Our Recent Events
Year 6 arrive in Pensarn, by Miss Platt
Date: 19th May 2025 @ 8:31pm
The Year 6 children have arrived in Pensarn today ready for an action packed week of adventure. After unpacking bags and getting settled in they had worked up an appetite for tea and huge bowls of ice cream. We cannot wait to see what the week has in store for them.
Year 1 step back in time at Quarry Bank Mill, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th May 2025 @ 4:28pm
Today, our Year 1 children enjoyed an exciting trip to Quarry Bank Mill! They had a brilliant time exploring what life was like for mill workers in the past and were fascinated by the incredible machines still in action around the mill. It was a fun and educational day full of discovery and hands-on learning! The two tour guides, we had, said we were the most knowledgeable class they had ever met! They were so impressed by how much the children already knew and how enthusiastic they were to learn more. Well done, Year 1 — you made us all very proud!
Reception enjoy Pop Art, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th May 2025 @ 2:20pm
This week the children in Reception launched their Super Hero topic learning about Ben Dai dots and Pop art. The children used cotton buds to carefully decorate different shapes and onomatopoeia words. Once they had dried they then spend time arranging the shapes onto the page in a collage style. Their final pieces are certainly eye catching!
Choir Gain 3rd Place at Festival Competition, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 9th May 2025 @ 2:11pm
2nd Place in Group Performance Poetry at Alderley Edge Festival, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 9th May 2025 @ 2:05pm
Day 2 at Whitehall has been so much fun, by Miss Platt
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 10:11pm
The Year 4 children have absolutely loved their second day at whitehall. They have embraced an action packed day full of adventure and teamwork. Our groups took part in a mxture of activities including river scrambling up a waterfall, rock scrambling on the Roaches as well as ropes courses and indoor climbing. The day ended on a high with a fun and mysterious game of "The Woods Have Eyes" followed by a well earned hot chocolate before bed. A fantastic day mixed with excitement, resilience and bonding.
Smiling faces at breakfast!, by Miss Platt
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 12:23pm
Year 4 have had a great first night on their residential to Whitehall, despite some of them giving the teachers an early morning wake up call by getting up at 5.30 am eager to start the day! The children have enjoyed some free time and games this morning after breakfast, before preparing to get stuck into the days activities.
Year 4 have a fun filled day at Whitehall, by Miss Platt
Date: 7th May 2025 @ 9:21pm
Day 1 of the Year 4 residential has come to an end and what a jam packed afternoon the children have had. After arriving and settling into dorms, the children headed out for climbing, tunnelling and an obstacle course, to work up an apetite for dinner. A walk up on the moors after dinner to end the day allowed the children to look out on some great views as the sun was setting. We are sure they will all sleep well tonight ready for another day of adventure tomorrow!
VE Day Celebrations, by Miss Platt
Date: 2nd May 2025 @ 1:18pm
What a wonderful effort from our whole school community today as we celebrated 80 years since VE Day. Throughout the week children learnt all about the World Wars, visiting church for a presentation and welcoming 'Mimmi' Jackson into school who was a child during the war.
On Friday the children and staff arrived at school as though they had stepped back in time to 1945 in their wonderful 40's inspired outfits, whilst Dr Tim Sparks played the last post.
In classes children worked on their "Beacons of Light". The VE Day 80th anniversary theme of "Together We Stand" can be celebrated through lighting the children's beacons at home; symbolizing national unity and the light of peace that followed the war.
A wonderful VE Day inspired lunch was enjoyed in the hall, listening to 1940's music and eating Union Jack biscuits!
The whole school finally came together in the afternoon to have a picnic on the playground, listening to music played by Mrs Aiken and poems read out by Year 6 children.
Thank you to the children for their enthusiasm, Mrs Salt for organising the week and the PTA who helped with the decorations for our celebration.
Year 4 and 5 football triumph!, by Miss Platt
Date: 2nd May 2025 @ 10:14am
On Thursday after school a team of Year 4 and 5 children played a friendly match against Mobberly Primary School organised by Multisports. The team played in very hot conditions but scored some amazing goals in each of the thirds they played. The combination of great teamwork and skill resulted in a 8-3 win. Well done to the whole team!
Year 2 had a Wonderful Residential, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 30th Apr 2025 @ 11:36am
Year 2 had a fantastic time exploring Delamere Forest! They made dens, enjoyed a camp fire, investigated local habitats and even lay in a hammock that they set up themselves!
We are incredibly proud of the children! Staff at the centre complemented them all on their exemplary behaviour. A huge well done.
Year 3 and 4 Perform 'You Are Special', by Mrs Walsh
Date: 2nd Apr 2025 @ 3:25pm
Our wonderfully talented year 3 and 4 children entertained their friends and family with a magical performance of 'You Are Special.'
The children sang and performed to a very high standard and reminded us all that no matter what our differences, we are all special!
Year 5 Delight Teachers With Their Culinary Skills in DT, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 1st Apr 2025 @ 6:03pm
Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed creating their salads for teachers this morning with great feedback from staff too! Year 5 showed off their excellent chopping and cutting skills that have been developed since year 1!
They created questionnaires and then prepared the salads according to the options that had been chosen.
High-5 Netball Team in Action, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 28th Mar 2025 @ 3:31pm
The Year 5 and 6 High-5 netball team were in action at Wilmlsow High School.
The team competed against schools from across the WIlmslow area and came 4th.
We were delighted to see them gain in confidence and skills over the matches and are looking forward to seeing them play 7s netball next year for the school.
Year 5 Visit Jodrell Bank, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 28th Mar 2025 @ 3:29pm
Year 5 children took their classroom learning on a space exploration when they visited Jodrell Bank.
The trip gave the children a chance to find out more about the solar system and how scientists learn about the universe.
As well as being a well-known visitor attraction, Jodrell Bank has been at the forefront of scientific discoveries for the past 75 years with a Grade 1 listed Lovell Telescope.
Today Jodrell Bank Observatory is owned and managed by the University of Manchester and is a world-leading science research institute, with scientists working at the cutting edge of modern astrophysics.
What a fantastic trip!
Year 6 Safety Experts at Crucial Crew, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 27th Mar 2025 @ 3:11pm
Year 6 children attended the annual Crucial Crew event at Macclesfield Rugby Club.
They took part in a series of interactive safety workshops covering topics such as Personal Safety, Internet Safety and Social Media, Rail Safety, Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug and Alcohol Awareness.
The children impressed the volunteers with their amazing knowledge and developed their understanding of new areas such as the impact of anti-social behaviour.
Did you Know Frisbee Throwing was a Sport?, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 25th Mar 2025 @ 12:01pm
What great fun we had learning to turn frisbee throwing in to a competitive sport!
A team of AECPS children went to Wilmslow HIgh School to learn how to play Ultimate Frisbee.
The children learnt new skills and had great fun playing with children from other schools.
Thank you Miss Trust for taking the team.
AECPS 'Borrowed The Moon', by Mrs Walsh
Date: 19th Mar 2025 @ 5:25pm
These rare samples were provided to our school through a project called ‘Borrow the Moon’ by the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) which provides educational packs in a bid to inspire young people in Science.
The children were encouraged to reach for the stars and learn more about the universe around us during a week-long interactive experience of astronomy.
They were given the unique opportunity to touch a piece of a space rock not of this Earth as they handled genuine meteorites.
The pack provided by STFC included a 1.2bn year old piece of Mars rock and 4.3bn year old nickel meteorite. It is unlikely that children will ever get the chance to hold an object older than this, as Earth itself was formed 4.6bn years ago.
Super 'Spacey' Science Week, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 19th Mar 2025 @ 5:21pm
What an amazing science week we held this year!
The whole school took the theme of Space and conducted investigations, attended live chats with astronauts, watched live events led by scientists and have vistors in school with a scientific expertise.
The highlight was the year was that we were lucky enough to have pieces of the actual moon and meteors in school to investigate with.
This was super special and caused real excitement!
Delighted to retain Music Mark...again!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 18th Mar 2025 @ 9:18am
We are delighted to have retained the Music Mark for another year in recognition for our commitment to high quality music provision in school.
The broad range of musical and performance opportunities on offer for our children was also recognised by OFSTED as something special and unique to our school.
Music is such an important subject in the curriculum in its own right. It also supports learning in other subjects and is important for the social and emotional development of children.
Year 5 Mars Day, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Mar 2025 @ 3:33pm
Year 5 had the exciting opportunity to take part in Mars Day.
They enjoyed an interview with Astronaut Tim Peake, a tour of the European Space Centre and learning all about the training activities for Astronauts.
They also took part in a Moon and Mars live lesson and really enjoyed the videos of looking down on Earth from space. They also completed some activities directing the Mars Rover and finding the equivalent amount of Burj Khalifa buildings to the depth of the Valles Marineris (the largest canyon in the entire Solar System)!
Year 5 love learning about Space and can't wait to continue their learning in Science Week!
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Visit Year 5, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Mar 2025 @ 3:32pm
Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the visit from Cheshire Fire and Rescue to discuss Road Safety.
They loved meeting the mascot and measuring themselves to see if they were tall enough to be out of a booster!
They also impressed the visitors with their knowledge of Road Safety and the importance of Stop, Look, Listen, Think.
They tested themselves on different distractions such as having to read the word not say the colour of the word.
At the end of the visit, they were also allowed to try on some of the Fire Service helmets, and of course our Safety Ambassadors had to also get a photo! Thank you Cheshire East Fire and Rescue Service.
Great Fun on World Book Day 2025, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Mar 2025 @ 10:46am
We had a huge amount of fun celebrating World Book Day!
Chidlren and staff celebrated their love of books and reading in an event packed World Book Day.
Our school places a high value on reading, as recognised by OFSTED who described it as "the lifeblood of the school" and we encourage reading all year long.
This year we chose to focus this World Book Dy on a whole school theme using the book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Oliver Jeffers.
Children and staff dressed in colours to represent the different crayons. The staff led an assembly where they retold the story to the whole school and then all the classes carried on the fun theme with their learning back in class.
We are really looking forward to the visit of the Book Fair in the next few weeks so we can use our vouchers!
Learning to Play Chess, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 3rd Mar 2025 @ 5:00pm
We are really enjoying learning to play Chess and some of our children joined in a local school Chess competition.
It was a great learning experience and one we are excited to train for and do again in the future.
Reception Children Enjoy Special Visitor to Read Stories, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 28th Feb 2025 @ 1:35pm
Hannah Hill, from Knutsford Methodist Church, has been visiting the Reception Class to share Bible stories with them.
Hannah is the Children and School's Worker for the Alderley Edge and Knutsford Circuit.
The Reception children are enjoying these visits and we look forward to Hannah delivering some of our assemblies too!
