News

We know that the natural surroundings at Cypress Primary School are highly prized by parents and since Pegasus have been at the school we have invested heavily in the woodlands that lie between the school buildings on the Lower site and Cypress and Auckland Roads. 

Extra bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III As a result of the announcement by the Prime Minister allowing another bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III the term dates for the schools in the Pegasus Academy Trust have now been changed. 

One of the advantages to being part of a Multi Academy Trust is that all staff are part of a much bigger team than they would be in a single ‘standalone’ school. 

There have been sixty one Kings and Queens of England in the last 1200 years but none has been monarch longer than Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday at the age of 96. 

Atwood Primary School to join Pegasus in September 2022 We have received confirmation from the Regional Schools’ Commissioner that Atwood Primary School has been successful in its application to join Pegasus from 1st September 2022. 

EPS netball team finished the netball season on a high with three amazing matches last week.

Year 6 brought the house down on Thursday evening with their fantastic performance of ‘Mystery at Magpie Manor’.

One of the first things young scientists learn is the difference between solids, liquids, and gases.

Our friends at Thornton Heath Nursery School (THNS) are starting a new ‘Stay and Play’ after the half term holiday. 

EPS Year 6 netball squad vs. EPS Teachers On Friday 18th March, the Year 6 Netball Squad played a netball match against the teachers in a Red Nose Day charity match. 

Ecclesbourne have had yet another exciting Book Week! We have focused on poetry in our learning this year and thought about why poetry is so important. 

Last week Year 6 went to the British Museum to conclude their learning about Ancient Egypt.

Escape to Ancient Egypt was the theme in year 6’s Museum day at EPS.

Over the last couple of months we have noticed a deterioration in the speed with which our website loads on many different types of device. 

In a news story last year I wrote about the ongoing work to revitalise the Cypress Woodlands that surround the Lower School site in order to bring them back into use and make them more attractive to wildlife.