FECS Letter 5th October
Our first FECS movie night took place last Friday for the Pre-Prep children organised by Rachel Harrison and Jonathan Taylor, and what a success it was! Over 60 children watched The Jungle Book and enjoyed pizza, fruit and ice-cream. A huge thank you to Rachel, Jonathan, Mrs Bowles, Mrs Lake-Johns and the parent helpers who […]
Headmaster’s Blog
Those of you who have listened to Heart FM recently, browsed Facebook or Twitter, watched our latest video or flicked through Exeter Living and other publications, will know that today has been our Open Day. We have welcomed a record number of prospective families to the School today, each of them keen to find out […]
Author Visit: Dan Metcalf
On Tuesday, Years 3, 4 and 5 were lucky enough to enjoy a visit from Dan Metcalf, author of the Lottie Lipton and Dino Wars books. He was amazing! He told us all about his inspiration for Lottie Lipton (The British Museum) and for Dino Wars (His sons’ dinosaur collection). He also told us about […]
Sports News
Another great performance from the Under 13 girls. Also the Under 13 boys kicked off their season with a tough match against Shebbear, but was an enjoyable afternoon with a great deal learnt. The Under 9 boys played well in a festival at Blundell’s. Well done to all the boys and girls for their excellent […]
FECS Letter 28th September
Our first FECS movie night takes place this evening after school for the Pre-Prep children organised by Rachel Harrison and Jonathan Taylor. The event has been much more popular than we imagined as we have sold nearly 60 tickets! It’s set to be an exciting evening. Our first general meeting of the year took place […]
Exploring the Hall House garden
In Reception this week, we have been enjoying the Autumnal sunshine and exploring the Hall House garden. Each week, Reception Frogs and Ladybirds come together for an afternoon of Outdoor Learning. This entails a variety of activities designed to support the weekly learning objectives. This week, we have been looking at patterns, so the children were encouraged […]
Art News
The Art Department is proud to unveil it’s new mini gallery/toilets in the Chapman Block. The boys’ and girls’ toilets now feature pieces of artwork by M. C. Escher, Laurence Lowry, Henri Matisse among others. Who says that toilets have to be dull!
Jeans for Genes Day
Thank you to everyone who took part in ‘Jeans for Genes Day’ last Friday. It was great to see our pupils embrace the day, taking part in the colouring competition and the popular ‘Guess the name of the teddy’ activity, with many donating their pocket money to help people with genetic disorders. Thank you also […]
Artists of the Week
Another set of exceptional Poppy themed productions! Well done to our Artists of the Week for their contributions to the 100th year anniversary of WW1 Poppy Project. Names contained within the gallery below:
Life as a Buddhist Nun
On Wednesday morning the pupils from Years 3-6 were fascinated by a visit from a practising Buddhist nun, complementing our lively enrichment program at ECS. Ani Kunsang Palmo (Jude Avery) is originally from the UK, but has spent the last 13 years practising Buddhism in the Himachal Pradesh region of Northern India. She now lives in […]
