FECS Letter 22nd March
It’s been a very busy few weeks in Hall House. The Usborne ‘Read and Listen’ which was a huge success with a visit from the Gruffalo and a Coffee morning and book sale to accompany it. We should be able to announce the total raised for the library once we have received all the remaining […]
Charity Concert
As we remember the wonderful performances of all our Prep School students in the Charity Concert last Friday, please see the snap-shot below showing the success of our pupils. I am delighted that this event raised such a large sum of money for Farms for City Children through the generous donations of local businesses, you as […]
Art News
Year 6 have recently been set the challenge to ‘Reinvent a Bin Bag’ by creating a costume that they can wear for our Recycled Costume Show next term. Year 8 are also working hard to complete their inventive costumes for this and we are looking forward to showing them off.
Library News
Celebrating Shakespeare Week No ‘bibble-babble’ or ‘slug-abeds’ were permitted in the Chantry Library this week as pupils celebrated the life of Shakespeare and his plays. There were various activities on offer each day: quizzes, word searches, and Shakespearean insults and/or compliments were thrown in equal measure. Our Librarian read ‘Romeo and Juliet’, (yes, they did […]
Year 1 at Powderham Castle
On Tuesday, Year 1 visited Powderham Castle where we become Victorian servants for the day. We had a huge amount of chores to complete including ironing, dusting, polishing and cooking. The photographs show some of us hard at work!
Bingo and Bubbles
Eyes Down for the first Staff run BINGO AND BUBBLES event at ECS! We have lots of lovely prizes to be won on Friday 29th March at the Bingo and Bubbles event in aid of FECS. Nothing could be easier than to nibble and sip the night away as you try your luck for one […]
Artists of the Week
More stunning Still Life creations this week. Well done to our Artists of the Week: Genevieve S-J – Year 4 Joshua T – Year 6
BBC Young Reporters: News update 4
Getting to know the Teacher Amy W This week I have had the privilege of getting to know Mr Pennington! Here’s what he has had to say: 1. Why did you become a teacher? I enjoy working with young people and I enjoy the challenge of making a difference for children. Seeing them develop, change […]
Year 1 Science – Planting a Bean
Year 1 have had an exciting few weeks of term in our science lessons. We have been learning about the structure and functions of plants by growing our own beans! Each week we measure how tall our plants have grown in centimetres and record our findings in our Bean Journals.
Headmaster’s Blog
It’s not often that I write much about Richard Dawkins, but he deserves a mention in this week’s HM’s Blog as the inventor of the word ‘meme’. Its first appearance seems to have been in his 1976 book ‘The Selfish Gene’, and refers to the spreading of cultural information. Fast-forward 17 years and the phrase […]
