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On Thursday 8th October, the children at Ecclesbourne took part in a Readathon with the aim to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people reading online in 12 hours.

Welcome to Reception’s very first phonics adventure! We’ve had an action-packed week learning our first four sounds (s, a, t, and p) through hands-on activities across the classroom.

Year 4 recently enjoyed an exciting and inspiring trip to the British Library as part of their work on writing their own fairy tales.

The children in Yellow Class had the most exciting morning on their first-ever school trip to the library!

Our recent reading competition was a huge success, and it was amazing to see all the different places you chose to read!

Last Thursday was Gold class last ‘Share a story’ of the term.

Cypress children have had a chance to browse the Book Fair today at the Upper site and see what is on offer.

Wow!  What an exciting start to our Book Week 2026!  Margaret Bateson-Hill led a wonderful assembly on Monday for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 to officially launch Book Week 2026. 

Following our recent ‘How to Help Your Child with Reading at Home’ workshop, please find below a recording of the session for those who could not make it in person.

Yellow Class have had a wonderful half term packed with curiosity, creativity, and lots of fun!

Today at school, Yellow Class had a fantastic time learning all about the phoneme ‘k’ for kite. 

The Yellow and Red Reception classes have had a fantastic first full week of school!

Dear Pegasus families, It’s been a wonderful year of reading across all of our schools.

Yellow Class put on a fantastic assembly where they retold and acted out their favourite fairy-tale, A Squash and A Squeeze, with great enthusiasm and creativity.

In Gold class, we are learning about different vehicles, as this term is our “Wheels on the Bus” topic.