Our Recent Events
Learning About The Past Through Art, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 9:48am
Year 2 have been using the art work of LS Lowry to identify similarities and difference between life in the past and today.
They are looking forward to their visit to the Lowry Art Gallery to find out even more about this significant figure.
Year 3 Experiment in Art with Charcoal, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 2:56pm
Year 3 start this half term's art by experimenting with charcoal. All children enjoyed using the charcoal, in different ways, to make marks of graduated tones.
AECPS is Proud to Be Awarded PSQM Guilt Award for Outstanding Science, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 11:32am
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the PSQM Guilt Awarded for our exceptionally high quality teaching and learning in science.
The award is given to schools who demonstrate strong leadership and commitment to this important subject and is testament to the hard work of the teachers (led by Miss Burnett) and the children.
Well done team!
We Have a Relaxation Station at Lunchtimes, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 11:28am
Thanks to our PTA and other generous donors we have been able to create a Relaxation Station at lunchtimes.
This is a quiet space where we can relax, play board games, draw and read if we prefer to spend our time on quieter activities.
The space is open to different year groups and the School Council say the children are really enjoying it!
Year 2 Enjoy Using Our Woods To Inspire Art, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 11:24am
Year 2 have been learning about the work of Andy Goldsworthy.
They have been exploring our Environmental Area for inspiration for their own masterpieces in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.
Year 2 Are Enjoying Their Gymnastics, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 3:54pm
Year 2 have been developing their gymnastic skills with Mrs Lewis.
They have been exploring different shapes they can make with their bodies and creating simple sequences.
They are looking forward to developing their knowledge and skills on the aparataus.
We've Done It Again - AECPS Get Platinum Award for PE!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 3:50pm
We are delighted to have been awarded the Platinum Award for PE and Sport for the 3rd time running.
This is an amazing achievements and shows AECPS is leading the way in School Sport
Well done to all the team especially the children and Sport Ambassadors led by Mrs Lewis!
Year 3 Travel Back in Time, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 2:38pm
Year 3 had a fantastic experience travelling back in time to the Stone Age.
They learnt how to build stone age dwellings, use wattle and daub and light fires.
The children 'wowed' their guides with their amazing knowledge of the Paleolithic period and are real experts!
Welcome to all our new children, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 2:54pm
Maia the Super Reader....., by Miss Platt
Date: 19th Jul 2024 @ 10:00am
Congratulations to Reception who has completed the Summer Reading Challenge at Alderley Edge Library before the summer has even started! One ouf our children is an avid reader and absolutely loves books, if you do too don't forget to get down to the library and join in the book fun too!
Year 6 - Computing Buddies, by Miss Platt
Date: 18th Jul 2024 @ 9:54pm
As part of the computing curriculum, Year 6 have been completing a unit of quizzing. They have explored and created a range of different quizzes for different audiences and purposes. Part of the topic involved creating a quiz, game or activity for a Year 1 child. They then shared the games on Purple Mash with their reading buddies in Year 1. Both year groups enjoyed this activity and Year 1 were good at giving some feedback on what was good and any improvements that could be made!
Year 1 Explore Mechanisms, by Miss Platt
Date: 18th Jul 2024 @ 9:51pm
During D & T Week, Year 1 enjoyed sharing their own books from home! They have explored and investigated different mechanisms that create movement in 'pop up books', such as levers, sliders and flaps. They then designed and made their own mechanisms for their moving picture! Well done Year 1- impressive work!
Ready...steady...BALES RACE, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 11:50am
On Friday we watched as every child in school tackled this years PTA bales race. It was great to observe the children's perseverence (especially those that took a tumble!) and also a huge thanks to the older children in school who supported Reception with their first bales race. A huge thanks to all the sponsors for donating and congratulations to Reception class who raised the most! They will enjoy a film and popcorn on Friday as a reward.
Black Rock Collages, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 11:39am
Reception "WOW" the crowds, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 9:40am
Reception children performed to a packed out hall today and had the audience laughing, cheering and crying (happy tears of course!) The children were wonderful in their show "The Humungous Carrot" demonstrating great singing, dancing, storytelling and acting. Stars in the making.....
Year 4 learn about Micro: bits, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 9:14am
Year 4 further developed their computing skills with some more Micro: bit programming. They programmed their micro: bits by creating a variable and using selection and IF statements. They programmed the micro: bit to display patterns on the LEDs to represent Rock, Paper or Scissors. In pairs, they then challenged human VS micro: bit computer to a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Year 4 loved this lesson!
The Parish Council visit school, by Miss Platt
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 9:09am
On Friday we were joined by Ali Bates, Vince Fogarty and Kristina Hulme from the Alderley Parish Council in our Good Work Assembly. During the assembly, Ali told the children all about how Year 6 had "Made a Difference" to the local community by creating posters for the 80th D Day anniversary. All of Year 6 have receieved a certificate for their contributions.
Samba Sensation, by Miss Platt
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 5:55pm
This week Year 4 put the whole school in the samba mood on Thursday as they gathered on the playground to listen to their percussion skills. Led by Mrs Aiken the class played a range of instruments that certainly woke us up for the day.... it was impossible not to get into the beat!
Reception love their flowers shop!, by Miss Platt
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 5:25pm
The children in Reception have been learning all about planing and growing this half term using the story "The Extraordinary Gardener" as a stimulus. In the environment they have loved the flower shop role play and have been using it to support their addition, writing skills and imaginative play too.
Fun on the Field!, by Miss Platt
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 5:07pm
Many thanks to the PTA for hosting today's "Fun on the Field" .... and what fun it was! Bouncy castles, welly wanging, tin can games, beanbags in a bucket, hook-a-duck and hotdogs! The children loved it and the rain held off too- a great way to finish off a busy week!
Year 6 personal safety awareness session, by Mrs Shotton
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 11:06am
Year 6 took part in a personal safety awareness session.
The session involved a lot of fun as well as covering:
staying safe
breakaway techniques
warning signs
Run Yell Tell.
Reception have had a great day at Kenyon Hall Farm!, by Miss Platt
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 4:07pm
Reception had a wonderful day out at Kenyon Hall Farm where they picked their own fresh strawberries. As well as learning all about how to pick the best strawberries, the children took a tour of the field to look at the other fresh produce being grown. They also took part in observational drawing, a farm shop quiz and a colour match game in the polytunnels...not to mention a play on the playground. What a great day they have had!
Winter Sports For Year 5 As Part of Sports Week, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 19th Jun 2024 @ 4:39pm
We cover all the sports here at AECPS including the winter ones!
Year 5 have been to tabogonning, sledging and the luge.
Great fun and lots of fitness work running up and down slopes.
Fencing, Tennis and Lacrosse.... Sports week continues, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 19th Jun 2024 @ 4:12pm
We've been Fencing, playing tennis, learning lacrosse and having a go at tri-golf.
Learining new skills and trying new sports has been great fun!
Super Sports Day 2024, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 4:15pm
The weather held out and we enjoyed a really exciting sports day.
The standard of skills and competetive spirit was brilliant from all the children. But the best part was the way they encouraged and supported each other!
We're ready for the Olympics!
