School Blogs
Edenhurst Pupils Become Food Waste Heroes
At Edenhurst, we are always looking for ways to help our pupils understand how small actions can make a big difference to our world. We were thrilled to welcome Alison, Sarah and a very special guest, Kevin the Carrot, from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council to talk to us about recycling food waste and what happens to…
Learn with the Lords Brings Parliament to Life
On Friday 26th September, we held our very first Learn with the Lords session, live from the House of Lords in London. As part of our ongoing commitment to inspire and educate our children in British values, we arranged to talk to a real life member of the House of Lords, Lord Jeff Rooker. Lord…
Head’s Blog: The Journey So Far
As we come to the end of another academic year, I’ve been reflecting on our theme for Speech Day and Prize Giving: The Journey So Far. It feels the perfect way to look back on everything the Edenhurst community has shared, especially over these last few weeks which have been positively overflowing with such energy,…
Edenhurst’s Take One Picture Exhibition
On 16th June, Edenhurst welcomed pupils, staff and families to a special exhibition celebrating our Take One Picture project. Inspired by Canaletto’s A Regatta on the Grand Canal, this nationwide initiative by The National Gallery encouraged children to explore the painting through creative and cross-curricular work. The exhibition featured an impressive range of artwork and…
Success in Newcastle in Bloom Art Competition
We are delighted to celebrate the success of two talented Edenhurst pupils whose artwork was selected for the Newcastle in Bloom Children’s Painting Competition in June. Spreeha B in Prep 3 achieved an impressive third prize in the 8–11 age category, while Oliver B in Form 2 was awarded a highly commended certificate in the…
Pupil Blog: Headteacher for the Day!
I won ‘Head for the day’ at Edenfest! On the day that I won, I went with Mrs Mousley to check the doughnut delivery in the kitchen and then we had a health and safety check around the school. We had 1 hour at morning break and I cancelled the Monday Mile! I made sure…
Prep 6 Leavers’ Trip to Alton Towers
Thanks to the generosity of the EPTA, Prep 6 had a wonderful day out at Alton Towers. There was lots of bravery and resilience shown by the children as some tackled their fear of heights and speed, along with plenty of laughter and screaming, mainly from Mrs Jones and Mrs Nash! The children walked 12km…
Prep 6 Condover Hall Adventures
Where shall we start…after a full day out at Alton Towers, the fun for Prep 6 continued with a 3 day residential at Condover Hall in Shrewsbury. The children left school at lunchtime and after settling into their rooms, wasted no time enjoying their first activity ‘the trapeze leap of faith’ followed by a mini…
Wow Lessons: Prep 5 Create AI Monsters
To launch their new class text, Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky, Prep 5 combined creativity and technology by designing their own AI-generated monsters under teacher supervision. Pupils used expanded noun phrases to develop vivid, imaginative descriptions of their unique creatures, from furry beasts to scaly fiends. Later this term, the class will use their inventions as inspiration…
Prep 5 Science Trip to the Think Tank
On arrival the children enjoyed an ‘Amazing Animals’ workshop where they consolidated their knowledge on animal groups. They handled the taxidermy animals very sensibly before looking at some of the objects that had been confiscated at customs, such as a small cayman crocodile and a large turtle shell. There was then time to explore the…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
