Headmaster’s Blog
‘Confidence is key to success at school’ said the Guardian a few years back. That’s a phrase I agree with. ‘Appropriate confidence is key’ is a phrase I agree with even more. In an age when social (media) pressures on young people are perhaps at an all-time high, and when empathy and emotional intelligence are […]
Art News
In Art and Design this week our Year 7’s have been designing and planning to make costumes using recycled materials after half term. If any parents have access to large amounts of anything they could make use of then please send it in or contact me on [email protected] We have access to Exeter Scrapstore but […]
Enrichment Visit – Ben Bradshaw MP
Our special visit from Ben Bradshaw Last week on Friday 2nd February Ben Bradshaw came to our school! He was very honest and friendly and he told me what to do to follow my dream of becoming Prime Minister. One of the questions we asked him was why he picked Labour. He explained to us […]
Year 6 Poetry
Year 6 pupils wrote some beautiful poems this week. Here are Jack, Maddie and Grace’s poems.
Print for Sale to Raise Funds for Matthew Locke Society
This lovely framed print of the Cathedral has been kindly donated for sale to raise funds for the Matthew Locke Society. It has been donated by the artist, who was involved in the MLS exhibition in the Cathedral before Christmas. It is now available for £40. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in purchasing […]
Year 1 Visit to Exeter Mosque
On Thursday, Year 1 visited Exeter Mosque. We’ve been learning lots about the religion called Islam, so it was very exciting to visit a real mosque, talk to the Imam (the leader) and watch Muslims pray their special prayers to Allah (God). All the children were so well behaved, and asked some really interesting questions, […]
Library News
Well done to Ruari, Harry and Dominic who have joined our new Hall of Fame board – a platform for spreading the news about a good read! Good luck to the children who have taken the plunge with the Valentine reads. Let’s hope the unseen reading books introduce some new authors and genres over the […]
Year 1 Fundraising!
A huge thank you from Year 1 for the enormous quantity of stamps collected over January and February for the RSPB albatross appeal. Any last minute stamps to add to the collection must be in by first thing on Monday 19th February. The children will sort the stamps after half term and get them ready […]
Reception Classes’ Dinosaur Day!
Dinosaur roar! Reception classes celebrated the end of their current learning on dinosaurs with a dress up day and a parent drop in. Children shared their learning, sang songs and presented a dinosaur riddle to their parents. An amazing half term’s work Reception! Well done.
Inter Counties Cross Country
Congratulations to Bella in Year 7 who represented ECS in the Devon Minor Girls Team at the South West Schools Cross Country Championships, held at Stover School. There were teams from Gloucestershire, Avon, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, and competitors had all gone through local qualifying races to get to this stage. Bella ran […]
