Pupil Success at Dawlish Ribbon Swim Gala
Herbert and Henrietta in Year 4 took part in the Dawlish Ribbon Gala, representing Exeter City Swimming Club. Herbert took part in the Boys 8yo 25m backstroke and came 5th, Boys 8yo 25m breaststroke and got silver and Boys 8yo 25m freestyle and got bronze. Henrietta took part in the girls 8yo backstroke and got […]
RNIB and Guide Dogs Cooking with Confidence Workshop
In support of the Guide Dogs Association and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), ECS played host to the culinary ‘Cooking with Confidence’ event in Kalendar Hall. Staff from Guide Dogs and RNIB ran a cookery and cake baking workshop for young people with visual impairments, providing an opportunity for the children to […]
Win for Netball Team!
Well done to our U12 Netball Team who won 12-11 in their match this week.
ECS Have Hockey Success!
ECS now have quite a lot of girls and boys who attend ISCA hockey club and this weekend saw the county championship for the U12 girls and boys. Bella, Olivia and Emily all played for the ISCA A team, who had a superb day making it through to the finals having conceded no goals. They […]
Headmaster’s Blog
After an elongated weekend of sledging, snowman-building, snowball fights, fires and family time, the Great Freeze of 2018 was well and truly over by Monday morning. And so it was that the School sprang back into life after its 3-and-a-half-day weekend, with children (and staff) bounding back in through the door with tales of good fun had […]
World Book Day!
We had to postpone World Book Day last week due to the snow. Pupils were delighted to dress up as their favourite book character today. Miss Cox led a special World Book Day assembly for Years 3 – 8 . Pre-Prep Pupils also enjoyed dressing up, which coincided with a Mothers’ Day Celebration!
Masses Of Fun in Year 1!
So if it is big it is heavy and if it is small it is light…or is it? The children in 1FM have enjoyed developing their understanding of mass during a week of weighing activities. They have compared and described the mass of all sorts of objects using balance scales. Who knew our space monkey […]
International Women’s Day
We welcomed Emma Laws to our International Women’s Day assembly this week. Emma explained her 20 year career as a curator for the V&A in London and described the 4 year planning and creation of her most successful “Winnie the Pooh, Exploring a classic” exhibition. The children were treated to an in depth examination of […]
Pre-Prep Mothers’ Day Celebrations
Hall House welcomed all our wonderful mums to join in our celebration of Mothers’ Day. Activities included planting, sewing, baking, and sharing stories and messages that had been specially written for them. Year 1B – We painted flower pots with our mummies and then we planted violas in them, using compost. We read out thoughts […]
Reception Classes ‘Big Count’
The Big Count Numbers are all around us and we use them everyday. It is important that children develop an awareness of numbers and become confident to use and talk about different numbers and relate them to their experiences. Counting is one of the prerequisites for later more complex mathematical concepts. In Reception we do […]
