News Pupils

Ecclesbourne ‘mathletes’ prove they are fit and fast in Mathletics worldwide competition.

Last week, we were learning all about how to stay healthy.

World Maths Day is this Wednesday, the 23rd March, and pupils at EPS are ‘in training’ for a day of maths-inspired competition on Mathletics. 

Our current literacy learning is based around the works of Shakespeare with a focus on the Scottish play, ‘Macbeth’. 

Beulah celebrated the end of Book Week in style!  On Thursday, we had a fantastic book character parade where the staff and children were thrilled to see many characters including superheroes, prince and princesses, wizards and witches, dragons and dinosaurs, our very own Elma, Willy Wonka, and Wally from the Where’s Wally?

Last week, as part of our Book Week celebrations, Year 6 were visited by an inspirational hip-hop artist and poet, Kimba who taught us how to use S.H.A.M.P.O.O.

In Beulah Nursery this week, we read the book ‘Willbee the Bumblebee.’ 

This week we had a very special assembly delivered by our Junior Travel Ambassadors showing us how to stay safe on the roads and launching their road safety competitions.

Last week, Mathletics (our online maths programme) held the National Numeracy Challenge – a week long competition where pupils scored points against other pupils in a worldwide competition.

Over the last couple of weeks, Year 6 have been studying the text ‘Varmints’ by Helen War and Marc Craste. 

Today has been a super, comfortable day for everyone at Cypress Primary, as we all came into school wearing our cosiest pyjamas and onesies in order to raise money for Children in Need.

At the Upper School this week, we have been thinking about kindness and how random acts of kindness can make recipients feel.

As we come into the Christmas season many parents may be considering buying tablets or laptops for their children which will allow them to access social media sites.