World Maths Day
On Friday 22nd March, NHP celebrated International World Maths Day in style! ‘Maths around the world’ was the theme this year.
Reception explored tangrams, a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces, and used them to create a range of animals.
The children in the Lower and Middle School based their learning on the book ‘If the world were 100 people’ as a platform to apply their knowledge of number and statistics to real-life situations.
In the Upper School, we explored the philosophical question ‘Is maths a universal language?’ The children put their problem-solving skills to the test by working on number puzzles based around different scripts and playing a range of strategy-based games invented in different countries. We celebrated the diversity in our school by asking the children to teach each other how to count to ten in other languages.
I would like to thank all of the children for their enthusiasm and the fantastic work they produced, and to the teachers for delivering the sessions so passionately!
Mr Lee
Head of Maths
Lower School French Day
On Thursday, we celebrated la Francophonie at NHP! Commencing with a petit dejeuner in the OB, where classrooms temporarily became chic Parisian cafés, pupils used their mots magiques, of s’il vous plait and merci, whilst being stylishly dressed to impress. Amongst some really creative costumes, we hosted bakers, artists, a gaggle of Coco Channels, musketeers, Napoléon, a few Marie Curies, La Dame de Fer (the Eiffel Tower) herself and even a few mini Mademoiselle Jamiesons!
In the workshops we arrived at the aeroport de NHP, and Reception travelled to a marché de fruits in Morocco, building on their Very Hungry Caterpillar work, Year 1 flew to Canada with le loup from the Je m’habille et je te croque story and Year 2 journeyed to Madagascar, using their understanding of weather, months of the year and more!
Pupils across the school enjoyed a délicieux lunch fit for Louis XVII et Marie Antoinette, of soupe à l’onion, boeuf bourguignon, croque monsieur et profiteroles! Merci beaucoup aux chefs!
Finally, OB pupils were visited by Secret Readers – French speaking family members – and enjoyed story time in French, truly sharing the experience of French language and culture. Merci beaucoup aux parents! Quelle journée celebrating the French language!
Odd Socks Day
On Tuesday, staff and pupils at NHP enjoyed wearing odd socks in support of Anti-Bullying Week. The Anti-Bullying Alliance in the UK established the day to get children and adults alike to be brave and stand up against bullying. The idea for Odd Socks Day is that it’s not bad to stand out, and kids can be proud of their uniqueness and differences. In lessons, we discussed how we can be kinder to one another and the importance of creating an inclusive environment both inside and outside school.
Happy Halloween!
Thank you to the PA for the ‘spooktacular’ decorations placed around the school on Tuesday. The children and staff loved coming into school in their costumes and the school buildings looked ‘fang’tastic!
French Day at NHP
To start the day off in full Parisian style, pupils enjoyed a fresh croissant and chocolat chaud, before beginning their workshops with Mademoiselle Jamieson and Madame Levell.
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