Category: whole school

Year 4 trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor

On Thursday, Year 4 visited Bhaktivedanta Manor in Watford to support their learning in RE. They were invited into the Shrine to see the beautiful Murti’s; and had a lesson on the importance of the soul. The children had the opportunity to dress up in traditional Hindu clothing. They also had time to feed the …

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Year 3 Visit to the Library

Year 3 visited Bushey Library on Monday and Wednesday and during this visit, the children came up with their own calligrams based on their favourite thing. They showed good cooperation to create a group acrostic poem using the word Library.   They also had the chance to browse and borrow a book.

4V Science Experiment

Year 4 conducted a very messy, but engaging experiment this week to demonstrate the journey our food takes through the digestive system – in one end and ALL the way out the other.

Tag Rugby Tournament

Results: Year 3. Team A 1, Team H 3. Winners: Team H: Pia, Isla, Marvy, Fred. Runners Up: Team A: Mia, Emily, Cihan, Ruben. Fair Play Winners: Cihan, Rory, Mazin, Husayan, Scarlett, Cara, Eli, Isla, Jayden, Armina. Cooperation: Jacob. Resilience: Archie. Respect: Mia. Kindness: Eliska. Year 4. Team B 7, Team F 6. Winners: Team …

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The Elms Sport in Schools – Summer 2025 Leaderboard Winners

Congratulations to the following students: Football Leaderboard Zayn (5D) for coming in 1st place.  Well done! Tennis Leaderboard Roman (5C)  for coming in 3rd place.  Well done!    

Tag-Rugby tournament

Last week, we had a fantastic Tag-Rugby Tournament. It was nice to see children displaying good sportsmanship throughout and receiving certificates from the coaches for kindness, respect, cooperation and resilience. Well done Ashfield!

Remembrance Day

On 11th November, Year 6 led an assembly to help us more about Remembrance Day. They shared why it was important to remember, poppies, a song and recited On Flanders Field. After the assembly, Mr Dourado, Mrs O’Mahony and some Forces children went to the war memorial at the bottom of School Lane to lay …

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Year 6 Trip to Whipsnade Zoo

Year 6 visited Whipsnade Zoo as part of their Science Topic on Evolution and Inheritance and had a fascinating day. They looked     carefully at rhinos, giraffes and penguins to see how the species have adapted to their environments over time.  

Harvest Assembly

Year 5 treated children and parents to an excellent Harvest Assembly. Thank you to all the families who donated food.  

Year 6 Deputy Lieutenants Workshop

On Wednesday 22nd October  the Deputy Lieutenants’ of Hertfordshire led a workshop for Year 6 where they explored the Commonwealth Values. It was good to see children actively taking part and discussing the importance of values including Democracy, Rule of Law, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Tolerance Respect and Understanding and Access to Health, Education and …

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