Whole School Weekly Bulletin 24.04.2026

APRIL DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

27.04.2026 FS Lifecycle Assembly with Farmlink

28.04.2026 FS & Year 6 National Child Measurement Programme

30.04.2026 Year 6 SATs & Residential Meeting @ 2:40pm

Whole School:

Please do not ride cycles or scooters on the playground at either ends of the school day. We've had a few near misses and are particularly worried about younger siblings and children in buggies. The children have also been reminded about this.

Please note that children attending after school sports clubs should wear uniform to school and bring a kit with them to change into.

Eastover Primary School Performers proudly present The Story of the Little Mermaid.

Monday 27^th April is the last opportunity to buy tickets from Tigers den. Tickets are priced at £2.50 each. The performance will be held in the school hall on Wednesday 6^th May and Thursday 7^th May at 5:30pm.

New KS1 Summer Term reading challenge!

On Monday, if your child is in Year 1 or 2, they will be bringing home a Summer Reading Challenge with some reading to do over the summer term. When they have completed any of the challenges, they will receive a star sticker to put on the challenge.

It would be lovely if you could send any photos of completed challenges to Hedgehogs@eastoverschool.co.uk to be shared at the Friday KS1 assembly. There will be a prize for the children who complete the challenge first.

Many thanks, Mrs Phillips

Sticky Questions for April!

We’re excited to reintroduce Sticky Questions—thought-provoking prompts designed to spark meaningful conversations and develop children’s oracy skills. Each year group will be exploring a different question over the course of the month, encouraging pupils to think deeply, share ideas, and articulate their thoughts clearly. We’d love for you to continue these discussions at home with your child, helping them build confidence in expressing themselves and engaging in dialogue. Look out for this month’s question and enjoy the conversations it inspires!

FS: If you were an animal would it be more fun to live on the riverbank or in the river itself?

Year 1: If you could be an expert in anything what would it be?

Year 2: Can animals be sorry?

Year 3: What duties do you have to your friends?

Year 4: If you have a cat and know everything you can learn about cats, do you know what it’s like to be a cat?

Year 5: Should the government put extra taxes on foods that are bad for us?

Year 6: If we treat animals differently to us, are we being ‘speciesism’?

Important notes for year groups:

Year 3

Year 3 PE will move to Monday 27^th April (This will be a one-off change)

Year 4

Year 4 swimming is on Monday. Please make sure you are sending your children into school with their swimming kits and towels. Children should come to school wearing PE kits to make changing quicker and easier.

Year 5

Year 5 PE will move to Friday 1^st May (This will be a one-off change)

Year 6

We would like to invite parents and carers to a Year 6 SATs and Residential information meeting, which will take place on Thursday 30th April at 2:40pm. This meeting will provide important details about the upcoming SATs assessments, as well as key information regarding the Year 6 residential trip. We hope you can attend to ensure you feel fully informed and able to support your child during this important time.

Help your child deal with exam stress Exams can feel overwhelming for children and young people. It may be tricky to know how to support them through this difficult period. As a parent or carer, there are things you can do to help them manage feelings of stress. https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk

Are you looking for support with your child’s bedwetting or sleep advice? If so, please make contact via the Chat Health Text service on 07480 635 515 or for more information regarding bedwetting please visit: https://eric.org.uk/ and information about sleep please visit: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/

Workshops for Information, Support and Education (WISE) Being a parent carer of a child or young person with additional needs can bring extra situations which are challenging to know how to handle. To help support parent carers navigate these, we have created a range of workshops based on the subjects you have told us would be helpful. Please click the link to have a look - Wise 2025 to 2026

Down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust. We’re here for you, when you need us. Find answers to parenting questions in our advice articles. Or talk to a parenting coach about anything that’s worrying you. It’s all free, and no topic is too big, small, or embarrassing- https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.

• If you are concerned about the safety of a child/children, please phone the school office on 01278 422693 and ask to speak to the safeguarding lead.
• If you have a concern outside of school hours you can contact Somerset Direct on 0300 123 2224 (Daytime) or 0300 123 2327 (Out of Hours) for immediate assistance.
• You can also report concerns to NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.
• To support us in safeguarding your children, please make sure that we have at least two up-to-date contact telephone numbers.
• https://ineqe.com/ is a great website which contains safeguarding information for parents, including E-Safety.

 

For term dates and more upcoming events, visit the calendar on our website www.eastoverschool.co.uk/calendar