Our Recent Events
We love using drama techniques in our lessons, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 18th Oct 2023 @ 11:36am
We love using drama in our lessons to bring learning to life. We have been using freeze frames, conscious alleys and other techniques to interpret text in our Reading for Mastery lessons.
Year 2 Visit 'The Lowry' art gallery to support their work in history, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 16th Oct 2023 @ 5:15pm
Year 2 had a fantastic time on their visit to The Lowry Art Gallery in Manchester.
They have been studying the work of LS Lowry in art and history and considering its significance for local history and as a record of life in that era. The children thoroughly enjoyed seeing the original paintings and and finding out more about his life.
Whilst they were there, the children were also able to visit the Julia Donaldson exhibition and were delighted to meet Stick Man!
We had a Spooktacular Time at the Disco, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 6:10pm
Thank you to the PTA who arranged a fantastic halloween disco for all the children.
They had great fun dancing, spending time with their friends and dressing up in some amazing costumes.
Football Team Remain Unbeaten, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 5:18pm
The year 5 and 6 football team have continued their winning streak and remain unbeaten - they are top of the league!
Rev Pye Visits Year 5, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:47pm
Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visit from our local church, Reverend Robin Pye as a follow up from their visit to St Phillips as they had so many questions they wanted to ask.
Year 5 quizzed Reverend Pye on their current R.E topic, which is: Does Evolution disprove the Creation story? They all found it incredibly fascinating and insightful listening to Reverend Pye, and Amy's views.
KS2 Learn About The Story of Creation at St Phillips Church, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:45pm
All children in KS2 were welcomed to St Philips Church in Alderley Edge to learn about the Creation Story in the Bible.
The volunteers talked the children through the story and its meaning. They were they able to ask questions and wowed Reverend Pye with some very mature questions such as "Can you be a scientist and and still believe in Creation in the Bible?" This shows that the children are linking their learning in RE lessons in school with their experience at the church.
AECPS Contribute to the Civic Service at St Phillips Church, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:39pm
Children from our year 5 and 5 performed a beautiful poem at the Civic Service at St Phillips Church.
The theme for the service was 'Welcoming' and AECPS recited a poem called Refugees by Brain Bilston.
Thank you to the children for supporting this event on their weekend and for really 'Making a Difference.'
What talented artists in Year 1, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:34pm
In Art, year 1 have learnt about self-portraits. They have discussed what a self-portrait is and then used a mirror to look carefully at their own features to include in their self-portraits. As a class, they also discussed a famous artist called Frida Kahlo. The children worked well and produced some great sketches which they will paint in the coming weeks.
They also explored a colour wheel to identify primary and secondary colours. They then developed their colour mixing skills by creating their own colour wheel! We were so impressed with how well you supported each other! Well done Year 1!
Year 1 Learn About Being Safe Online, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:27pm
In Computing, the children have worked brilliantly, with their learning partners, to explore how to access Purple Mash on the Ipads.
They have been learning about how to log on safely and the importance of using their own log ins and keeping their passwords safe.
Year 5 Love Using Freeze Frame in Drama, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 4:24pm
Year 5 - as part of their new Reading for Mastery scheme - have been creating freezeframes all about their poem, At the End of the Day by Matt Goodfellow. This poem isn't like conventional poetry, as it is based on a conversation between a teacher and student and uses lots of colloquial language. The children have loved creating art to match the poem!
Netball Team Have a Winning Start, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 4th Oct 2023 @ 3:57pm
The netball team played in the first round of league matches.
They were outstanding showing superb skills, team work and tactics.
They won all their matches against tough opposition and are top of the league.
Year 4 Perfect Skills at Rugby Festival, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 9:13am
Year 4 have been learning tag rugby in their PE lessons.
A team of rugby players represented our school at the Wilmslow Schools' Tag Rugby Festival
They thoroughly enjoyed learning new techniques from the high school sports ambassadors.
Year 6 Tag Rugby Champions, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 9:10am
The Year 6 TagRugby Team were in action in the area championship at Wilmslow High School.
There performance, skills and team work were excellent and they convincingly won all their matches.
Watch out England!
Year 3 Learn About The Stone Age, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 28th Sep 2023 @ 2:00pm
Year 3 had an amazing Stone Age Experience at Tatton Park this week. From learning how to be a hunter gatherer to lighting fires and building shelters, year 3 experienced life as Neolithic stone age people!
Rob Ward, International Sculptor, Visits Year 6, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 27th Sep 2023 @ 11:37am
Rob Ward is a world renowned sculptor who makes monumental work in stainless steel, bronze and occasionally stone. He has work commisioned around the world.
Year 6 worked with Rob last year and this week continued their project taking their draft sketches and creating their ideas on canvass as a whole class plece.
The children developed their understanding of form, tone, line and colour using simple cracks in pavements as their inspiration.
Year 2 Learn The Importance of Clear Instructions, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 25th Sep 2023 @ 1:28pm
Year have been following instructions and learning how important it is to have them in the right order.
They have been using recipies and baking and having lots of fun!
Football Team Are Exemplary, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 5:57pm
We are exceptionally proud of our football team who played in the Wilmslow League.
They played brilliantly and their behaviour and team spirit was excellent. There football was even better!
The results were:
AECPS v Lacey Green - AECPS won 6 -0
AECPS v Gorsey Bank - AECPS won 2-0
Year 3 Are Superstars!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:51pm
Year 3 have been looking at positive messages about themselves!
They have been celebrating their strengths, developing theor confidence and self belief and realising what superstars they are!
We Launched the Year with Maths Through Stories, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:46pm
From day one we have been back into the learning mode with the launch of a maths week. Mrs Sym and the teachers have taken story books as a stimulus for learning new knowledge and skills in maths. Around the school, children have been improving their knowledge of 3D shape, fractions, prime numbers and much more. No time is wasted here at AECPS!
Welcome Back, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:40pm
Welcome back to all our children and their families at the start of a new school year.
It's wonderful to hear that our children and their families had a fantastic summer and that they were excited to return to school and are looking forward to a fun-filled, busy, and productive year ahead. Welcoming new children and reuniting with familiar faces is always a special moment in any school year and we would like to say how proud we are of all our new children and how well they have settled.
Thank you to the other children in school for being kind friends and making a daunting experience of starting a new school, much easier.
We love Design Technology!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 27th Jul 2023 @ 8:57am
The whole school have been learning about mechanisims in design technology.
We have designed and made different prototypes that have moving parts from moving pictures to toys and vehicles.
We then evaluated our designs to see how effective they were.
Reception reinforce their learning with a visit to the farm, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 26th Jul 2023 @ 3:06pm
The children in Reception had a fantastic time at Kenyon Hall this week!
The children had a tour of the farm learning all about the different fruits, vegetables and crops that are grown there, before having a hunt in the special polytunnels for strawberries. They learnt all about the best way to pick to keep them fresh, and also how to check if a strawberry is fully ripe.
There was also time for a quiz in the farm shopping using all of their knowledge from this years topic, and of course a play on the playground- the sun even made an appearance too!
Year 6 Young Enterprise 'Make a Difference', by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Jul 2023 @ 4:53pm
As part of their curriculum, Year 6 have been designing, creating and delivering their own stalls for their annual summer fair.
From biscuit decorating to target games, the children had great fun coming up with the ideas and the rest of the school had even more fun playing them!
It was lovely to see how kind and supportive the year 6 children were with the younger children in school.
Well done year 6 for all your fundraising - you really have 'Made a Difference!'
Children win the rounders!, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Jul 2023 @ 4:25pm
In the annual adults v children rounders the children came out on top!
To bring the rounders season to a close for the second year in a row the children have played the adults at rounders.
This year the children won with 9 rounders compared to 4 1/2 scored by the adults.
Well done rounders club.
Year 4 Dance Squad in Interschool Dance Celebration, by Mrs Walsh
Date: 21st Jul 2023 @ 10:43am
The Year 4 dance club have performed at an interschool celebration of dance.
They have been a rehearsing for several weeks for their performance routine linked to the theme of environmental sustainability.
The squad were fantatsic and really enjoyed their opportunity to perform to a wider audience.
