Posted on 22nd Oct 2018 Edenhurst Friends Association has re-launched this term as Edenhurst Parents and Teachers Association (EPTA). Newly-elected Chair of the EPTA, Deborah Ware, said: “The newly-formed EPTA is the start of a new fresh look at bringing the parent community together to help further enhance our children’s journey through Edenhurst. She added: “We’re…
Posted on 5th Oct 2018 The Toddlers have been very busy this month starting to learn about Autumn. We have been practising our Autumn colours of red, yellow, brown and orange with various activities such as colouring with felt pens, painting using our new paintbrushes and exploring playdough. We had great fun tasting different foods…
Posted on 4th Oct 2018 Form 2’s first trip of the year proved to be a great (although rather wet) success! We drove to Buxton in the glorious sunshine and quickly started our underground tour of Poole’s Cavern. We learned about the limestone and saw giant stalagmites and stalactites all around us. Luckily the rock dinosaur…
Posted on 4th Oct 2018 It has become a tradition in recent years that the School Choir’s first outing is to Beaumaris Court, a home just along the road from Edenhurst, in order to perform for the residents. This week the choir walked the short distance along and entertained them with a selection of pieces. …
Posted on 4th Oct 2018 Edenhurst supports a number of charities throughout each academic year. Our first charitable event this year supported ‘Jeans for Genes’, so on Friday 21st September, staff and pupils were invited to make a donation to this charity and to come to school dressed in jeans. We are pleased to say…
Posted on 21st Sep 2018 The Babies have been learning all about themselves recently with the help of our friends at Nursery and our Mummies and Daddies. At Nursery we have been concentrating on our likes. We asked Mummies and Daddies if they could bring our favourite toys to Nursery and we shared them with…
Posted on 21st Sep 2018 The children in Reception have settled in beautifully and have had a great first fortnight. They have been getting stuck in exploring their new classroom, making friends and getting to know their new buddies in Prep 6. They have enjoyed their first P.E., French and Music lessons, as well as a number of maths…
Posted on 19th Sep 2018 Unbelievably, this is the fifth year that we have been taking Prep 6 pupils to Condover Hall for our now traditional beginning-of-year residential. It is eagerly anticipated and always much enjoyed by all pupils, as it is ‘their’ trip – and this year’s was no exception. Condover Hall is part…
Posted on 18th Sep 2018 Edenhurst is celebrating being awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag award, the highest award available to schools. After previously achieving Bronze and Silver awards – and following a lot of hard work and commitment – the School passed a thorough an environmental review by the committee behind the scheme with flying…
Posted on 7th Sep 2018 Edenhurst has welcomed a new Headteacher this month. Mike Hibbert has taken over as Head following the retirement of Nick Copestick who was Head of the school for 42 years. Speaking about his new role, he said: “The minute I walked through the doors, I knew Edenhurst was the kind of…