This week in the Boarding House
The Star Boarder of the Week for this last week before half term is Eliza A (Year 4). Eliza only started boarding a few weeks ago and is enjoying it very much. She has been displaying fantastic behaviour and has already made some very good friends in the boarding house. Her dorm is always very […]
Sports Skills and Stability
The last week before half term holidays did not disappoint, we have been enjoying the last of the cricket season and making huge steps forward in our understanding and performance of game play. It has been really exciting to watch the girls starting a new sport, their encouragement and support of each other has been […]
Meet the Team
Have you ever wondered what your teacher’s favourite food is or what they get up to on the weekend? Now you can find out! This week it’s the turn of our Boarding Team: Mr Baurance, Miss Baxendale, Miss Roberts, Miss Smith and Mr Swain.
Headmaster’s Blog: During difficult times, communities are forced to ask more of everyone in them
A tremendous amount has been asked of the ECS community recently – whether explicitly or otherwise – and if you wanted an example of a community that has worked hard, worked together, worked with purpose, and worked in the interests of others, Team ECS would be it. It has been a total joy to have […]
Running in the night!
Congratulations to Mr Kelly, who ran 110k in the dark last week! Once he’d recovered he told us a little bit more about it: Last Friday, I took part in the North Coast Ultra in North Devon. Travelling from Barnstaple to Minehead along the South West Coastal Path, the route is 110km long and […]
Meteorology in Year 1
To support our topic on ‘weather’, Year 1 were lucky enough to have a virtual visit from a meteorologist on Wednesday. Mr Bowles talked to us about what his job at the Met Office entails and the different types of weather that he studies. He was even wearing his special tie for the talk […]
Meet the Team
Have you ever wondered what your teacher’s favourite food is or what they get up to on the weekend? Now you can find out! This week it’s the turn of some of our Upper Years Team: Miss Bullocke, Mrs Lake-Johns, Mr Meeke and Mrs Ross.
Pick and Mix Badgers
For his Pick and Mix homework, William in Year 2 made a gorgeous friendly badger as part of his ‘get crafting’ activity. He (with a little help from his family) made this wonderful badger which all the children in his class love. We are thinking of a name for him. William also wrote out […]
National Poetry Day Continues
Last week 4K read and performed some of their favourite poems with the theme ‘vision’. It was lovely to be able to stand up and perform the poems and add our own 4K twist to them! Some of our staff were inspired by the pupils’ creativity and performances last week they recorded their own favourite […]
This week in the Boarding House
It’s been another very busy week for our lovely boarders this week. This week’s Star Boarder is Ellenna C. (6B). She has had a terrific week including outstanding music practice, a very tidy dorm, good spirit and fantastic behaviour throughout the week. Well done Ellenna! On Monday we welcomed a new addition to the Boarding […]
