Heads Together – supporting pupils’ mental health and wellbeing at ECS
We are delighted to be supporting an exciting and important new initiative to promote the mental health of children in schools. The Duchess of Cambridge has launched ‘Mentally Healthy Schools’ this week with the aim to provide schools with practical resources, knowledge and confidence in promoting and supporting pupils’ mental health. As a School, we […]
Nursery Visit to Paignton Zoo
The nursery children enjoyed their trip to Paignton Zoo. The monkey performed tricks, the gibbon danced, the giraffe posed for photos and the gorilla pulled faces at us through the glass. The rain came in the afternoon, so we spent some lovely time in the reptile house, trying to find the camouflaged chameleons, watching the birds […]
Go Local Food Competition!
On Monday 19th March we are doing a ‘Go Local’ Food Competition in our School Kitchen with judges from Wellington School coming to assess the dishes we make. A selection of dishes will be on offer for lunch that day including: Guess the Soup of the Day Exeter Squab Pie Exeter Vegetarian Squab Pie Minted […]
Pre-Prep Yoga Club
Our Pre-Prep Yoga Club has been creating some wonderful yoga poses. There have been some wonderful names for these new poses, including Pearl Mermaid Flower pose, Lion Pyramid, Flipover Tower and Flying Angels. Well done to all of our Yoga Club pupils! Mrs Hockings Pre-Prep Yoga Club
Boarding House News
Hello from the boarding house. All is well and busy here in Eyre House. It has been a busy month for birthdays. We have had a belated 13th birthday party for a snow bound boarder. It seems impossible that it was only two weeks ago we had such extreme weather. Monday night saw a fun […]
Pupil Success at Dawlish Ribbon Swim Gala
Herbert and Henrietta in Year 4 took part in the Dawlish Ribbon Gala, representing Exeter City Swimming Club. Herbert took part in the Boys 8yo 25m backstroke and came 5th, Boys 8yo 25m breaststroke and got silver and Boys 8yo 25m freestyle and got bronze. Henrietta took part in the girls 8yo backstroke and got […]
RNIB and Guide Dogs Cooking with Confidence Workshop
In support of the Guide Dogs Association and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), ECS played host to the culinary ‘Cooking with Confidence’ event in Kalendar Hall. Staff from Guide Dogs and RNIB ran a cookery and cake baking workshop for young people with visual impairments, providing an opportunity for the children to […]
Win for Netball Team!
Well done to our U12 Netball Team who won 12-11 in their match this week.
ECS Have Hockey Success!
ECS now have quite a lot of girls and boys who attend ISCA hockey club and this weekend saw the county championship for the U12 girls and boys. Bella, Olivia and Emily all played for the ISCA A team, who had a superb day making it through to the finals having conceded no goals. They […]
Headmaster’s Blog
After an elongated weekend of sledging, snowman-building, snowball fights, fires and family time, the Great Freeze of 2018 was well and truly over by Monday morning. And so it was that the School sprang back into life after its 3-and-a-half-day weekend, with children (and staff) bounding back in through the door with tales of good fun had […]
