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Lent Term 2012
- Term begins Wednesday 4th January
- Half-Term Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February (inclusive)
- Term ends Friday 30th March
Summer Term 2012
- Term begins Monday 23rd April
- Half-Term Monday 4th June to Friday 8th June (inclusive)
- Term ends Wednesday 11th July
Michaelmas Term 2012
- Term begins Wednesday 5th September
- Half-Term Friday 26th October to Monday 5th November (inclusive)
- Term ends Friday 14th December
Lent Term 2013
- Term begins Thursday 3rd January
- Half-Term Monday 18th February to Friday 22nd February (inclusive)
- Term ends Friday 22nd March
Summer Term 2013
- Term begins Tuesday 16th April
- Half-Term Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May (inclusive)
- Term ends Tuesday 9th July
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2012-01-03 17:08:59Welcome back to a new year and the beginning of the Lent term. I hope that you all had a good...
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Cotton Wool
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2011-07-30 13:07:49The Thanksgiving service at the end of term was, as always, a very emotional day for leavers, parents, staff and me....
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3,2,1 Blast off!
2012-02-14 15:08:20During February Form 4 visited the National Space Centre in Leicester. Their trip supported this term's science topic - Earth, Sun and...
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Kung Hei Fat Choi
2012-01-27 15:18:43Reception and Nursery pupils have enjoyed a week of celebrations for the Chinese New Year of the Dragon. Reception classrooms have been...
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A busy Christmas at Eversfield
2011-12-08 12:36:12The children at Eversfield have been enjoying a busy end of term. Upper School children all came out to support the teachers...
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Pedal pushing for Charity
2011-06-13 11:18:04Ten year-old Dougie Dolleymore has recently returned from a fundraising bike... more...
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Read-a-thon
2011-03-29 11:25:22Eversfield Preparatory School pupils were set a task with a difference... more...
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Pupils celebrate music exam success
2011-01-07 11:30:37Pupils at Eversfield Preparatory School are celebrating some fantastic music results.... more...
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Pupils discover old toys are as good as new
2010-11-30 13:02:43As the build up to Christmas begins in earnest and... more...
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Eversfield pupils share harvest gifts and launch new charity appeal
2010-10-25 13:10:36Pupils at Eversfield Preparatory School will be thinking of others this... more...
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Pupils discover old toys are as good as new
As the build up to Christmas begins in earnest and children excitedly draw up their wish list of presents many parents will be wistfully thinking back to the ‘good old days’ before the age of expensive handheld games and computers.
For pupils at Eversfield Preparatory School a visit by Heritage Education based at St. John’s House Museum in Warwick proved that traditional toys and games can be just as enjoyable as the latest gadgets available in the shops today. Children in Year One aged 5 and 6 years have been learning about toys from an historical point of view during the autumn term. They have studied the difference in the materials used and how this can often indicate the age of a toy. It has encouraged them to question their parents and grandparents about the toys they used to enjoy playing with as children.
Headmaster Rob Yates agrees, “As with fashion many toys return to popularity or even remain popular many years after they were first introduced. Some of our children were surprised to find out that the train sets, dolls and spinning tops that their grandparents played with are not too different from some of their own toys. We are delighted that our pupils have been able to benefit from a hands-on learning experience using the toys and games collection of the Warwickshire Museum Service to further their understanding of this history topic.”
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