Posted on 29th Nov 2016 U11 Netball v. Beech Hall All of the Prep. 6 girls travelled to Macclesfield for a netball fixture against Beech Hall. It was a great opportunity for everyone to be part of the team for at least part of the match. From the very start it was clear that we…
Posted on 29th Nov 2016 As part of our learning about Buildings, the Little Learners were visited by James the Builder last week. The children sat beautifully using their listening ears as he spoke to us. He showed us the process of building a house from drawing plans to digging footings to the completed house….
Posted on 16th Nov 2016 The Toddlers loved learning last week about builders and how we build things. This led to our ‘Bob the Builder’ Day on Thursday where all the children enjoyed dressing up as builders with reflective jackets to make sure everyone could see us! We explored the tool bench and tools, looked…
Posted on 16th Nov 2016 One of the many exciting new additions to the Humanities Curriculum this year is the study of the Stone Age for Prep 3. They have been finding out how archaeologists get their information when so little evidence survives, and they are learning to distinguish between Primary and Secondary sources….
Posted on 16th Nov 2016 This year has been very successful in our work towards becoming a ‘Green Flag’ Eco school. We awarded 32 children with the ‘Outstanding Eco Achievement award’ and we began work at the allotment. Most children from Prep 3 –Prep 6 spent time preparing the soil and planting a variety of…
Posted on 19th Oct 2016 Form 1 had a thoroughly enjoyable trip to Quarry Bank Mill on a beautiful, Autumnal day. The purpose of the visit was to investigate and work with a range of natural materials. In the morning, the children examined a sheep’s fleece, which was quite dirty and scruffy but it also felt…
Posted on 19th Oct 2016 Our new Reception children have had a very busy half term. We voted to choose our favourite nursery rhyme, which was Incy Wincy, and then sequenced the story and made a class dance about it. For our first topic “Ourselves”, we looked at, and drew our faces and made plate…
Posted on 19th Oct 2016 As part of our Autumn topic to promote Understanding of the World, Literacy and Mathematics, the Little Learners went out into the school garden armed with paper and crayons ready to explore. We found two trees near to the pond and investigated closely. We looked at patterns, colour and texture…
Posted on 17th Oct 2016 Former Stoke City FC footballer Ricardo Fuller has officially opened our new AstroTurf pitch! Mr Fuller cut the ribbon during a special opening ceremony held at the School last week [Friday, October 14th], in front of staff, pupils, parents and VIP guests. The new AstroTurf has converted the former tarmac tennis courts…
Posted on 4th Oct 2016 On Friday September 30th, Edenhurst took part in the World’s Largest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Prep 6 enjoyed organising and running this event, taking the responsibility as our oldest class. Mr. Barnes sent out letters to all of the parents telling them about the event and asking…