Headmaster’s Blog
This week’s blog is from Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, Chorister Tutor & Assistant Director of Music and Mrs Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, School Chaplain. Music and spirituality are intertwined throughout history, into the very foundations of our school. Where you find music, you find spirituality, as so often music can capture the ineffable wisdom of God in a […]
This Week at ECS
December Week 15 Mon 9 8.50 am Headmaster’s Assembly (All parents), Quire 5.30 pm Solemn Eucharist (Girls and Adults) Tue 10 5.30 pm Choral Evensong (Boys and Adults) 7.00 pm Year 5 Drama Soirée, Kalendar Hall Wed 11 5.30 pm Choral Evensong (Lay Vicars and Choral Scholars) Thu 12 9.00 am Nursery Visit to Pennywell […]
Declamations Winners
I am delighted to announce the winners of Declamations Finals Evening: Year 3 – Poppy H Year 4 – Milo F Year 5 – Henry C Year 6 – Freddie S and Harry C Hugo B Ellie May B Year 7 – Ruari Q Maria N and Josie C Year 8 – Gabriel P Alfie […]
FECS Letter 6th December
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to the Christmas Fair on 16th November. This year it coincided with the opening of the Christmas Market and although mid-November seems a little early to start celebrating Christmas everyone was keen to get into the Christmas spirit – and some of […]
Elf Risk!
There has been a magical buzz around Year 4 this week; a very small door has appeared in the upstairs classroom, labelled ‘Elves Only!’ On Tuesday we found a tiny letter pinned to the door, in it the elves introduced themselves and invited the children to write back. So, we made some suitably tiny writing […]
Angels in the Cathedral
ECS have been involved in a lovely exhibition of Angels in the Cathedral. Most of the Angels have been made by local schools and are fabulous to see. Mrs Reavill’s Year 5 & 6 Art club have taken part and decided to produce a mobile of hanging Angels all made from reclaimed materials. There is […]
Nativity in the Nursery
The Nursery children had a wonderful time performing their nativity play to their parents on Thursday 5th December. They sang out the songs, confidently said their words (mostly in the right order) and acted with imagination and dramatic flair. They all wanted to know when their next performance would be! Congratulations to all. Stars in the […]
Boarding House News
Star Boarder of the Week this week is Edward K (Year 5) who has had a fantastic week. He has been the first one up and ready to do his music practice, he has behaved really well and put a lot of effort into keeping his dorm tidy. He has also been very kind to […]
Sport News
It was the final week of fixtures before the Christmas break and the pupils were excited to end the term on a high note. On Wednesday the Year 5 and 6 pupils were off to Wellington for some hockey and rugby matches. All pupils played a part in representing ECS and did a great job. […]
Autumn Concert
Since the start of the academic year, ECS musicians have been working hard to prepare their pieces for the Autumn Concert. Our skilled soloists have been working away in quiet solitude while the bands and ensembles pulled themselves into harmony – their efforts were not in vain! On the evening of Friday 22nd November, a […]
