Year 8 Hub
Welcome to the Year 8 News Hub
Here you will find all year related news items, what’s going on in the school, upcoming events and links to pdfs, letters and other important information.
Year 8 Blog and News Items
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Poetry published in the Young Writers poetry anthology!
The celebration continues! On National Poetry day many of our students took part in a poetry workshop and as a result entered the Through Their Eyes poetry competition and we have had a number of students who are going to be published! This is amazing news and...
Another successful DEAR week at EPCSchool.
Students and staff got involved with Drop Everything And Read Week and were able to share their love of reading. Some students were able to spend some time reading their own stories while others were given specific resources linked to their lessons to develop their...
Recruiting the EPCS Mock Trial team !
Mr Blay is looking for his new Mock Trial team! He needs letters of applications from Year 8 and 9 students who have ambitions to become a lawyer or actor. The roles they can apply for are: Lawyer x4, Witness x3, Defendant x1, Legal Advisor, Usher, Magistrate x3 Any...
Civvies Day in support of Children in Need
This Friday is civvies day to support BBC Children in Need. Students are asked to bring in £1 to wear their own clothes. Last month we responded to a parental request regarding support required of our local Hospice, and thank you for helping to raise over £600 towards...
Student Council meets Local Mayor !
Our Student Council representatives did us proud as they visited Bracknell Forest Council Chambers to meet with newly elected Mayor, Pauline Mackenzie. Students were able to ask lots of questions about how the election process works in Bracknell; about growing...
A Crisscross Celebration
A Crisscross Celebration On Thursday 24th October students across the school took part in a range of exciting opportunities. Professionals from a range of businesses worked alongside the police, ambulance and public service visitors, teaching life saving skills. Years...
YOUNG WRITERS COMPETITION
A massive well done to the many students across years 8, 9 and 10 who are successfully being published as part of the Mission Chaos competition that they took part in last year. We have had a phenomenal number of students who have been invited to have their work...
Crisscross Day, 24th October 2019
On Thursday we will have the first crisscross day of the academic year, during this day normal timetables do not apply and the students have the opportunity to take part in activities which support their well being and develop their learning on areas related to and...
DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Week – 15th October
This week students are taking part in DEAR week during P4 students will drop everything and read for 30 minutes to develop the students engagement and love of reading as well as to allow them time to practice and develop their reading skills. The students must be...
End of half term arrangements, Friday 25th October
Dear parents, On the last day of this half term, Friday 25th October, the school will close early to students to enable staff to undertake mandatory safeguarding training. Students will attend lessons 1-3 as normal, and will be able to buy food from the dining hall at...
