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 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 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 Reception Class voted for their favourite nursery rhyme and chose Incy Wincy Spider. It was great fun acting and dancing to the rhyme. We wrote about our spider plate and then went into the garden on a spider hunt. The best activity was making a spider out of natural materials during…
Posted on 4th Oct 2016 From the start of September the Nursery has a new face in the Kitchen – Michelle Fox. Having previously worked in the Toddler Room, Michelle has now taken over cooking the nutritious and delicious lunches and teas for all the children in the Nursery. Michelle has always enjoyed baking and…
Posted on 4th Oct 2016 Form 2 had an amazing yet muddy day out at Buxton Country Park. We started the day exploring underground in Poole’s Cavern. We found out how Stalagmites grow from the ground and Stalactites hang down from the ceiling. We also got to make a wish with a very special dragon…
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…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 Three years ago, when Prep 6 became the oldest year group in the school, we continued and developed a tradition with our oldest children – taking them away at the beginning of the year for a three-day residential. This is to give them time to grow together in a…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 Reception children have all had a wonderful first week in school. Everyone has settled in well and all children have had great fun playing with their friends and completing new and exciting activities. We heard the story about”Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School” and made dinosaur masks and very…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 It is hard to believe that play-doh has been entertaining children for over 60 years this year! To celebrate National Play-Doh Day on Friday 16th September all the children in the Nursery decided to get out their sculpting tools and see where their creative skills could take them. The Babies explored…