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We are very excited to tell you that WHJUN have been donated over 800 books (by the Children’s Book Project) to share with the children.

Reading as the ‘golden thread’ Reading is often described as the ‘golden thread’ that must run through the entire school curriculum as reading not only unlocks a wealth of knowledge, it allows a child to access learning in all subjects and at all levels. 

Results from the previous Big Debate #3- Should young athletes put sport first?

Last week, Miss Vadia asked staff to share with the children the funniest places they have been caught reading!

Today, the children in Ash class enjoyed a Tudor Day!  They had a busy day that involved welcoming and interviewing a King, performing, dressing up and creating their own Tudor portraits. 

At Ecclesbourne we love reading and to show how much we enjoy a good book, we want to see all the different places that you love to read. 

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. 

Thank you to all the parents, carers and children who attended the initial meeting about the Year 6 residential trip 2022-23 last night. 

What a fantastic day we had in Year 2. Many of our children and staff came dressed as Tudors.

Over the past two weeks Nursery have visited Forest School for their first time. 

We started the week with an assembly led by Miss Binks focusing on the importance of being a great friend to others and what being a good friend looks like in practice.

In Reception we have been looking at the story, ‘The Shopping Basket by John Burningham’. 

Year 2 have been learning about the Tudors and Henry VIII.

Year 4 visited our local Hindu Mandir, Shree Ghanapathy, to further develop their learning on this term’s RE focus, Hinduism.

The Year 6 team are very excited to announce that this academic year’s residential trip for Year 6 has been finalised!