Private School News

Princess Layer and friends at KING’S SCHOOL ELY

Three hens are the latest arrivals at King’s Acremont, the Pre-Prep of the King’s School Ely.

They have been given to the school by Year 2 teacher, Mrs Anna Wynn who keeps over 100 hens and other livestock on the family smallholding.

Each class was given the task of naming one of the hens. Reception chose Flower and Year 2 decided on Midnight.

Year 1’s choice was Princess Leia, after the fictional Star Wars character, but everyone decided that it might be more appropriate to call her Princess Layer. All three hens are proving to be prolific layers and the children look forward to eating the eggs.

The hen house and run have been set up in a corner of the huge garden at the back of the school and each class is taking it in weekly turns to be ‘hen keepers’.

Head of King’s Acremont, Dr Lynda Brereton, said: “We have our own vegetable garden so this is another extension of the work we do with the children to encourage them to take an interest in the world around them; the food they eat, where it comes from and how it is produced.

“The hens have proved a big hit and no doubt there will be plenty of volunteers to look after them during the holidays.”