Our Recent Events
Year 3 Create Christmas Candles, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 20th Dec 2023 @ 2:50pm
Year 3 have been Christmas Crafty!
They recycled glass dessert pots into beautiful candle holders. Acrylic paint was used and carefully painted on to create Christmas patterns.
Then a candle was put inside and the children worked together to wrap their creations in cellophane and ribbons!
Art Enrichment Experience, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 19th Dec 2023 @ 12:59pm
Children from Year 3 were fortunate to be invited to attend an art enrichment event at a local school.
They had a lovely time beig creative and learning new skills.
Celebrating Christmas together with Christmas dinner, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 18th Dec 2023 @ 10:58am
The school catering team surpassed expectations with a delicious, home cooked Christmas dinner.
We all looked really festive in our Christmas jumpers and really enjoyed our fresh turkey, pigs in blankets and home made desserts.
Thank you to Cheshire East Catering for delivering a truly festive and community celebration.
Father Christmas Popped By For Breakfast, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 18th Dec 2023 @ 10:45am
Children (and staff!) across the school wre delighted to see Father Christmas who managed to squeeze in a quick visit.
Father Christmas visited all the KS2 children in their classrooms and then joined KS1 for breakfast.
He shared his favourite story and wished us all a happy and safe Christmas.
Year 1 and 2 Have Been on a Bear Hunt!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 14th Dec 2023 @ 3:46pm
Year 1 and 2 visited the Lowry Theatre to watch a performance of 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxbury.
The children were enthralled with the performance, singing and dancing as the actors retold this great story.
Thank you to the staff and volunteers to making this happen.
Year 1 Use Fieldwork Skills to Learn About Alderley Edge in Geography, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 12th Dec 2023 @ 4:37pm
Children in year 1 went on a visit to Alderley Edge to find out what the buildings were used for.
They looked at the different types of shops, businesses and public buildings such as the library.
The children will use their field work and surveys to draw conclusions back in school.
Choir and Y3 Children Raise Money For Rotary Club Charities, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Dec 2023 @ 3:08pm
Children from the choir and year 3 supported the Wimslow Rotary Club to raise money for their chosen charities.
The children performed a repertoire of Christmas songs to entertain the shoppers at Handforth Dean. Well done children.
AECPS Choir Enthrall Congregation at Christingle, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 8th Dec 2023 @ 2:27pm
AECPS choir were asked to perform at the St Phillips Christingle service.
The children enthralled the congregation with their rendition of 'Light Up' by Snow Patrol.
They learnt all about the symbols of the Christingle and Made A Different to everyone at the service as well as raising funds for The Children's Society.
Year 6 Making A Difference for Local People, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 8th Dec 2023 @ 2:19pm
Year 6 have coordinated an effort to collect items for the local foodbank. They asked all the children in school to send in items of non perishable food and delivered it to St Phillips Church for people in need.
There were lots of generous donations, many of them seasons treats, that were gratefully received.
Thank you to year 6 and everyone who kindly donated. You really have 'Made a Difference'.
Keep Safe at Christmas with the Safety Ambassadors, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 6th Dec 2023 @ 5:51pm
AECPS Safety Ambassadors have started a campaign to keep everyone safe this Christmas. Take a look at our poster that our Safety Ambassadors designed and then shared with their friends in their class assemblies.
Netballers in Friendly Fixtures, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 6th Dec 2023 @ 8:39am
Our netballers were in action again playing in friendly fixtures against Alderley Edge School for Girls.
This was a fantastic opportunity for our teams to gain match experience and the results were all very close.
Well done to all the players.
Year 4 Love Orienteering, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 5:17pm
Year 4 have been developing their Geography skills by completing a Children in Need themed orienteering challenge around the school grounds.
They have been nagivating round clues using maps to solve problems. They then had to decipher the riddle to learn about longitude and latitude.
Year 5 Complete Their Swimming Lessons, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 3:51pm
Year 5 have been developing their swimming skills in PE.
To celebrate their achievements they enjoyed their last fun swim! They learned lifesaving skills and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of their lessons.
Well done Year 5.
Table Tennis Club in Action, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 2:35pm
Year 5 and 6 have really enjoyed their table tennis club, in the mornings, with Miss Hilton this term.
Next term year 3 and 4 will have the chance to learn this new sport or perfect their skills.
Reception Head Off To Waitrose!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 1:21pm
This week the children in Reception ventured out to Waitrose to buy ingredients to make honey biscuits.
The children took a frosty walk through the park, and along London road before arriving at Waitrose to check the lists that they had written last week.
Once they had found all of their items and paid at the till, each child received a chocolate bear as a treat - thanks Waitrose!
We cannot wait to try the biscuits we have been baking today!
AECPS Choir Perform at Alderley Edge Christmas Light Swtich On, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 6:03pm
Our talented choir sang a fantastic range of Christmas carols at the Alderley Edge Christmas Light switch on. They performed to a large crowd and entertained their audience with fun and festive songs.
Well done children.
Year 4 Have Been Making Willow Lanterns in DT, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 5:53pm
Year 4 have really enjoyed structures topic in our Design and Technology lessons and have created some amazing winter themed lanterns.
We first investigated what shapes would be strongest, then looked at how to strengthen our structures before making a prototype.
We then finally created our final structure out of willow withies.
We can’t wait to parade with them in the Christmas nativity performance.
Using drama to interpret stories is great fun, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 5:52pm
Year 4 have been enjoying incorporating drama into their English lessons by acting out different scenes from our book to further develop their understanding of how the characters might be feeling.
Environmental Club Toast Marshmallows, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 23rd Nov 2023 @ 3:48pm
As the evenings draw in the Environmental Club celebrated by toasting marshmallows and bananas around the campfire!
We all agreed they tasted delicious!!!
All to soon it came to an end and only embers were left!
Who Is Our Mystery Reader?, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 6:30pm
As part of our commitment to reading for pleasure, we have asked for your help to towards this. Children across the school have been lucky enough to have had their first Mystery Readers in school. Each class has been visited by a suprise guest who has read a short extract from their favourite book.
Thank you to all our volunteers - our children loved hearing you read.
We know all about Fire Safety - do you?, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 6:26pm
Year 5 spent their morning with the local fire service who taught us all about fire safety and what to do in the event of a fire. They even got to experience what it would be like in an emergency situation by partaking in a Smoke Tent and dropping low to the ground to get out safely.
AECPS Joined in Interfaith Week to Promote Positive Relationships, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 6:21pm
As part of Interfaith Week, Year 5 discussed the importance of engaging with others of different religions or beliefs to promote positive relationships within the wider world and school. They created artwork in class to represent this.
Making a Difference for Children in Need, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 5:49pm
Once again we supported Children in Need in style with children making donations to wear their Pudsy outfits or own clothes.
This year we joined in the BearPee Challenge with each class aiming to complete 1000 burpees.
All classes also completed the Children in Need orienteering challenge raising money as well as improving their geographical skills!
Well done to year 1 who were the winners!
Year 5 Design and Make Amazing Bridges in Design Technology, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 5:46pm
Year 5 have been very busy, researching, designing and making Bridges for their Design and Technology topic on structures.
They looked into renowned engineer Isambard King Brunel and took inspiration from other bridges around the world.
See if you can see any Sydney Harbour Bridges or Golden Gate Bridges in our photographs...
Year 5 Learn To 'Mind The Gap', by Mrs Walsh
Date: 16th Nov 2023 @ 5:52pm
Year 5 spent the morning learning all about railways, their history and how to use them today.
They caught the train from Alderley Edge station to Crewe. They learnt to 'mind the gap', purchase tickets and even about secret underground passages used by royalty to get round Crewe station.
Other rail users were suprised to hear one of our children announce the 10.45 train leaving from platform one on the main speaker system!
