Posted on 25th Jan 2017 As part of our Cold Lands topic, we have been learning about polar bears. We learnt that the Arctic is extremely cold and then wondered how the polar bears manage to keep warm in the winter. We did the following experiment to help us. Firstly we put some ice cubes…
Posted on 17th Jan 2017 From Early Learners upward, Edenhurst children are guided and encouraged in PE by our specialist teaching staff. They move from learning and consolidating skills to taking part in tournaments (and winning them as well!) Click below to watch a short video and see a PE lesson in our Reception class!
Posted on 14th Dec 2016 Watch a short video of our Prep 3 class singing ‘Étoile de Noël’ in French with Madame Cotton. With Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year from everyone at Edenhurst Prep School!
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…
Posted on 14th Dec 2016 Our Christmas Fayre for this year was held on Friday 2nd December. As always, eagerly awaited, and would a special visitor come? Below is a report about the fayre and some information about the winners of our raffle. Well…what can we say? The Christmas fair was a success. We were joined…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…