ECS News from 1349
Pupils in Year 5 were set the task of researching various aspects of life in the medieval period and their responses certainly demonstrated some excellent historical analysis. George H rose to the challenge and produced this fantastic ECS newsletter – dated 1349 – detailing life under The Black Death. Read all about it! ECS Newsletter […]
Artist of the Week
Mrs Reavill was most impressed with this piece of work by Phoebe (Year 6), entitled ‘An Adventure’, which see created of her own accord. A true artist – Phoebe loves to create. Well done!
Year 4 Rainforest Writers
4B have written fantastic descriptive recounts in response to their study of Jeannie Baker’s ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’. They imagined arriving at and then exploring an ancient rainforest. The children were focusing on using ambitious vocabulary, first person, paragraphing and writing in chronological past tense! Here are some of the pupil’s ‘working drafts’, […]
ECS Choristers: Hansel and Gretel
Our choristers have been busy in their home studios recording another piece of choral music to lift your spirits. Their most recent production is the ‘Evening Prayer’ from Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. Thank you to all who contributed to the production.
ECS Choristers: Ave Maria
Over the Trinity half term, we were delighted to receive a rendition of Schubert’s Ave Maria, expertly performed by three of our choristers: Natalie (Year 8) and Summer (Year 6). Thank you to our choristers for recording this wonderful piece of music and to Mr Herniman for editing it.
Headmaster’s Blog
Well – there it is, folks. We made it. Half term. Well done to everyone for your hard work, your flexibility, your adaptability, your openness, your creativity, your resilience, and – above all – your fellowship as you have supported the ECS:Learning@Home programme with your children at home. None of us – not staff nor […]
Chorister News
The choristers have been keeping busy despite not being able to sing at the Cathedral, or as a group. They have produced several hymns and psalms over Holy Week as a virtual choir which have been published on our website (links below) and social media. Eastertide Carol Easter Hymn The National Anthem (for VE Day) […]
Homemade Face Masks
An ECS Grandparent is offering face masks for sale, with all profits going to local charities. Details Homemade, double sided, cotton-lined face mask. Please note that these are not medically approved and do not have a pocket for a filter. The fabrics are a mix of remnants from dress, curtain, and upholstery materials. All materials […]
Science and the Body
In their Science lessons, Year 2 have been learning about the impact of exercise on the human body. Each pupil had to choose five exercises and time themselves doing each activity for one minute. After completing each exercise, the pupils then had to record how their body felt. Here is a short video of some […]
Natural Creativity in Year 4!
Linking with our Rainforest topic, our English text has been the excellent ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’ by Jeannie Baker, set in Daintree rainforest in Australia. We have studied the language and the story itself, with a special focus on the fascinating collage illustrations which tell the majority of the story. The children created […]
