School Blogs
Online Learning From The Perspective of our Head Girl and Head Boy
Posted on 14th May 2020 Hi Everyone, My name is Harry and I’m Head Boy at Edenhurst Prep School. We have been doing our learning online for 5 weeks already and I feel I’m starting to get used to it. Even though this is not what we are used to, I am sure we…
Reading at Edenhurst School – by Mrs. Bennett
Posted on 14th May 2020 As I sit down to type my article for Edenhurst’s e-news, we have our first, perfectly timed, Millionaire Reader– Lexi in Prep 5. Lexi, like many other children, has embraced our new reading programme and since January when we first introduced Accelerated Reader to the Prep forms, Lexi has…
Talking To Our Deputy Head
Posted on 14th May 2020 During the Michaelmas term, we as a staff had been discussing the characteristics that we would like a child leaving Edenhurst to embody. Terms like resilience, perseverance, courage, risk taking, open mindedness and curiosity were introduced to the children as part of their ‘learner toolkit’. We introduced ‘Ownership’ lessons…
The Importance of Music at Edenhurst
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 Music is a very important part of education. The benefits that music gives are invaluable. I have the privilege and honour of working with all of the pupils at Edenhurst, preparing them for numerous concerts, plays and church services, as well as performances out in the community. Music allows pupils…
Au revoir Edenhurst !
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 How to sum up 14 years of working at Edenhurst? As a former pupil myself, I was thrilled to be able to return to the school in 2005, the year the new nursery buildings opened. This is where French begins at Edenhurst with songs, rhymes, puppets and fun! As…
A day in the life of Mr Hibbert
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 On Wednesday, 29th January I was a headteacher for the day. The reason I became headteacher was that I won a competition at the Christmas Fayre. When I found out that I was headteacher, I was ecstatic, I had missed the assembly when it was announced in because I was…
A Busy and Successful Term for the EPTA
Posted on 17th Dec 2019 Well what a start to the school year! We began with our AGM back in September, and it was great to see such a large turnout, with parental representation from all school years including the Nursery! The AGM enabled us to set out the focus for the year and discuss…
Miss Turner – Reflections On My First Year
Posted on 16th Dec 2019 It’s unbelievable that Miss Turner has been with us almost a year – she started with us in January and, we are delighted to say, will be staying with us after Christmas. Here she kindly shares some of her reflections on her first year in the classroom. Starting at Edenhurst…
How We Assess Children at Edenhurst
Posted on 28th Nov 2019 Assessment is a topic that many parents are keen to understand more about. With this in mind, we have put together this short video to explain more about the different types of assessment that your child will undergo at Edenhurst and how the resulting data is used to help…
Celebrating Diversity During Anti-Bullying Week
Posted on 15th Nov 2019 One of this week’s foci in school has been ‘Anti-Bullying’ week. Each class and house has spent time concentrating on ‘Anti-Bullying’ and during our ‘Anti-Bullying’ assembly, the children showed how well informed they are. On Friday the children and staff came in wearing blue in support of Anti-Bullying; some also…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
