, including songs by The Beatles, Harry Connick Jr, Van Morrison and Leonard Cohen, the ensemble had the children…
We kicked off the week on a high note as our Year 4 children were treated to an inspiring author talk. NHP was thrilled to welcome Mark Walden, a highly recommended author from the library network. Mark’s passion for igniting the love for reading in children, especially in boys aged nine and above, was evident…
In heart-warming and inspiring assemblies this week, all the children were treated to a captivating talk by Benji Hall who shared his extraordinary story of resilience and determination after a life-changing accident. Benji took the children on a journey through his remarkable career as a journalist, where he documented some of his experiences: from providing…
The Year 2 pupils were delighted to have the author and money expert Kalpana Fitzpatrick visit NHP to share…
