News & Events
Introducing Mrs. Bartholomew
Posted on 14th Dec 2016 We’re delighted to welcome Mrs. Catherine Bartholomew to the staff at Edenhurst. She will be teaching Form 1 on Thursdays and Fridays, starting in January, and you can find out more about her below… After receiving a B.A. (Hons) in Education with Psychology from the University of Wales, Cardiff, I…
Reception Enjoy Learning French!
Posted on 13th Dec 2016 Almost fluent in French now, Reception class enthusiastically enter the classroom “La petite France” with huge smiles, singing and doing actions to their instructions song “Ecoutez!”. Throughout the class they listen carefully and follow instructions in French. Already they know what to expect and they eagerly await our little routines…
From The Nursery: Writing Letters to Santa!
Posted on 13th Dec 2016 On December 7th, as part of National Letter Writing Day, the Nursery children decided to write very special letters to Santa Claus with some very special requests! Learning how to write is a skill that starts at a very young age. Babies and Toddlers can start to develop the muscles…
Boys Sport Roundup, November 2016
Posted on 30th Nov 2016 U11 Football v Old Hall The games have been coming thick and fast for our U11 football team. Old Hall travelled to Edenhurst on a very wet afternoon to play two fixtures. It’s great we now have the astroturf to enable us to host this type of fixture. Old Hall…
Girls Sport Roundup, November 2016
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…
The Seven Areas of Learning
Posted on 29th Nov 2016 In Reception we enjoy covering the Seven Areas of Learning. These are Communication and Language; Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Physical Development; Mathematics; Literacy; Expressive Arts and Design; and Understanding the World. These areas are covered both inside and outside the classroom, and through our monthly topics. We have all made special…
From The Nursery: A Visit from James The Builder
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….
Eco News Update
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…
Prep 3 Rock Up In The Stone Age!
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….
Can We Fix It? Yes We Can!
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…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
